Blackouts

[AssaultRifle]

For some reason lately, when I work out I am experiencing blackouts. Most of the time they happen after I bench press and get up, then I feel extremely dizzy and wake up on the floor. I am drinking plenty of water, I don't skip meals (if anything, I tend to overeat most of the time), and I am not on any drugs/medications/supplements. Is there any other reason as to why I am getting these frequent blackouts?

I'm starting to get scared... what happens if I black out holding 220 pounds over my head? Even with someone there spotting me, they can't single-handedly curl up 200+ pounds...

I also had a blackout recently when I got out of the shower... odd.

[WaterZoma]

I would consider to go see a doctor.

[AssaultRifle]

I did, and I got a cat scan. Nothing came up abnormal.

[SalsatheGeek]

For some reason lately, when I work out I am experiencing blackouts. Most of the time they happen after I bench press and get up, then I feel extremely dizzy and wake up on the floor. I am drinking plenty of water, I don't skip meals (if anything, I tend to overeat most of the time), and I am not on any drugs/medications/supplements. Is there any other reason as to why I am getting these frequent blackouts?

I'm starting to get scared... what happens if I black out holding 220 pounds over my head? Even with someone there spotting me, they can't single-handedly curl up 200+ pounds...

I also had a blackout recently when I got out of the shower... odd.

If you work out too hard, you start to get these feelings. Advice is to not work out that hard. Your body can't take too much exercise. Rest for a couple of days and try agin but work out at a much lower level............

Yes, and as other people said, go see a doctor for real medical advice.......

[Mara]

I doubt any of us are M.D's and as you seem to appreciate, this is very serious. Not only could you fall down and hurt yourself, the very fact that you're passing out isn't good.

I say try setting something up with your doctor, the cause of this could be serious.

[denacioust]

Ahh...that sounds pretty serious Id get a scan or whatever done to find out whats wrong...it could be breathing problems, that happens me sometimes I get chest infections and dont get in enough oxygen and I just blackout...but don't take my word I'd go see a doctor...

[WaterZoma]

Like Salsa said, try to rest and don't work out too hard for awhile and try to make sure you have someone to spot you or around you while you work out.

[AssaultRifle]

I am planning to go back to the doctor, but I don't think this is because of my breathing. I have a timing on how I breath when I work out, and it has never been a problem.

[SalsatheGeek]

Like Salsa said, try to rest and don't work out too hard for awhile and try to make sure you have someone to spot you or around you while you work out.

Ah, finally someone who calls me by my nickname(Sal's fine too)

And back on topic. Overexcersing can lead to death in some cases I heard. Get more sleep, that'll help a lot...........

[Joest]

Just in case get 2 people to spot you when possible, if you black out while bench pressing, your in serious trouble.

[SalsatheGeek]

Just in case get 2 people to spot you when possible, if you black out while bench pressing, your in serious trouble.

At this stage, yes..................

[Mara]

Just in case get 2 people to spot you when possible, if you black out while bench pressing, your in serious trouble.

Blacking out in itself is never healthy. The situation you described is dangerous, yet the blackouts themselves may be just as dangerous (as far as we know).

[denacioust]

I am planning to go back to the doctor, but I don't think this is because of my breathing. I have a timing on how I breath when I work out, and it has never been a problem.


It could be blood-circulation problems...the blood may not get around great when you're under such stress causing you to pass out...

[AssaultRifle]

I get about 8 hours of sleep a night, and I don't do anything that is seriously wrong for my body.... so I don't know why this keeps happening.

[denacioust]

Don't you drink an awful lot?

[AssaultRifle]

I drink, but I'm no alcoholic.

[denacioust]

Thats what they all say...

[AssaultRifle]

-Slaps-
I only drink on weekends, mostly.

[eatmorchikin6464]

I DID NOT READ ANY OF THE PREVIOUS POSTS

It's just your a change in blood pressure (less of it) so not enough blood gets to your brain. Happens to me alot too. Just walk it off, to get your blood flowing. Just, be careful if you get really close to blacking out make sure you get to the floor while you still know what you're doing.

[AssaultRifle]

I've kind of timed the feeling out now. First you get a ringing in your ears, then tunnel vision seems to set in, after that you finnaly hit wake up on the deck. I'll try and walk it off, but most times I am in just so much shock that I just stand there.

[RocketSoldier]

That's probably the result of stress or less blood suger.

Try to relax for a few weeks, maybe do a jog around the neighborhood or something.


If nothing works, consult the doctor again.

[Danielle]

It's circulation problems. When you are laying down, you have quite a bit of blood pumping to your head. The added adrenaline from bench pressing makes even more blood pump to your brain. When you stand up, it is a rapid release of pressure on your brain which causes you to black out. I have the same problem actually. When you go to get up after working out, do it is intervals. Sit part of the way up. Chill for a second. Go a bit more, chill for a second. All the way up, stay sitting. Then finally stand up and put your weight on something like a pole or someone's hands. It seems time consuming but it really isn't that bad.

[h00pla]

and if you feel the headrush/blackout coming on bend over a bit it always helped me especially when they got so bad I couldn't see anything

[Espo Mk. II]

no this is some scarey ####. i could not imagine someone blackingout while benchpressing.

[Kevim]

-Slaps-
I only drink on weekends, mostly.
They said that in Alien too. And look where they are, dead!

-Slaps-

Me and you are too sexy to die this young!

[AssaultRifle]

It's circulation problems. When you are laying down, you have quite a bit of blood pumping to your head. The added adrenaline from bench pressing makes even more blood pump to your brain. When you stand up, it is a rapid release of pressure on your brain which causes you to black out. I have the same problem actually. When you go to get up after working out, do it is intervals. Sit part of the way up. Chill for a second. Go a bit more, chill for a second. All the way up, stay sitting. Then finally stand up and put your weight on something like a pole or someone's hands. It seems time consuming but it really isn't that bad.

You are probably right. Your statement makes the most sense, and might be the reason. I'll try sitting after I bench in intervals and get back to you tomorrow after my workout.

[Vagrant]

Danielle is correct -- any weight lifter will feel like he's about to black out AFTER bench pressing. I know what it's like.

I've gotten the feeling, but not blacked out. Basically, it's something to do with your blood pressure while lying down and pushing the bar up. Since the blood is concentrated to one region while you're bench pressing, you essentially black out afterwards because all the blood rushes back to its original spot. I clearly remember several times where I've gotten up from the bench press and nearly fallen over because I could feel the blood rushing back.

Don't worry, you won't drop the weight while you're lifting. The problem is getting back up. You need to ease back up, not rush it. The faster you rush off the press, the more likely you'll black out.



The shower thing has to do with how the heat affects your muscles and blood. Your body normally maintains temperature at 98.6 degrees fahrenheit, which is optimal for body conditions. A hot shower will warm your body a few degrees, causing effects similar to a bad cold, which would explain why you may black out exiting the shower. Also, sudden changes in temperature aren't exactly healthy. :P








You don't have to be an MD to know this stuff guys. If he was saying his piss is green, then I would immediately recommend a doctor. But almost everything about blacking out has to do with blood pressure. Jet fighter pilots have to wear special gear to prevent the blood from rushing to their feet, which would cause blackouts, among other medical problems. The basic idea of a blackout is that the brain is deprived of oxygen -- generally caused by very low blood pressure in the head.

[AssaultRifle]

Thanks, Vag, that did clear a lot up. Now all I have to do is experiment with myself and see what the causes really are.

[h00pla]

That used to happen to me when I simply stood up from sitting down.

And in case you missed it I'm going to initiate code BROKEN RECORD: When you feel a blackout/headrush coming on bend over and rest your hands on your knees. That helped me shake it off. And some of those headrushes completely stopped my vision and hearing. Which was kind of an interesting feeling actually. If I weren't scared of screwing up myself I'd like to be able to initiate these things voluntarily

[Vagrant]

Yeah. Occasionally I've gotten the feeling just from getting up too fast from bed. I temporarily lose my balance, but luckily I can usually lean against something till my body adjusts.

[Doug05257]

You might want to check your blood sugar. I know not of the issue in which Vagrant and Danielle speak of, but diabetics sometimes black out, and that's my wild guess. :)

[denacioust]

I've kind of timed the feeling out now. First you get a ringing in your ears, then tunnel vision seems to set in, after that you finnaly hit wake up on the deck. I'll try and walk it off, but most times I am in just so much shock that I just stand there.


I wouldn't recommend walking it off once you get Tunnel Vision, theres not really anything you can do at that point, I'd recommend getting down to the floor and leaning your head against a wall to prevent banging it...

[the Gooch]

its blood rushing to your head, its called a head rush, i get them too after benching, you are just standing up too fast.

[SalsatheGeek]

What's your progress now? Are you ok?

[AssaultRifle]

Well, I've been timing myself on getting up from the bench. 10 seconds laying there, 10 sitting up, then getting up and walking. I haven't blacked out since I've adapted this method. For some reason I never thought me getting up from a bench after a workout would be a problem! :D

Cheers, everyone.

[SalsatheGeek]

Good for you!

[the Gooch]

well idk if u read my post in time but good job

[denacioust]

Well, I've been timing myself on getting up from the bench. 10 seconds laying there, 10 sitting up, then getting up and walking. I haven't blacked out since I've adapted this method. For some reason I never thought me getting up from a bench after a workout would be a problem!


Sounds like a pretty serious headrush...happens me the odd time too

[h00pla]

its blood rushing to your head, its called a head rush, i get them too after benching, you are just standing up too fast.

you got it a bit reversed, it's when not enough blood rushes to your head. that's why it happens when you stand up from something. suddenly it's harder for blood to get to your brain which makes it a little foggy and dizzy

[Vagrant]

Well, I've been timing myself on getting up from the bench. 10 seconds laying there, 10 sitting up, then getting up and walking. I haven't blacked out since I've adapted this method. For some reason I never thought me getting up from a bench after a workout would be a problem! :D

Cheers, everyone.

Excellent AR. Giving yourself a bit of time to sit up and relax allows the blood to return to your body normally. :)

you got it a bit reversed, it's when not enough blood rushes to your head. that's why it happens when you stand up from something. suddenly it's harder for blood to get to your brain which makes it a little foggy and dizzy

You got it reversed too. When he's lying down, all the blood is concentrated in his upper body and head region. When he stands up suddenly, all the blood leaves quickly, leaving his brain with insufficient oxygen, and thus he blacks out temporarily.

It's rather funny, because when the body does or receives actions too quickly, it can be damaging or fatal. IE: The ninja death punch actually works. Basically, it's like a super-accelerated version of CPR. But because it's so quick, it stops the heart, unlike CPR, which restarts the heart.

[h00pla]

Isn't the death punch also because if you do CPR too high or low on the rib cage there's a bit of protruding bone at the bottom of your sternum that can literally stab your heart.

At least that's waht they taught me at CPR certification class

[I Faw Down]

Ive only blacked out once...

I was thowing up into a toilet at home...I woke up on the floor with a huge bruise on my head...

But AR yours are sudden and pretty much for no reason...

try to stop lifting weights for a bit to see if the blackouts still occur...

[denacioust]

I was thowing up into a toilet at home...I woke up on the floor with a huge bruise on my head...


I awoke with a broken jaw once...not a fun thing to have happen

[Doug05257]

I awoke with a broken jaw once...not a fun thing to have happen
That's what you get for sleeping with everyone's girlfriends

;P

[Guybrush Threepwood]

I have something like this happen to me, except they're whiteouts.
I'll be sitting down being a lazy bastard, then when I get up, everything goes white and I lose almost all control in my legs and arms.
It feels like I'm a ragdoll.
It's pretty weird.
But then I get up after a few seconds.
But I remember every second of it.

[Vagrant]

I have something like this happen to me, except they're whiteouts.
I'll be sitting down being a lazy bastard, then when I get up, everything goes white and I lose almost all control in my legs and arms.
It feels like I'm a ragdoll.
It's pretty weird.
But then I get up after a few seconds.
But I remember every second of it.

Odd. That must mean that your frontal lobe maintains consciousness, while your cerebellum blacks out. Basically, you see everything that happens, but you can't control anything.

This wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownout_%28medical%29) may also address the main topic more scientifically.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Odd. That must mean that your frontal lobe maintains consciousness, while your cerebellum blacks out. Basically, you see everything that happens, but you can't control anything.

This wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownout_%28medical%29) may also address the main topic more scientifically.
I don't think that's what happens.
It just all goes white and I can't see anything. And I haven't ever been sick, hungover, or suffering from low blood pressure or shock.

[Meek]

I have something like this happen to me, except they're whiteouts.
I'll be sitting down being a lazy bastard, then when I get up, everything goes white and I lose almost all control in my legs and arms.
It feels like I'm a ragdoll.
It's pretty weird.
But then I get up after a few seconds.
But I remember every second of it.
The same thing happens to me every once in a while. I'll just be walking down the hallway and boom, my legs give out and my head feels fuzzy.

[spiffyguy]

If This happens again try breathing slowly also.


Ok so here is my story.

One day at school we were doing presetations I was just watching that day. So suddenly my vision satarted to get blurry like the time I almost passed out in the grocery store but I was saved. So I got up and this is where the weird stuff started to happen. I was getting up to go tell the teacher that I was going to the office to sign myself out of school.So I started walking to the back of my class. I knew what was going to happen I knew that I was going to passout, I blacked out a bit while I was still walking,I got back the blurry vison, I was on my knee's It felt like I was floating and everything was all weird. I knew where I was I was looking out the window, So then I blacked out again I woke up about 1 1/2 minutes later. They where asking me all these questions like whereare you I answered them all corect I was lying on my back. So then they claimed I couldnt walk to the office. after a little arguement I ended up walking.




My friend said that like No1 Saw me getting up and walking to the back of the classroom.

The teacher said that she noticed that when I was walking to the back I was walking like I was drunk.

[yellowduck]

This sometimes happens to me to. Especially in weekends, I just randomely kind of black out when I stand up, but I don't fall down, I just go all dizzy and can't see properly for a few seconds and then I'm fine.

[Eon26]

If i conclude right... it might be your blood pressure or something related to that. Next time u bench, get up slowly. Im not yet sure about the shower thing though.... * runs to bookcase and looks up more stuff *

Though low blood pressure doenst always have to do with blackouts like some of you mentioned. High blood pressure also contributes. *expect more updates soon*

[Espo Mk. II]

AR, did you fix this problem yet? and i think its what eon said, your blood pressure.

[uwillbanme]

Well, I've been timing myself on getting up from the bench. 10 seconds laying there, 10 sitting up, then getting up and walking. I haven't blacked out since I've adapted this method. For some reason I never thought me getting up from a bench after a workout would be a problem! :D

Cheers, everyone. see hes fine:)