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Anonymous
When I was doing my squatz on my past 2 workouts, I feel a sharp pain in my head. It's rather similar to the pain you feel when you have a headache. I can stand the pain on most occasions, but sometimes it just hurts like a motherfucker and really breaks my concentration. No, I'm not suffering from a headache.

/fit/, what could be the cause of this? What can I do to prevent this pain the next time I lift?
>> Anonymous
drink more water,
check if your spinal cord is still attached to the skull.
>> Anonymous
Is the bar resting on your traps and not on your spine?

Possibly holding your breath "too hard"/over-exertion?
>> Anonymous
It's probably your breathing,whenever I'd deadlift a ton and I held my breath hard I'd get a huge headache until I relaxed and started breathing normally
>> Anonymous
could be a popped blood vessel due to exertion.
>> Anonymous
Don't grit your teeth.
>> Anonymous
Extreme tension of the neck and traps will cause tension headaches. Stretch your neck or completely ignore this advice.
>> Anonymous
OP here

>>425637
I don't think it's caused by the bar position of my squat. I tend to get the pain too while doing push-ups and bench press.

>>425639
That's what I'm talking about. When I put the weight back on the rack, the pain will slowly go away. What is the recommended way to breath while lifting weights?
>> Anonymous
>>425668
Breath into your stomach slowly through the nose,exhale by tightening your abs.Works for me
>> Anonymous
you may have caused an aneurysm due to increased blood pressure during your workouts.
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An aneurysm is a localized, blood-filled dilation (balloon-like bulge) of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall. Aneurysms most commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain (the circle of Willis) and in the aorta (the main artery coming out of the heart), a so-called aortic aneurysm. The bulge in a blood vessel can burst and lead to death at any time. The larger an aneurysm becomes, the more likely it is to burst and since aneurysms naturally grow, given enough time they will inevitably reach the bursting point if undetected.
>> Anonymous
>>425668
Just focus on breathing slowly and deeply. I often find that I'm not breathing at all when I'm lifting, which is obviously a slight problem.