How do I stop feeling lightheaded while squatting?

How do I stop feeling lightheaded while squatting.

It usually happens after the third or fourth rep. My body feels numb and I feel dizzy at the end of the rep. I worry that I’ll pass out if I start the next rep. Right now my max is around 430.

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Either you have really high blood pressure or you squeeze your traps too hard. Try to focus more on your upper back and not your neck area when you unrack.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Surely low blood pressure is the more likely culprit?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        i think so. i have the same issue. i just mak sure to breathe really deep going up and down, then i just sit down immediately after my set.

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    The C word

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I had this issue as well, might not be the same cause but for me I wasn't getting enough sodium in my diet. Maybe see if that's your issue

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    For me, its deadlifts

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I straight out cut heavy deadlifts from my routine. Used to be and almost still is my best lift too, so it's not coping for that. Just realized that the recovery cost is too high and not worth the burden on everything else. Still do high rep RDL's and pulls from the floor, but never maximum effort. For me I found that it makes me able to go harder on squat/bench/ohp more often.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >I straight out cut heavy deadlifts from my routine
        This is the way
        I cut them out once I reached 5 plates. Hadn't deadlifted in in years but got my squat up to 5 plates. Tried deadlifting one day and deadlifted 6 plates.

        Deadlifts just aren't worth doing once you're strong enough and even most strongmen agree even though it's a competition lift for them.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          >most strongmen agree
          Only strongman who says this is Robert Oberst who is known for being terrible at deadlifting. It's just sour grapes because he bombs every deadlift event. He's a whiny prick

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >Only strongman who says this is Robert Oberst
            He's not the only pro strongman that says that. Dyor better. Most say unless they are trying for a deadlift record they won't practice any deadlifting until like 6 weeks from comp.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              Yes because they deadlift with insanely heavy weights that take weeks to recover from

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >80
            >

            >I straight out cut heavy deadlifts from my routine


            This is the way
            I cut them out once I reached 5 plates. Hadn't deadlifted in in years but got my squat up to 5 plates. Tried deadlifting one day and deadlifted 6 plates.

            Deadlifts just aren't worth doing once you're strong enough and even most strongmen agree even though it's a competition lift for them.
            yeah Oberst was a dog shit deadlifter. I don't think he's ever actually pulled even 800 from the floor. Which is hilarious because he was like 400+lbs. Genuinely probably the worst deadlifter in all of strongman history, there are guys at my gym who pull more than him, like recreational gymbro roiders who don't even compete lol

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >I straight out cut heavy deadlifts from my routine
        This is the way
        I cut them out once I reached 5 plates. Hadn't deadlifted in in years but got my squat up to 5 plates. Tried deadlifting one day and deadlifted 6 plates.

        Deadlifts just aren't worth doing once you're strong enough and even most strongmen agree even though it's a competition lift for them.

        >Still do high rep RDL's and pulls from the floor
        I don't even do any pulls from the floor. Just glute hams, back extensions and leg curls. Otherwise tons of machine rowing for back volume.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          You still want to do RDL's and Barbell rows to build a strong posterior chain. Just start easy at higher rep ranges, then gradually add weight.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >do RDL's and Barbell rows
            No I don't think I will
            Those toast my lower back so then I can't squat as much and obviously can't work out my back as much.

            And I already said my deadlift is shooting up in weight despite not doing any pulling so I'm going to keep on doing what I'm doing.

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    More carbs, some humans need more to work properly, it's genetics. I used to go as low as 50-100g carbs on my cuts. Never again, get good carbs, drink water during the workout and if you still have trouble pick up some cheap isotonic drinks (low sugar versions) and drink those during your workout.

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I have the same thing but I kinda like the feeling

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    stop leaning your head down
    try looking up

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Potential causes
    1. Low blood sugar, consume carbs preworkout

    2. You rest too long between sets. Don't let your heartrate get too low. Once you start catching your breath, give it maybe another minute or so and go again. Don't bullshit for 10-15min and get cold.

    3. You sit between your sets. When you go from sitting for a while to standing, blood will start pooling up in your legs. Not ideal to immediately get under a bar in this state.

    4. You're breathing like a moron. Breath into your stomach when you brace, especially if you're wearing a belt. If you breathe into your chest, (especially with a belt lol) the pressure in your midsection is going to be unevenly distributed leading to more pressure in your upper chest/neck/trap area which I believe can compress the vagus nerve which is responsible for regulating heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration. For breathing and bracing, watch Ben Pollack/PHDeadlift and Chris Duffin videos, they're smart.

    5. Dehydration. Self explanatory; drink water.

    6. Your resting blood pressure is too high; unlikely if you're healthy but plausible especially if using PEDs and/or you have a shitty diet.

    2k gym total here btw and I've dealt with this a lot over the years. I stopped having this problem when I warmed up better and getting and keeping my heart rate elevated. I refuse to speak to anyone in the gym until after my main working sets are done, it does not take long for me to get cold, maybe 5-7min and a conversation can make that time fly by. Try to avoid sitting if possible, lean on a rack if you have to, and prior to heavy sets I like to move and kind of pace around. Keeps heart rate up, for me there is a direct correlation between a low rhr and getting lightheaded when lifting heavy. On squats don't rush your reps either, it's fine to take a good 4-5 solid breaths in between reps if you must.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      fantastic post, gonna literally screenshot this and keep it pulled up for my next leg day. thank you.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      As a weaker but advanced lifter this is it. Fricking solid advice, don't ignore it...
      And you don't have to be a dick but yeah, talking in-between your work sets can majorly frick you at the gym, LOTS of gymbros with their boys get cold way too often between sets, can cause a lot of training inconsistency in general - in my experience

      Also - I don't know about entirely nixing deadlifts unless you have an injury but yes, once your deadlifting much more than 4plates for reps you can build a shit ton of fatigue.
      Pulling heavy only once or twice a month can definitely be beneficial - a guy who taught me a lot (pulled 750 @ 198) would alternate a heavy pull week and a speed/technique/DL alteration. Essentially finding ways to get the skill minus the massive fatigue

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