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Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/10, 03:11 PM I always get a headache halfway through my workout. It's really mild, but it'd beginning to worry me. Does anyone else have this happen or know anything about it? ---------------------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/04/10, 03:19 PM Are you drinking water before and during your workout.. and did you remember to eat something (something with some carbs in it to help you lift) before you started... Also make sure your breathing right on each lift and warmup properly.. other than that I dun0.. maybe take some asprin with you?..
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/04/10, 03:28 PM It could be that you're just in a confined space and heat is not escaping...or you're not drinking enough water? -------------- **_Robert_**
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/10, 03:34 PM Hmm, actually all of what was said is true. I drink very little water during my workout, a habit from cardio, and it's a confined space. I'll increase ventilation and drink more water. I'll throw up if I eat before I work out, so that's out.
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/10, 08:17 PM hey you must be getting ripped by now huh cainsands...............just stay away from the mirror............
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/10, 08:37 PM Hehehe too late. Not quite ripped yet, gotta lose more bodyfat. Soon..very soon. -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
Arnold Posts: 1,112 Joined: 2000/11/27	2002/04/15, 05:20 PM Yeah.. leg day.. but that is followed by very dizzy spins and the urge to throw up.. just my 2 cents. -------------- .o0 Arnold 0o...o0 theaustrianoak@hotmail.com 0o.
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/15, 05:29 PM I've had those days too. Luckily still haven't actually thrown up.. -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/04/15, 05:40 PM Ah yes...squats and deadlifts! I don't get as dizzy and disoriented anymore for some reason. The urge to throw up is gone, too. I still see stars every once in a while though. I usually finish leg day with 1-2 sets of leg extensions or curls. I think this helped... -------------- **_Robert_**
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/15, 05:42 PM I have a feeling it goes away as you get stronger. I think it's just the strain on your body. All the oxygen rushes from your head to your muscles. -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/04/16, 02:22 AM Yep you're all right Cainsands, all the oxygen and blood rush directly to the hard working muscles, and since the legs are a huuuge muscle group then it's the hardest work out you can do. Anyway, since this is a fact that's why cool down (especially in cardio) is sooo important. Your brain (and order vital organs) need a little time to recover and if you stop too violent the exercise/movement you risk having a knock out. -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/16, 02:30 PM Yeah, there have been a couple times after a workout I damn near passed out. -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/04/16, 08:02 PM Now, I feel like I must not be working hard enough. I've never felt like throwing up or anything. But, last week while I was on the shoulder press machine, I got this pain in the back of the lower part of my head, so I read this post and thought that maybe I'm not getting enough water or something. Then, today while I was doing the machine incline press, I got this weird feeling in the same part of my head and it kinda spread into my neck. Could this also be because of lack of water or maybe heat (it's in the 80s here today)? I had a total of 6 cups of water, not all at once but throughout the day, prior to working out. Thanks in advance.
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/16, 09:01 PM I get something similar, but I can tell it's just the strain on me. I sometimes wonder if that's what it feels like when the really ripped guys flex their necks for magazines etc. -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/04/16, 09:08 PM I've never experienced that... don't forget to drink while your working out.. I like to drink between exercises but you can take a bottle of water and take a drink in between sets too.. As far as neck pain tho for a shoulder press.. hrmm.. Not sure... are you looking straight ahead and have a straight back (well I usually keep mine straight).. the only time my neck hurts is if i'm trying to look from side to side (to look in the mirror and watch my form) during a lift.. feels like a cramp really.... but i'm not sure if thats like what your feeling..
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/04/16, 09:46 PM It's not a straining type of pain. It kinda goes away, when I stop doing my set, but when I start up again, it comes right back. This recent sensation that occurred at the back of my neck also, wasn't painful at all, as a matter of fact, while it was happening the weight seemed much lighter...was I about to pass out? I drank some water and stopped doing the incline press and went to the flat bench press machine, and the sensation felt like it might come back, but it didn't.
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/04/16, 09:48 PM Fireloard, actually my neck always feels a little strained when I do shoulder exercises. I do look straight ahead and I believe my back is straight...
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/04/16, 09:51 PM No idea then.. but i'm sure anyone at ft would be happy to massage that for you to help relieve some of the pain.. j/k ;)
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/04/16, 09:54 PM i'm all for anything that's free
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/17, 12:07 PM Nothing in life is free....it just may not cost you money... -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
vinni Posts: 54 Joined: 2002/04/11	2002/04/17, 04:24 PM it maybe poor blood cir.try taking 250mg niacin about 1/2 hr. before workout -------------- Live, Love and stay fit <;-) Vinni
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/04/17, 04:39 PM CAIN YOU ARE AN ANIMAL......
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/17, 05:27 PM Sometimes J...sometimes. -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
ssjslsdd Posts: 59 Joined: 2002/01/23	2002/04/17, 07:03 PM I feel sick just thimking about doing legs, but when I get in the gym I feel pretty good. Squats you got to love to hate them. sean.....
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/04/18, 12:29 AM So if I take 250 g of niacin, I won't be ODing on it or anything will I? If not, I will give it a try.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/04/18, 10:43 AM Lumina, there's a fair amount of niacin in milk and most multivitamin complexes. So chances are, you won't OD on them... -------------- **_Robert_**
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/04/18, 07:54 PM Well, see that was my point. If I'm getting so much niacin already, I wouldn't want to take more and end up with some toxic niacimbriosis complex (okay, so I just made that up).
vinni Posts: 54 Joined: 2002/04/11	2002/04/19, 01:16 PM No,just as a added dose for circulation if you have poor circulation but if you fill that you don't need it... only you know that. I take it before I lift, it real pumps the blood to the muscles that i'm working that day and keep the energy level at a good balance. -------------- Vinni =POWERED BY IRON=