Ok, I have a problem, and it's been getting worse.....

[Swimmerman]

Whenever I'm doing upright rows or bicep curls....after a few reps right where it starts to get difficult....I just get a weird dizzy feeling in my head, then I feel like I'm gonna throw up! It only happens on these exercises for some reason. I feel 100% just fine on all other lifts.

Any ideas....this is REALLY getting in the way of doing my routines....

[Merk0135]

check your breathing, it's probably something simple. Maybe hydration.

[jlozan84]

lol @ curls making you feel like this. probably hydration or hypo.

just stop doing curls all together...

[Swimmerman]

Well, it's REALLY bad when I do upright rows. I thought about the hydration problem, but I'm drinking plenty of water. This is just SO weird. But for some reason these two pull exercises just do this to me. As far as I know, I'm breathing right (exhaling through the mouth on the pull motion, and inhaling through the nose on the let-down). I've also tried several other ways..but nothing seems to help.

[jlozan84]

if you are getting dizzy, it is probably blood sugar related (hypo)...........you might want to re-evaulate your pre-workout meal or consider a DWO drink.

[Swimmerman]

Ok, I feel dumb....what's a dwo drink?

[jlozan84]

dwo = during workout

[kovalaybolt17]

i could see that happening on squats or deads.. but curls? are you doing these excersises at the end of the workout when your drained or what?

[Swimmerman]

Originally Posted by kovalaybolt17

i could see that happening on squats or deads.. but curls? are you doing these excersises at the end of the workout when your drained or what?

Nope. I'm fine on all push exercises. But for some reason the pull exercises have been doing this to me lately.

And when you're saying dwo drink I'm assuming you mean something other than water right...cause I'm already doing that.

[BobboZR2]

It sounds to me like you're doing what is called a valsalva maneuver (most likely related to improper breathing) in which you bear down hard during the lift. It can temporarily squeeze the heart causing a drop in both heart rate and blood pressure. This gives you that dizziness/nauseated feeling. Get your breathing in check. Try decreasing the weight to see if it happens even with light weight. My guess is you're straining way too hard to get that weight up and that's causing you to bear down too hard.

[BiggerGuns=LongerDrives]

Originally Posted by BobboZR2

It sounds to me like you're doing what is called a valsalva maneuver (most likely related to improper breathing) in which you bear down hard during the lift. It can temporarily squeeze the heart causing a drop in both heart rate and blood pressure. This gives you that dizziness/nauseated feeling. Get your breathing in check. Try decreasing the weight to see if it happens even with light weight. My guess is you're straining way too hard to get that weight up and that's causing you to bear down too hard.

It can also damage your eyes
Studies are now showing that holding your breath while you're weight lifting can increase the risk of developing glaucoma (which can potentially lead to partial or total blindness)

[Swimmerman]

Well, I know I'm breathing deeply when I lift, and as far as I know I'm doing it properly (exhale on the push/pull, and inhale on the release). I'll try to concentrate on breathing more though in my next few workouts and see how that works. Thanx guys