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figure8
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Is it low blood sugar, not enough food?
Robert Jan
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Possibilities:
*Low blood sugar
*Not breathing enough (some people hold their breath during sets. not smart. Weight going up = breathe out weight coming down = breathe in. max attempts are best done with one big well timed measured exhalation)
*Lifting in a space that has not been ventilated lately (except if it's full of plants
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*Low blood sugar
*Not breathing enough (some people hold their breath during sets. not smart. Weight going up = breathe out weight coming down = breathe in. max attempts are best done with one big well timed measured exhalation)
*Lifting in a space that has not been ventilated lately (except if it's full of plants
)
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figure8
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Yeah I do work my ass off in the gym. But why would that give you nausea, is it the hormones?Bran987 said:could be those things..
sometimes caffeine makes me nauseated during a workout
most likely it means you are working out very hard, which should make you happy
InTraining
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If I eat too close to a workout or have dairy products up to 2 hours before I always get nauseated...It could also just be that you are working very hard and this is the result....happens to a lot of people with leg days to the point of vomitting...
JakeDaddy
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This also happens to me a great deal. I feel like vomiting nearly everytime I hit the gym. I try not to eat any less than an hour or an hour and a half before I hit the weights. I drink water in moderation while I'm working out and it helps out a little, but as soon as I walk out in to the parking lot, I gag and vomit or just gag a bit. I have read this could be do over exserting myself, but then I question if this is a good thing because it ensures that I'm am going balls to the wall. Any ideas?
wnt2bBeast
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must mean one of 2 things its monday and im under the bar squattin...or its thurs and im pullin from the floor... 
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Ulcasterdropout
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I get the light headed, tunnel vision thing bad during squats.
I still haven't puked yet (knock on wood), although
I got some upchuck in my mouth today after benchs.
I still haven't puked yet (knock on wood), although
I got some upchuck in my mouth today after benchs.
Deathbydefault
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or it could be related to elevated body temp , i know one time i was biking extremely fast on a hot day and when i stopped puked my guts out, was light headed,etc... i think it was a heatstroke or something similar O_O
It could be a few things...
1) Lack of conditioning
2) Huge amounts of lactic acid in the blood stream (acid reducers help with this)
3) Low Blood Sugar (can drink gatorade or chew glucose tabs)
4) Dehydration
I've been through all of them...
Ohh...and you should NOT inhale or exhale while doing a max lift. One should hold their breath through the entire rep.
B True
1) Lack of conditioning
2) Huge amounts of lactic acid in the blood stream (acid reducers help with this)
3) Low Blood Sugar (can drink gatorade or chew glucose tabs)
4) Dehydration
I've been through all of them...
Ohh...and you should NOT inhale or exhale while doing a max lift. One should hold their breath through the entire rep.
B True
Figure8 said:
Great question!! Ive always wondered the mechanics of this myself and could never get an answer. Here a are a few things from my perspective. No guesses on what causes it, but some personal experiences. Ive noticed that it doesnt matter if I eat or not, if I train intensely enough, I will dry heave if theres no food or water in my system. I used to vomit and dry heave almost weekly like clockwork on my leg days, for years.(usually only on leg days, but there have been other instances of vomitting or cold sweats combined with dry heaves) I was always waiting to build a tolerance for the vomitting, but that never happened. So, I just dont eat before these routines, and dry heave rather then lose a meal. haha Im not sure what exactly causes it, but I know that on these days Im pushing EXTREMELY hard. I havent vomitted in a while since my leg routines are much watered down from what I did in the past. My legs got very strong on machines, and dense, but not much size for all the torture I put into them. I would do 800lbs for 52 reps on leg press for example as only ONE of my sets on these days. Partial or not, my head was about to explode,oxygen was far depleted and I was WAY beyond the pain zone. Then Id just keep doing these types of sets over and over again until I was pretty much crippled. haha This type of intensity almost always guaranteed bad nausea and vomitting. Id often end up forcing the vomitting, rather then being nauseous for hours. Maybe the food or stomache content gets pushed up somehow, not really sure. Ive also been interested in ways to combat this, but seems it just comes with the territory.
Tom Treutlein
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Hey B, any backing as to why you should hold your breath during a 1RM attempt? I heard it's to stabilize the core, to avoid it collapsing. Just want to know your take on it.
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figure8
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These are all great points Ive also noticed it happens only toward the end of my workout and goes away when I eat.
Robert Jan
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WalkingBeast said:
Dude! you actually SAY stuff too?
All I remember is weird pictures.
Allon
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I only get nausea from squats (so far)
I think I get it more if I have eaten not long before especially milk products, or if it is in the beggining on the day or if I am weak that day etc...
Pushing yourself so hard you are going to vomit in my opinion is not healthy, but I get close to it sometimes on squats, not beyond it. Definitely in my opinion, if you are in 100% condition while working out you should not get nauseus. Anything that is causing you to be not 100% like anything mentioned above would cause this.
I think I get it more if I have eaten not long before especially milk products, or if it is in the beggining on the day or if I am weak that day etc...
Pushing yourself so hard you are going to vomit in my opinion is not healthy, but I get close to it sometimes on squats, not beyond it. Definitely in my opinion, if you are in 100% condition while working out you should not get nauseus. Anything that is causing you to be not 100% like anything mentioned above would cause this.
Robert Jan said:
Griz1
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b fold the truth said:
Bfold,
Glad you caught this. Holding your breath, at least during the positive part of your rep, DEFINATELY! allows for greater performance.
Since you've espoused this I can now add a good 20-35 lbs on my bench just by doing this. Just be careful you don't push too hard and shoot a testicle across the room!
"Hey buddy, could you pop my eye back in it's socket for me? That last set it popped out on my cheek. Yeah. Just pick out of that vomit on my face, ok?"
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figure8
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Sounds like you need to workout harder!Vash said:
Tom Treutlein said:
Honestly...I'm not completely sure.
I was told that the body performs better when 70% or better full of oxygen in the lungs. It creates a bigger internal pressure as well...which equals a bigger lift.
Keeping the belly and chest full of air on the bench makes for a shorter stroke, keeps the shoulders back, and protects the shoulders that way
On the squat and deadlift...it seems to protect my spine by making my waist thicker at that moment too...
Lots of powerlifters struggle going into strongman because we have to breathe when doing the events...even the freaky heavy ones.
B True
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