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Headaches with weight lifting

MicheleWE
MicheleWE Posts: 179 Member
edited January 17 in Fitness and Exercise
The last three days when I start lifting weights I get an instantaneous headache on one side of my head. I am not lifting extreme, ex: tonight I started with a military press at 40 lbs. It happened even on the day I was working my legs. Has anyone else experienced this? What could the causes be? I haven't had a headache any other time of the day.

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  • Cherbear67
    Cherbear67 Posts: 245 Member
    This may sound stupid but when you breath in do you do it by mouth or nose.. I noticed if I do it through my nose I actually start to get a headache.. So I have started to breath through the mouth..
  • RunDoozer
    RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
    This may sound stupid but when you breath in do you do it by mouth or nose.. I noticed if I do it through my nose I actually start to get a headache.. So I have started to breath through the mouth..

    Or you could just not be breathing which would also cause it
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    This may sound stupid but when you breath in do you do it by mouth or nose.. I noticed if I do it through my nose I actually start to get a headache.. So I have started to breath through the mouth..

    Or you could just not be breathing which would also cause it
    i was just about to ask if the OP holds their breath while lifting - sometimes i have to really focus and make sure im breathing >.>
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,128 Member
    Normally it's a breathing issue or a tensing of the neck issue.

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  • MicheleWE
    MicheleWE Posts: 179 Member
    I did think about if I was holding my breath and made a conscious effort to breath. I also put an ice pack on my neck and head during rests. Thanks for your thoughts. I forgot to mention that I did start taking BCAA's and wondered if that had anything to do with it.
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