I've Been Getting Pounding Headaches When I Exercise

Old Soul · 02-05-2006, 09:15 PM

I mean serious ones... and the occurences vary. Sometimes I can go 45 mins or so, sometimes less, but the other day it felt like my head was gonna explode right when I lifted the bar off to start benching.

I keep myself hydrated.
The air-flow in the room isn't the greatest.
I smoke weed, but not even within 10 hours of when I workout. I'm currently weening off of it altogether.

It occurs in practically any type of activity. It started one day after I pushed myself on the treadmill pretty hard, but it happens when I curl, do leg lifts, etc.... basically anything.

It fucking sucks cuz right now i have the motivation and energy, but I think something could be seriously wrong with me.

Steve Schade · 02-05-2006, 09:36 PM

Hmmmmmmm. I was going to say maybe heat exhaustion, but you said you stay hydrated.

You probably have some problems with strained nerves in the neck(I read this is a common cause of headaches while working out). I definnitely suggest going and talking to the Doc, and a chiropractor.

identity-X · 02-05-2006, 11:52 PM

might be a blood pressure issue?

may want to cut back on your sodium intake or take an aspirin shortly before workouts. don't worry...you can cut back and still get plenty of sodium in your diet. especially if any processed foods at all during the day.

INKonspikuouz · 02-06-2006, 07:01 AM

sounds like valsalvia(sp?) maneouver. you aren't breathing properly. you are inadvertently trying to exhale while holding your breath. this occurs when there is an increased pressure in your head due to the exertion of lifing weights. you're better off seeing a doctor because it could be an underlying problem such as bleeding in the brain or a separation in the lining of an artery in the brain.

i was getting them before and got an evaluation from a doctor. he gave me breathing exercises and they stopped once i managed my breathing.

p. haze · 02-06-2006, 03:58 PM

I get that when my diet is shitty and am real tired. You're in the gym but your mind is somewhere else.

Get a media player device like an Ipod to get yourself phsyed up.

Ice Fluid · 02-06-2006, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by INKonspikuouz

sounds like valsalvia(sp?) maneouver. you aren't breathing properly. you are inadvertently trying to exhale while holding your breath. this occurs when there is an increased pressure in your head due to the exertion of lifing weights. you're better off seeing a doctor because it could be an underlying problem such as bleeding in the brain or a separation in the lining of an artery in the brain.

i was getting them before and got an evaluation from a doctor. he gave me breathing exercises and they stopped once i managed my breathing.

Absolutely. I had the same problem doing biceps getting in those last 2 reps, somedays I'd manage to breathe right and wouldn't get a headache, but I know what you mean; once you get those headaches your head pounds like a motherfucker.
Try to correct your breathing, and if that doesn't work yeah, see a Doc.

Old Soul · 02-07-2006, 04:51 AM

Could definitely be a breathing problem, as I am new to this. Thanks.

Conceited One · 02-07-2006, 11:05 AM

Could be a breathing problem...i was gonna say to stay hydrated, but seems that isn't the problem...make sure you got enough food in your system..

Graphx · 02-07-2006, 10:09 PM

Are you supplementing and are you hydrating too much? That could be a serious problem if your downin water while exertin yourself on the treadmill etc.

Drink a sportsdrink like Gatorade or somethin...Breathin can cause it too word, cuz that's happened to me...I mean, its possible to have a clot in your brain and thats fatal 9/10 if untreated so go see a doc about that shit...also, if its nothin like that...keep a cool wet rag on your forehead or around your neck to keep your temp down...any spike in body tempature can give you a headache like you've never had before

Old Soul · 02-07-2006, 10:56 PM

No supplements and I don't guzzle water...

Man y'all got me trippin, tho... I'ma have to see a doc.

Old Soul · 02-07-2006, 10:58 PM

Although today I worked on controlled-breathing and had no problems at all. Which felt great.

INKonspikuouz · 02-08-2006, 07:09 AM

its more than likely just the breathing then. you were subconsciously breathing out while holding your breath. its the most common cause for headaches. if it ever continues go see the doc. better safe than sorry

doubl3 · 02-08-2006, 09:24 AM

You peeps got White thinking he gona die ...lmao.

02-05-2006, 09:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Old Soul Nipple Nibbler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: I'll stay below the surface, breaking bread with worms. It's depravity, not gravity, that anchors flesh to Earth......... Los Angeles, CA Posts: 27,029	I've Been Getting Pounding Headaches When I Exercise I mean serious ones... and the occurences vary. Sometimes I can go 45 mins or so, sometimes less, but the other day it felt like my head was gonna explode right when I lifted the bar off to start benching. I keep myself hydrated. The air-flow in the room isn't the greatest. I smoke weed, but not even within 10 hours of when I workout. I'm currently weening off of it altogether. It occurs in practically any type of activity. It started one day after I pushed myself on the treadmill pretty hard, but it happens when I curl, do leg lifts, etc.... basically anything. It fucking sucks cuz right now i have the motivation and energy, but I think something could be seriously wrong with me. __________________ The venom is inside of me, the reason Greece is fallin to pieces The whole world's callin for Jesus And I'll let him take a strike or three Then crush his skull with a tree from the Garden of Eden I know he has a high threshold for pain So I'll tie him to a bull's tail and drag his flesh over Spain An equisite work of art I'll drop his head at the Louvre I'm impossible to stop once I get in a groove

02-05-2006, 09:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Steve Schade Bears>you Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,977	Hmmmmmmm. I was going to say maybe heat exhaustion, but you said you stay hydrated. You probably have some problems with strained nerves in the neck(I read this is a common cause of headaches while working out). I definnitely suggest going and talking to the Doc, and a chiropractor. __________________ "It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." - Einstein Health and Fitness

02-05-2006, 11:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
identity-X No Talent Assclown Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: over the rainbow Posts: 13,096	might be a blood pressure issue? may want to cut back on your sodium intake or take an aspirin shortly before workouts. don't worry...you can cut back and still get plenty of sodium in your diet. especially if any processed foods at all during the day. __________________ Check out reviews (or provide your own!) of the latest and greatest albums hip hop albums in the... USER REVIEWS FORUM

02-06-2006, 07:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
INKonspikuouz An sclábhaí na Éirinn Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Éire Posts: 5,005	sounds like valsalvia(sp?) maneouver. you aren't breathing properly. you are inadvertently trying to exhale while holding your breath. this occurs when there is an increased pressure in your head due to the exertion of lifing weights. you're better off seeing a doctor because it could be an underlying problem such as bleeding in the brain or a separation in the lining of an artery in the brain. i was getting them before and got an evaluation from a doctor. he gave me breathing exercises and they stopped once i managed my breathing. __________________ InKonspikuouZ ~AIM~ InKonspikuouZ "If we don't stand for something, we may fall for anything" Malcolm X

02-06-2006, 03:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
p. haze slap boxed with jesus Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5,578	I get that when my diet is shitty and am real tired. You're in the gym but your mind is somewhere else. Get a media player device like an Ipod to get yourself phsyed up. __________________ I'm loathesome I scream out fuck the world then I throw something Niggas scheming hard but fuck it, it's the god I leave bullets lodged leave you leaning on your broad And our punks leave you gagged up in your car Slumping Kennedy-style with your memory out

02-07-2006, 04:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
Old Soul Nipple Nibbler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: I'll stay below the surface, breaking bread with worms. It's depravity, not gravity, that anchors flesh to Earth......... Los Angeles, CA Posts: 27,029	Could definitely be a breathing problem, as I am new to this. Thanks. __________________ The venom is inside of me, the reason Greece is fallin to pieces The whole world's callin for Jesus And I'll let him take a strike or three Then crush his skull with a tree from the Garden of Eden I know he has a high threshold for pain So I'll tie him to a bull's tail and drag his flesh over Spain An equisite work of art I'll drop his head at the Louvre I'm impossible to stop once I get in a groove

02-07-2006, 11:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
Conceited One Please Say The Baby Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: St. Louis Posts: 12,543	Could be a breathing problem...i was gonna say to stay hydrated, but seems that isn't the problem...make sure you got enough food in your system..

02-07-2006, 10:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Graphx Word? Word! Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,418	Are you supplementing and are you hydrating too much? That could be a serious problem if your downin water while exertin yourself on the treadmill etc. Drink a sportsdrink like Gatorade or somethin...Breathin can cause it too word, cuz that's happened to me...I mean, its possible to have a clot in your brain and thats fatal 9/10 if untreated so go see a doc about that shit...also, if its nothin like that...keep a cool wet rag on your forehead or around your neck to keep your temp down...any spike in body tempature can give you a headache like you've never had before __________________ Graph Man Music The Science Camp

02-07-2006, 10:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
Old Soul Nipple Nibbler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: I'll stay below the surface, breaking bread with worms. It's depravity, not gravity, that anchors flesh to Earth......... Los Angeles, CA Posts: 27,029	No supplements and I don't guzzle water... Man y'all got me trippin, tho... I'ma have to see a doc. __________________ The venom is inside of me, the reason Greece is fallin to pieces The whole world's callin for Jesus And I'll let him take a strike or three Then crush his skull with a tree from the Garden of Eden I know he has a high threshold for pain So I'll tie him to a bull's tail and drag his flesh over Spain An equisite work of art I'll drop his head at the Louvre I'm impossible to stop once I get in a groove

02-07-2006, 10:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
Old Soul Nipple Nibbler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: I'll stay below the surface, breaking bread with worms. It's depravity, not gravity, that anchors flesh to Earth......... Los Angeles, CA Posts: 27,029	Although today I worked on controlled-breathing and had no problems at all. Which felt great. __________________ The venom is inside of me, the reason Greece is fallin to pieces The whole world's callin for Jesus And I'll let him take a strike or three Then crush his skull with a tree from the Garden of Eden I know he has a high threshold for pain So I'll tie him to a bull's tail and drag his flesh over Spain An equisite work of art I'll drop his head at the Louvre I'm impossible to stop once I get in a groove

02-08-2006, 07:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
INKonspikuouz An sclábhaí na Éirinn Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Éire Posts: 5,005	its more than likely just the breathing then. you were subconsciously breathing out while holding your breath. its the most common cause for headaches. if it ever continues go see the doc. better safe than sorry __________________ InKonspikuouZ ~AIM~ InKonspikuouZ "If we don't stand for something, we may fall for anything" Malcolm X

02-08-2006, 09:24 AM	#13 (permalink)
doubl3 cool beanerz Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SW London Posts: 2,041	You peeps got White thinking he gona die ...lmao.

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