power cleans & fainting

gavney1

Hey

have been doing deadlifts, squats, bench & press for a few months now. 3X5 mostly

anyway, my friend was showing me how to do power cleans on friday in the gym. never done them before.

wasn't doing fairly light weight to get used to them, but after a couple of reps, felt dizzy. on the following sets i nearly collapsed i was so dizzy.

is this something that goes away with power cleans after getting used to them?

cheers

Edwardius

You catching them on your neck? The bar can partially block yer carotid arteries and make you go night-night.

gavney1

Dead Ed wrote: »

You catching them on your neck? The bar can partially block yer carotid arteries and make you go night-night.

i suppose it's possible that i smacked my neck a couple of times without realising it. certainly wouldn't keep it there though

i'll keep that in mind though when i do them next week, cheers

Remmy

Ha good times, ages back I caught a power clean on my throat or something and I had this big light headed moment.I didnt look up much on the internet then and thought it was strange that I had to sit down quick because I was feeling really sleepy all of a sudden.:D

gavney1

if it really was just me smacking my neck, im disappointed in my gym partner (who also acts as instructor!) for not pointing it out, cause it must have been happening on more than one set!

Hanley

gavney1 wrote: »

if it really was just me smacking my neck, im disappointed in my gym partner (who also acts as instructor!) for not pointing it out, cause it must have been happening on more than one set!

It's a very subtle thing. it's not 'smacking you in the neck', it's the position you have it sitting in after you rack it.

Remmy

gavney1 wrote: »

if it really was just me smacking my neck, im disappointed in my gym partner (who also acts as instructor!) for not pointing it out, cause it must have been happening on more than one set!

In fairness if hes a gym instructor fair play for him for even knowing what a power clean is and not just putting the dumbells back in the rack 5mins before closing time.:D

gavney1

actually, meant he's MY instructor. he doesn't work there. he's just my friend who i train with and is alot more knowledgeable/ experienced than me

but i certainly agree that instructors putting your weights away before u finish is annoying!

dario28

I get light headed doing heavy squats deads and powers , its normal I think !

Theres blood rushing to the impact areas so your brain is just feeling a little left out !

gavney1

Hanley wrote: »

It's a very subtle thing. it's not 'smacking you in the neck', it's the position you have it sitting in after you rack it.

cheers. will try out some different racking techniques next time

g'em

It's pretty common in weightlifters, proper breathing and racking the bar right goes a long way towards stopping it - if it happens on a very regular basis though it might be worth getting your blood pressure checked.