Seeing whitespots

redjake · Post by **redjake** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:13 pm

Last couple of sessions I've seen white spots midway through workout. Is this common?

I'm in the middle of a workout now and I'm starting to get them again.

Ayeager81 · Post by **Ayeager81** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:21 pm

mother use to see blue sparks when she use to lift weights. She said that was a sign that she was over exerting herself. Do you think you may be over doing it?

mzaruba423 · Post by **mzaruba423** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:03 am

sometimes that happens to me when i get dehydrated

Heelus · Post by **Heelus** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:07 am

Bad breathing,
HEAVY SHIT deads and squat,
dehydration,
too much heat,
sickness
weakness from lack of energy

can cause it.

redjake · Post by **redjake** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:23 am

I noticed on exhales I was pursing lips like I was trying to blow up a balloon. I consciencely stopped and it seemed to help.

I think I'm sufficiently hydrated and I don't feel like I'm overdoing the weight, so maybe breathing just sucks.

Packard · Post by **Packard** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:02 am

Do you have high blood pressure?

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:22 pm

relax from the neck up

Packard · Post by **Packard** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:32 pm

swanso5 wrote:relax from the neck up

How does someone do that?

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:37 pm

strain through the core, glutes and thighs, not clench your neck and face up...hard to explain but easy to do

Packard · Post by **Packard** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:47 pm

swanso5 wrote:strain through the core, glutes and thighs, not clench your neck and face up...hard to explain but easy to do

All right. I got that from martial arts training too. But how does that have any effect on the spots he sees?

What causes the spots?

See: http://www.medhelp.org/forums/EyeCare/messages/481.html

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:56 pm

he might be cutting off blood supply to the brain, same as getting up to quickly...ecpwecially if it's from closed chain exercises wehere the body moves through the air (squats, chin ups etc)

redjake · Post by **redjake** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:01 pm

Packard wrote:Do you have high blood pressure?

Blood pressure's okay.

swanso5 wrote:relax from the neck up

I understood this immediately. I think this is exactly what I'm doing - along with the balloon-blowing exhales.

Again, I consciously avoided the neck/cranial pressure tonight and managed to make it through without getting the whitespots.

Thanks, y'all.

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