HELP!! Leg press...

[soulstealer]

It FREAKING SUCKS ... I can squat all day set after set high or low reps no problem.... but the second I hit the leg press on set 2 the back of my head feels like its goona explode.... I stayed away for a while.... but its a great tool and after 6mo of NO leg press I jumped back on and did 2 sets of 15 with 600lbs and at the end of the last set bang!!!! I felt like I was goona pass out it hurts so god damn bad.....

Does anyone know what this is?

[Johny-too-small]

man up

[soulstealer]

man up

Dude its not like a normal pain I have no problem with pushing the weight... its not being light headed it feels like the back of my head where my spine connects to my brain is goin to blow out...A headache that would cripple someone...

[MFT81]

Here is what your doing,

The Valsalva maneuver: is used with patients who have suspected heart abnormalities, often in conjunction with echocardiography. The maneuver is based on the fact that when a patient forcibly exhales against a closed nose and mouth while bearing down, as if having a bowel movement,(OR when Preforming Leg Press) specific changes occur in blood pressure and the rate and volume of blood returning to the heart.

This is especially amplified due to your head being at a lowered angle vs where it is when doing squats,

Ive also experienced this twice, it feels as if the pressure explodes in the back of your head neck and you feel light headed and your leg workout is done for the day,

You need to slowly exhale or give out a little grunt when the sled is at the bottom postion, of the leg press and exhale fully at the top of the movement, this should help out a lot.

[MFT81]

man up

Great advice,

[soulstealer]

Here is what your doing,

The Valsalva maneuver: is used with patients who have suspected heart abnormalities, often in conjunction with echocardiography. The maneuver is based on the fact that when a patient forcibly exhales against a closed nose and mouth while bearing down, as if having a bowel movement,(OR when Preforming Leg Press) specific changes occur in blood pressure and the rate and volume of blood returning to the heart.

This is especially amplified due to your head being at a lowered angle vs where it is when doing squats,

Ive also experienced this twice, it feels as if the pressure explodes in the back of your head neck and you feel light headed and your leg workout is done for the day,

You need to slowly exhale or give out a little grunt when the sled is at the bottom position, of the leg press and exhale fully at the top of the movement, this should help out a lot.

Hey thanks bro..... I always freakin wondered abut this...... I will just take the reps a little slower and breathe fully at the top of the rep.... see if it helps... I have been avoiding leg press for a long time because of this...

First time It happened I thought I was having an anourism

[MFT81]

^^ yeah it scared the shit outa me too first time.

[Johny-too-small]

Great advice,

Thanks.

[dookses]

This has definitely happened to me before, but has never been a constant. Hasn't happened to me in awhile and I haven't changed the way I do anything.

It is definitely a terrible feeling though, I thought the exact same thing, soulstealer, "****, I just had an aneurism."

[Mealticket]

...breath...seriously

[Johny-too-small]

...breath...seriously

I didnt think it was so complicated!

[Ruffneck]

have the same prob myself
tend to hold my breath till i get to the top of the press then breath out.
gets worse the heavier you go,try to breath out on the push now and it does'nt feel like my heads gonna exlode

[skank]

MFT81, you always have great info!

[gigem]

MFT81, you always have great info!

i agree

[MFT81]

Awwww, im blushing. just trying to help out.....