Why so some lifters pass out from Heavy Deadlifts?
Weightlifting is an anaerobic exercise.
The reason lifters pass out is due to a phenomenon called orthostatic intolerance: the body's inability to quickly vasoconstrict when blood pressure drops suddenly.
When lifters pick up heavy weights, their blood pressure soars and their blood vessels dilate.
Lifters experience a drop in blood pressure when they drop the weight, because their blood vessels remain dilated despite the weight being removed.
The blood pressure can drop so much that the brain is starved for a split second, triggering a syncopal response.
The body's response to this sudden drop in blood pressure is syncope, causing lifters to faint and fall horizontally, which enables blood to reach the brain once again.
Weightlifting is an anaerobic exercise.
The reason lifters pass out is due to a phenomenon called orthostatic intolerance: the body's inability to quickly vasoconstrict when blood pressure drops suddenly.
When lifters pick up heavy weights, their blood pressure soars and their blood vessels dilate.
Lifters experience a drop in blood pressure when they drop the weight, because their blood vessels remain dilated despite the weight being removed.
The blood pressure can drop so much that the brain is starved for a split second, triggering a syncopal response.
The body's response to this sudden drop in blood pressure is syncope, causing lifters to faint and fall horizontally, which enables blood to reach the brain once again.