Another important tip: Don't forget to BREATH. Some guys hold their breath on a heavy bench press and that is an exertion headache waiting to happen. The other important thing he did cover.....STOP your set. In fact, stop your entire bench press workout for that day. You will not "work through" that pain. In fact you may pop a blood vessel. I really felt like I almost did one time.
Got this today while doing a 5x5 benching 65 kg. Felt it immediately after finishing my first set. It wasn't so much of a headache but a discomfort. still feeling lightheaded .Only did 4 sets and am home watching this.
Need to add that I had Chinese yesterday( I had IBS). Went to the crapper 3 times in the morning before working out. My valsalva was in shambles. Probably what caused the headache
Ah, yeh, makes sense. I've met a lot of people who get all jacked up in the head after eating Chinese food (MSG was always the proclaimed culprit though I don't know the truth behind it). Hope it was a one-off thing for you
Thanks man Had my first ones like a month ago and they just kept progressing every time I did a pressing movement or dips. I even had to skip a few days of school cus I couldn’t focus at all when I had a really bad one 2 weeks ago. Something else that helps is just taking a break from the movement and take some deload days.
@@colbychaoscovingtonwarzone7531 // I did 3 things differently and never had the issue again. 1. Don't eat right before you workout 2. Start drinking some Karbolyn 20 minutes before/during your workout (you need these extra carbs for fuel) 3. EASE into the weights. Don't go straight to max weight. Good luck.
Appreciate the video man! Same thing happened to me this week. And these tips seem very good, I tried the towel under my neck and it does feel significantly better!
I'm here because for the first time in my 21 years of lifting it happened to me today. It was some major pressure in my head when I was benching. All I know is I changed my creatine today. I'll try without it.
if ur still active on this account, I am doing a loading phase of creatine right now and experienced my first exertional headache and I thought I was having a brain bleed haha. I’m making insane gains on bench though so I’ll put up with it
@@gbagba3415 it was definitely the brand creatine I was using. Once I stopped using that brand which was a week of using it the pressure went away. Brand matters.
I experienced this today while benching. Is it just one side of the head? The whole left side of my head was killing me and I stopped the set immediately. Hours later & I'm still feeling it bad. I've been lifting the past 2 decades & never had this happen before. Thanks for the video.
@@willbergmann_ Don't have them anymore. I took off a week of the bench basically and did a couple of neck/trap stretches I found on other vids. I still went to the gym, just didn't do exercises that wouldn't over exert my self. When I went back to the bench, I will stretch before each set and focus on posture and breathing. Like head in neutral position, slight arch back, butt tucked, etc. Im guessing I probably strained a neck muscle and apparently neck pain can cause to headaches.
Man thanks for this. I'm going through this right now. And yes it was from bench. I do have a tendency to crane my neck and lift my head while doing the bench press. I'll try the towel trick.
Damn bro I get these too, and they suck ass, like you said...feels like someone stabbing a knife into your head over and over again. I haven't really figured out why, but breathing properly and reducing neck tension works somewhat,but it's not a guarantee. I usually have to stop training if it happens. Sucks balls.
I hear ya, Jakes. Sucks. I don't get them too bad benching anymore...concentrating on glute/core activation, grip and leg drive seems to have really helped me out. That said, high rep squats sets still hit me every now and then...not sure what's worse...getting these headaches at 15 reps in, or having to finish 20 reps without the headache :)
First time I felt a sharp long lasting pain on the left side of my head was during my second to last set of preacher curls. 2 days after that I felt it during legs but it’s probably because I held my breath tryna squeeze out that last rep. And today on chest day #2 I felt it immediately trying to incline bench press
Had one of these while doing a bench press and suddenly shocked my sides of forehead.it was really bad had to stop working out. Its more than 20days still feel the tightness on the sides of forehead and scared to lift heavy thinking it will trigger it again. Has anyone experienced pain on sides of forehead? Any help would be appreciated.
Hey bro did you figure out a solution , im havinf this problem for 3 days now , cant lift anything without having a headache not even basic stuff like a chair or something
Tried everything and stopped working out for a while it was still there for a month but couldn't stress about it anymore and was living with it. Gone by its own.
Man I went to hard on leg press and screwed my head up , tried to go back to gym next day couldn't lift without the headache building up. Couldn't even have sex without that headache build up. Been over a week now and it's getting better I think. Gonna take 2 weeks off the gym just to be safe
Very frustrating--sorry to hear that. My advice is as soon as you experience even the faintest signs of an exertion headache, kill the set, cool off and try again in a few minutes (very carefully). If it still starts to hurt, pick a different exercise for the day. Sucks you gotta do this, but there doesn't seem to be any going back once the headache kicks in full blast. Good luck Cody!
@@ThreeStormFitness thanks for the reply ! Little update , took those 2 weeks off, all good now back in going hard . Defintley good advice , really just takes time , have to rest for a couple weeks.
Hey... @Cody Burson.... Did the exertion headache stopped after 10 days Or so... I really wanna know... Because I experienced the same today while doing leg press....
@@rahulpanchal982 yes it took about ten days , but you really have to relax, stay away from exerting yourself to much. Take a couple weeks off the gym , I know it sucks but you really have to in order to get better. I tried to go back to early and I felt the headache again. It feels like a build up of blood or something, very uncomfortable feeling. When you go back in take it easy your first day , I haven't lifted heavy on the leg press in awhile now , but it must be gradual , dont go super heavy again on the leg press immediately. Good luck !!!
I did the same thing on leg press 5 years ago. It was a day where I was pretty tired, didn’t eat well, and had a bad hydration day. It would continue happening every work out or when having sex. Best thing to do is stop doing anything that triggers these headaches for several days, possibly weeks. It’s almost like something needs to heal in the head. Each time it happens, you have to start your rest period over. For me it took nearly a month.
Iam a powerlifter, but today I swiched it up we did 10sets of 10 on squarts I got a banging headache around rep 8 I kept having to stop do you think it was blood pressure spikes
Getting some delicious German volume, are you? I have the same problem with that man! I used to try to bang out stupid high rep squat sets (e.g., Mass Made Simple's 50 reps @ 225), but my head would always cause me to stop before my legs...very frustrating. I'll be honest, I haven't quite figured it out yet for squats. I did a set of 15 @315 the other day and my brain just about exploded. I think the only reason I was able to even push it that far was because I was trying like hell to divert the tension away from my neck and head by locking in my grip and lats (not a bad practice anyway). Not sure on this one...I hate experimenting with it (the only thing that makes high rep squat sets more terrible is a knife in your skull while you do them), but I'll keep messing around and see if I can figure it out. This is purely anecdotal, but I've noticed the SS Yoke bar doesn't give me the same degree of head pressure...possibly due to less strain on the shoulders I suppose. Good luck man. Let me know if you have any break thrus on this front. Thanks for watching!
I’ve been taking creatine with my workouts everyday for the past 2 months and every time I lay down to bench my head starts pounding and I’m wondering if it’s because of the creatine?
While I haven't experienced it myself, I know creatine can act like a diuretic. Could be a symptom of dehydration, or perhaps cramping in the muscles at the base of your skull. Just a guess, but I'd try drinking significantly more water if you haven't already. Also, I'd skip the "loading phase" doses if you aren't already past them. Thanks for chiming in. Good luck!!
I’ve had a constant headache in the back of my head for like 6 or 7 days now. Initially caused by doing preacher curls, it has basically made it impossible to workout. Every time I try it just gets worse. Had to leave the gym early yesterday after just one set. This video did not help.
Ask the doctor about beta blockers (high blood pressure medicine), they don't just prescribe them for high blood pressure but for chronic headaches aswell, made a big difference for me.
I’ve been dealing with this for weeks. It got progressively worse as I was working out and haven’t been back to the gym in almost a month. I tried to go for a light bike ride a couple weeks ago and even that made emergency super lightheaded and feel like I was gonna faint. It’s really depressing and aggravating. I’ve already been cleared by doctors and everything and I still feel like shit. Wish someone could tell me how to fix this
Hey Hamid, I'll tell you man, I haven't had this issue in probably two years now (I don't even have to put the towel on my neck any more). The biggest change for me has been focusing on leg drive during the bench press (which has also helped my bench). I don't think I mention this in the video, but squeeze your glutes as hard as you can during the press (especially while your pushing up). In addition to giving you a better foundation, and preventing back/hamstring issues on max effort lifts, it seems to do a great job of taking the tension off of my head. Also try using a lacrosse ball on the base of your skull during your warmup to loosen any tension you may have ahead of time. I talk about it a bit in this video: ua-cam.com/video/veTXDIcW5b4/v-deo.html Thanks for watching, my friend!
Three Storm Fitness wow thank you for the detailed reply. I feel like the pain is on the back and side/top of my head on the left. However I’ve cut down on overhead presses which seemed to have worked a little I feel that may be the cause of the issue
@@xavieremond it’s actually still lingering haha for a while I’d get the pain from sneezing and stuff sometimes but that’s faded, now it will randomly come if I do a awkward movement
I am also facing the same problem sir... Last week I do some leg press and suddenly strong headache came and I stopped my workout.... Can you give me any solution?
+Daniel Valencia I'm glad you noticed. In almost any other plank variation, you would be correct about staying parallel to the floor. In the case of an RKC plank, however, the idea is to create so much tension in you core (drive your elbows and toes toward each other) that your hips sometimes come up a little. Give them a shot sometime--tense every muscle in your body for 10 seconds at a time in the plank pose. Thanks for watching!
Bro you literally saved me from not working out anymore, been using the towel technique 2 years never had a headache benching
That's really great to hear man! I believe I got that tip from my old doctor. The takeaway there is, only go to doctors who lift!
Thanks man experienced one last week and felt like I exploded a vien or something in my head and stopped the set ..will try this
The headaches suck Good luck to you sumeet!
can you help me brother
Have to learn to lift correctly. I've been lifting by putting the tension in my head.
@criticalghost9828 same 😫
Another important tip: Don't forget to BREATH. Some guys hold their breath on a heavy bench press and that is an exertion headache waiting to happen. The other important thing he did cover.....STOP your set. In fact, stop your entire bench press workout for that day. You will not "work through" that pain. In fact you may pop a blood vessel. I really felt like I almost did one time.
Got this today while doing a 5x5 benching 65 kg. Felt it immediately after finishing my first set. It wasn't so much of a headache but a discomfort. still feeling lightheaded .Only did 4 sets and am home watching this.
Need to add that I had Chinese yesterday( I had IBS). Went to the crapper 3 times in the morning before working out. My valsalva was in shambles. Probably what caused the headache
Ah, yeh, makes sense. I've met a lot of people who get all jacked up in the head after eating Chinese food (MSG was always the proclaimed culprit though I don't know the truth behind it). Hope it was a one-off thing for you
@@ThreeStormFitness yeah next bench on wednesday. will find out then. Had zero issues in todays back bicep day.
Thanks man
Had my first ones like a month ago and they just kept progressing every time I did a pressing movement or dips.
I even had to skip a few days of school cus I couldn’t focus at all when I had a really bad one 2 weeks ago. Something else that helps is just taking a break from the movement and take some deload days.
Literally the only exercise i get exertion headaches on. So stoked for this video. ✌️👌💪
that rolled towel is a miracle! thank you so much
I once had the pain shoot up my neck up to the top of my head. Pain I can' describe. Had to quit working out for 2 months. Thanks for the tip!
2 months! Dude...I had it for a week one time and it was hell enough. Hope this helps a little!
can you help me please brother
@@colbychaoscovingtonwarzone7531 // I did 3 things differently and never had the issue again. 1. Don't eat right before you workout 2. Start drinking some Karbolyn 20 minutes before/during your workout (you need these extra carbs for fuel) 3. EASE into the weights. Don't go straight to max weight. Good luck.
@@colbychaoscovingtonwarzone7531 are you okay now?
@@tommyowen8583 did it appeared again? Or it's just a one time experience
Appreciate the video man! Same thing happened to me this week. And these tips seem very good, I tried the towel under my neck and it does feel significantly better!
I'm here because for the first time in my 21 years of lifting it happened to me today. It was some major pressure in my head when I was benching. All I know is I changed my creatine today. I'll try without it.
if ur still active on this account, I am doing a loading phase of creatine right now and experienced my first exertional headache and I thought I was having a brain bleed haha. I’m making insane gains on bench though so I’ll put up with it
@@gbagba3415 it was definitely the brand creatine I was using. Once I stopped using that brand which was a week of using it the pressure went away. Brand matters.
@@DoritosResidue myprotein?
Haha just had the same thing started creating first time ever 2nd day got a crazy exertion headache on chest press. Was it the creatine?
@@squillbeats I'm sure it is. I would switch brands. This only happened with one brand that I used that came in a white bag thats resealable.
I experienced this today while benching. Is it just one side of the head? The whole left side of my head was killing me and I stopped the set immediately. Hours later & I'm still feeling it bad. I've been lifting the past 2 decades & never had this happen before. Thanks for the video.
I've just had those exact symptoms those past few days. Has anything worked out so far?
experienced the exact same thing. Anything help for you?
@@willbergmann_ Don't have them anymore. I took off a week of the bench basically and did a couple of neck/trap stretches I found on other vids. I still went to the gym, just didn't do exercises that wouldn't over exert my self. When I went back to the bench, I will stretch before each set and focus on posture and breathing. Like head in neutral position, slight arch back, butt tucked, etc. Im guessing I probably strained a neck muscle and apparently neck pain can cause to headaches.
1EdgarA thank you so much! This helped a ton.
1EdgarA I’ll have to try this. Thanks.
Man thanks for this. I'm going through this right now. And yes it was from bench. I do have a tendency to crane my neck and lift my head while doing the bench press. I'll try the towel trick.
“Dude... stop doing that” lol that was funny. I’m not far from gallipolis
Damn bro I get these too, and they suck ass, like you said...feels like someone stabbing a knife into your head over and over again. I haven't really figured out why, but breathing properly and reducing neck tension works somewhat,but it's not a guarantee. I usually have to stop training if it happens. Sucks balls.
I hear ya, Jakes. Sucks. I don't get them too bad benching anymore...concentrating on glute/core activation, grip and leg drive seems to have really helped me out. That said, high rep squats sets still hit me every now and then...not sure what's worse...getting these headaches at 15 reps in, or having to finish 20 reps without the headache :)
First time I felt a sharp long lasting pain on the left side of my head was during my second to last set of preacher curls. 2 days after that I felt it during legs but it’s probably because I held my breath tryna squeeze out that last rep. And today on chest day #2 I felt it immediately trying to incline bench press
How is it now?
This guys awesome
My head is paining everytime!!
Hope uh answer me
Had one of these while doing a bench press and suddenly shocked my sides of forehead.it was really bad had to stop working out.
Its more than 20days still feel the tightness on the sides of forehead and scared to lift heavy thinking it will trigger it again. Has anyone experienced pain on sides of forehead?
Any help would be appreciated.
Hey bro did you figure out a solution , im havinf this problem for 3 days now , cant lift anything without having a headache not even basic stuff like a chair or something
Tried everything and stopped working out for a while it was still there for a month but couldn't stress about it anymore and was living with it.
Gone by its own.
Thanks
Man I went to hard on leg press and screwed my head up , tried to go back to gym next day couldn't lift without the headache building up. Couldn't even have sex without that headache build up. Been over a week now and it's getting better I think. Gonna take 2 weeks off the gym just to be safe
Very frustrating--sorry to hear that. My advice is as soon as you experience even the faintest signs of an exertion headache, kill the set, cool off and try again in a few minutes (very carefully). If it still starts to hurt, pick a different exercise for the day. Sucks you gotta do this, but there doesn't seem to be any going back once the headache kicks in full blast. Good luck Cody!
@@ThreeStormFitness thanks for the reply ! Little update , took those 2 weeks off, all good now back in going hard . Defintley good advice , really just takes time , have to rest for a couple weeks.
Hey... @Cody Burson.... Did the exertion headache stopped after 10 days Or so...
I really wanna know... Because I experienced the same today while doing leg press....
@@rahulpanchal982 yes it took about ten days , but you really have to relax, stay away from exerting yourself to much. Take a couple weeks off the gym , I know it sucks but you really have to in order to get better. I tried to go back to early and I felt the headache again. It feels like a build up of blood or something, very uncomfortable feeling. When you go back in take it easy your first day , I haven't lifted heavy on the leg press in awhile now , but it must be gradual , dont go super heavy again on the leg press immediately. Good luck !!!
I did the same thing on leg press 5 years ago. It was a day where I was pretty tired, didn’t eat well, and had a bad hydration day. It would continue happening every work out or when having sex. Best thing to do is stop doing anything that triggers these headaches for several days, possibly weeks. It’s almost like something needs to heal in the head. Each time it happens, you have to start your rest period over. For me it took nearly a month.
Does this hv any side effects
Yeah it help a little bit
Glad to hear it!
Iam a powerlifter, but today I swiched it up we did 10sets of 10 on squarts I got a banging headache around rep 8 I kept having to stop do you think it was blood pressure spikes
Getting some delicious German volume, are you? I have the same problem with that man!
I used to try to bang out stupid high rep squat sets (e.g., Mass Made Simple's 50 reps @ 225), but my head would always cause me to stop before my legs...very frustrating.
I'll be honest, I haven't quite figured it out yet for squats. I did a set of 15 @315 the other day and my brain just about exploded. I think the only reason I was able to even push it that far was because I was trying like hell to divert the tension away from my neck and head by locking in my grip and lats (not a bad practice anyway).
Not sure on this one...I hate experimenting with it (the only thing that makes high rep squat sets more terrible is a knife in your skull while you do them), but I'll keep messing around and see if I can figure it out.
This is purely anecdotal, but I've noticed the SS Yoke bar doesn't give me the same degree of head pressure...possibly due to less strain on the shoulders I suppose.
Good luck man. Let me know if you have any break thrus on this front. Thanks for watching!
I’ve been taking creatine with my workouts everyday for the past 2 months and every time I lay down to bench my head starts pounding and I’m wondering if it’s because of the creatine?
While I haven't experienced it myself, I know creatine can act like a diuretic. Could be a symptom of dehydration, or perhaps cramping in the muscles at the base of your skull. Just a guess, but I'd try drinking significantly more water if you haven't already. Also, I'd skip the "loading phase" doses if you aren't already past them.
Thanks for chiming in. Good luck!!
Just stop taking it for a while and see if it goes away.
I’ve had a constant headache in the back of my head for like 6 or 7 days now. Initially caused by doing preacher curls, it has basically made it impossible to workout. Every time I try it just gets worse. Had to leave the gym early yesterday after just one set. This video did not help.
Ask the doctor about beta blockers (high blood pressure medicine), they don't just prescribe them for high blood pressure but for chronic headaches aswell, made a big difference for me.
I’ve been dealing with this for weeks. It got progressively worse as I was working out and haven’t been back to the gym in almost a month. I tried to go for a light bike ride a couple weeks ago and even that made emergency super lightheaded and feel like I was gonna faint. It’s really depressing and aggravating. I’ve already been cleared by doctors and everything and I still feel like shit. Wish someone could tell me how to fix this
Hey I’m going through this problem at the moment I’d really like to speak to you and get some tips on it if possible
Hey Hamid, I'll tell you man, I haven't had this issue in probably two years now (I don't even have to put the towel on my neck any more).
The biggest change for me has been focusing on leg drive during the bench press (which has also helped my bench). I don't think I mention this in the video, but squeeze your glutes as hard as you can during the press (especially while your pushing up). In addition to giving you a better foundation, and preventing back/hamstring issues on max effort lifts, it seems to do a great job of taking the tension off of my head.
Also try using a lacrosse ball on the base of your skull during your warmup to loosen any tension you may have ahead of time. I talk about it a bit in this video:
ua-cam.com/video/veTXDIcW5b4/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching, my friend!
Three Storm Fitness wow thank you for the detailed reply. I feel like the pain is on the back and side/top of my head on the left. However I’ve cut down on overhead presses which seemed to have worked a little I feel that may be the cause of the issue
@@hamidtariq3705 any update?
@@xavieremond it’s actually still lingering haha for a while I’d get the pain from sneezing and stuff sometimes but that’s faded, now it will randomly come if I do a awkward movement
@@hamidtariq3705 what about now, are you fine?
I am also facing the same problem sir... Last week I do some leg press and suddenly strong headache came and I stopped my workout.... Can you give me any solution?
Nice video man! What is your max bench?
Thanks Jonny! 365 lbs is my best. Got my eyes on 405...maybe next year...we'll call that a 2017 resolution.
damn, at how many reps??
@@mrBadge207 Max means 1
so sorry to point this out.. i am a fan of yours bur your form at 4:47 should be parallel relative to the ground for better performance?
+Daniel Valencia I'm glad you noticed. In almost any other plank variation, you would be correct about staying parallel to the floor. In the case of an RKC plank, however, the idea is to create so much tension in you core (drive your elbows and toes toward each other) that your hips sometimes come up a little.
Give them a shot sometime--tense every muscle in your body for 10 seconds at a time in the plank pose.
Thanks for watching!
so how are you supposed to push yourself in the gym, but stop because your head hurts
How cute and bubbly!
Thanks!
😍
Joey Tribbiani may has better logics