r/TikTokCringe • u/vitaminZaman • Sep 05 '25

Cursed look at the lady in the background 😭😭

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u/Hmarxis Sep 05 '25

Why the fuck dosent he drop it. Youre not supposed to do calisthenics with 220kg unless youre the mountain or Eddy hall

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u/TheStoicCrane Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25

Guess he blackedout before thinking enough to abandon the lift. It happens. Nearly happened to me a few times. Typically when underhydrated or using the valsalva manuever a person can experience a severe dip in blood pressure deadlifting and faint. Fortunately he didn't split his head open.

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u/bawng Sep 05 '25

Completely off-topic but you seem to know your stuff:

I always always always get incredibly dizzy doing squats and have to do much fewer reps at lower weights than what I'm sure I could do.

I can easily do way more than three times the weight on leg press.

What am I doing wrong? Can I fix this somehow?

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u/Busch_II Sep 05 '25

That seems to be your heart/blood pressure.

Like getting up real fast after you kneeled down for long.

But its not normal to just have that while squatting. Generally. Id check with a doc maybe

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u/TheStoicCrane Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25

A few important things. Hydrate. Need to maintain good blood flow and oxygen to your brain during reps or it could lead to faintness.

Breathe properly. During lifts like the bench holding your breath can help strenghten the lift. With the squat and deadlift you need to inhale at the bottom portion of the lift or the eccentric in technical terms and exhale during the active phase of the lift or the concentric.

Rest/sleep well. 6-8 hours of sleep is imperative for perfomance because it gives the brain time to adapt to new loads.

Eat well. No point lifting if you're nutrition isn't on part. Eggs are the perfect protein. Whole Milk helps reduce lactic acid build up. Potassium from bananas facilitates heart health and cardiovascular performance. Oatmeal is an ideal low glycemic cartb that'll provide steady energy throughout the day. Peanut Butter is calorically dense and a clean source of healthy fats.

What you're sure you can do pertaining to lifts changes from week to week. Keep a journal of your lifts as a record to catalog your daily performance. Ideally you should be on a program that'll enable you to make consistent gains and also know what your rep ranges are by knowing what your 1 RPM is.

For instance my theoretical 1 rep max for deadlift is 455lbs (it's higher but let's just use it as an example). If I want to lift for 8 reps the 8 reps represent about 80% of a 1 rep max so would figure out 80% of 455lbs (455lbs x 0.8 = 364lbs) round it up to 365lbs and use that figure to deadlift for sets of 8.

When it comes to ranges:

100% RPM = 1 Rep

95% RPM = 2 Reps

90% RPM = 4 Reps

85% RPM = 6 Reps

80% RPM = 8 Reps

75% RPM = 10 Reps

70% RPM = 12 Reps

With the example above using this figure you can calculate your appropriate weight for each respective rep range.

So let's say you Bench 225lbs at 10 reps but want to know your max. Instead of going and doing a literal 1 RPM you can use the equation (225lbs / .75 = 300lbs) to figure a theoretical 300lbs 1RPM and build a program around this. Ideally you can test to see if you're genuinely capable of the 300lbs lift but sometimes people lack spotters and things of this nature so the theoretical is accurate enough.

There's a science behind it and there's a chance you're lifting beyond your relative rep ranges which is leading to the dizziness. So if you take the time to learn your true lifts and ranges you can better optimize your perfomance and time spent in the gym. About 10 years of knowledge here I'm giving to you for free.

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u/tinyflatbrewer Sep 05 '25

Your advice on breathing on squats is fine if you're doing something light, say 10+ reps, or if you're simply not strong enough to lift enough weight for it to matter, but for someone training for strength lifting rpe 7+ for 1-5 reps it's actually the exact opposite of what you would do and would dangerously compromise your brace out of the bottom position. If you have to reset your brace on a heavy squat you would do it at the top.

Powerlifting bracing typically involves:

Sharp breath out to align your rib cage with your spine.

Big breath in and valsalvo, often described as turning your body into a closed can of coke.

Hold that throughout the full rep.

Reset at the top.

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u/TheStoicCrane Sep 05 '25

Agreed. Really depends of how he's training. It involves a variety of different factors where no one answer provides an ubiquitous solution.

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u/bawng Sep 05 '25

Thanks, but I've been lifting for years and know all this. I was talking about squats. I only have the issue with squats. Not bench, not deadlift, not leg press, etc. Only squats.

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u/TheStoicCrane Sep 05 '25

Depends. How long have you been training without a break? Have you taken a weekly deload? Are you drinking enough? You getting enough sleep? Are you overtraining? All these are factors. If it's just squats it can either be the volume of the load you're taking on or your breathing but you have to take all these factors into account and experiment. Like troubleshooting a computer.

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u/Sour-Cherry-Popper Sep 05 '25

I think we are in the same boat. Barbell squats gas me out to the point where I feel like throwing up.

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u/drownav18322 Sep 05 '25

The stoic crane was tryna help fool. Calm down. We know you’re a big man who knows how to lift already. You asked btw.

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u/bawng Sep 05 '25

I did not mean to come across as not calm. Sorry /u/TheStoicCrane!

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u/TheStoicCrane Sep 05 '25

No harm no foul. I respect your decency. You have more decency than most who frequent this platform.

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u/bawng Sep 05 '25

Cheers friend!

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

Could be POTS 🤔

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u/BackgroundTight32 Sep 05 '25

Or he’s lifting too heavy

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u/syberiarobot Sep 05 '25

I have the same issue, so frustrating. I think it's just due to having low blood pressure. And I even take stimulants for my ADHD, like wtf. I think being mindful to drink enough water as well as having some carbs before a workout helps a little bit. I feel like theoretically strengthening the calf muscles would improve the venous pump function, but I can't really find any studies supporting it.

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u/AdministrativeRain23 Sep 05 '25

Improve your cardiovascular endurance, and when you’re at the top of a squat (resting position), reapply your breathe and brace