On deadlifts I nearly faint when I go down. I get that this happens a lot when you lift heavy, but I’m not lifting heavy. Not even relatively. It’s 65 pounds which is nothing to me. When I first started I didn’t get lightheaded, but now even with 65 for a warmup I’m dizzy. By the time I go to my main workout, I go to 75 or 80 and at this point I’m about to black out after like 2 reps. Again, not heavy but something is still wrong. I think my form is correct. Deep breath with belly expanding on inhale, brace, and squeeze glutes.

I also want to progress with chin ups, but I can do neither pull ups, chin ups, and even lat pull downs aren’t doing anything - the pull downs I feel in my upper back, and then my forearms get super sore even after leading with elbows. I’m doing a chin up grip on pull downs with ‘hooks’ (thumbs on the same side as other fingers). I tried negatives briefly, but the pull up bars are at an angle, and there were too many people at the squat rack which is the only place with straight horizontal bars.

  • comi [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    In case you are not on some 18h fast - dizziness is very weird/concerning. if you are - eat a banana like 2-3h before exercise.

    Ah, can you hang for like 30-60 sec already? Pull ups are not exactly about arm strength, they are about tendons and core/spine as well. if you immediately drop do the rows/dips/pulldowns, until you can control negative in some way - like first third of a distance

      • comi [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        hanging is important in any case, you can finish workout with it.

        And proper negative is a weird saying. There is no proper form of getting there lol - you jump up/or lift your legs to be in the top position and then negative. It’s not pretty I mean.

        If your strength is lacking you won’t be able to feel control in first third of arm movement, and you won’t get any benefit - you will just snap into bottom position without muscle engagement (which is dangerous as you can hurt something), so if that’s the case - do other arm exercises (row/pull downs is closest, as it’s pulling exercise) and hanging from a bar to get prepared.