Help me, I almost died!

[vintagewine]

Hello All,

I started cutting since yesterday and registered at my local gym. I am under a caloric deficit, I weigh 198lbs and am taking about 2100 cals/day. When I weighed in morning, I saw that I lost 3/4th of a pound.

Today morning I woke up at 6 am, had oats+milk+banana at 6:30 and started my first gym workout at 7 am. I did leg press, barbell curves, overhead press and 3 other types of workouts till 7:40 am. Then I was about to come out and saw a deadlift machine. Did just 3 reps on that and when I was walking out suddenly I started feeling veryyyy weak and weak in the heart. I already have a high cholesterol (340) and felt very weak. I thought it may be coz of water and went and drank some water but the condition dint improve. I felt dizzy, everything becoming dark around me and sat down on the floor. I felt I was about to die, it was so weak. Then I felt like I was about to throw out and did vomit a bit. After this I started feeling better. I sat there for like 15 mins and slowly drove back home.

I dont know what went wrong. Is it OK to lift weights when cutting? Is deadlift dangerous for newbies? Should I shift to evenings as I may not have any carbs in the morning and my pre-workout may not be digested in time? Please help out.

- VintageWine

[All-Star11]

This happens to lots of people when they deadlift regardless of diet.

[cmac27]

deadlifitng is very demanding depending on how much weight our doing so i wouldn't suggest doing that at the end of your workout. most people i know begin their workouts with deadlifts on the days that they do them. if you were already exhausted you may have pushed yourself beyond your threshold

[cmac27]

also watch out with milk before your workout. its always made me feel like i was gonna throw up both out my ass and out my mouth....just sayinn. most people will agree on not drinking milk before a workout

[sharkey]

sounds abit more than just hard deadlifting if you felt weird in the heart and everything looked black.

Have you had your blood pressure checked recently?

[vintagewine]

Thanks a lot guys. I think it is the deadlift then.

I was wrongly thinking it to be the morning effect. I did a google search on deadlift side effects and found the symptoms that I experienced.

Sharky, I think my BP is okay. No issues with that. I have a high cholesterol and that may have made me feel very weak.

I'll stay away from deadlifts and shift my workouts to the evenings. Thanks everybody

[Guai]

You should deadlift. You simply shouldn't do it at the end of a workout, when you're already spent and tired.

[Moreps]

Go see a physician. That doesn't appear normal.

[bbejj123]

it means you had a good workout!, just dont puke your wasting all those carbs and protein =P.

on a serious note, you might wanna see a physician, ive been cutting for 3 months at around 1400-2000 calories and been lifting 5-6 times a week and doing cardio for an hour 5-6 days a week. it may be the timing of your workouts or eating, some people can workout fine with eating before and some cant handle it.

[-TheKingPin-]

Its probably best to do exercises such as Deadlifts and Squats as your first exercise... Involves alot of major muscle groups... I know Id much prefer to perform my best on squats as opposed to leg presses.

[sharkey]

hardest exercises should always be done first IMO, but yeah get yourself to a doctor just to doublecheck, even if its just for a routine ECG and blood pressure, doesnt sound like your normal near faint hard workin out, although could be abit of anxiety coupled into it.

[queloque]

Like this guy dead-lifting and passing out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8RcDb_wZfQ

[McJimmie]

I started cutting since yesterday

When I weighed in morning, I saw that I lost 3/4th of a pound.

It's hardly going to have a noticeable effect overnight !

[Trillios]

This happened to me about 2 years ago when I just got back into lifting and dieting. I hit my first day really hard then rushed to the bathroom and felt like I was about to pass out. I did and my cousin found me laying next to a toilet seat. I'm not 100% why but I'm sure it had something to do with shocking the body and not taking in enough nutrients. Sugar dropped, maybe?

[Montre]

I get this when I'm squatting

[queloque]

locking your knees will do the same. In the military, while guys that stand at attention for a long time, some will lock their knees and fall flat on their face. I've seen it happen so many times.