Severe head injury from training. Please Read and give me your thoughts.

[ProMuscle]

I was doing hack squats really hard, very deep, and i felt this really severe pain in the back on my head as i was pushing really hard for the last rep. I suddenly kinda squatted down and held my head because it felt like somebody hit me with a hammer or something. Keep in mind that i was training so hard that i vomited 2 different times in this leg workout. Anyways i did back the next day and it was all i could do to keep my head from exploding so i went to the doctor and they told me that it was a "strained muscle that is connected to my head from my neck" I said what happens if i dont stop training like this and they said it could possibly tear away from your skull and you would have to get it glued back on through surgery. Has anybody here ever experienced anything like this and did you actually figure out what is was?

[Jeph]

thats some intense **** bro

[ProMuscle]

Originally Posted by Jeph

thats some intense **** bro

yeah its killing me because i cant train at all right now. everytime i try, doesnt matter if its light my head goes nuts.

[Edo]

Take it easy on your training for a few weeks. I've had this before and I just eased it up on the weight and it was fine. As a matter of fact take a week break from lifting then do 2 weeks of light to medium lifting. It should be fine after that.

[dmitrip]

i had the same problem man, i was doing shoulders and i got this big pain in the back of my head, it worried me a lot but i just took a rest from working out for a week and after i came back it was fine, just like any other strained muscles, u need to give it some time to heal.

[ProMuscle]

thanks for your replies. A week seems okay to most people but to me it seems like forever. Im training for a competition so im really frustrated about it. I guess Im going to have to take a break though. Maybe up my calories some and hope i dont lose much weight.

[LiftingAddict]

Same thing happened to me when I first started lifting really hard. I think I lifted to heavy, and I got this huge surge of a headlike seizure stuff, and my ear rang. Its gone away, so alls good here. Hopefully yours will too with patience.

[ProMuscle]

Yeah to bad im natural or else i wouldent worry about losing muscle size. again thanks for the replies. im off to bed. peace.

[Monstai2]

Those are called exertion headaches. Tell your doctor, because the chances of it being a muscle that can tear off are real low. IDK why your doctor didnt know that.

[Dukus]

Happened to me from what i believe was holding my breath while exerting yourself.

[PolishSasquatch]

Originally Posted by Monstai2

Those are called exertion headaches. Tell your doctor, because the chances of it being a muscle that can tear off are real low. IDK why your doctor didnt know that.

yah exertional headaches. i et em on bench sometimes when i forget proper breathing patters. worst pain ever man, feels like your head's gunna blow. I think it's caused by too much blood pressure built up

[ProMuscle]

so do you think i can still train as long as i try and breath properly. and is there any risk involved?

[Cynthiazz]

lol @ Promuscle, you think throwing up during your leg workout is hardcore? You are clearly not timing your pre-workout meal properly. Might as well not waste the food by eating it.

[ProMuscle]

Originally Posted by Ilovelance

lol @ Promuscle, you think throwing up during your leg workout is hardcore? You are clearly not timing your pre-workout meal properly. Might as well not waste the food by eating it.

man honestly what the hell is your deal. what a total ****ing idiot. take your negative attitude somewhere else.

[Cynthiazz]

Originally Posted by ProMuscle

man honestly what the hell is your deal. what a total ****ing idiot. take your negative attitude somewhere else.

Negative? I am being serious, get your diet in check bro.

[ProMuscle]

Originally Posted by Ilovelance

Negative? I am being serious, get your diet in check bro.

lets see if im doing this wrong then. My gym is 20 minutes away. I trained legs that day at 5:00 pm. i drank a pre-workout shake at 4:05 pm. woulden't that be long enough? and i never said it was "hardcore" i was just trying to explain to them how hard i was training. Honestly i think that was rude but who cares just forget it.

[Big_fuzzy]

Ok... someone who has an idea whats going in will comment.

ProMuscles, what you have is a very sick and unhappy levator scapula, this is the muscle that runs from the top of the scapula to yo the base of yours skull. It is heavily activated during squats as you have to keep your traps up and back.

The cure for this is a veyr deep massage into your neck. If you arent in alot of pain and ont he verge of crying, get a new masseuse. Ask if the person can perform trigger points and throw in words ike transverse muscular friction and active release therapy.

If the person gives you a blank look, find someone else.

Massages cost, but this is your health.

[user8765487]

Fuzzy's response is the best in this thread; it is doubtful that this is an exertion headache.

Messages work like a charm for this.

[PrettyPinkDonut]

pain may be weakness leaving the body
but self induced injury is stupid, you have nothing to prove so chill out with the training, you want to be able to make use of it in the future

[jamezgt]

your sternocleidmastoid or your splenius must be injured, or a damage to the cervical vertebras :S

[me.]

thats some hard working out...

take a break until your pain is gone. when you're back to working, use lighter weight until your are ready. and when you go back to heaving weights, make sure you climb up there by adding up weight slowly.