I may just be a horrible friend. But, i would find that hilarious if i were there.

I may just be a horrible friend. But, i would find that hilarious if i were there. On another note I would see a doctor. Especially if this becomes reoccurring.

-G

Today when I was doing a deadhang on my pull-up bar I passed out. The only thing I remember is feeling very lightheaded during the exercise, but powerless to stop. It all happened very fast. My friend witnessed the incident and told me that my face suddenly went very red and I peeled off. My pull-up bar is in my stairwell about 4 steps from the bottom a few feet above the stairs. I’m told that after peeling, my legs buckled upon impact and I fell down the remaining stairs. When I came to, around what I’m told is one to two minutes later, my friend was holding me asking me if I was ok. I have absolutely no recollection of the incident and even after having it described to me the only thing I remember is the lightheadedness described earlier. I did not hit my head and the only injury seems to be a small cut on my hand. I felt strange for about an hour afterwards, but feel fine now. I have never passed out before, but often feel a similar lightheaded feeling after standing up quickly. Does anybody have any ideas as to why this may have happened and/or what I can do to prevent it from occurring in the future, especially on the wall.

If you were truly in a dead hang and were so for a short while here is what probably happened.

You were hanging there relaxed and your shoulders squeezed in on your neck and pinched the veins in your neck cutting off or lowering the blood supply to your brain. This caused caused your blackout. I have seen this done when I coached gymnastics. Kid doing pull ups and resting between sets by just hanging there then flop onto the floor out cold. Then they come back to and everything is fine.

I am no doctor so take it or leave it but I have seen it many times.

JB

Oh don't worry. There was plenty of laughing.

Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions everybody. I think I will just wait and if I ever start feeling weird again I'll get it checked out.

Today when I was doing a deadhang on my pull-up bar I passed out. The only thing I remember is feeling very lightheaded during the exercise, but powerless to stop. It all happened very fast. My friend witnessed the incident and told me that my face suddenly went very red and I peeled off. My pull-up bar is in my stairwell about 4 steps from the bottom a few feet above the stairs. I’m told that after peeling, my legs buckled upon impact and I fell down the remaining stairs. When I came to, around what I’m told is one to two minutes later, my friend was holding me asking me if I was ok. I have absolutely no recollection of the incident and even after having it described to me the only thing I remember is the lightheadedness described earlier. I did not hit my head and the only injury seems to be a small cut on my hand. I felt strange for about an hour afterwards, but feel fine now. I have never passed out before, but often feel a similar lightheaded feeling after standing up quickly. Does anybody have any ideas as to why this may have happened and/or what I can do to prevent it from occurring in the future, especially on the wall.

I don't think passing out from a deadhang is normal.

Actually, this happens to me all the time. (Well, I've learned to let go and drop down before the wave of blackness engulfs me now.)

I would say this guy is experiencing a vasovagal response (or syncope) as someone else mentioned.

I think suggesting thoracic outlet syndrome is jumping to massive conclusions. Occam's Razor is in order here.

What's in order here is a visit to a doctor.

Jay

Actually, this happens to me all the time. (Well, I've learned to let go and drop down before the wave of blackness engulfs me now.)

I would say this guy is experiencing a vasovagal response (or syncope) as someone else mentioned.

I think suggesting thoracic outlet syndrome is jumping to massive conclusions. Occam's Razor is in order here.

Maybe. But if it only happens once, then I don't see the point. Hell, it happens to me regularly and I've never seen a doc for it. I'm still livin'...all these years later.

One time I jumped up off a bed to turn off a ceiling fan, passed out cold, hit the floor, my head landed next to a giant dumbbell lying there, then I woke up who knows how long after and see that thing staring me in the eyes.... Another time I got up off the couch, passed out on a tile floor but just happened to have my upper body fall through a bedroom doorway so the cerebral parts landed on carpeting. Happenstance there was a sharp corner of a wooden dresser which was ~1-2" from where my head landed--amazing that my gray matter missed THAT obstacle as well!

Hmmm, who knows, maybe I have sustained actual damage when I thought there was none....and that explains so much now that I think about it!!

Maybe. But if it only happens once, then I don't see the point. Hell, it happens to me regularly and I've never seen a doc for it. I'm still livin'...all these years later.

One time I jumped up off a bed to turn off a ceiling fan, passed out cold, hit the floor, my head landed next to a giant dumbbell lying there, then I woke up who knows how long after and see that thing staring me in the eyes.... Another time I got up off the couch, passed out on a tile floor but just happened to have my upper body fall through a bedroom doorway so the cerebral parts landed on carpeting. Happenstance there was a sharp corner of a wooden dresser which was ~1-2" from where my head landed--amazing that my gray matter missed THAT obstacle as well!

Hmmm, who knows, maybe I have sustained actual damage when I thought there was none....and that explains so much now that I think about it!!

What's in order here is a visit to a doctor.

Jay

wtf just happened? jay said something constructive? am I the only one worried?

Occam's Razor is in order here.