Blog Entry
Had a great workout today. Mid-50s in Ohio, but I stayed inside today and did my tri-fecta class. Thanks Bradl for the heads up on what caused the eye pain, cerebral hyperemia. He mentioned imporper breathing may have been the cause. Even though I know better, I have caught myself holding my breath during a hard lift. This is bad for two reason; first you need to provide oxygen to your muscles when you are working them and second, when you hold your breath duing a strenious activity pressure actually increases behind your eyes.
Remember to inhale when you are lowing the weight (elongation phase) and exhale during the hard part of the lift (contraction phase).
