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Holding the breath for a longer than normal time during weightlifting can cause a temporary loss of consciousness known as the weightlifter's blackout.
Describes the weightlifter's blackout phenomenon, a temporary loss of consciousness during strength training when breath is held.
Blackout during breath-holding lifts warrants clinical caution in athletes; leaves open its cardiovascular prognostic value.
The Weightlifter’s Blackout is a period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the others. Also it is a temporary loss of consciousness experienced during weightlifting or another strength training activity when the breath is held [1] [2][12].Many weightlifters at one point or another in their careers will experience the phenomenon of “blacking out.” This will most likely occur in lifts where the breath is held for a longer than normal time, such as in a military press, squat clean, or squat.
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Hamdy El-Gazzar (2023) studied Weightlifter's Blackout. Breath holding during weightlifting was evaluated on Temporary loss of consciousness. Holding the breath for a longer than normal time during weightlifting can cause a temporary loss of consciousness known as the weightlifter's blackout.
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