Josh
18-02-2009, 08:22 PM
Anyone ever get chest pain from squats?
I got in 1 working set of squats tonight after warming up, and while everything felt fine during the set, I got hit with some chest pain after I sat down to rest. I thought if I just waited it out, it would go away (maybe just some gas,) but it stayed, and is still here more than 2 hours later. Needless to say, I didn't get to finish my work out.
The location is (paranoia aside) right where my heart is. I've had to breathe fairly shallow ever since it happened as if I take deeper breaths, the pain gets worse (even gives a sudden stabbing sensation if I breath too deeply.) I actually had to hold my breath in order to tie my boots because breathing in that kneeling position made the pain too intense.
I am just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what might have happened? I don't really see how I could have pulled a muscle in my chest doing squats, but then again I don't have much knowledge on the subject. Is it possible that I may have had too much air in my lungs and stressed one of them from the pressure? Or could I actually have hurt my heart? I was able to walk home, but it took an extra 10 minutes because I had to walk slower.
I got in 1 working set of squats tonight after warming up, and while everything felt fine during the set, I got hit with some chest pain after I sat down to rest. I thought if I just waited it out, it would go away (maybe just some gas,) but it stayed, and is still here more than 2 hours later. Needless to say, I didn't get to finish my work out.
The location is (paranoia aside) right where my heart is. I've had to breathe fairly shallow ever since it happened as if I take deeper breaths, the pain gets worse (even gives a sudden stabbing sensation if I breath too deeply.) I actually had to hold my breath in order to tie my boots because breathing in that kneeling position made the pain too intense.
I am just wondering if anyone has any ideas on what might have happened? I don't really see how I could have pulled a muscle in my chest doing squats, but then again I don't have much knowledge on the subject. Is it possible that I may have had too much air in my lungs and stressed one of them from the pressure? Or could I actually have hurt my heart? I was able to walk home, but it took an extra 10 minutes because I had to walk slower.