Hey again, this topic I'm pretty worried about. Lately during my days even when I'm not in the gym I've been getting pretty distracted and feeling quite light headed. Once again, the usual stressors and I'm working really hard on getting them resolved, I've made a lot of progress in the right direction so far. But at the gym, after doing sets and standing up, I feel like my head is coated in lead. I think the better term is your head feels quite heavy. I've really been periodizing my rest times and intensity well so far, so I know that I'm not overtraining like I used to. I'm dead sure that it is just these stupid stressor invading my head even when I'm at the gym. I'm really, really worried about passing out, it usually is the worst when I am squatting or bench pressing and since I don't have a spotting partner, this could be incredibly dangerous... Eric, I know you pass out a fair bit, or you get close to the point of blacking out. Does anybody know if it is ok if you do? I'm really going to try not to but just in case, I want to know all the facts and if I can do anything to prevent it. So far on my big compound lifts I've been keeping it in a hypertrophy rep range. I don't want to push myself to hard or I will for blackout for sure. I haven't talked to my doctor or family because they'd just tell me to stop exercising.

Sorry, I know this is really rambling and unorganized but basically, have you guys ever blacked out before? If you did, how was it like coming back to consciousness? Did you feel better and able to go more or did you still feel the same and needed to take the day off? Is it normal for people, especially people my age (I'm 19 now) to experience passing out while training intensely? I won't lie, I'm quite scared and it's not getting better with each passing day, but I am really working on this.

Thanks for any information you guys have!

-Primal