Hey BBM!
I’m in week 11 or PowerLifting 2 and have been having some issues with near-passing out after my heavy sumo deadlift singles. I’ve been doing what I call Covid-deadlifts, I’m in Ontario Canada and our gyms are still locked down so I’m in a 8’ by 10’ room trying to set my lifts down quietly and not disturb others in the house (or the ceiling below), not sure if this would make things worse or not.
I don’t fully pass out but have my vision/hearing mostly fade and am forced to take a knee until the lights come back on. My resting heart rate is around 56-60bpm, BP typically ranges around 118-122/66-70, I had an echo-cardiogram around 8 years ago with no noted issues. I’m male, 29 years old, 184cm in height, 205lb bw. Currently no health issues to speak of. I usually eat plenty of salt and am currently eating maintenance. The issue is popping up in the 93-96% load range 510-550lbs.
I’m really looking forward to setting some new PRs on week 13 but this issue has me hesitant to really send-it on my deads. Is there any near-term advise to help mitigate this leading up to the end of the program and/or anything I can do long term?
Thank you!