I pick things up and then fall down.

MOHWowbagger:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasovagal_response

The wiki entry doesn't mention it like I would have expected, but the act of "straining" or "bearing down" (as when you take a dump or lift 500 pounds) stimulates the vagus nerve. Try it yourself -- put your finger on your pulse and then bear down like you're trying to force a watermelon out of your ass. Hold it for a few seconds and feel your pulse slow down.

I didn't pass out, but now I've got a hemorrhoid the size of a strawberry. Thanks a lot.

Dougie AXP: The only thing that makes sense to me, and I am definitely not! a doctor, is that guys doing this lift are straining so hard that they are increasing their blood pressure so high that the velocity of the blood increases to such an extent then when they finally relax, the blood drains from their head in a split second causing them to temporary pass out. If you notice he was conscious again within 5 or so seconds.

I was more concerned with how hard he hit his head on the support rod when he fell.


My oldest brother's friends (who were idiots) used to crouch into a ball and breathe super heavy for about 30 seconds, then they'd stand up -- they'd faint every time. I guess it was fun. Anyway, one day one of them didn't have someone nearby to catch him and he fell forward, flat onto his face. He looked like hell for about a month.

The reason I remember it so well is because the boy that got hurt (Jimmy, btw) would always get some gift from his father whenever he did something incredibly stupid. In this case, he got a brand new watch.

/I always figured there was some street name for the forced fainting thing given how dumbassy-predictable teenage boys can be -- though I've never bothered to look it up.

Perhaps some sort of communication breakdown.

Dougie AXP: I was more concerned with how hard he hit his head on the support rod when he fell.

Not to worry, the video shows pretty clearly that the support rod was not damaged.

Does dead lifting this ridiculous amount of weight even build muscle or do anything remotely productive for your body except to brag about how much weight you dead lifted?