Comments on: Does Your Exercise Give You a Headache? http://eugenization.com/does-your-exercise-give-you-a-headache/ A Personal Training Blog. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:32:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Eugene Thong http://eugenization.com/does-your-exercise-give-you-a-headache/#comment-1949 Eugene Thong Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:12:48 +0000 http://eugenization.com/wordpress/does-your-exercise-give-you-a-headache/#comment-1949 Jeff - Agreed in your observation of Leg Press and Squats being big triggers of EIH. I've also found pulldowns to be big triggers of EIH in women. There's no evidence that suggests you need to stop training for 2-3 weeks if you develop EIH. It IS correct to stop exercising immediately when you initially develop one, but performing neck exercise (cervical extensions, for example) will cause the symptoms to resolve almost 100% of the time. No more exercise should be done that same day, but you can still exercise successfully during your next scheduled workout if you follow the guidelines I've posted above: Overbreathe, relax your face, keep neutral posture. EIH does tend to recur in folks who've experienced it once before. But it isn't like a sprained ankle, because with some precautions, future EIH is avoidable. Jeff -

Agreed in your observation of Leg Press and Squats being big triggers of EIH. I’ve also found pulldowns to be big triggers of EIH in women.

There’s no evidence that suggests you need to stop training for 2-3 weeks if you develop EIH. It IS correct to stop exercising immediately when you initially develop one, but performing neck exercise (cervical extensions, for example) will cause the symptoms to resolve almost 100% of the time. No more exercise should be done that same day, but you can still exercise successfully during your next scheduled workout if you follow the guidelines I’ve posted above: Overbreathe, relax your face, keep neutral posture.

EIH does tend to recur in folks who’ve experienced it once before. But it isn’t like a sprained ankle, because with some precautions, future EIH is avoidable.

]]> By: Jeff http://eugenization.com/does-your-exercise-give-you-a-headache/#comment-1923 Jeff Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:27:04 +0000 http://eugenization.com/wordpress/does-your-exercise-give-you-a-headache/#comment-1923 Just this past week I've experienced EIH for the first time in over a decade of strength training. Two things to add: the most common exercises that seem to spur EIH are leg press and squats. Also, if you experience EIH you should stop your training session immediately and take 2-3 weeks off. Come back to soon and the symptons start right back up. Also, in my research, its like a sprained ankle in that once you get it you're more likely to experience the symptoms again. Just this past week I’ve experienced EIH for the first time in over a decade of strength training. Two things to add: the most common exercises that seem to spur EIH are leg press and squats. Also, if you experience EIH you should stop your training session immediately and take 2-3 weeks off. Come back to soon and the symptons start right back up. Also, in my research, its like a sprained ankle in that once you get it you’re more likely to experience the symptoms again.

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]]> By: Postue Exercises http://eugenization.com/does-your-exercise-give-you-a-headache/#comment-209 Postue Exercises Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:31:32 +0000 http://eugenization.com/wordpress/does-your-exercise-give-you-a-headache/#comment-209 Good post for bringing this to peoples attention Good post for bringing this to peoples attention

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