So… tonight was bench night. I really focused on taking a huge breath and keeping my ribs out.
Once I got home, I noticed hundreds of burst capillaries around my eyes and on my shoulders. I suppose I must have “pushed” against my held breath too hard.
How dangerous is this?
I think if you right click on the photos, you can see them full sized.
I’ve burst capillaries in my eyes from having my goggles on too tight swimming. In fact, I did this for two days in a row. It’s nothing serious, they should go away in a little bit. If it happens often, I’d get it checked out, but an isolated incident isn’t a big deal.
It is probably Petechiae. Not harmful. Hard to tell from the pics though.
I have had it in the past from coughing too much, even throwing up too hard one day. Best thing for it is ice it straight away to restrict the blood flow to the burst vessels and then just wait out until they heal.