[quote]EyeDentist wrote:
I’m an ophthalmologist (an Eye MD). I see and care for glaucoma pts on a daily basis. For the record, I do not worry about the transient increase in IOP caused by weightlifting, and don’t think anyone else should either (unless we’re speaking of an individual with advanced glaucoma). [/quote]
THANKS DOC!
[quote]Aragorn wrote:
[quote]DSSG wrote:
[quote]xneverbackdown wrote:
But really the worst that will happen is maybe a burst eye blood vessel or a bloody nose. and even those are still pretty rare unless you have super high blood pressure/are on steroids[/quote]
It’s not unheard of. It has happened to me just from straining very hard on a lift. I’m also a natural with good blood pressure. [/quote]
Ditto. I’ve managed to do it a number of times, regularly but not often…sort of like sniffing ammonia for comps ;).
I don’t think you’re training hard enough without a few burst blood vessels. Best mark of a lifter ever.
I’m sort of joking. But really not joking either.[/quote]
If you have some form of asthma and you don’t occasionally start wheezing, and gagging while training, you probably aren’t training hard. 
I posted this in another thread but this is the shit I’m talkin bout
425 at 145. Get big or die tryin’. That lift is going up this weekend at NJ States
he didn’t just wake up one morning and decide to do that, though. he freaking trained his ass off to be able to do that (relatively) safely.
The spotter, rather than looking concerned, looks confused.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
[quote]xneverbackdown wrote:
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
Not sure if it’s safe, but it helps me lift more weight, which is my goal.[/quote]
Rather be dead than weak.[/quote]
Yup. I don’t care if I die, as long as they bury me in a big fucking box.[/quote]
Also, this.
redemption