This weightlifter passes out after "forgetting to breathe" during a 245-kilogram deadlift.

Raymond Heaton was filming himself in the gym as he attempted two heavy deadlifts.

The fitness enthusiast drops the weights and promptly collapses. Nearby gym-goers quickly check on him.

Heaton said: "It was the last day before gyms closed over Christmas in my small town and I wanted to go pretty heavy to make it count.

"Also, I recently purchased a mouthguard and this was my first time using it and I was not used to breathing through it.

"Additionally, I had just started to implement the hook grip, which is quite painful to use but more efficient/safer which only added to me not remembering to breathe at all on my 245-kilogram x 2.5 deadlifts."

This footage was filmed in December 2020.

'Well, gym sessions do not always go as per one's expectations and this clip proves the same.

In this video, Raymond Heaton attempts to perform a 245 KG and a 225 KG deadlift but collapses both times.

He wrote: "It was the last day before gyms closed over Christmas in my small town and I wanted to go pretty heavy to make it count."

He added: "Also, I recently purchased a mouthguard and this was my first time using it and I was not used to breathing through it. Additionally, I had just started to implement the hook grip, which is quite painful to use but more efficient/safer which only added to me not remembering to breathe at all on my 245KGx2.5 Deadlift."

This tragicomic footage was filmed on December 23, 2020.

Name: Raymond Heaton
Location: Moree, NSW, Australia'