Strength training is a promising intervention for the prevention and amelioration of several pathologies, and leads to a reduced all-cause mortality risk . Nevertheless, an acute bout of resistance exercise may lead to a catastrophic occurrence due to artery dissection . This is a consequence of the vascular stress provoked by the extreme pressure response that occurs during strength training . Despite the fact that artery dissection is a rare condition, systemic hypertension may yield extremely dangerous levels of wall stress, in some cases reaching the breaking point of the wall strength. This might occur particularly in individuals with a pre-existing enlargement of an artery . However, strength training provides unique health benefits , which outweigh its possible risks, and is usually safe for the general population .