Micro tear in my upper quad?

[hawkmoon]

I was doing leg presses today, warmed up proper and all but went pretty heavy.
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On the 1200 set I was coming out of the bottom, my knees just off my chest and I felt, and I swore I heard a popping, ripping sound right below my hip at the origin of my rectus femoris. It felt a lot like popping and ripping bubble wrap.

I lost no strength, but I pulled the safety pins and racked the weight.
It still hurts, but not a lot. It's like a IM injection pain. No bruising.
I suppose I got out lucky.

I assume if I get no bruising there is no real damage.
Yes?

 

[jm425]

Sounds like a severe strain to me bro. Bruising means you completely tore the muscle or tendon. Just ice it down, take some advil and rest. Don't do leg works for a couple weeks, see how you feel and if you feel ok, do some light leg workouts for a few weeks. Also, put put those black tops to use bro. It will definately help speed up the healing process.

 

[hawkmoon]

Thanks jm. I think you are right. The feel of it spooked me.

I started the GH after that workout, last night. Cursory inspection of the product looks good. We shall see...

 

[jm425]

Thanks jm. I think you are right. The feel of it spooked me.

I started the GH after that workout, last night. Cursory inspection of the product looks good. We shall see...

Keep us updated on your situation bro. Right now, I'm nursing a pec tear. Thank God it's not completely torn though.

 

[BigTex]

I was doing leg presses today, warmed up proper and all but went pretty heavy.
300x20
600x20
900x15
1000x10
1200x2

On the 1200 set I was coming out of the bottom, my knees just off my chest and I felt, and I swore I heard a popping, ripping sound right below my hip at the origin of my rectus femoris. It felt a lot like popping and ripping bubble wrap.

I lost no strength, but I pulled the safety pins and racked the weight.
It still hurts, but not a lot. It's like a IM injection pain. No bruising.
I suppose I got out lucky.

I assume if I get no bruising there is no real damage.
Yes?

Oddly enough, the exact same thing happened to me yesterday. Mine is the insertion of the vasti lateralis. I felt it pop but lost no strength. It was pretty painful last night and most of today but is quickly going away.

Here is what I did:

* Ice every 3 hours for 20 minutes
* anti-inflammatory every 6 hours
* I also started using my TENS unit last night and today.

From what I can tell you probably have the same thing I have, micro-trauma. When this happens the injured muscle cramps up big time. If you feel around you should be able to feel the knot and have some idea of how large the injured area is. Once you get the cramp and swelling down it will heal up pretty quickly.

Generally no bruising is a good thing.