My Left Quad Went Snap? WTF

[Chipper Jones78]

I am thankfully fine and OK to walk, no unbearable pain or such. At the time when it happened, it was unberable.

I was playing a friendly game of bases with the boys and I rounded 2nd base, as I did, I pushed of with my left leg (not hard at all!) then snap??

I fell to the floor in real pain and was hoping around for 30 min.

Man I never felt something like this before in my life.

To describe EXACTLY how it felt, picture a small bungee cord, now pull that bungee cord with both arms as far as it goes release it with just one hand.

F*** me it hurt, that what it felt like in my left quad?

I guess I am asking if anyone has felt something like this before?

I cant do deep streches with this leg without pain, however, I can train with no issues.

Even if I go to the doctor, how would they check if something is wrong?

Cheers boys

Chip

 

[gutsandblood]

My left inner quad did that a year ago doing squats. Very scary. I toke it easy for a couple of days, and everything is fine.

I hope that is all that happened to you.

 

[EYE2EYE]

just for peace of mind

If you have insurance,you may want to get an x-ray or ultrasound done just to be on the safe side. Peace.

 

[Mad-Bull]

Jesus your description sounds scary as hell, I pray that never happens to me. I'm with E2E on this one go get an X ray can never be too careful could have fractured something.

 

[red5150]

That has happened to me 7 times. 4 times on leg press, 3 times on hack squats, and once on front squats. Mine snapped and sounded like someone tore an old dried out bath towel. Then leg tightened up and felt like someone punched me with their knuckle. Couldnt bend it for a few days and tight as hell. The only thing that can be done is an MRI to see if something is partially torn or look for some bleeding or inflammation. Have you injected in that quad recently??

 

[maldorf]

I had something similar happen to me years ago but I had a lot of pain that lasted at least a week or so. I had no swelling or bleeding though. I think that I might have torn the fascia somehow. It was on the side of my quad, the vastus lateralis, and I think it was part of the IT band perhaps. Fascia doesnt have much blood supply so you dont get bleeding. I am surprised though that you can exercise that muscle wihtout pain, because I could barely walk. When mine tore is sounded like ripping a T-shirt. A guy across the gym could hear it and he was probably about 50 feet away or more. Maybe you didnt tear yours as bad as I did.
I think mine might have had something to do with me injecting in that area, i had been injecting into that area of my quad during a cycle and it was a bit swollen at the time. I was squatting and it tore at the bottom of the movement when youre in the sitting position. When I started to pop up out of the hole I heard it tear. the guy spotting me thought I had torn my power lifting pants!

 

[Chipper Jones78]

Thanks everyone for your responses.

I appreciate it.

I'm going to the doc to have a look just in case.

Cheers
Chip

 

[alpha6164]

Get it checked out no matter what. Xray or ultrasound wont show anything. Xray only shows bones and ultrasound is great for defining masses or fluid filled sacs etc. Only an MRI will tell you what is going on with tendons/cartilages and muscles. From your description you did not have a full tear most likely either just a partial tear of tendon or fascia. They are under crazy fucking tension and when they even stretch by a few millimeters they it sounds like a firecracker lol.

 

[Kaiser]

My friend rolled both of his quads up while on a trampoline. Had to have both of them reattached. You would know it if it became unattached because like I said, they actually roll up. Actually, he's a porn star, Tommy (Strada) Gunn, so you can see the scars on his knees for yourself. LMFAO.