What happened to my leg this morning?

[Smmyskittles]

Came to the gym about 5:40 ish this morning because I was irate and needed to blow off steam. [[Finished just before 8:20am, I dont know if that matters or not]].

Was doing 230lb squats, which I've been doing for a while, with no issue, until today.

Halfway through my first set, it felt like a string snapping on my thigh but I swear it was a muscle. I finished the set, even though the "snapping" happened each time I squatted down.

Stopped for about 2 min, lowered my weight to 180lbs, happened again first 2 reps. Took another 2 min break and finished my sets with no further problems. Yet, I'm concerned because I've never felt anything like that before.

Any idea (s) what happened?

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P. S. The "snapping" did not hurt. It was faint and felt like someone was snapping a very small/weak rubber band against my leg.

[spuitkaas]

It could be a pulled muscle. In Dutch you call it a whiplash because you hear a snap sound like a whiplash.
It can happen if you haven't warmed up your musckes well enough, but it can happen any time.
Did it hurt? Then it's probably a pulled muscle. You need to cool it and take some rest to heal.

[Smmyskittles]

I've had a pulled muscle and torn muscles before; both were painful. This didn't and doesn't hurt.

[BertMacklinFBI]

did the snap hurt?

if it didn't hurt but you felt and heard something snap it could be your ligaments moving around.

take a short break

[Smmyskittles]

What would be the difference between my ligaments moving around and a stretch/tear?

[BertMacklinFBI]

well a tear will actually hurt, as opposed to ligaments and tendons snapping around your bone structure, those don't hurt, you only feel them whipping around and can occasionally hear them too.

[Smmyskittles]

Thank you. :)

[BertMacklinFBI]

no problem :D

[ConsultantIsBack]

oh nooo!!

hope this helps:
https://i.4cdn.org/pol/1458089512737.gif

[Smmyskittles]

Is that the best you've got? ;) I am bordering on disappointment.

[SleepingSnorlax]

I don't know about "snaps" but the rule of thumb i went by in jiu jitsu was:
1 "pop" you're fine
2 "pops" you're still fine
3 "pops" go to the hospital

Lol maybe you can apply this to lifting

[Alexalex92]

You should rest your muscles, better doing every one day so your muscles can feed more and have better results
;)

[Smmyskittles]

:P Why didn't you just IM or message me this?

[Alexalex92]

Hahaha ;) woof :-P :-P

[Joc4Position]

Maybe you pulled a muscle?

[Smmyskittles]

I've pulled a muscle before and it was painful; this was not.

[Joc4Position]

Popped a bone? I don't know. You're miss fitness. You probably have more knowledge than I do XD.

[Walls_and_Doors]

I don't know.