Quad Issues while squatting!
Hi guys,
About 2/3 months ago whilst squatting I felt a particularly sharp pain in my right quad. Roughly 2/3 inches above and to the right of my knee cap (Vastus Lateralis) I think. I immediately stopped squatting, and ended up not doing any squats for 2 to 4 weeks. There was no visual sign of a tear or any bruising or blood. It was very sore and hard to do things for about 1 week and then slowly got better.
Yesterday whilst squatting I began to feel a similar feeling but not nearly as bad. It didn’t feel great, but not bad enough and I finished my sets. Today it’s tight and quite sore. I really would love some opinions on A) how to prevent it from continuing to happen! Is it bad technique? Bad luck? A way to stretch it prior to try to prevent this? B) Have any of you had a similar issue with the same muscle while squatting?! I really don’t want this to hold me back from continuing to grow my squat. I know injuries are going to occur and that’s just the way it is, but I just feel like if it keeps happening in the same place there is an obvious reason for it that I don’t know about?!
Thanks in advance for any type of guidance or advice.