Cause of Quad Muscle "Dent"??

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I'm wondering if any of you may know what would cause a dent/valley in a quad muscle (not natural muscle shape)? I have a 3-4 inch long (horizonal across the left quad) and about an inch wide dip that has recently shown up on my leg. I have never injured the leg, or severly strained the muscle. It has never shown any pain, nor have I lost any strength in it. You can see the dent while standing...and it can drastically be felt when running a hand down the leg. It is about 1/3rd of the way down the quad from the hip. I've done a lot of research on this online, found about 20 other people with the same problem...but those that have gone to the doctor about it have all heard that they have never seen it before as a response. I'm pretty fit, not at all over weight, so I don't think that is it at all...I'm really perplexed by this and wonder if anyone else has heard/see this before? It almost looks like the muscle has been cut in half for a visual. Again...I've NEVER injured this muscle in the past.

Any ideas? I'll post this under personal trainers as well..just in case they don't look here and might have come across it. :confused:
 
Hi I started working out 2 months ago and same thing is happening to me.. Did you ever find out what it was or got a tip how to get rid of it?? Please let me know. Thank you Sara
 
melliemay said:
I'm wondering if any of you may know what would cause a dent/valley in a quad muscle (not natural muscle shape)? I have a 3-4 inch long (horizonal across the left quad) and about an inch wide dip that has recently shown up on my leg. I have never injured the leg, or severly strained the muscle. It has never shown any pain, nor have I lost any strength in it. You can see the dent while standing...and it can drastically be felt when running a hand down the leg. It is about 1/3rd of the way down the quad from the hip. I've done a lot of research on this online, found about 20 other people with the same problem...but those that have gone to the doctor about it have all heard that they have never seen it before as a response. I'm pretty fit, not at all over weight, so I don't think that is it at all...I'm really perplexed by this and wonder if anyone else has heard/see this before? It almost looks like the muscle has been cut in half for a visual. Again...I've NEVER injured this muscle in the past.

Any ideas? I'll post this under personal trainers as well..just in case they don't look here and might have come across it. :confused:
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HEY, I HAVE THE SAME THING GOING ON IN ONE OF MY LETS. ITS REALLY WEIRD. I AM NOT OVERWEIGHT. AND HAVE RECENTLY LOST 23 POUNDS. WHAT DO DRS. SAY ABOUT THIS?? VPCOLDWATER
 
you know your quad is made up for 4 muscles right? Well cos you have low body fat, it creates a valley.

Take a look at some pics of body builders.

It's a good thing, dont worry.
 
this pic kinda shows all the muscle heads popping out in the quads.
abthigh.jpg


how does this indentation on your leg compare to 'King' Kamali?
(I met the bodybuilder above. I need to track down my pics and post em)
 
"Dent" in Quad

I have the same "dent" in my quad. I don't think it has anything to do with being "fit" because it's only on my right leg and runs horizontally...not in natural line with the muscles. I'm having a slight ache in the area now after about two weeks of noticing it. I did not injure my leg, but I do lift weights and run. Did you ever find out what it is?
 
more than likely, its genetics and the pennation of the muscle fibers in your quads.

bulk them up more and it'll probably be less noticable.
 
Hmmm, on the left it shows 4, but only 3 on the right diagram


I think the Vastus Intermedius must be hiding under one of the other muscle heads.
 
Yeah, I believe the four are:

vastus medius
rectus femoris
vastus intermedius
vastus lateralis

I don't mean to be redundant, but I need to quiz myself on these things, you see.
 
I have the exact same dent in my upper right quad muscle. It is horizontal and is about 3 inches long and about 1/2 inch high. The muscle on top of the dent feels like its been pushed up a little, and when you run your hand down it you can feel it. I know it's not a normal muscle cut because it doesn't run along the line of the muscle. I also have been working out for years, have never had a muscle injury that I know of and have never had anything like this before either. It literally appeared out of nowhere. The leaning up against something theory doesn't work for me. I've been everywhere in this house and can't find anything that would have caused it. For all of us to have the exact same thing there must be something in common. I don't know about anyone else but during the time that this dent appeared I was taking Hydroxycut Hardcore which contains Yohimbe and look at what I found online about Yohimbe..."Yohimbine HCL is a godsend for men who can't get rid of their love handles and women who have difficulty losing body fat in those stubborn glute and thigh areas. Yohimbine HCL effectively blocks the alpha-receptors, which are predominantly located in the fat cells of the upper thighs, lower glutes and obliques." Now I'm thinking that maybe it has something to do with losing fat cells or something. Was anyone else taking fat burners or maybe something with Yohimbe in it around the time their dent appeared? I really want to figure this thing out, it's driving me crazy.
 
If someone could take a picture that might help. I'd like to see where it is and what it looks like.

No pain, no loss of movement or strength. It's benign and unless you wear short shorts I wouldn't worry about it; until there is something to worry about.
 
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