decided to do squats and

You probably didn't pull them - it is likely something called DOMS i.e. delayed onset muscle soreness. Where your squats caused small tears in the tissue, you are probably experiencing inflammation as they heal and this is experienced as pain and a little bit of swelling. The bonus is, your muscles will generally heal up a little bit stronger. A lot of people find that it goes away as they get used to exercising more and more.

In the meantime, NSAIDs like ibuprofen can bring the inflammation down (although this may prolong the healing process by a small amount). Contrast showers (hot-cold-hot-cold), light exercise e.g. walking or even just a warm bath can help to relieve the pain, as can massage. I use tiger balm for soreness which has a bit of an external numbing effect. DOMS peaks 24-72hrs post exercise so don't worry, this won't last for long. If this DOES last longer than 3 days with no respite, see a doctor about your quadriceps.

thats called progress and it feels goooooooooooood

When you say you "decided to do squats"...
Did you do a lot of them, or just like 3-5?
Have you done them in the past?
Did the pain start while doing them, hours later, or the next day?

Oh yes! If it was a SUDDEN pain during the exercise, it is more likely to be an injury. If it simply 'burned' a bit during the exercise and the soreness arose hours afterwards (usually next-day or more), this is likely to be DOMS.

It's super normal for your legs to feel very rubbery right after and the day of doing squats and can be very sore the next day or two and then start to feel better. As someone else said, this is DOMS.

On the other hand, if you felt a sharp pain at some point while doing them or right after and it's hard to even put weight on the muscle...not just very sore but real pain, you may have torn something. If that's the case give it plenty of time to heal. If it's DOMS, doing more squats in a couple days will probably help it feel better.

I just went through this earlier in the week - did one of my regular workouts, felt like a boss at the end, and did it over again. Could barely lower myself to a sit for 2 days! Stretching and massage and ibuprofen did the trick. I was still a little sore the next time I worked out but felt 100% after that. Great job kicking your own butt!

Ahhh, leg days. I used to have a hard time walking pain free for at least two days:sad:

More of a side note.. I'm inferring by the thread title that you're not very experienced doing squats. If that's the case, and if you haven't been coached on proper form yet, I'd highly recommend spending 10 or 15 minutes to watch some squat form videos. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing someone doing squats (well, deadlifts, too) with poor form. I'm not saying this to scare you, doing squats is a great exercise, just be cautious about form, especially if you're not very experienced doing them.

If you felt a sharp pain while doing them, you might have pulled something. Otherwise, as others said, it's likely DOMS.

If your legs really are giving out, you might've overdone it your first day of doing squats. You might consider doing fewer reps the next time you try them and gradually working your way up. How many did you do?

it happened during i did 50 i was trying to start the 30 day squat challange and no i had never done them before this i am very unexperianced

50 is too many to start with if you've never done them before and aren't used to working out. Assuming the pain goes away in a couple of days (because it really does sound more like you're just sore), I would recommend starting with this instead: http://www.twohundredsquats.com/ -- it's a lot more gradual and helps you break them up into sets. ETA: The link I gave you is also for 3 times a week instead of 3 days on 1 day off, which is much better (imo) for beginners.

When I started squats it was painful for a few days. I use more leg machines at the gym now so that I can build up better leg strength and be able to do more squats. No to minimal pain the next day. Take it slow, but keep exercising and your muscles will stop hurting after squats.

Yesterday was squat day.

When I first started whipping myself into shape, I did 50 squats holding two 10-lb dumbbells. It burned, but was ok. Later the same day, I did 50 squats while waiting for the microwave at work. For someone who was largely sedentary due to a mad crazy school/work schedule last semester, this was WAY overdoing it. By the next day I could barely walk, and felt like my knee caps were dislocated. I limped slowly like an old lady for about two days, iced my knees, used some biofreeze on my butt, and it eventually went away.

If you didn't feel the pain immediately when you were doing the squats, chances are you didn't pull anything. Soreness really hurts, but give it a day or two and you'll find that next time, the squats will be easier.

My legs hurt just hearing this story
Lol

That is how i get when i do 10 squats lol, it is awesome you could do so many.

Yesterday was squat day.

This made me LOL!