Sternum Tightness

[FearOwnReproach]

Does anyone else get this? Occasionally my sternum will make popping sounds. I saw a massage therapist and it is definitely feeling better, though bench seems to trigger the popping/tightness.

[gewaltiger]

i got this the first two months i ever lifted weights when i was 16. when it first happened it hurt so bad i couldnt do a situp because of pressure on my sternum. theres actually a joint there that is probably inflamed from something.
mine happend when i was on a chest supported row machine and i was too far over the edge of the support. i put on a lot of weight i culd only rep x 2 and on the second rep my sternum popped and felt very sore.
it stopped hurting painfully after a week, but to this day theres a constant dull ache there that cracks and pops if i inhale or move my torso around. not painful at all, just annoying.

[burningNun]

Sometimes when I lean back pressing overhead. It doesn't bother me a whole lot.

[Aaron47pb]

Its called costochondritis. I have had it for about three years, and it just comes and goes, but at times it can be excruciating. Benching has never been an issue, but dips make it go crazy... Sneezing wrong is what inflames it the most often. The only thing that I have found that helps is heat.

[mickdawg34]

bump

[gewaltiger]

ive had it for four years and its still not totally gone yet either. it seems to be present more often than not for me though. there might be one day in the week i dont notice it bugging me