Shoulder clicking during pull ups

[superstylr]

Hi all

For the past month or so my right shoulder has been clicking during pull ups. It happens during the eccentric on the way down. Chin ups make it click too, but not as loudly. It doesn't hurt all, it just makes a popping noise.

Is this bad? What can I do to stop it? Thanks for any help.

[ramone2485]

I had clicking in my elbows during skullcrushers. In about a week, it turned into an injury, so I'm guessing this is a bad sign.

Make sure you exercise/rotate your rotator cuffs before any shoulder exercise, or pull-ups in your case. Also, your shoulders are prolly not ideal. Doing the exercises in this video should help you. They helped me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPm5dQ4_yhE

[DivaJana]

Hi all

For the past month or so my right shoulder has been clicking during pull ups. It happens during the eccentric on the way down. Chin ups make it click too, but not as loudly. It doesn't hurt all, it just makes a popping noise.

Is this bad? What can I do to stop it? Thanks for any help.

That's quiet normal and common, as long as you don't feel any pain you are fine. However, if you are worried you can get it checked.

[DJAuto]

Hi all

For the past month or so my right shoulder has been clicking during pull ups. It happens during the eccentric on the way down. Chin ups make it click too, but not as loudly. It doesn't hurt all, it just makes a popping noise.

Is this bad? What can I do to stop it? Thanks for any help.

Clicking generally is from connective tissues stressing. Often, it's nothing...but, it can also be a sign of poor form or injury.

[superstylr]

I had clicking in my elbows during skullcrushers. In about a week, it turned into an injury, so I'm guessing this is a bad sign.

Make sure you exercise/rotate your rotator cuffs before any shoulder exercise, or pull-ups in your case. Also, your shoulders are prolly not ideal. Doing the exercises in this video should help you. They helped me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPm5dQ4_yhE

Thanks for the video. But one of the exercises in that video, with the resistance band behind the head, that makes my shoulder click too.

That's quiet normal and common, as long as you don't feel any pain you are fine. However, if you are worried you can get it checked.

Clicking generally is from connective tissues stressing. Often, it's nothing...but, it can also be a sign of poor form or injury.

So two think it's probably ok, and one thinks it's bad. Hmm

Also I forgot to add that my right shoulder also clicks during lateral raises (in the eccentric).

[womanoid]

Go to a sports/physio therapist & get it checked out. I had clicking because of a shoulder instability. It was tendons sliding across bones, they were not moving in the path they should have been. Now this is something that takes years & years, but from what he said, eventually it can cause the tendons to get tough & enlarge (like a callous). It was relatively easy to treat.

It could be other things too, I guess, Idk, not a doctor, that's why you should see one.

[houtexans23]

i've had these problems with certain exercises as well.... it's been happening for about 4 months, and nothing has gone wrong, but it still worries me.

[superstylr]

Bump for any other opinions.

[RonPaul2012]

everyone has clicking joints everywhere. Dont worry too much about it

take it easy