Shoulder makes a popping sound

[illestmiccheck1]

I don't know what it is, but everytime I try to hit my upper chest with and incline press, my shoulders make a popping noise. I've checked my form numerous times and it doesnt hurt at all, it just makes that popping sound.
I've experimented with Dumbbell inclines and it seems as if I bring the Dumbbells lower and in more, they pop. If I keep the dumbells out more and bring them down not as low, theres no pops. Beats me, any ideas?

[Machvayne]

Try doing warmup exercises on your shoulders before you do your next chest workout.

[AphtaLyfe]

Noise without pain is usually no big deal. Just something in the joint that is rubbing and popping against something.

If it hurts or decreases your range of motion, that's when you should be concerned.

-Good Luck

[illestmiccheck1]

Warming up sounds good. Yah there's no pain, I'm just concerned about the noise. I was thinking it might be tendonitis.

[AphtaLyfe]

If you had tendonitis you would feel pain... quite a bit normally.

[thicky]

I have a similar thing in my left shoulder (but not the right).

If I hold a light dumbell in my hand and do a lateral raise, the shoulder pops or grinds when I roll it around. I went to a physio when I was 20yo and the guy was an idiot. 10 visits and he didnt fix it.

Just last month a chiropractor told me it's VERY COMMON. Lotta people have popping or clicking/grinding shoulders, its just one of those things. It's not dangerous, won't get worse, and won't give you any pain

And of course only makes that sound when your arm's in that position!

So relax and keep training.

[Camel Baron]

I don't know what it is, but everytime I try to hit my upper chest with and incline press, my shoulders make a popping noise. I've checked my form numerous times and it doesnt hurt at all, it just makes that popping sound.
I've experimented with Dumbbell inclines and it seems as if I bring the Dumbbells lower and in more, they pop. If I keep the dumbells out more and bring them down not as low, theres no pops. Beats me, any ideas?

Use to happen to me when doing chin ups, i got told to strengthen the muscles around the rotor cuff. So do some rotor cuff exercises and you might feel/hear an improvement like me.

[illestmiccheck1]

Use to happen to me when doing chin ups, i got told to strengthen the muscles around the rotor cuff. So do some rotor cuff exercises and you might feel/hear an improvement like me.

Thats a good idea, I should begin my chest/shoulder workouts with some rotator cuff warmups. Thanks, reps to all.

[country40]

My shoulder did the same until recently, all i did was rotated my hands inward slightly while doing dumbbell press and I don't get the popping, even when i come all the way down, and it seems to hit my chest more without involving my delts.

[Stefanogym]

as a functional trainer, the advice i give you is first to reconsider all your lifting routine, checking if you are correctly balancing push and pull on the horizontal and vertical plane...also i would consider focusing on fhe right work on rotator cuff..and last but not least, you need to do some trigger point therapy to improve the overall situation, taking care of trigger points that are for sure in any of the muscles involved in the shoulder joint dynamics..also do some ART..you can also do it by yourself with a tennis ball on the muscles starting from a shortened position and going to a lengthened one as you push on the ball to break the scar tissue... popping depends always by bad dynamics..muscles that are too strong if related to their antagonists etc..
then if this is not enough you can contact me in private

[illestmiccheck1]

My shoulder did the same until recently, all i did was rotated my hands inward slightly while doing dumbbell press and I don't get the popping, even when i come all the way down, and it seems to hit my chest more without involving my delts.

Yah, I do the same thing. It works great for the flat bench, but the incline bench still persists. Like I said, it doesn't pop when I have my eblows out more and dont go down as far, but in doing so, I think that wouldnt really hit my upper pecs hard, on account of not getting that full stretch.

[illestmiccheck1]

as a functional trainer, the advice i give you is first to reconsider all your lifting routine, checking if you are correctly balancing push and pull on the horizontal and vertical plane...also i would consider focusing on fhe right work on rotator cuff..and last but not least, you need to do some trigger point therapy to improve the overall situation, taking care of trigger points that are for sure in any of the muscles involved in the shoulder joint dynamics..also do some ART..you can also do it by yourself with a tennis ball on the muscles starting from a shortened position and going to a lengthened one as you push on the ball to break the scar tissue... popping depends always by bad dynamics..muscles that are too strong if related to their antagonists etc..
then if this is not enough you can contact me in private

I think my routine is pretty balanced.

Monday - Chest, Calves
Tuesday - Back, Abs
Wednesday - Quads, Hams, Calves
Thursday - Triceps, Biceps, Forearms
Friday - Shoulders, Traps, Abs

I think my rotator cuff is too weak for the amount of stress I put on it. But again, it doesn't pop when I put my elbows outward more, and if I dont go as far down as I would to get a full stretch.

[UhhWhatever]

Seriously, it's the first sign that something is wrong. The next sign is that it will start hurting. Address the issue before that starts.

I've never met anybody that did too much rotator cuff work . . .

[josh4]

i started getting that popping sound in my shoulders after i pulled my rotator cuff or in other words got shoulder impingement. it doesn't seem to cause any real harm so as long as it isnt hurting i wouldnt worry
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