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Arms or shoulders cracking

blayzed4life Posts: 7 Joined: 2006/07/23	2006/09/04, 07:03 PM When I work on my chest doing like Dumbell Flys or sometimes even when I bench press, I hear a cracking noise in my shoulder or arms. Is this a bad thing?
aces235 Posts: 85 Joined: 2006/05/20	2006/09/04, 10:37 PM YO I GET THE SAME THING...when im doing my chest too but only my right shoulder cracks
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2006/09/05, 03:15 PM It could be air moving in the joints, or ligaments and/or tendons moving around. Here's an article that explains it: http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060710_mm_joints_crack.html The jury is still out on if popping joints are bad or not. This is the way I look at it: If it causes pain, I'd find an alternative excercise. If it's just sound and it doesn't hurt, keep on keepin' on. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
aces235 Posts: 85 Joined: 2006/05/20	2006/09/06, 03:12 PM o ok thats a relief lol Kinda scared me a bit when it started cracking and it was only on the right hmmm