Legs Tonight - Knee Problem

[Legion Kreinak2]

Okay, now tonight was leg night. I felt really good, but something worried me on my squats. I used good form and all, but everytime I went the full squat (ass-to-floor) I heard a crack in my right knee (both knees, but moreso in the right). I was wondering what this is, if anyone's had it before, and if it's a bad thing?

I heard it could just be cartlidge moving or something, and nothing serious. I really have to know.

My knees don't hurt in the least though, but still, the body can be deceiving.

 

[louden_swain]

Probably just your tendons shifting around. . . nothing serious.

 

[Thaibox]

When I do squats, it sounds like velcro through 90% of the motion. I mean, its damn loud. I had surgery on my right knee a while ago, but my left knee is actually louder. Its more annoying than anything. There's a few things it could be. Get it checked out bro. Does it hurt?

 

[Thaibox]

My knees don't hurt in the least though,

oops duh...sorry

 

[bignate73]

check to see if your toes point the same direction as your femur. if not, you could have some slight movement in your lower leg/ patella. you need good patellar tracking to minimize noise. like louden said, tendons or ligaments shifting around.

 

[TinyTim]

Do you pop alot when you get out of bed or when you've been sitting for a while?

 

[b fold the truth]

I swear...when I switched to box squats...my quads have suffered a bit but my knees have ZERO problems...

B True

 

[Legion Kreinak2]

So... basically nothing to worry about?

I just wokeup, let me do to a test squat.

Woah... odd... didn't crackle once.

 

[Zander1983]

My knees snap, crackle and pop constantly throughout squats. It doesn't sound sinister, just odd. Never been any pain either.

Whenever I stretch, and often in other movements, I get plenty of noises coming from my joints. My physiotherapist said I have very lose, flexibile joints (unfortunately my muscles and tendons aren't quite as cooperative).

Anyway, I've been told that its basically air and fluid moving around, and that its nothing to worry about.

 

[Legion Kreinak2]

It's just a disturbing sound, and makes me think my knees are going to rip out of the skin and I'm going to see my shin and all nasty shit. I'm all for gore, but when the thought of happening it to me arises... ech. I get nauseated and chilled, somewhat. Extremely loud, pulsing bass on my stereo should do it.

 

[gettinlarger]

My knee, more left than right, makes noise every time i squat down, weight or no weight. I had it checked out a couple years ago, but there was no problem. Get it checked, just in case. Better safe than being buried under a crapload of weight.

 

[DrBones]

A lot of people here aren't going to agree with me on this....
But try going just slighly past parrallel... your knee joint is in a very vulnerable position when your hams are touching your soleus.... I've talked to my ex powerlifter Deep tissue massage therapist, as well as my chiropractor(who is very large and into bodybuilding) and another dude who was doing 10 reps with 450 at the gym... they all agreed that you knee joint is wide open and a lot of stress is being put on it when you go too much past parrallel... I think a little past parralel is good.. but any deeper and my knees feel awkward... I think its better being safe than sorry.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

"noise" without pain is generally nothing to worry about

 

[DrBones]

FOr the record... my knees snap, crackle and pop like rice crispies right after you poor the milk on 'em...

I've got em checked out many times and the worst thing Ive had wrong is a slightly tight IT band