Why Does My Shoulder Click When I Lift It & How Do I Fix This?

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It’s not uncommon to hear a pop or click in your shoulder when you’re lifting heavy things or just moving it around. Because of the many muscles, tendon and ligaments associated with the joint and varying types of movement, its not realistic to pinpoint just one cause for general clicking. In this video, A.J. explains a major reason why your shoulder might be clicking and how to fix this from a scientific perspective.
SHOULDER ACTIVATION SET (starts at 2:11)
1) High row (2:29)
2) Reverse fly (2:36)
3) Pull Down (2:43)
4) External Rotation (2:56)
5) Modified Abd/Flexion (3:06)
6) Modified Shoulder Press (3:15)
7) Victory Pose (3:32)
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[@nishantthakur4134]

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[@adamocollective6092]

Underrated channel!

[@IronDiscipleStrongInFaith]

Well, that was a humbling experience. I've got a lot of work to do. Thanks for sharing!

[@edeleon07]

Great video, feeling much better and it’s just my first day

[@Jens0904]

Hey I'm a newly graduated physiotherapist and I have had issues with my shoulders since childhood(trauma when landing on extended arms from a a height), clicking included. I enjoyed the video! Gave me some thoughts and had some great exercises with proper instructions. Good job! Looking forward to new videos

[@SimpleStrongScience]

Best of luck!

[@jamesclark6487]

One of a best physio exercise videos I've seen. Good info & clear "how". I don't have bands though haha

[@MidEastAmerican]

Most thorough and to the point video on this topic that I've seen thus far. Thank you so much for investing the time to create and upload this. Subscribed!

[@kevinraposo]

great video, very relevant to me

[@siruiz17]

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[@Mybitchlooksbetterthanurs]

I can crack my shoulders anytime I want and it’s not quiet. Like scary loud

[@anthonydesenso5028]

ik this comment is old but me too. i can crack my right shoulder whenever too. did u find out what it was..?

[@brandosbucket]

thanks!

[@dzungtran314]

Can you do a video on swimmer's shoulder? Specifically shoulder injury from front crawl and how to fix. Thanks

[@Nat_Jio]

Many thanks!

[@SimpleStrongScience]

You're welcome!

[@vin7281]

Good day sir, do I retract my shoulder blades” before” for all the exercises? As I don’t see any shoulder retraction for victory pose

[@justdontgiveafukk]

Thanks dude. Watched first minute, pushed my shoulder back and raised my arm in front, no click. Strange one with my weakness/injury is the pain in my clavicle if any pressure is applied... Will try these exercises and see If t clears up.

[@SimpleStrongScience]

Fantastic!

[@redward4383]

I gotta say, it was clicking like crazy in the morning, but after couple reps of each exercise, it feels much better and lot less clicky, thanks for the video :)

[@bassam6561]

How is it now?

[@1234567895182]

My gym doesn't have resistant bands but would doing this on a dual cable machine be just as effective? Thanks

[@akbar657]

does anyone know where i can buy these bands from? thank you.

[@mizrov8180]

Do you have any exercises but without any bands?

[@sriejanbagchi9712]

How do I heal ulnar ligament injury ? Been suffering for a yea now and the pain doesn't go away.

[@nishantthakur4134]

You can't. But your Doctor Can heal it.

[@gordonbass9889]

Where can I buy those band?

[@brianriggs6804]

So do the cross over symmetry plan...

[@thomasjensen3214]

How many reps and sets of each exercise??

[@anantsharma738]

I don't know about the bones crack, but the vains near my joints entangle and thus clicking

[@nickperry508]

I started to get clicks in the shoulder when I started to correct my posture as a whole. Will give these exercises a try

[@SimpleStrongScience]

good luck!

[@abdoubnh5829]

Did it fixed for you ?

[@nickperry508]

@@abdoubnh5829 did shoulders today and used this warm up before hand. No clicks thus far! I'll reply again in a few days with another update.

[@abdoubnh5829]

@@nickperry508 yeah thanks dude i did that too and i noticed that the clicks goes away for a limited time

[@openlink9958]

@@nickperry508 so it has been a few days how is it going?

[@albinpeter2546]

Nice Sir, Thank You.

[@SimpleStrongScience]

Most welcome

[@tvrtkokaurinovic7370]

When i do arm circles forward it clicks everytime it goes from head to down and it doesnt stop i can do million arm circles and it will pop million times it dont hurt but it bothers me do you know if these exercises will help

[@abhisheksathe123]

same happens with me as well, have you got any updates on what exercises to perform to correct this issue?

[@asimshafi66]

Same happens to me too

[@MohammedAbdulreda]

@@abhisheksathe123 same here and its annoying , tell me if you fix it

[@ghosty9688]

it happens anytime i roll my shoulders and half of the time when i lift my arm sideways, its literally only in one shoulder

[@liam.s789]

I get the clicking in my right shoulder mostly and it makes me really weak especially when doing bench press its pissing me off

[@sinsin7655]

Can I use cable machine for this

[@gypsypath1]

What if you don’t have access to bands? Are there free weight or body weight exercises that can help?

[@SimpleStrongScience]

maybe this will help? kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYfJg4qIh7iCidk

[@spacescienceguy]

It looks like the exercises you recommend are all relating to the rotator cuff, is that right?

[@SimpleStrongScience]

More or less yes

[@spacescienceguy]

@@SimpleStrongScience Thanks! I don't have access to weights or a device like this so I've been using a resistance band to do some rotator cuff work.

[@radchef349]

How many times a day?

[@noodles.dumplings.kimchi2878]

What happens if we don’t have resistance bands?

[@Staid]

My shoulder pop everytime I do leteral raises idk why it's only happen this day and I still warming up before maybe because I exercise in morning or what? So confuse lil bit painfull and discomfort and it only happen on right shoulder anyone has same issues??

[@BilalKhan-qk1vp]

mu shoulder doing click sound so can i do gym

[@krishnaahuja7311]

whenever i do pushups my shoilder clicks!!....and it's painful....even if i move my shoulders upwards or downwards...then also it clicks!!!

[@eltwyo6]

any solutions exact same problem

[@lukeantonison0830]

@@eltwyo6you ever figure your issue out? I have the same thing

[@zzaher91]

Thx for help guess i should shop for bands for Christmas sucks cuz I strengthened my core and fixed lower back pain now I got this stubborn shoulder popping the human body made of cardboard I sware

[@SimpleStrongScience]

No problem!

[@sipe254]

Not cardboard but all the muscles and nervous is what does all the problems. Getting tight, moving the joint getting injured.

[@adamzuker8757]

Hey thanks for the video! How many reps and sets do you recommend?

[@liam.s789]

usually high reps and controlled motion to properly warm the shoulder up

[@redstarentertainment2621]

No resistance band? Lay on flat bench on your stomach and perform same movements using a light weight dumbbell ✅

[@jambusog8791]

I just hear a click in my shoulder for the first time when im lifting idk but its bothering me

[@lewiswhitton7442]

So i was just trying this out without using any bands or equipment and just by doing the first exercise my shoulder started to click loudly and without fail on each rep as i brought my elbows back. So i was wondering if anything in particular comes to mind as to whats wrong with my shoulder. Any suggestions and id be grateful. PS i'm probably going to have to go to a doctor because its rather uncomfortable. Cheers

[@SimpleStrongScience]

Could be a number of things. Did you injure your shoulder in any way before doing this (ie: pulled muscle, tweaked something, etc)? There's also a chance that you might not be properly protracting/retracting the shoulders before each rep. This can make a big difference and can take a while before finally forming the brain body connection.

[@andyctu]

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[@richburmond6761]

Should I be doing these all when having a slap tear? Had it for 2 years now and for the last 6 months ive been able to lift again. Now I did some pullups and shoulder presses and I'm hurting again. Avoiding these and only doing landmines. also adding deadlifts to the mix again.

[@64Ahmed]

It happens every single time i rotate externally, im also beginning to notice that the middle delt on my left shoulder (where the clicking is) is significantly smaller than my other shoulder

[@lukeantonison0830]

Did you ever find a solution? I have this exact issue and have been struggling to fix it

[@64Ahmed]

@@lukeantonison0830 no I haven't

[@judahjeremydelrio7886]

@@64Ahmed damn me neither

[@raymondhagler5353]

Same here man it’s just gotten worse and worse. Go to physical therapy it seems to be helping

[@dat.v37]

@@raymondhagler5353 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXy6lpuApZ2hfdE

[@abdoubnh5829]

I got more clicks when i started fixing my posture , is that okey or i did something wrong ? Pls help

[@terminator8361]

Same

[@zachrobinson7347]

The fix is always to increase shoulder stability. Following this video will help you

[@BigNikify]

I got my answer just in 1 min of video.

[@benayasdebela1164]

2:11 for the exersices

[@zazaymarko3769]

The information is wonderfully tho

[@benayasdebela1164]

@@zazaymarko3769 yeah buy I don't need to watch it every time I need to do the warm up

[@benayasdebela1164]

Also, for those who want to know if the exercises work, I've been doing them for a month 3 times a week and the circuit works

[@arazose-faktenschockierend157]

How about today? Do you still have clicking sounds? Thankss

[@andyctu]

I've found these helpful too. My shoulders click often but I noticed when i do exercises with the joint in a looser position, the click is often there because there's more space so things dont bump into each other in the joint: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHLZgKGmg5yGnsU kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHLZgKGmg5yGnsU

[@JioVega]

I wish you were my gym teacher :(

[@gordonbass9889]

It is ok that The noise pop during exercise?

[@liam.s789]

it does with me either rest it or just do heaps of stretching and lightweight and high reps.

[@edwincorvera1156]

1:24 ARIEL

[@tako5759]

2:30

[@oraclegps]

Video start 2:10

[@nickmorley8877]

It's cavitation mate

[@teddee9938]

Why does this video look as if the person doing the exercises wants to finish as soon as possible to go eat a cheeseburger...I will go straight to the cheeseburger

[@georgethewarlock9404]

Can I do this with cables?

[@SimpleStrongScience]

yup!

[@nishantthakur4134]

My question for today is. I do 300 sets Per Body part per week. Is it Beneficial.

[@bevictorious3776]

Greetings Brother , 300 is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay tooooo much , no brother , how you even manage that For example I do 14 sets for chest per week 7 on Monday and 7 on Friday You don't need this amount of work

[@nishantthakur4134]

@@bevictorious3776 I have Two training session in a day 6 days a week. For example 360 reps of Power Clean+Squat complex. I do it every day. And, 300 reps for chest press (every day)

[@nishantthakur4134]

@@bevictorious3776 What about you Brother.

[@bevictorious3776]

@@nishantthakur4134 man that's too much , your nervous system needs to heal , training twice a day , 2 times a day , is so draining for the body , I train once a day 5 times a week Monday : push Tuesday : pull Wednesday : Rest Thursday : Legs & Core Friday : Push Saturday : Pull Sunday : Rest

[@nishantthakur4134]

@@bevictorious3776 May be you are right.

[@jonthebeing]

Been doing this everyday for 2 months and nothing

[@jonthebeing]

It actually clicks when I do these lol

[@1234567895182]

Just to make this a little easier for people following along: 5-8 reps per exercise. Remember to retract and engage shoulders before each rep for every exercise. Exercise 1: 2:30 High Row + Shoulder Retraction. Heavier bands at eye level facing towards the wall. Shoulders must be fully retracted before finishing the row. Exercise 2: 2:36 Reverse Fly + Shoulder Retraction. Lighter bands at eye level facing towards the wall. Exercise 3: 2:42 Downward Pull. Heavy bands at eye level facing towards the wall. Exercise 4: 2:56 90 Degree Shoulder External Rotation. Light bands at knee height facing towards the wall. Remember to keep arms in 90 degree position throughout movement. Exercise 5: 3:05 Shoulder Flexion/Abduction Hybrid. Light bands at knee height facing away from the wall. Keep elbows extended and bring hands to about head height. Exercise 6: 3:16 Modified Shoulder Protraction. Heavy bands at knee height facing away from the wall. Perform a chest stretch, press out and up, then protract the shoulders at the end of the movement. Exercise 7: 3:32 Victory Pose. Light bands at knee height facing towards the wall. Keep elbows extended and hold for 1-2 seconds at the top of the exercise.

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good video... 4 a chubster...

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You’re really handsome it’s hard to concentrate.

[@SimpleStrongScience]

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