screeching bones

normally my body dont make much noise when i work out, but it isnt the case with squats.

everytime i do squats, everytime, my knees make these noises thats hard to explain. like screeching noises. it sounds like all my bones are being crunched, mushed together. it happens everytime i go low and the second that i go up.

it happens everytime i bend my knees, but only in the squat position. it makes just as much noise when i do squats with no weights.

what does this mean? is it normal? can i reduce or fix it?

don't know ur age but i too have experienced strange noises when i squat in the knee area. much more pronounced with age (i'm 44).u might want to try some microlactin and/or fish oil. what seems to help me most are some good knee wraps and strict form. if ur young u may want to have it checked out by someone who's qualified

I think I know what you are talking about. My dad has that problem. To me it sounds like taking a whole bunch spaghetti noodles and breaking them in half. You could also sub in a whole bunch of celery.

It's the cartilage. My dad and bro were both in the army and atribute the damage to long runs on pavement. Whenever my dad goes up and down the stairs I get the heebie jeebies. He's knees are so bad he can't bend down to pick stuff up. I suggest going to see a knee specialist.

If you experience no pain its all good , as this is normal just the structure of your body causing the sound, to keep it simple. Just make sure when you squat you warm up properly and make sure your hips are mobile , tight hips can cause this problem , so open up those hips , things like "fire hydrants" will help.

right on the money phatkorean. thats exactly the sound it makes. but i am only 22.

Acoombsathlete - lucky there is no pain envoled at all. i cant recall how tense my ass is when i do squats but ill keep that in mind.

and while were at it, is jogging or jump roping a whole body warm up?

Dude, I'm 39 now and my knees have sounded like Rice Krispies when I squat for a loooong time. Even sitting down on the throne. If you're not experience any pain then don't worry about it, it's old age. If you get any pain, then stop squatting and see a Dr.

bananaclip jogging and jump rope are both whole body warmups, i would say limit the jogging and stick with the jump ropes , i say this because of the shifting of the hips which knock you out of balance and its tuff on the knees, the best bang for your time in the gym is jump rope.

When you hear joints crack/pop and there is no pain associated with it that is synovial fluid moving around to help your body deal with loading.