How to Fix Popping Shoulders and Elbows During Push-ups

Popping shoulders and elbows are a common issue, especially when doing push-ups and dips.
One of the reasons for popping joints is a lack of tension support in the antagonist muscle group. With push-ups, this means a lack of tension in the back muscles like the lats and trapezius.
Warming up with some gentle rear deltoid flys or rows can wake up these muscles and help them engage during push-ups to improve the tracking of your elbows and shoulder joints.

[DiegoMasid]

Almost two months without doing regular push ups because of the popping, tried the stretch and solved! Thank you so much!

[johnsmith-jgxz]

“Motion is lotion for the joints” always great tips! 👍

[aaryanakhil]

Legit just did the stretch and went to my pushups na there was no popping. What are you a wizard?

[dashy]

this is crazy, feels like there shouldn't be any correlation between what feels like a shoulder stretch and my elbows popping but... works flawlessly!

[Eli-lgrs]

I've been having problems with my left elbow popping everytime I do push-ups and I did the first exercise for less than a minute, did another push up and it was literally gone thank you so much

[chaoticcar]

My wrists and elbows have been popping every time I've done pushups, so I'll try this

Thanks for the help dude

[thatsmeatman]

I did that rolling wrist thing as soon as he said it and it sounded like Iraq

[andrewjbloom]

Thank you for this! I am getting in shape and working through killer tightness in my thoracic spine and this is super helpful

[NomnomNono]

Short but efficient, i tried your method and it works on my elbow joint in just a minute of doing it works a miracle

[JustAMosca]

my elbows are always craking every time i do pushups its really anoying

[snaildg]

I can't believe this actually fixed my elbow popping so easily, thanks!

[florisg]

This helped me a lot, had a weird cracking noice in my elbow, didn’t hurt but made a very unsettling sound. But now it’s almost gone. Thanks

[NiallHicks]

I tried a cross friction massage on my tendon and also hot cold treatment and stretches and has helped a lot so far and not been long

[anafóra-a]

This video was super helpful for me. I'm trying to start breaking again, so I needed to make sure that my joints got back in check.

[blz_mc]

both my elbows pop when im doing pushups, and i can even feel pain and discomfort in my joints right after the pop . Your video didnt fix the popping sound but it took away my pain from the elbows, thank you

[johnt]

this was so easy to fix and its amazing it is not more known . Thank you

[dusky]

Mine is more on my left collar bone. Doesn't hurt just feels really weird which puts me off doing them excersises.

[thatmcgrachick]

Did the hand clasping stretch for less than a minute and tried again and there was no more popping in my elbow MANY THANK YOUS

[skryze]

Glad to find the vid, I get popping in my right shoulder only when doing dips. Had bad tendinitis in the same arm years ago but wear a sleeve for it. I have barely any pain maybe just slight impingement but it’s just annoying and I even make sure to keep my back tight and touch my shoulder blades together.

[elliothagner]

Thank you so much, I started going to the gym and got heavier when I got more muscle me then my joints started cracking this helped.