popping sternum from dips

[jolly man]

Hey guys this has really been bothering me, every time i do dips or muscle ups, i get this popping in my sternum and once i finish my sternum hurts, and sometimes the next morning it gets really really stiff, how do i fix it?

 

[gjohnson5]

Best advice if doing an exercise causes pain , then stop doing it. If you wish a more complete answer , a sports doctor might be able to give you the answer as to why you have inflammation (my first assumption) in the rib cage / sternum area from doing dips. There is a thread on T-nation that I just read where several people had this problem and say it's costochondritis (inflammation) from lifting and that it goes away with time

TESTOSTERONE NATION | Sternum Discomfort During Dips - Page 1

I personally wouldn't assume this from people who lift and dont know much about orthapedics. I personally would still see the sports doctor if you have insurance and the pain continues...

 

[BigLP]

id avoid the muscle ups without a doubt unless you are on a crosstraining style of workout but still theres not much to gain from them and a lot of risk. If there is any pain I would stop... although if you are completely against seeing a sports doctor like gjohnson said, you could try resting it for a couple weeks to get inflammation down and then build up slowly by starting with a shorter range of motion and bending more over at the hips to have less glenohumeral joint movement. Might relieve some of the pressure going through your clavicle.

 

[jolly man]

could tight chest muscles make that happen?

 

[Headholio]

I've noticed that popping during dips sometimes. It doesn't hurt so I never really worried about it. I figure it is like cracking your knuckles or your neck. But if it hurts, thats a different story. Stop doing it. It sounds like tendonitis where your pec attaches to the sternum. I think maybe the popping sound and the pain are 2 unrelated things.

 

[jolly man]

well i dont even think its pain, it just feels very uncomfortable and tight sometimes