Stupid question probably.

 

Been in TKD for 3 months now, and many of my bones are starting to crack, a lot like my knuckles. Is this normal? Does this go away, or will it continue? Everything is popping, it seems like.

i don't know how normal it is, but my shoulders pop a lot more now that i've started doing martial arts. when i raise my hands up over my head to pull my hair into a ponytail, it sounds like rice krispies.

i noticed that i crack a lot so i think it is related to working your muscles and such,,,, i don;t think it is a bad thing

Your Joints cracking is the noise caused by the fluid moving from one side to another. Its okay. You wont get arthritis or bigger knuckles or any of that kinda stuff just from cracking your knuckles.

It can be any number of things. Fluid, joints are a little lose, the cartilage or ligaments might be rubbing together. As hazardous as these things sound, it is fine, you are not in trouble, almost everyone’s joints pop. Stoneskin is right, don’t worry about it.

Think of what would happen if you didn't work out.. They didn't pop and are getting worse each day. Then one day in a ripe old martial art age of 40, they all go Snap, Crackle, Pop, Kaboom

Even stranger is that my jaw pops really good when I talk or eat...i still havent figured out why the hell it happens though. My ex-girlfriend could'nt stand to listen to me eat becaues the poping lol.

it will probably go away after a while if its what i think it is. a lot of times, joints wont be perfectly smoothe- the bones develop little bumps or whatever. eventually those are worn down and everything is a lot smoother.

mine do it too, only it is my wrists' and my knee's and ankles. i guess it's normal b/c most people in a ma that i know have it

i'm addicted to cracking my back

 

whenever it gets a bit stiff I stretch it out and snap and i'm like AAARRR and then it feels so good

 

i used to crack my fingers out of the joints when i was a kid - now i have the most flexible fingers out of anyone i know - someone tried to pull my finger back as a finger lock and I didn't feel a thing