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Does anyone else's knee crunch? Mine sounds similar (not as bad) as this
https://soundcloud.com/alex-trost/this-is-my-knee
It's not related to cycling and I don't feel pain, but i'm a little worried it could develop in to something worse. I only hear it in my right knee and only when I squat below parallel. It gets louder if I squat with any heavy weight on my back. I haven't done any squats in a month or so, stuck to deadlifts instead (easier on knees), partly cos of the crunch but also because I had this odd pulsing feeling in my left knee, it would come for about 10 seconds, then disappear for a minute, then reappear. Wasn't especially painful just a bit off-putting. Angle or positoning didn't affect it, the pain was still there and regular.
Not sure if it's relevant but since progressing in my squats i've suddenly had the ability to 'pop' my knees - like a knuckle crack - I twist my ankle and rotate my right foot so i'm trying to lower the left side of my foot and raise the right side. I can also do it when standing up, planting both feet and sort of twisting each knee. Bad idea?