Lifting shoes?
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My 2 cents, I have Reebok Crossfit Oly's that I use most of the time for squats mostly for the rigid heel rather than the dorsiflexion beenefit. I usually change out of them for all other lifts to a pair of Under Armour running shoe with a minimalist sole, forget which model, or recently I have tried just socks or barefoot but my basement is kinda cold0
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dougpconnell219 wrote: »I heard that lifting in running shoes will wear them out faster too. Truth?
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nakedraygun wrote: »
I like them for carrying a pistol.
My fashion sense tells me not to wear a fanny pack though.
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Does it matter what kind of Chuck Taylors, or is one as good as another?
I used high tops then switched to low tops only because my high tops had so many holes in them that on cold and/or rainy days, my feet got wet/cold walking into the gym.Is it acceptable to be at the gym with no shoes on???? Lol I have never seen anyone do that before.
I did it a gym I was visiting since I had no flat shoes with me. I just kicked my shoes off and lifted in my socks.
I saw a guy at my old gym do it all of the time
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nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
I like them for carrying a pistol.
My fashion sense tells me not to wear a fanny pack though.
Fashion ensures you want to go home with me.
heh.
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I like Alan Thrall's explanation on shoes.
http://youtu.be/0yde15WOVH00 -
I think doing squats or lifting barefoot sounds good. Everyone has given such great advice here. I am totally new to this exercise and losing weight thing but I am willing to give some of these ideas a try. Especially the squatting and lifting barefoot idea.0
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Of_Monsters_and_Meat wrote: »I squat and deadlift in my socks.
LOL me too. I save my shoes for the cardio.0 -
Chucks are a great lifting shoe.0
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I used to lift barefoot, but got relegated to lifting in a workshop so got some Chucks.
Recently invested in a pair of adipowers which I now use for everything apart from DL. I still use chucks for those...0 -
If anyone is trying to treat themselves.... Rogue Fitness has amazing lifting shoes.0
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dougpconnell219 wrote: »I heard that lifting in running shoes will wear them out faster too. Truth?
Of course...not only are they getting additional use, they are getting used for something they aren't designed for. The compression from doing heavy squats in running shoes for example, will pretty much destroy them in short order.
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nakedraygun wrote: »I like Alan Thrall's explanation on shoes.
http://youtu.be/0yde15WOVH0
Wow, great video Matt--thanks for posting. I've always squatted in flat shoes, but I have excellent ankle mobility, so I guess it works.0 -
Well I use flat shoes for lifting and running shoes if I'm going to do mostly cardio.0
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so I'm a week in to squatting with the nike romaleos.
Holy cow, it makes squatting really comfortable, even front squats. I haven't done a max attempt yet though.0 -
Besides the oly, chucks, and socks suggestions, indoor soccer shoes like Adidas samba and similar have fairly low soles and very little cushioning and decent arch support. The reason I use indoor soccer shoes is because chucks are tough on my feet because of lack of arch support.0
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