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Fr3shStrt
Fr3shStrt Posts: 349 Member
edited January 12 in Social Groups
So, what do you wear on your feet when you lift? Are running shoes really bad? If you want to run a little after lifting, do you change from your lifting shoes to your running shoes?

ETA - pics would be awesome :-)

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  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    I wear converse all-stars. I'd recommend a flat bottom shoe for deads/squats.
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    New Balance Minimus with Vibram soles. I deadlift barefoot still though.
  • sandradev1
    sandradev1 Posts: 786 Member
    After discovering that all my current shoes are gel soled and not suitable, I worked out totally in bare feet today and felt a lot steadier, so may not bother paying out for shoes. I do work from home though, so no horrible stuff on the floor!!!
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    The problem with running shoes is that they provide a cushiony/unstable base, that's not what you want with a barbell on your back.
  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member


    ETA - pics would be awesome :-)

    Sounds like a thinly veiled foot fetish post.


    J/k. :) I wear New Balance something or others. They suffice to run afterwards, too.
  • Fr3shStrt
    Fr3shStrt Posts: 349 Member

    Sounds like a thinly veiled foot fetish post.


    more like a shoe fetish :smile:
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    I wear sketchers because they are the flattest shoes I own, and I don't want to buy new shoes right now.

    http://www.skechers.com/style/61751/urbantrack-browser/brn (and yes, I wear men's shoes:smile:)
  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    I squat in these

    Power_Perfect_II_xtra_big.jpg

    Sooooooooooooo good, great depth is easy and you feel like your feet are nailed to the floor you get so much support from them.

    Everything else it's flat converse.
  • MariaMariaM
    MariaMariaM Posts: 1,322 Member
    It looks like I will be shopping for some converse shoes...
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    I run and lift in Vibrams. Couldn't be happier with them!
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,340 Member
    Either Merrell "Barefoot" minimalist shoes or Vibram Five Fingers. In fact, they're almost the only shoes I ever wear anymore.
  • MiguelX66
    MiguelX66 Posts: 24 Member
    New Balance Minimus with Vibram soles.

    I use those too.

    My kids would laugh at me if I wore Converse like they do.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    home gym = barefoot. I do everything barefoot. :laugh:
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    I'm barefoot these days. If my next gym insists on shoes, then I'll go back to vibrams.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I wear random flat soled shoes. I need to get something with more support though as my feet slip in them when doing sumo squats.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Barefoot or Vibram Five Fingers and occassionally New Balance Minimus.
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