squatting barefoot, chucks or proper weightlifting shoes?

[Waterfield]

I found a friends blog and he recently posted about a study which came out recently:

Kinematic changes using weightlifting sh... [J Strength Cond Res. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI

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Wearing WL shoes seems to be beneficial in reducing the overall trunk lean, because this position is believed to reduce the amount of shear stress in the lower back area. Back squat with WL shoes also increased foot segment angle and possibly contributes to greater muscle excitation in knee extensors. Weightlifting shoes did not help reach thigh segment closer to horizontal as compared with the running shoe condition. It is recommended that WL shoes be used by those who are prone to displaying a forward trunk lean and who aim to increase knee extensor activation.

[ben 21]

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Dude I wear Timbs day-to-day....I've seen your log and you do walking lunges - how on earth?! haha. timbs weigh a ton and elevate your feet about an inch!!

Oh and Bare Foot ftw!

i find with the added inch i can squat and lunge deeper, the deeper you go the deeper the cuts in the quads. well thats my theory lol, walking lunges can be a challenge but thats what its all about! make it as hard as possible ;D


oh and thankyou for checking out my log

[Pkant2002]

Vibram five fingers like being barefoot but no random PTs telling you off. Got the S*** ripped outa me the other day at the gym by a big fat man, i gave him a little pat and walked off.

[ben 21]

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Vibram five fingers like being barefoot but no random PTs telling you off. Got the S*** ripped outa me the other day at the gym by a big fat man, i gave him a little pat and walked off.

lol yeah shut up you fat ****. stop wasting valuble training time laughing at me and hit the squat rack you tubby fat flubber man!

(not you lol)

[DamianWalker]

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The reason lifting shoes have a raised heel is to assist in squatting deeper by taking the emphasis off of ankle flexibility. When a lot of people try to squat deep, their heels raise off the floor naturally and you will be off balance. Wearing good oly shoes can get you better depth without needing to have the flexibility of a ballerina.

I have some adidas pp2's and they were my best gym investment to date imo.

cheers, i've never noticed any stretching feeling or noticed any pain in my ankles so mine must be more than flexible. i think il just stick to barefoot for now.

[Elvis]

interesting article on the evolution of weightlifting shoes...

Why Weightlifting Shoes?

[Martin Brown]

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I found a friends blog and he recently posted about a study which came out recently:

Kinematic changes using weightlifting sh... [J Strength Cond Res. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI

Quote from study: Wearing WL shoes seems to be beneficial in reducing the overall trunk lean, because this position is believed to reduce the amount of shear stress in the lower back area. Back squat with WL shoes also increased foot segment angle and possibly contributes to greater muscle excitation in knee extensors. Weightlifting shoes did not help reach thigh segment closer to horizontal as compared with the running shoe condition. It is recommended that WL shoes be used by those who are prone to displaying a forward trunk lean and who aim to increase knee extensor activation.

Which also increase the stress through the knee joint. Perhaps not a great idea going for a large 1RM back squat!

[hailtotheking]

The idea that frequent heavy squatting with WL shoes on causing knee damage doesn't really pan out in the real world. Knee injury among professional weightlifters is no greater than it is among pro powerlifters.

I used to think the only way to get a really upright WL squat is by using WL shoes, but i have found that if you do a fair amount of pistol squatting with flat shoes or bare feett you can develop tremendous active ankle flexibility that over time can result in a barbell squat without WL shoes that is almost as upright as a WL squat.

[DavidRugby]

Hit a PB today squatting without trainers, cheers guys! I had no idea it would make so much difference

[danihero]

This may as well be of use to those of you that don't quite understand the importance of an elevated heel when Olympic lifting or deep squatting - wlshoes.com (wfs)