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nba8340 said:

anybody have any recommendations?

 

what type of sneaker would you recommend to buy, if i was gonna do a lot of walking around in it, playing ball, some sprinting, lifting, and jumping? 

 

I have been wearing bball shoes since i was little, but i'm tired of them, they are so bulky and they restrict any type of ankle movement so much.  I need something strong and that will last a decent amount of time, i have flat feet also?  Any recommendations?

I like the idea of flats or waffles.  I have now heard a ton of positive feedback on the use of vibrams so If they will fit you you can go with them.

Rick said:

Alright guys I will give you an update on the shoe situation. I followed the discussion and read the article about foot function. I then decided to give the vibrams a try. I bought the classics as I wanted the least amount of support possible.

 

Usually I would wear a pair of Nike Free 5.0 V4 for warm-ups and jumping, sprinting etc.and then switch to chuck converse taylor low cuts for weight room work. I was always annoyed by switching shoes but hey it takes hard work to be good doesn't it? ;)

 

So today I did everything in the Vibrams. I warmed up and did some VJs. It was weird as you are literally jumping barefooted which makes you think you don't jump as high but in reality you are just missing the 2 inches from the sole of the other shoes. I don't know how high I jumped, I have to re-measure my reach with the shoes on.

 

Afterwards I went for some front squats, back extensions and walking lunges. When I was done, I had the worst "butt lock" ever. I was short of cramping up in the glutes, which is something that has never happened to me before. Before anyone says it was the session, forget it I have done the session the week before with the same weights and I did it today on purpose again. Last week with CTs, today Vibrams.

All I can say is that I can only recommend the shoe to anyone and I am actually pissed at myself for not buying these earlier.

 

BTW, if you don't buy them with the excuse that you are scared of getting laughed at at the gym, you are a f***ing pussy. Sorry. And now imagine what the same people would say to you when you would out-sprint them and dunk over them etc. :D

That is great news Rick.  I have heard similar stories with Vibrams.  Be wary that your feetmay get sore for a week or two.  The number of positive stories I have heard is very impressive.

Thanks for the update

I am in favor of using an OLY shoe for Oly lifts.  But everything else use a vibram.  If you can remove compensation patterns than oly shoes are OK and since they should make up a small % of the program I see no problems.

If you could take a picture of the bottom of your feet and of yourslef waling I think we can get some foot guru's to reccomend a decent shoe for you :)

Also keep tworking through the foot progression in my articles

Alex

anfeyd said:

Thanks for the replies everyone. A second shoe question, especially on the track flats: I'm assuming you mean indoor ones right, ones that don't have the metal holes for spikes?

 

And I'm still interested in finding a pair of shoes to lift in with a flat sole that would not compress much. I use indoor soccer shoes now but I'm looking for something even better. Does anyone know if throwing shoes are a good option? I've never seen them before so I don't know about the how flat they would be. 

 

 

 

You are correct re the track flats/waffles

I am not familiar with throwing shoes.  My coworker lifts in his Vibrams and loves them.  He has had no issues with them and he is pretty strong (600+ squat)

nba-

Thanks for the video.  The foot guru's are looking at it and should get back to me/you by the end of the long weekend.

Alex

Would you mind your foot video and shoe rec's being an article/case study?

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