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I ve never been one to buy into the "lucky sock" theory or special "t-shirt" or what have you in order to perform well or even when watching my favorite football team play. You see it all the time. the lucky dirty socks... not shaving, same underwear (ugh) .... certain rituals....
I ve recently started deadlifting again after having to take some years off due to injuries. My progress has been nothing short of phenomenal. In my fourth week I added another 50lbs to lift 275 for reps. My issue is this: I have this pair of sandals, I wear specifically when I am running deca in the summer (my feet swell and I can't wear anything else) I went to shove my feet into my shoes, you know still gotta wear shoes to the gym ... can't go to the gym with your feet hanging out .. and I found that I couldn't do it. The very thought of deadlifting in anything other than my sandals literally freaked me out .. ...my mind said "no" and I found myself thinking about what it would be like to deadlift in another pair of shoes. Needless to say, that isnt going to happen. I can see myself dragging these sandals around in the dead of winter just to deadlift in ;-(
I know ED and Tread are going to talk smack about my sandals... and Gothic has already referred to them as my jesus shoes.. but I know some of you bring your superstitions to the gym ... fess up.
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Respect and implement the power of ritual.
This may be a little off topic, since its not cloths, but I can never get a good workout without my music in my ears! If I get to the gym and the battery is dead it's a given I'm not going to be having a good workout. Same with running on cardio days, with music easy 5 miles jammin without music crappy 2 miles, that's it! And they say we are not creatures of habit! Ha!
I think it has a lot to do with habit... I m at the point now where Ive to pairs of shorts that I will only dead lift in.. I like they way I can pull legs up out of the way .. as for the shoes I am considering deadlifting in my bare feet ... I just can't bring myself to do it yet....
it isn't that bad to deadlift without shoes as far a comfort and form. It just sucks when your sweating real bad and your feet kind of slip.
mr127superdeethe gym...no superstitions.,..but the casino lol...I have to take what i call a winners pee before i sit down at a table. I basically walk in and straight to the bathroom where i piss and talk shit simultaneously to the meople in the stalls around me lmao.. i also KNOW that energy has everything to do with what card you get so i am never quiet at the table basically what every volume and words i think i can get away with right before getting kicked out is where im at the whole time......nedless to say none of this really works as i almost always brake even or lose cash very rarely gain lmao!
Take a diuretic lol. I think it has to be my iPod I just don't get as pumped watching tv lol. I feel naked without my music.
lol.. im sure the diuretic will help lots with using a different pair of shoes.. lol.. the wrong music can wreck everything ..
Did I miss something?? WHAT'S a Diuretic got to do with shoes, superstition and music?? Lmao! I got a giggle either way
I wear new balance minimus when I deadlift if your feet swell than u can get the wide they r awesome. I just bought these and they r the best I have found for deadlifting and squatting and there not those stupid looking toe finger things lol
my bionic full fingered lifting gloves. i wont lift with out them
http://www.sportsauthority.com/largeImage/index.jsp?LargeImageURL=http%3...
The wife says when I go out to the gym my OCD kicks in. What ever weight I put on the bar has to bethe exact same on the other side as far as the way the words an letters line up. If the wording is upside sown on one side it feels heavier. OCD MY ASS!!
tried these ?
http://birthdayshoes.com/media/blogs/bdayshoes/2011_photos/komodo/komodo...
or these ?
http://www.liftinglarge.com/Deadlift-Slippers
I dont do toe socks or those toe shoes.. feels unnatural ..
I have a pair of really beat up high top sneakers.. ( there Cons.) old style, kind of like these..
http://only-sneakers.ru/converse-cons-bb-hitop/
they have been with me forever.. there flat.. on the bottom.. rubber.. not plastic soles..
the grip like crazy on wood or concrete..but there dying..
I actually save them from use when I am not doing deads or sqwats...I use a military boot..cheap
and I wont put any more use on my old faithfulls...
Now.. the beo-tch of all of this.. is that every single sneaker company.. has stopped making anything
like these any more.. I have looked.. and looked and looked.. so much so that I even went looking
at the UK sneaker sites and the European sites to find something even close to these.. and found
1 company.. ( Lonsdale )..the only problem is I cant order there European sneaker over here..tried..
wont let me buy them..
Ok.. so what is there out there that works ?. Well. There are the wrestling sneakers.. not bad..
Asics Wrestling shoes look right.. only I have fat feet.. ordered a pair of size 11's and couldnt get
my big toe in the shoe.. I laughed when I opened the box.. what ever..
Next choice ?
Otomix....this is a possiblity.. but at $100 a shot.. kinda pricey..and I hate the fact that I only get
one choice of sneaker that I have to buy to replace my Cons..
Shoes make a HUGE difference in lifts.. I cant sqwat in anything with a heel.. and all lifting
shoes.. have a huge heel in them..
http://www.cr8rec.com/mens/viewall.html
^
BOOM
LOOKS close to me on some of them, they are very nice shoes as a brand as a whole!
Gator
On leg days I wear a belly shirt and a yellow t-back under my shorts so that when I bend down to do straight leg dead lifts my whale tail will show. This usually prompts a response from anyone watching.
LOL I Can just picture it as well ..
It's pretty hot.
AnonYou ARE Hot!!!
Ripped to bits training pants... if these were levi,s they would be classed as "designer" shes thrown them away more than once but i just keep pulling them back outa the bin...... ripped ass,ripped knees i fkn love em lollol
Hold on... I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this...
So what you're saying is, as a woman, you're reluctant to buy new shoes?
Inconceivable!
in this particular case... yes...
Take those damn sandals to the gym and say F^#~> it! So what if it's gonna be cold and snowing soon... You can pull off wearing those bitches anywhere! And if you need new ones just let me know... You know we have the same loves in life.. I'll send you new ones!
ClassyChassisMaybe some Merrill barefoot, Women's Encore Lattice
http://www.merrell.com/US/en-US/Product.mvc.aspx/30982W/74940/Womens/Enc...
These would be the closest thing to sandals that I can think of.
lol.. these are merrells .. they are just ten days older than dirt at this point.. I thought I d be throwing them out ... they look like they need to be ...
Actually barefoot is the best way to do deads
Darron614There is a guy at my gym that always deadlifts barefoot if that makes you feel any better.
I may end up in my barefeet.. these sandals may not last much longer ;-(
Nahh its got nothing to do with superstitions Grrrl you have to fess up and admit your getting old and stuck in your ways. Bwhaaahhaa JK
LOL... since when is 29 old ???
Anonadmittedly, I wear a pair of "Ben Franklin" briefs that I consider lucky.......Money Muta Mayweather baby! lol.
nice seeing you come to life, GRRRL
LOL can I get a pic of those?
Anonon or off? lol! they're so damn soft. I forget what good luck came my way when I had them on... been rollin every since
definitely on...
Anonlet me go get a tubesock and a leg pump and im all over it!
roflmao...
Yup when I played baseball we did everything the same if we had a game and if it was a bad game we would do something completely different
I got nothing on this one! there is some facts like gangster rap and girls at the gym makes me drive heavier weight but no superstitions!
elecshortsNah that a baseball thing tho. The pros eat the exact same food and wear dirty clothes for weeks to keep a streak alive.