Training with Bare Feet
What do you think about it?
There are some interesting materials i found. I actually never trained with bare feet.
Many bodybuilders and athletes that used to train bare foot decided to stop this procedure. There are several reasons for that.
Feet are highly complex structures. Foot defects are very common, and a defect affects how stresses placed on the feet are borne by the feet and the rest of the body. When forces on the feet are exaggerated by high-load activities such as heavy weight training, and running, the defects are magnified. While foot defects might not be the whole story behind foot, ankle, knee or back problems, they are contributing factors, perhaps major ones.
It is recommended to wear high quality shoes with molded internal soles, to compensate for any structural or postural instability in the feet, or, in the case of defect-free feet, to maintain that existing good condition over the long term. While orthopedic shoes with custom-made molded internal soles are the ideal, off-the-shelf shoes with molded internal soles are, in most cases, light years ahead of no support. You can get molded internal soles that can be slipped inside your regular footwear (but you may need to remove some of the existing soles to make room).
A change in footwear, or the insertion of high-quality molded soles into your existing footwear, will help greatly to keep you lifting intensively, heavily and free of injuries. It is also highly recommended to consult a podiatrist, preferably a sports podiatrist, or a chiropractor with training in orthotics, to get your feet checked out.
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AnonI wear shoes, a comfortable pair of shoes can go a long way, in my opinion.
I wear minimalist shoes for all of my lifts that require balance and have feet planted. You may not realize it but the heel to toe drop in a normal shoe can be terrible for your form. When I started using minimalist shoes I noticed that I was able to up the weight on my squat, front squat, and dead lift just by going from an athletic shoe to a minimalist shoe and even barefoot. Just my .02
I'd like to go barefoot with squats and deadlifts, but my gym isn't exactly what you'd call "spotless" if you catch my drift, so I'm not too keen.
I actually deadlift and squat using climbing shoes, fantastic grip obviously as they're designed for scaling rock faces!
Barefoot is the way for dead lifts and squats. I feel much more centered to the ground, I should purchase shoes that are completely flat with no heel but till then feet work great.
I used to do all my squats barefooted but (not no more dont know why?) lol
AnonI do all compound exercises that utilize balance bare foot..actually in socks.
Even in my naked shoes I don't feel right.
I grew up without shoes though, didn't really wear shoes till I was about 11
I still like barefoot calf raises! cant help it just feels like I get a better stretch.
I think unless you're a swimmer, you probably need to wear shoes. Ive dropped plates on my toes before that hurt like a SOB and if I didnt have shoes on would definitely have done more damage. Plus the gym is nasty. Who wants to walk around a place like that barefooted.