Working out with no shoes?

[WMD]

The "air pocket" in Nike's will go 'pop', happened to me twice and a couple of friends of mine as well.

how much weight are you using

[The Big Unit]

I weigh 275 and the first time I was squatting 495, but those where an old pair of shoes.
Next time I did a walk out in the rack with 675 and as soon as I shifted from one leg to the other it went "pop".

After the "air" pops they make this annoying squeeking noise every step you take.

[sanj]

safety is the main factor in any situation in the gym, wear shoes at all time.

[WMD]

I weigh 275 and the first time I was squatting 495, but those where an old pair of shoes.
Next time I did a walk out in the rack with 675 and as soon as I shifted from one leg to the other it went "pop".

After the "air" pops they make this annoying squeeking noise every step you take.

send them back to nike. i bet you get a free pair

[E_Scapegoat]

Take off your shoes for calves though!!! great range of motion, i even sneak my shoes off at the gym sometimes

[veerkamp]

ya work with cuz i had a friend he droped aq 2.5 lbs on his foot with no shoes and he droped to the ground!!!!

[Morgour]

So i workout at home, i was wondering is it bad to workout like squat with no shoes? or is it best to do it with shoes? is there really a big difference?It wont be super heavy weight or anything

I workout without shoes just because i get extrmely sweaty feet.

Pantera destroy by the way \m/

[dirty88whiteboy]

So after this debate what is the best shoes to wear IF you have to wear shoes? I work out in a Gym that requires you to wear them and I keep messing up my every day shoes.

[malik21]

I've never in my life dropped a weight, Specially not on my foot lol.

famous last words

[Welshy87]

Always do my squats barefoot...

[dirty88whiteboy]

So after this debate what is the best shoes to wear IF you have to wear shoes? I work out in a Gym that requires you to wear them and I keep messing up my every day shoes.

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[USMuscle9403]

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I really like to work out in Converse All-Stars.

[martydaman]

I work out in normal runners.

[icreatedmyself]

you can wear minamalistic shoes like the adidas martial arts or the asics wrestling shoes

[chimairachik07]

i work out in my cheerleading shoes... also if your nikes keep "popping" buy some w/o the stupid air thing ... DUH

[sholiz]

I've got a question of common sense here ...

If you drop a ... say 60lb dumbell on your foot, 45lb plate, whatever -- what is a `shoe` going to do besides keep the bleeding contained?

If your foot is gonna be f--ked, it's gonna be f--ked barefoot or in shoes.


Now, who here that keeps defending shoes for a safety reason wears steel toes?

[BOZZ]

I've got a question of common sense here ...

If you drop a ... say 60lb dumbell on your foot, 45lb plate, whatever -- what is a `shoe` going to do besides keep the bleeding contained?

If your foot is gonna be f--ked, it's gonna be f--ked barefoot or in shoes.


Now, who here that keeps defending shoes for a safety reason wears steel toes?

Good point with the dumbell but have you ever seen a person damn near sever their pinky toe by loosing control of a 45lbs plate and dropping it on their sandaled foot?

My wrestling shoes that i use to work out in are so tight that a weight dropped on my foot is going to hurt but they're also thick enough to keep the above situation from happening.



bOZz

[sholiz]

Good point with the dumbell but have you ever seen a person damn near sever their pinky toe by loosing control of a 45lbs plate and dropping it on their sandaled foot?

My wrestling shoes that i use to work out in are so tight that a weight dropped on my foot is going to hurt but they're also thick enough to keep the above situation from happening.

Never thought about that reality, I guess a shoe would help in that instance. Either way, dropping anything more than a 2.5'lber (and even then might hop around on one foot for a while) will leave you hurting.

[RedAt8k]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE squatting/deadlifting with my birthday feet! If I'm going to the local gym I generally wear my 5fingers for this reason but like state above take precautions on what exercises you perform, the smith machine/rack can save your toes!

[ImaginePain]

for upperbody I wear shoes just incase I might drop a DB. For lower, I wear my vibram 5 fingers or barefoot, especially for squats and deads.

[runningboy]

didn't Arnold squat bare footed?

[Mindd]

Absolutely work out with shoes. Not for muscle gain reasons, but for safety. If you drop a dumbell or something on your foot, you could be out for weeks or even months.

Not worth the risk.

Strong logic. Shoes will stop you from breaking your foot. Shoes are indestructible.

[deransdell]

i squat and deadlift with no shoes...honestly think it helps. I heard it gives you a more solid base and feel. Just your feet flat on the ground, rather than curvy shoe soles

[Oggie22]

Converse All-Stars are probably the most popular choice for cheap lifting shoes. Anything with an incompressible sole is good though.
Squatting barefoot is fine (excluding safety).

[Tb0282]

Arnold almost never wore shoes, but it is simply a matter of personal preferance. do what you want.

This. Some days I wear them and some days I don't.