I squat in Chuck or… uh… Vibrams… but dont tell my parents, they’ll disown me…
Sometimes I squat in Nike Romaleos, sometimes in wrestling shoes. It just depends if I’m feeling lazy and don’t feel like putting on my Romaleos. I might test my theory, but I think I squat about the same in either one.
Jason Pegg says that it doesn’t matter, and his word is gospel to me.
[quote]UrbanSavage wrote:
[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
[quote]UrbanSavage wrote:
I’ve learned never to base what I do off of what professional and/or college athletes do. The majority of the time, those athletes get there despite their training, not because of it.
I don’t see how it would be a mobility issue because when I switched to converse, the problem went away. That, and I have no mobility problems and never have, and I’ve always worked hard on hamstring and glute strength. From the time I started squatting, I was already doing tons of GHR’s, RDL’s good mornings, SLDL’s, sumo SLDL’s, etc.
Anyway, Dave Tate seems to have expressed a different opinion in these articles.
“This is also why most squat shoes, tennis shoes, and cross trainers suck for squatting. The best shoes for squatting are Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars. The soles are flat and the side construction is rugged enough to push out against without a blowout or rolling over the sole.”
“By the way, the best shoes to wear while squatting are the old school Converse Chuck Taylors. They’re built with a flat bottom and strong canvas sides. Most other tennis shoes will cause your foot to move around too much or you’ll push out over the side of the shoes.”
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You dont base anything off of what professional athletes do but you base what shoes to wear off of what some fucking nerd in a labcoat says? The reason people started squatting in chucks is because it was proven in a ball state research study at their sports science lab that they were best for squatting. I am not sure if Matt Wenning was still there when they did this, but it was still some college profressor that started all of this. Also, the same research journal that published this study also said squatting doesnt involve hip extension. Maybe because of shoes?
Those articles you refernced are talking about guys who squat well over 900lbs out of a monolift. Until you get to that level, I really dont think shoes fucking matter.
Chucks are nice to squat in. So are vibrams, olympic shoes, tennis shoes, just about anything works just fine for everyone. I find it very hard to believe that progress stalled because of the shoes you were wearing. I also find it hard to believe that you are the only person on earth without mobility problems. [/quote]
I don’t need to be squatting 900 lbs for the shoes to matter, plateaus happen long before then big guy. [/quote]
Maybe youre not squatting 900lbs because you worry about stuff like what shoes too wear, little guy.
[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
[quote]UrbanSavage wrote:
[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
[quote]UrbanSavage wrote:
I’ve learned never to base what I do off of what professional and/or college athletes do. The majority of the time, those athletes get there despite their training, not because of it.
I don’t see how it would be a mobility issue because when I switched to converse, the problem went away. That, and I have no mobility problems and never have, and I’ve always worked hard on hamstring and glute strength. From the time I started squatting, I was already doing tons of GHR’s, RDL’s good mornings, SLDL’s, sumo SLDL’s, etc.
Anyway, Dave Tate seems to have expressed a different opinion in these articles.
“This is also why most squat shoes, tennis shoes, and cross trainers suck for squatting. The best shoes for squatting are Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars. The soles are flat and the side construction is rugged enough to push out against without a blowout or rolling over the sole.”
“By the way, the best shoes to wear while squatting are the old school Converse Chuck Taylors. They’re built with a flat bottom and strong canvas sides. Most other tennis shoes will cause your foot to move around too much or you’ll push out over the side of the shoes.”
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You dont base anything off of what professional athletes do but you base what shoes to wear off of what some fucking nerd in a labcoat says? The reason people started squatting in chucks is because it was proven in a ball state research study at their sports science lab that they were best for squatting. I am not sure if Matt Wenning was still there when they did this, but it was still some college profressor that started all of this. Also, the same research journal that published this study also said squatting doesnt involve hip extension. Maybe because of shoes?
Those articles you refernced are talking about guys who squat well over 900lbs out of a monolift. Until you get to that level, I really dont think shoes fucking matter.
Chucks are nice to squat in. So are vibrams, olympic shoes, tennis shoes, just about anything works just fine for everyone. I find it very hard to believe that progress stalled because of the shoes you were wearing. I also find it hard to believe that you are the only person on earth without mobility problems. [/quote]
I don’t need to be squatting 900 lbs for the shoes to matter, plateaus happen long before then big guy. [/quote]
Maybe youre not squatting 900lbs because you worry about stuff like what shoes too wear, little guy.[/quote]
ding ding ding
[quote]TigerPower wrote:
Sometimes I squat in Nike Romaleos, sometimes in wrestling shoes. It just depends if I’m feeling lazy and don’t feel like putting on my Romaleos. I might test my theory, but I think I squat about the same in either one.
Jason Pegg says that it doesn’t matter, and his word is gospel to me. [/quote]
So, you squat in two types of shoes that are good for squatting… and since you wear both of them to squat, it doesn’t matter? I’m specifically talking about shoes that are actually bad for squatting like running shoes. You can understate how much the shoes you wear matter all day, but you wouldn’t choose to wear running shoes in at a meet unless you don’t care about how much you squat and want to put yourself at risk for injuries.
Pegg’s word is gospel to you, what’s Dave Tate’s word when two of his most popular articles say the exact opposite?
How informative. Maybe if I just start putting on my running shoes before I go lift from now on, I can squat 900 lbs like you do.
You were too stupid to understand my first post. It should come as no shock to me that you were able to reply with an even dumber post the second time around.
Perhaps Dave said what he said because that is his opinion.
And likewise Jason said what he said because he has his own opinion… which is different than Dave’s.
Neither of them are right or wrong in this regard, because it is their opinion.
Look’s like you’ve formed your own opinion. Maybe in a few years when you’re a 900lb squatter your word will “be the gospel” to someone on this board too.
I’m pretty sure its the shoes.
What a bunch of catty bitches.
Save your energy for lifting. Wear whatever you like on your feet.
[quote]GaWd wrote:
What a bunch of catty bitches.
Save your energy for lifting. Wear whatever you like on your feet.[/quote]
^^^
bunny slippers
Nothing like lifting several hundred in them. It’s that much more hardcore.
[quote]UrbanSavage wrote:
[quote]TigerPower wrote:
Sometimes I squat in Nike Romaleos, sometimes in wrestling shoes. It just depends if I’m feeling lazy and don’t feel like putting on my Romaleos. I might test my theory, but I think I squat about the same in either one.
Jason Pegg says that it doesn’t matter, and his word is gospel to me. [/quote]
So, you squat in two types of shoes that are good for squatting… and since you wear both of them to squat, it doesn’t matter? I’m specifically talking about shoes that are actually bad for squatting like running shoes. You can understate how much the shoes you wear matter all day, but you wouldn’t choose to wear running shoes in at a meet unless you don’t care about how much you squat and want to put yourself at risk for injuries.
Pegg’s word is gospel to you, what’s Dave Tate’s word when two of his most popular articles say the exact opposite?
How informative. Maybe if I just start putting on my running shoes before I go lift from now on, I can squat 900 lbs like you do.
You were too stupid to understand my first post. It should come as no shock to me that you were able to reply with an even dumber post the second time around. [/quote]
Youre right, I didnt understand your first post because I am usually too busy actually lifting weights too worry about things like what shoes I am wearing. I totally agree with you, I have no idea what the fuck you are talking about.
Look man, I would rather stick a red hot curling iron up my pee-hole, which I heard helps stabilize your squat if you are want to try it, than get into an arguement on the internet.
There is an optimal shoe for squatting just like there is a perfect program for everyone. It doesnt fucking exist. If you think this isn’t true, then you are too stupid to be strong.
Chuck Taylors, FTW!!
I definitely recommend flat-soled shoes for deadlifts and squats as opposed to something like running shoes.