[quote]krazylarry wrote:
Yes, buy some DOwins. [/quote]
YES! These are what I have!
I was always so conflicted because I front squat and deadlift on the same day and I didn’t know if I should wear chucks or my oly shoes. It’s nice to know that the world wont fall apart if I don’t deadlift in chucks, heh.
WOOT.
[quote]theBird wrote:
I suppose my next question is: taking into consideration my long legs and history of lower back irritation, will weight-lifting shoes help to reduce the load on my lower back?
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Is someone going to answer my question?
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[quote]theBird wrote:
Thanks for all the recommendations my friends.
sexyxe: Im on to it.
I suppose my next question is: taking into consideration my long legs and history of lower back irritation, will weight-lifting shoes help to reduce the load on my lower back?
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No, they won’t reduce the load on your lower back. I wear VS brand weightlifting shoes and they’re great. If your lower back is irritated only when squatting then you’re probably sitting back/leaning too much, letting your chest cave, or rounding your lower back to get depth. Try moving your stance in and focus on keeping your chest in front of the bar for a little while to over-emphasize that “chest up” cue. And stay TIGHT!
[quote]incredulous wrote:
No, they won’t reduce the load on your lower back. I wear VS brand weightlifting shoes and they’re great. If your lower back is irritated only when squatting then you’re probably sitting back/leaning too much, letting your chest cave, or rounding your lower back to get depth. Try moving your stance in and focus on keeping your chest in front of the bar for a little while to over-emphasize that “chest up” cue. And stay TIGHT![/quote]
Thanks for the advice mate.
I suppose I should just a post a recent video of my squat.
When you say keep tight, I presume you mean brace the abs?
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[quote]theBird wrote:
[quote]incredulous wrote:
No, they won’t reduce the load on your lower back. I wear VS brand weightlifting shoes and they’re great. If your lower back is irritated only when squatting then you’re probably sitting back/leaning too much, letting your chest cave, or rounding your lower back to get depth. Try moving your stance in and focus on keeping your chest in front of the bar for a little while to over-emphasize that “chest up” cue. And stay TIGHT![/quote]
Thanks for the advice mate.
I suppose I should just a post a recent video of my squat.
When you say keep tight, I presume you mean brace the abs?
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By keep tight, everything has to be rigid and tense. Even your pinky toe. Your toes will be grabbing the ground. Your upper back will be uber tight. Your midsection will be pressing out in all directions. Against your belt if you wear one. Your glutes will be tense the moment your under the bar. Your legs will have tension in them. So by stay tight, I think he means keep everything under tension and don’t allow for any power leaks or looseness.
my squat sucks and has always hurt me, but it’s getting stronger/safer
the two biggest things that have helped it recently are a nice belt and oly shoes. When I look back at it, the people that told me to go beltless/barefoot were weak themselves…
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
my squat sucks and has always hurt me, but it’s getting stronger/safer
the two biggest things that have helped it recently are a nice belt and oly shoes. When I look back at it, the people that told me to go beltless/barefoot were weak themselves…[/quote]
Ive been asking others at my gym for advice, and there seems to be 2 schools of thought: one is to go all barefoot and belt-less naturale, and the other is to belt up and lace up.
Browndisaster: Are you wearing the belt so that you have something your abs can push against? Im considering it to get it for this purpose only… to teach me how to embrace my core right. Would you use the belt even if you were squatting “lightweight”? (Im talking under 100kg).
What oly shoes do you have?
PS; I like your new avatar. Much better than previously.
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my abs are weak, but this will change in the coming couple of months. Having a belt lets me keep tight. I’ve worn it a few times for back squats and military presses, but honestly will be wearing it a lot more as my poundages on front squats, deadlifts, and rows go up.
Usually when I was squatting barefoot sans belt, I’d mainly get back pain/hip pain. Now with a belt and oly shoes my lower body gets sore! imagine that
I’d highly recommend the belt and shoes. If you want to try out how the shoes would feel, squat with your heels on some plates
as far as shoes go I really had my heart set on some cheaper shoes, then later the 2008 adistars, but then went with the 2012 adistars b/c of black friday. I know I would’ve been happy with any shoe to be honest, but I’m glad I went with the fancier ones considering I’ll be using these for a decade at least.
Reading reviews was mostly unhelpful, as it seems most everyone is happy with any oly shoe. wlshoes.com does a good job, I believe it’s a single author who is doing all the shoe comparisons. and thanks, the avi is the shankle
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
my squat sucks and has always hurt me, but it’s getting stronger/safer
the two biggest things that have helped it recently are a nice belt and oly shoes. When I look back at it, the people that told me to go beltless/barefoot were weak themselves…[/quote]
not having a belt doesnt make you weak. don’t listen to crossfitters, mr vegetarian
haha fair enough, I’ve seen a lot of big squats beltless. My abs are weak which is the real issue, I was stupid to avoid using a belt yet also avoid direct ab/lower back work.