Twice this past year I've had procedures done on my heel and in each case the recovery period extended in excess of 6 weeks. During those periods of time, I was unable to wear shoes in order to avoid the shoe rubbing on the post-procedure wound. When the wound was still "angry looking" but mostly closed up, I began squatting again, but I did it barefoot. When squatting barefoot, I didn't notice any difference in stability. Nor did I notice any difference in strength (other than some slight period of adjustment to regain strength that was lost due to the requirement of post-procedure rest). However, I should add that my usual weight lifting shoes do not have a raised heel and do not have much cushioning on the sole relative to something like a running shoe. I should also add that I plan to wear shoes when I'm fully recovered -- simply to avoid my feet getting dirty.
I have a pair of squat shoes. If I wear them for squatting, OHP, BP, what do I do when I transition to DL? Wear them? Or remove them? Barefoot? Or put my go fasters back on? Thanks.
Thanks guys, great material as always! In regards to the shoes, I've heard the argument that if you can't squat without an elevated heel you should fix your form/ address the reasons prior to getting shoes for fear of developing bad habits or improper movement patterns. Any thoughts there?
Dorsiflexion is great for pistols: but for bigass squats use bigass shoes. BTW, I find my overhead press is FAR easier in squat shoes: I can really feel my balance in my feet. Thanks for the videos and comments Sully.
GreySteel Thank you for your reply. I actually visited Horn Strength who pointed out that my knees were going too wide... I needed to keep knees in rather than pushing them out. It wasn't until recently that I had enough weight on bar and knee went wide enough to strain groin muscle while driving up out of the hole. Now I'm trying to figure it out since Horn had nothing prescriprive beyond don't do that.
it happened to me a week ago, I don't know if "pulled" or "strain" is the word I would use to describe it, I just felt extra sore after the set. The way I interprerted it was my groin was weaker compared to other muscles involved, and sure enough several workouts later, nothing is wrong. Granted, our form might be diffenrent and a coach is the best tool to fix that, but sometime you gotta figure out the difference between "good pain" and "bad pain" for lack of better word. just 2 cents from a fellow novice, keep getting stronger.
GreySteel fyi, I receive feedback on this from Dr. Baraki. 1) focus on side to side balance of feet; 2) check width of stance, it may be too narrow. Very helpful!!!
I like most of the info from this channel and agree on most of it. But i don't believe in the squat anymore. At least i don't believe the weighted squat is for all people. People with very long femurs are simply not designed to squat. And doing box squats like a primary move and ditching any kind of full movement, just doesn't make any sense. There's many other ways, and Dorian Yates is proof of that. He won MR Olympia without squatting.......
Another excellent video from the Doctor of Strength!
I was surprised when it ended. I wanted more. This kind of addiction I like very much.
Parts II and III (and maybe IV) from this camp are still in the pipe, Carson.
I look forward to them.
Twice this past year I've had procedures done on my heel and in each case the recovery period extended in excess of 6 weeks. During those periods of time, I was unable to wear shoes in order to avoid the shoe rubbing on the post-procedure wound. When the wound was still "angry looking" but mostly closed up, I began squatting again, but I did it barefoot. When squatting barefoot, I didn't notice any difference in stability. Nor did I notice any difference in strength (other than some slight period of adjustment to regain strength that was lost due to the requirement of post-procedure rest). However, I should add that my usual weight lifting shoes do not have a raised heel and do not have much cushioning on the sole relative to something like a running shoe. I should also add that I plan to wear shoes when I'm fully recovered -- simply to avoid my feet getting dirty.
What about shoes when deadlifting? There are a lot of opinions around the elevated heel being undesirable when deadlifting.
I have a pair of squat shoes. If I wear them for squatting, OHP, BP, what do I do when I transition to DL? Wear them? Or remove them? Barefoot? Or put my go fasters back on? Thanks.
What do you do now?
@@sullydawg I am currently wearing sneakers. I haven't worn the squat shoes in a while -- just getting started back with SS/LP. Thanks!
Thanks guys, great material as always! In regards to the shoes, I've heard the argument that if you can't squat without an elevated heel you should fix your form/ address the reasons prior to getting shoes for fear of developing bad habits or improper movement patterns. Any thoughts there?
My thoughts: That's baloney. Wear the shoes.
Fair enough! Thanks Sully
Thank YOU for watching.
Dorsiflexion is great for pistols: but for bigass squats use bigass shoes.
BTW, I find my overhead press is FAR easier in squat shoes: I can really feel my balance in my feet. Thanks for the videos and comments Sully.
When I keep my lumbar extended at correct depth, right groin pulls as knees go too wide. Ever hear of this before?
Not specifically, but you want a coach's eye on it. Post a form check over at Starting Strength.
GreySteel Thank you for your reply. I actually visited Horn Strength who pointed out that my knees were going too wide... I needed to keep knees in rather than pushing them out. It wasn't until recently that I had enough weight on bar and knee went wide enough to strain groin muscle while driving up out of the hole. Now I'm trying to figure it out since Horn had nothing prescriprive beyond don't do that.
it happened to me a week ago, I don't know if "pulled" or "strain" is the word I would use to describe it, I just felt extra sore after the set. The way I interprerted it was my groin was weaker compared to other muscles involved, and sure enough several workouts later, nothing is wrong. Granted, our form might be diffenrent and a coach is the best tool to fix that, but sometime you gotta figure out the difference between "good pain" and "bad pain" for lack of better word. just 2 cents from a fellow novice, keep getting stronger.
GreySteel fyi, I receive feedback on this from Dr. Baraki. 1) focus on side to side balance of feet; 2) check width of stance, it may be too narrow. Very helpful!!!
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I like most of the info from this channel and agree on most of it.
But i don't believe in the squat anymore. At least i don't believe the weighted squat is for all people.
People with very long femurs are simply not designed to squat. And doing box squats like a primary move and ditching any kind of full movement, just doesn't make any sense. There's many other ways, and Dorian Yates is proof of that. He won MR Olympia without squatting.......