Who squats barefooted??

[SouthernLord]

Well now that you went there, I squat in my undees. One of those weird lifter things we all have. I got the idea years ago that anything on my thighs, even like shorts, distracted me when squatting.

Thank you for the visual

 

[bblazer]

Well now that you went there, I squat in my undees. One of those weird lifter things we all have. I got the idea years ago that anything on my thighs, even like shorts, distracted me when squatting.

Absolutely useless without pictures.

If you don't have any, I have a nice camera and an open schedule....

B-

 

[Developer]

Absolutely useless without pictures.

If you don't have any, I have a nice camera and an open schedule....

B-

Ditto

 

[BKDFKUP]

Well now that you went there, I squat in my undees. One of those weird lifter things we all have. I got the idea years ago that anything on my thighs, even like shorts, distracted me when squatting.

Hi 5! i squat barefooted in undies but thats the advantage of having a home gym. Never really thought about it but its just how i train

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

Deadlift in socks/ oly shoes for squats. with wide stance squats, you get better ankle support & stability. your also putting alot of weight on one barefoot when your un-racking the weight & stepping back (unless your using the Smith machine).

as you go up in weight- i think your prone to more injuries (or PLrs wouldnt wear shoes).

 

[RottenWillow]

Ok all you doubters regarding big weight and no shoes. In '03 I hit 315 for 1 to parallel with no shoes. (just over 2x my bw)

I mean Chucks do diddily for arch support, right? So no diff there going barefoot. I think if your foot is wide enough you can get the lateral support you need without the Chucks until you get to jumbo weights which I define as 3x bw or more.

 

[b fold the truth]

Ok all you doubters regarding big weight and no shoes. In '03 I hit 315 for 1 to parallel with no shoes. (just over 2x my bw)

I mean Chucks do diddily for arch support, right? So no diff there going barefoot. I think if your foot is wide enough you can get the lateral support you need without the Chucks until you get to jumbo weights which I define as 3x bw or more.

I'm sorry...but 315 isn't "big weight" unless you are well WELL under 100 lbs, playing pop league ball, or are a small woman. At age 16 I full OLY squatted 405 x 8 in a pair of Wal-Mart knee wraps and a Wal-Mart "belt". I wasn't barefoot nor was I wearing a pair of Nike Shox.

Before you want to down the "doubters"...maybe you should take half a second and realize what some of us "doubters" have accomplished.

WHY would you want Squat shoes with big arch support? You think that the ONLY reason one would wear "squat shoes" is "arch support"? It is clear that you do not have a clue of the concept as to why Chucks are a superior squat shoe for most. Depending on stance and preference...and OLY shoe could be 1st (I have and use both).

Louie Simmons said "He has got a 100 dollar pair of shoes but he ain't got a 10 cent squat."

 

[RottenWillow]

I'm sorry...but 315 isn't "big weight" unless you are well WELL under 100 lbs, playing pop league ball, or are a small woman. At age 16 I full OLY squatted 405 x 8 in a pair of Wal-Mart knee wraps and a Wal-Mart "belt". I wasn't barefoot nor was I wearing a pair of Nike Shox.

Before you want to down the "doubters"...maybe you should take half a second and realize what some of us "doubters" have accomplished.

WHY would you want Squat shoes with big arch support? You think that the ONLY reason one would wear "squat shoes" is "arch support"? It is clear that you do not have a clue of the concept as to why Chucks are a superior squat shoe for most. Depending on stance and preference...and OLY shoe could be 1st (I have and use both).

Louie Simmons said "He has got a 100 dollar pair of shoes but he ain't got a 10 cent squat."

Wow Clint my post was mostly tongue and cheek and certainly my use of the word "doubter" was.

I do know exactly why Chucks are prefered in heavy squatting. I prefaced by pointing out do do not provide arch support so there is no advantage over barefooted in that respect. They provide torsional stability with wide, squared off, stiff sidewalls and are a big help in Oly stance as you press outward with your feet.

I understand that in the PL/strongman world a 155lb 20yo woman properly squatting 315lbs completely raw, conventional stance isn't heavy, but I do feel that the other 99.9% of the world find that to be very serious weight. I don't think we can compare PL/strongman trainig to bodybuilding training.

 

[musclemom]

I understand that in the PL/strongman world a 155lb 20yo woman properly squatting 315lbs completely raw, conventional stance isn't heavy, but I do feel that the other 99.9% of the world find that to be very serious weight. I don't think we can compare PL/strongman trainig to bodybuilding training.

For just about any sized woman, squatting 315 is one hell of an accomplishment! The record (for women) is around 600 lbs.

And if any of these guys know a chick who is capable of properly squatting 315 raw I'd truly like to see the proof. I know I sure as shit can't.

 

[b fold the truth]

For just about any sized woman, squatting 315 is one hell of an accomplishment! The record (for women) is around 600 lbs.

And if any of these guys know a chick who is capable of properly squatting 315 raw I'd truly like to see the proof. I know I sure as shit can't.

There basically is no "raw" in powerlifting anymore. Even "raw" means belt and wraps.

The record for a woman is upwards of an 800lb squat set a few years ago. Pretty sure she can squat 315 nekkid. Posted a video last week of a 165lb woman squatting mid 7's...pretty sure she could nail 315 nekkid.

And they both wear special squat shoes.