Vibram Shoes Experience

I know a thread died for this but does anyone here lift in toe shoes? Do any of you fucking degenerates run in them? One of my old friends recommended I get a pair but I'm on the fence. What's your experience with them.

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Toe shoes are good in that they are a well fitting and secure minimalist shoe which is great for deadlifting or general gym training. The toes are fucking unnecessary though it's just that a good minimalist shoe without them is difficult to find.

>Well Fitting
>Secure

Works for me. I don't really care what others think about how I look anyway.

I agree. I got a pair of adipure toe shoes years ago and they are still going strong. I do sumo deadlifting for accessory and while I look like a raging faglord I'm completely planted when I use them.

For lifting: They're great. Exactly like being barefoot. Heeled shoes are for mobilitylets

For tricking/acrobatics: amazing. They weigh nothing, and there's no worry of them sliding or slipping off. You're basically a ninja.

For running: idk from experience. I hear that they can fuck you up if you don't have good form.

Vapor Gloves, same material, no stupid restrictive toe bullshit.

I ran in them for 3 years, it was great, except they stunk, so in the summer I just went without.

They're fine for lifting in, up til a certain point. I think if you're pulling anything over 300 pounds you probably want regular lifting shoes.

I used to own a pair of them for years until they broke down.

I never had any issues with them, they're baller for exercising in general. Although you might want to check your form when running in them.

>if you're pulling anything over 300 pounds you probably want regular lifting shoes.
Why? I don't have a problem in them.

Honestly, it's just what I hear from my bros. Just passing it down the grapevine. I've never met anybody else that lifts really heavy weights consistently barefoot, but I know plenty that do it in shoes, so the safest bet in my mind is to used the tried and true. The feet are pretty intricate little things. The springloaded arch at your foot the stabilizing mechanisms in your ancle, if these can't handle the weight you're pulling, what's going to happen long term? I don't know. But you take this out of the equation just by wearing shoes.

OT, but is 300 some sort of big lift threshold? Perusing Jow Forums it s seems like everyone can do that, but I don’t have enough experience with the lift the get an idea what’s average.

Been lifting since Oct, 335 is my best 1RM...but I weigh over 300 at 6’1”

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Holy shit I fuckin love this dewd
>Heeled shoes are for mobilitylets
Take that back right now you little shit.

>Jannies arrest this dumb faggot that doesn't know how to use Google
This pls. I hate these assholes making threads that can be answered in a few sentences or with a quick Google search.

Just get a pair of skinners, they are great without looking like trash.

Pulling 300 is not a feat. It's one of the first milestones you reach in the gym.

I spoke to a SEP and he told me he squats 585 for 10 with skinners on. Apparently it has to do with the position of the big toe with the hips that take load off of the ankles.

at least you arent an asymmetrical mobilitylet
>tfw left ankle just a wee bit less flexible than the right
>tfw JUSTs my whole squat form up at the bottom

no that was very reasonable

>I weigh over 300 at 6’1”

please don't stuff your feet into something that showcases your cocktail weenies please. You will look comical.

But yes pulling 300 is a milestone, albeit a shitty one. No normie that goes into the gym without lifting heavy shit in mind will ever be able to "pull 300" lbs.

I used to own a pair. Wore them for years until they inevitably became worn down. Fucking loved 'em.

I own a pair.

Good for proprioceptive sense (knowing where your feet are) during lifts, would not recommend for running - most modern societies have worn shoes since birth and their feet have adapted. Reducing cushioning via removing midsole (very little/nonexistent midsole in vibrams) will give you better "foot feel" but will greatly reduce impact when striking - may cause more harm than good.

if you don't believe me - look up "tarahamura feet" - they're an indigenous group in central america that run 100s of kms at a given time... their feet look much much different than ours (flatter, wider spaced toes). we simply arent adapted for minimalist running.

I wear shoes for lifting. I walk barefoot as much as possible and as a kid i played barefoot 100% of the time. But deads and squats u want shoes for balance. Barefoot lifting i guess will make your ankles and feet stronger but injury risk os so not worth it imo and i cant lift as much. Just my opinion tho.