chuck taylors

[Fatty4You]

There is a reason why the best squatters and deadlifters wear the shoes that they do...because they HELP them.

Chucks are great for deadlifting!!!!...and they are wonderful for wide stanced squats and box squats.

B, I appreciate that great lifters wear them; however, this really doesn't give me any insight as to why they help? Association is not the same thing as explaination. I don't mean to press the issue, but i am just curious. I am trying to learn about all aspects of fitness.
thanks,

-Fatty

 

[2Shy]

Oreo, I have regular walking shoes and wondered the same thing. Then The Asylum (Spatts, Hannibal & Project) helped me with my box squat form and I could tell that flat soles would help me spread the floor better. My feet tended to roll in the shoes I currently use.

I'm getting me a pair of Chucks. I guess that would make me Up Chuck? *ducks*

 

[Fatty4You]

i always walk on the inside of my foot so i thought that could be adding to my inward flex. most people walk on the outside but i walk on the inside.

I am flat footed and my feet are about as flat as roadkill. My knees used to go in on squats but i found that, continued practice on squats as well as abduction and adduction helped.

Hip Adduction is that machine where you sit down and squeeze your thighs together [sometimes called the rape machine in meat-head football circles]. Hip Abduction is the just the opposite - you sit down and forcefully spread your legs.

You can also so them standing with the cable pully and ankle strap... but i have never tried them that way.

Incidentally, i am flat footed, but i find i walk more on the outside of my foot. I feel that the arch in my shoe forces my foot to be slightly inverted, which causes me to walk on my outer edge. You can tell by the wear and tear patterns on the sole of your shoe. I prefer walking barefoot.

-Fatty

 

[OreoPL]

thanks for info fatty i will look into adding those into my routine. i am aslo thinking of going to a wider stance on squats and deads. to see if that helps. i have been practicing in my room today and i noticed that the wider stance really burns the inside of my thigh. i will have to see what happens when i put some real weight on the bar tomorrow during deads. i know u want a real explination for the shoes but i was paying attention to myself while practicing and i noticed taht i wasnt rolling to the inside with the chucks. i practiced with both kinds of shoes.

 

[zackdarnell]

B, I appreciate that great lifters wear them; however, this really doesn't give me any insight as to why they help? Association is not the same thing as explaination. I don't mean to press the issue, but i am just curious. I am trying to learn about all aspects of fitness.
thanks,

-Fatty

They have a flat sole, are more stable, the bottoms dont compress under heavy weight as much as other shoes, and they allow you to better spread the floor.

 

[Fatty4You]

They have a flat sole, are more stable, the bottoms dont compress under heavy weight as much as other shoes, and they allow you to better spread the floor.

I see... ok, now that makes sense. But what does "spread the floor" mean? Does that have to do with the width of the stance?

-Fatty

 

[b fold the truth]

As far as the Chuck T's go, they look cool but I've seen a couple people role their ankles in them. So, I don't have total faith in them as of yet.

When I wear my Chucks...I can't get my ankles to roll with them. When I spread the floor and squat...I TRY to get them to roll over...and they just wont.

B True

 

[b fold the truth]

I see... ok, now that makes sense. But what does "spread the floor" mean? Does that have to do with the width of the stance?

-Fatty

When you squat...you should focus on trying to use your feet/shoes to rip a hole in the carpet between your feet. This makes you remember to sit back and use your hips to squat... One really needs Chucks to do this.

B True

 

[spatts]

Chucks. Monochrome. Black.

I have to admit, that I don't feel like I need Chucks to "spread the floor," but they are very advantageous for being able to sit back and recruit the posterior chain....with the heel higher than the toe (like most shoes) that's very hard to do, and a person can end up leaning too far forward, or just flat out recruiting weaker muscles = lifting less.

 

[Fatty4You]

When you squat...you should focus on trying to use your feet/shoes to rip a hole in the carpet between your feet. This makes you remember to sit back and use your hips to squat... One really needs Chucks to do this.

Interesting, i'll have to try this tomarrow.

-Fatty