Why are the guys in muscle mags always wearing military boots to train in?

[ann]

I dont know what the hell he means by creating friction SW.....like I said, I dont ask many questions. If wearing friggin boots to work out in rocks his boat, then hey, I'm all for it Besides he never says anything about my eensy weeny tops, so

( I do believe tho it is just a fashion statement )

 

[The Ranger]

I personally wear Red Wing Lineman boots...Old habit from " Back in the Day "....Generally speaking, it started during squats, the higher heels forced you to use better form. Deadlifts were done bare footed or in womens house slippers with NO HEEL...

As for safety, the steel toes in mine have seen more than one dumb bell dropped by some non-lifting chuckle-head, so there again is a plus...

As for fashion, can't help ya there Darl'in....I wear them from habit, for safety....My big ass wasn't brought into this world to win popularity contests, nor win fashion statements....

Heh heh heh....Just my opinion as to why they are worn.....Hope it helps ya out a wee bit....

Ranger

 

[fawnmarie]

Re: Why are the guys in muscle mags always wearing military boots to train in?
I would have thought that the heel on those types of boots is too high, and that there wouldn't be enough arch support. But they look pretty darn cool.

I can tell you from personal experience that you'd never feel it if you dropped 40 lbs. on them - that's why.

The heels are a bit high, especially for a leg day, cause it screws up the full range of stretch in the hamstring, and they're a complete bitch to run in, but the toe tops are invincible.

After I got out of the service, I used my to mow my lawn in. I was convinced I would lose toes to the mower.

Fawn

 

[BronzedGoddess]

Re: Re: Why are the guys in muscle mags always wearing military boots to train in?

After I got out of the service, I used my to mow my lawn in. Fawn

Me too!

 

[supertech69]

Me 3! U.S. Army 5yrs, I've got a lot of uniforms cut into shorts & boots for every season.

 

[BronzedGoddess]

Me 3! U.S. Army 5yrs, I've got a lot of uniforms cut into shorts & boots for every season.

I was in for 2.5 years ( i got lucky on that enlistment). What is your MOS? I'm a 91S (preventive medicine ) and a 91A (biomedical equipment repair). I'm in the reserves now what a waste.

 

[c-sharp minor]

The clothing for photo shoots is provided by the magazine which is sponsoring the shoot. These guys have no choice about what they will wear to be photographed in.

We were laughing at some guy's pink striped spandex on another message board and one of the pros spoke up about how they couldn't wear what they wanted.

Pretty damn funny if you ask me.

 

[Arioch]

Steel, a more appropriate question would be why are you reading those magazines in the first place?

Wear something flat. The higher the heel, the more it forces your knee forward when squatting, which opens the knee joint more. Chuck Taylor's, or perhaps some sort of wrestling shoe.

 

[The Ranger]

For all the Military Peeps....11B4V here with a secondary MOS as a 91B, and quite alot of identifers(sniper, pathfinder, advanced recon, scout swimmer..etc.)....Had a pretty good time in the Army, got to go on long vacations, see exotic places, meet alot of people in these various countries....then went back after a few months and shot them....heh heh heh

J/K.....Sorta....<wink>

Ranger

 

[Stuey01]

WOW!!! What a totally cool site! I LOVE stores like that - ooh, this is dangerous. So, Hi-Teks are a type of boot, like those on that site? I put in a search for Hi-Tek, but it didn't come up with anything specific

It's spelt Hi-Tec, try that and it should come up with something. They are a brand, they make trainers too, the trainers are shite, the boots are good.
Hope that helps,

Stu.