Running Shoes, Squats and Paddle Boarding
A new client came into the gym recently wearing running shoes. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out this viral video we made explaining all the reasons running shoes do not belong in the gym.
We went over the basics of squatting and deadlifting and such, and after the first session, I had them ditch the shoes to feel better connected to the ground, become more aware of where their foot pressure was, and so the squishy shoes wouldn’t shift the center of gravity forward.
In other words, their shoes were throwing off how their body interpreted the movement.
Fast forward a couple months. They ask, “Hey can I put my shoes back on?”
I told them they could try shoes again, but they’ll never want to go back to training in running shoes once they try it.
We talked again about balance, feeling, stability and all of that and they decided to keep the shoes off for the next handful of workouts.
Then something awesome happened.
They went paddle boarding for the first time and came in and said, I finally get everything you were talking about with the feet - I felt strong and stable and balanced out there and didn’t even fall in once!
Justin Miner
@justinminergain
