ITT: Big fitness memes that you're happy died out.
some dude used to wear these at the bar every week back in my drinking days, strange fellow
>>76868059seething footlet spotted
>>76868079based and vibrampilled
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>>76868059I still kinda want these. Never for the gym but I imagine they feel nice trail trekking or whatever
I've logged around 2500kms of running in those gay little toe shoes. Biggest criticism is that once they start to stink its over. Baking soda/Bleach/ozone generator, nothing kills it.
>>76868059seems like this would increase the likelihood of toe injury. zero drop wide forefoot shoes are great tho
The virgin>Muh health benefits! I’m sooing!!The chad>haha funny shoes>check out my toes lol
>>76869401yes let's hold in high regard the retarded chad who turns into a fat loser after the age of 30 when their genetics give way to being retarded through their entire formative years
>>76868252>garbage materials smellthe kind of shoe doesn't matter.
>>76868127>Big fitness memes that you're happy died out.
I pulled my calf so fucking bad running in barefoot shoes. Idk if they're not made for concrete or something but fuck, almost had to go to the hospital.
>>76869972I own a few barefoot shoes but I only ever use them for walking.
>>76868059they died out?damnThese are the best way to move around on foot in urban areas during cold weatherI tried using them to move around my farm as I regenerated fucked up cornfields by doing high density grazing. If you try to wear normal shoes you'd snap your ankle.Unfortunatly toe shoes cant cope with vegitation. Even the sturdy ~$160 verisons only last about 2 months before getting shredded and they are so rigid that they even lose any advatage they have over regular toe coffins.I've settled for cheap wide toe sneakers, crocs, those plastic shoe/socks, and importing some nice tabi boots from Nippon.
>>76868059I still wear these. they're based why people wear normal shoes when these got made is some real chinks still using chopsticks type shit. we have better tools now, use them
>>76868059as an 17 year old in 2016 I got a job at a camp and would walk though the woods daily barefoot and wore homemade moccasins when they forced me.I had a cute girl interested in me. they would flirt with me by bumping into me, throwing little pebbles at me, and wanting me to teach her how to lift. My mom had me at 40 and thus I have autism. I hope she is doing okay. Oh, right, barefoot training....it raised my arches notably in about 5 months of doing a physical therapy routine and keeping up with it at home and daily barefoot/mocassin walking.I have since stopped and arches have gotten lower, but I have no foot pain anymore so I have not retrained them, and I walk all day at work. If it becomes a problem again I will simply do it again. THey make professional looking non toe finger ones
>>76868059Looks like a lovely footwear for summer, if you want to swim in small swampy river but wish to avoid sharp underwater reed pieces. Or for walking on rocky beach
>>76869538there's that fag talk again
>>76868059Dude in my gym wears these during normal strength training like deadlifts or squats. Do the give any advantages?
>>76870702I wear normal zero drop wide shoes (aka clown shoes) they're great for deadlifting because you feel glued to the ground but for squats you need a lot of mobility to use them, definitely not worth it though, I didn't notice anything noteworthy while squatting with them
>>76868059fucking hate these, if you live subartic climate you will freeze your toes of with these, turns out toes are better together and not spread apart. my mistake but I agree with other anons here, zero drop is the boss, and wide toe spread
I desperately need porn featuring women wearing these. I just do.
>>76868059thanks for reminding me that i've always wanted a set of these. if the meme died out does that mean i can get them at a discount now? price was the only thing keeping me from getting a pair in the past but now i've got enough money for shoes, miraculously.
>>76869972Had you been using them for some time already at that point? With barefoot shoes the calf is used a lot more every time the foot lands because you can't heel strike, and on concrete this strain is even greater, so ideally one should slowly get used to this or the calf muscle/tendons can get overwhelmed. I personally wasn't a big fan of ever walking on concrete while wearing barefoot shoes, shit ass surface.
>>76868059I've been approached by gym staff for wearing those.
>>76868059I bought a pair of these like, 12 or 13 years ago. They're very comfortable and I ran noticeably faster using less energy running with my forefoot rather than striking the ground with my heels. My calves blew up in size after a summer of running in them.>>76869972When running toes first, your midfoot and calves absorb most of the impact. When I first ran in them I was sore for days.
>>76868142until you kick a root or rock...
Still wear these to the gym, even started wearing clownshoe looking vivo bearfoots to work>>76868252ziplock bag in the freezer first, then wash. Kills the bacteria, got rid of the stink
>>76868059Why not just run barefoot? I almost never wear shoes and I longboard everywhere I go. I only wear shoes in the winter when it gets cold or at work since I have to wear steel toes. After you build up the calluses you’re good to go. After every winter my feet will bleed 2 or 3 times before they get hard and normal again. Stop being pussies
>>76868079>>76868059>>76868113I've had a pair since ~2011 and I've literally gone hiking with them as well as done sprint sessions on the track. They're retarded.
>>76870852Be the change, brotheR
>>76871495For really?No homo, post your talons lmao
>>76871495Cool shoe anon
>>76871495I ran barefoot on a treadmill once and got burns.
>>76872252 it just keeps happening
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>>76872315Looks like a seal’s flipper
>>76872398You should go to an optometrist immediately.
>>76871495>>76872315>After you build up the calluses you’re good to go.Where are these calluses you speak of anon?
>>76868059I still wear these for running/hitting the heavy bag
