Should You Squat BAREFOOT?

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[deadright]

Stuck on the first four seconds. Send help, need water.

[sidrens]

I always squat barefoot - I’m fortunate to have a neutral foot/medial arch!

[Drk]

I love squatting in just my socks. So much better than in shoes! Especially the difference is huge when doing pistol squats, if I'm wearing shoes I can't keep my balance hehe

[umaimasiddiqui]

Never thought I could workout barefoot and mann it's one of the bestest thing my foot ever received. Better stability better squats lunges better knee stability. I'm not buying Nike anymore for workouts now❤️

[edsayswhoa]

Been done doing this since I've worn vibrams five fingers since 8yrs ago.

[AlvaroGonzalez-zvft]

Wait why does everyone hate this guy on all his videos 😂 when this is just facts about your body ??

[owengonzales]

Yeahhh I’m not sure my public gym would be too happy about that

[paintedporpoise]

If u don't want to go full barefoot or are hesitant may I recommend swim shoes they have a nice grippy texture om the bottom come in several colors including regular black are cheap and are thin enough to feel these changes in balance

[Adrian-cnrk]

Great but I paid a lot for my squat shoes soo imma keep using 'em. But I'll definitely use this during mobility drills

[CashewNuts]

I just don't recommend doing it in socks. I know a woman that slipped while lifting because she was wearing just socks and ended up breaking her knee. Lifting barefoot is great, but avoid wearing just socks on slippery surfaces. I couldn't help but notice that the lady in the video was doing just that.

[vybezD]

Going "bare"foot is great for squats and deadlifts.

[TheDoctornaut]

Squatting without shoes is noticeably better... and squatting without socks (actual bare feet) is even more noticeably better.

[views-nnhm]

Bro can u do squat for glutes vs squat for quads

[charlesperez]

I do this when doing calve raises bare footed

[camilleduyap]

Yeah I do this now. With deadlift and hip trust too.

[andrewluk]

Bought a pair of minimalist Vibram toe shoes and it's the best thing I've done for my squat (not a fan of letting my foot stench loose at the gym)

[zbLoodlust]

Interesting, why isn’t this done in competition then? 🤔

[chefchef]

I like it for deadlift, but I'm undecided on squats. I normally wear Olympic style lifting shoes and really love how that feels. However absolutely barefoot over any other kind of shoes.

[khandakararraf]

I do barefoot from the beginning and I will prefer it no matter what.

[the_guy_who_asked__]

My gym doesn't allow barefoot. But barefootstyle shoes do the trick too