Do You Really Need Squat Shoes?

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00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Why Should I Wear Shoes To Squat?
04:00 - When You Can Squat Barefoot or Flat
08:35 - Making The Choice
10:26 - Sika Strength App

[griffingeode]

Hardcore squatters elevate their toes. It's not about the weight on the bar, it's about being able to do what others can't.

[Hossak]

Great video guys! These days I do full ATG squats with a pause every now and then at the absolute bottom, hamstrings pushed up against my calves, Clarence style. Never felt better and the leg development is exactly as you have described it, very pleasing.

[richardpeterson]

Depends on what part of may training I’m in personally. I love doing super high rep squats for conditioning. 5x20, 10x10 that sort of thing. And when I do them I forgo all equipment including shoes. Being a 350lb strongman with good mobility my girth inhibits my squat depth more then my ankles.

[TeamRelsonGracieFL]

Crescendo is a process, not a destination. You can’t arrive at a crescendo, crescendo is the building-up, it’s just not the peak itself

[bradydastrup]

When I got weightlifting shoes to squat, everything changed and changed for the better in my squat.

[ns]

Great video guys awesome to see a coach's perspective. Alan thrall had a video on this a while back as well but he explains it layman terms

[am]

Thanks for even more in-depth video had asked the same question in one of the live streams. Got the shoes after you guys' recommendation, have been training in them for about a month now the obvious things are improved stability, ROM. But it is also just more fun to squat in them!

[ChasingChevy]

I normally squat barefoot and open my hips nowadays. I'm considering weightlifting shoes to help with my stability in the push press primarily but I'm sure they'll help with my squatting too.

[Filaxsan]

Great conclusion lads! Another well enjoyed video, keep it up boiiz 💪

[sng]

I have horrible ankle mobility on my left ankle, had surgery to remove a bone that was getting in the way (very small bone in the joint). However now I still need to do mobility work and havent been able to improve the situation, I can tell I walk differently and I'm sure it's affected my hip and knee to adjust to the reduction in movement. My dream is to squat barefoot ATG, I see shoes as a crutch and putting weight on the squat seems pointless until I actually improve mobility and achieve the squat barefoot.

[gnlgrim]

Lets see if i am squating wrong my entire life. I am a bare foot squater. Love your channel guys

[Yupppi]

Lol, I don't get to use my expensive weightlifting shoes because I thought organising the training is just way simpler when I walk to the racks next to the tatami and squat barefoot after judo training. It's not optimal placement of weight training, and I did like squatting with weightlifting shoes, but it is what it is.

[benoitterneyre]

Learned to squat without shoes when I first started lifting, but when I switched gym the owner would not allow us to lift barefoot, and the soft running shoes or chuck taylors never felt comfortable for squat, so I bought squat shoes. Never looked back since, I geniuenly feel like they added 10k-20g to my max on their own, and I don't ever see myself doing front or baxk squats with anything other than a hard sole

[jonnyoneplate]

In the training hall he is known as The Fridge; in the lecture hall he is The Crescendo

[strengtheats]

Why would squatting with stable flat shoes limit your squat PR if you don’t have mobility issues? Because of lack of quad development?

[Perling]

I have a very flat right foot and suspect squatting in converse messed my knee up. I switched to weightlifting shoes, and my knee has been feeling better. I tried squatting just the empty bar in converse the other day, and my knee felt bad the day after.

[jasoncolley]

Does the heel height vary in proportion to the shoe size? If not, then squat shoes would be less effective for someone with big feet 🤔

[LatimusChadimus]

I haven't done weightlifting in a long time, even though I still do cleans, but I still have my shoes in case I ever do decide to snatch yet I'm completely comfortable going barefoot for low bar high bar and front squat

[Dogjitsu]

Are there are any good 'minimalist' weightlifting shoes that you'd recommend? I've been wearing minimalist shoes for maybe 3 years and the squat shoes i bought many years ago (but haven't used very much) now cause my knee pain when i wear them - i think it's because my feet are put into an uncomfortable position

[cowboybill.]

I Actually Squat with Caterpillar Construction boots.