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Should You Be Wearing Weightlifting Shoes In The Gym?

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Should You Be Wearing Weightlifting Shoes In The Gym?

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  1. ShouldYouBeWearing WeightliftingShoesIn TheGym? imotionpt.com Ifyou’reanathleteorsomeonewhoenjoyscopiousamountsofexercise,youneedtomaintainahigh fitnesslevel.Thisrequiresrelyingonstrongcoremusclestostabilizeourbodiessothatwecanperform tothebestofourability.Oneoftheprimaryexercisestostrengthenthecoreisthesquat. Thisseemslikeaprettytypicalandeasyexercise,butinordertoperfectit,athletesmustimprovetheir form.Forsquats,thismeansreducingforwardlean,gettingthethighsasclosetoahorizontalpositionas theycan,andkeepingthehipsatorbelowkneelevel.Whathappenstothefeetduringthisexerciseisa matterofdebate.Somepeoplethinkthefeetshouldbeflatontheground.Othersbelievetheheel shouldbeslightlyelevated.Thosewhobelieveinelevatingtheheeloftenchooserunningor weightliftingshoes. Readontolearnmoreabouttheeffectsofusingweightliftshoeswhilesquatting!

  2. WHATARETHEDIFFERENCESBETWEEN WEIGHTLIFTINGSHOESANDRUNNINGSHOES? Runningshoesandweightliftingshoesaretwodifferentthings.Atfirstglance,weightliftingshoes appeartobethebetterchoice.Mostweightliftingshoescomewithalateralstabilitythatrunningshoes don’toffer,thankstoawiderbaseanddifferencesinconstruction,likealessflexiblemidsole.Running shoesarealsocushioned,andabsorbenergywhenexercising.Ifyouliftweights,youwanttoredirectas muchenergyaspossibleduringthemovementvertically. Don’tuseyourrunningorotherathleticshoesforliftingpurposes.Theidealliftingshoeshouldbehard witharaisedheel,asthiscomesinhandywithexercisessuchassquatsanddeadlifts.Youdon’tneedas mucharchsupportwhenweightlifting,either. Thedifferencesincushioning,shape,andconstructionbetweenweightliftingshoesandotherkindsof footwearproduceadifferentresultwhenwearingtheshoes.Scientificstudiescanshowexactlywhat kinematicdifferenceswillmanifestwhenwearingeithertypeofshoe. WHATHAPPENSWHENYOUWEAR WEIGHTLIFTINGSHOESDURINGSQUATS? AstudyconductedbythreeresearchersattheUniversityofNorthernColoradoobservedthedifferences whenfit,college-agedmalesperformedrepetitionsofsquatsat60% oftheirmaximumability.Thestudy participantsrandomlyswitchedbetweenrunningshoesandanunnamedbrandofweightliftshoes.The researchersobservedtherangeofmotion (ROM),trunkdisplacementandankleflexibility. Theweightliftingshoesmadeadifferencewithankleflexion,whichwasexpectedduetothelifted positionoftheheelinweightliftingshoes.Thismeantitwaseasierforthestudyparticipantstomaintain propersquatformduringtheexercise.Theirthighsandhipsremainedverticalandtherewaslessleaning forward.Thekneesmovedoverthetoesmoreeasily,whichalsopromotedbetterformandperformance.

  3. Theweightliftingshoesalsoproducedlessdisplacementinthetorsoregionthantherunningshoesdid.Theweightliftingshoesalsoproducedlessdisplacementinthetorsoregionthantherunningshoesdid. Theathletesexhibitedmuchlessforwardleanduringtheexerciseandwereabletoredirecttheenergy upward.Theresearcherssurmisedthiswasduetolessstressonthelowerback. Theparticipantsinthestudystatedtheythoughtitwaseasiertoperformsquatsintheweightlifting shoesthanintherunningshoesaswell.Thismayhavebeenduetothereducedstressonthelowerback orthroughsomeotherfactors,suchasthementalconditioningofbeingtoldtheywereusingshoes specificallyforweightliftingratherthanforrunning. TOWEARWEIGHTLIFTINGSHOESORNOT…. Weightliftingshoesmaynotbeforyouifyou’rearunner,butifyouspendalotoftimeinthegymwith barbellsandthelike,it’sprobablyagoodideatoconsidergettingapair!Ifyou’rejuststartingout,itmay beevenmorebeneficialtowearshoeswithlessheelliftsoyoucanfocusonproperform.Forstrength athletesorpowerlifters,weightliftingshoesmayhelpmaintainformduringheavyliftingorcompetition. Properformwhenexecutingsquatswillhelppreventinjury.Thestudyresultssuggestthatthe weightliftingshoespromotebetterform,andshouldthenhelppreventinjury.Athletesatanylevelof experiencecanbenefitfromthisaspectofwearingweightliftshoeswhileperformingsquats. Ifyouaren’tquitesurewhatkindofshoeswouldbebestforyourlevelofphysicalactivity,noproblem. Contactourofficetoday.Oneofourexpertsinphysicaltherapywillbeabletoassessyourform,ask questionsaboutthekindsofsportsorathleticactivityyouparticipatein,andmakeaneducated suggestionaboutwhattypeoffootwearwouldbebestsuitedtoyourneeds! Original Source: https://imotionpt.com/should-you-be-wearing- weightlifting-shoes-in-the-gym/

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