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Offline Adam "Echo" C

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Bare Feet
« on: January 08, 2010, 08:53:14 AM »
Before, I always thought barefoot training was a joke, and I laughed at it the same way I laugh at radical environmentalists. But recently I've discovered the power of bare feet, and their undeniably superior sense of freedom. I have made landings more soft barefoot than I have in those infernal 5.10 v2 hiking boots. So what I'm saying is: Shoes are a must for rough surfaces that may or may not contain rusty nails/glass, but when you have the option, barefoot training is definitely something to expand upon.

I only started barefoot training two days ago, but I'm so excited about how awesome it is that I had to say something. I hope that you can appreciate that.  ;D

So to give people something to respond to: What is your view on barefoot training? Got any tips to help out newcomers like me?

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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2010, 09:27:14 AM »
I LOVE RUNNING BAREFOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2010, 09:42:53 AM »
Wait..... you started barefoot..........Mid-Winter? Where do you live?
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2010, 10:19:42 AM »
Illinois...But I have a basement with really high ceilings that was unintentionally, but perfectly designed for parkour, so I'm one lucky son of a monkey.

Or I just go running through two feet of snow with my two feet of steel. Or not. ;)
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2010, 10:50:36 AM »
You live in IL? I live in WI!
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2010, 10:56:49 AM »
*avatar gives you thumbs up*

*you give thumbs up back*

haha, where in WI?
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2010, 01:51:02 PM »
I've always wondered about training barefoot.. I run faster barefoot too. I'm just curious whether precisions would hurt alot more? ones on rails particularly...
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2010, 01:55:04 PM »
Quote from: Mike Bibo on January 08, 2010, 01:51:02 PM
I've always wondered about training barefoot.. I run faster barefoot too. I'm just curious whether precisions would hurt alot more? ones on rails particularly...

If you land on the balls of your feet, it will hurt much less. :)
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2010, 03:56:56 PM »
Quote from: Adam C on January 08, 2010, 10:56:49 AM
*avatar gives you thumbs up*

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haha, where in WI?

Kenosha, right on the border of IL and WI, southeast corner!
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2010, 04:04:03 PM »
Barefoot is awesome.
For most parkour though, I plan to use mah vibrams :)
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2010, 04:14:19 PM »
Alright, im actually going to post something about this topic now  :P

I love going barefoot, shoes actually hurt my feet now because i walk barefoot a lot! Im not gonna get Vibrams till like... spring.. hahaha ;D
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2010, 06:10:18 PM »
Quote from: Jeremy Osborn on January 08, 2010, 03:56:56 PM
Kenosha, right on the border of IL and WI, southeast corner!

Huh, I haven't been there since I was like seven haha.

I don't plan on getting vibrams, but I do plan on getting really tough feet so that I can train with and without shoes.
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2010, 09:04:40 PM »
Quote from: Adam C on January 08, 2010, 10:19:42 AM
Illinois...But I have a basement with really high ceilings that was unintentionally, but perfectly designed for parkour, so I'm one lucky son of a monkey.

Or I just go running through two feet of snow with my two feet of steel. Or not. ;)
Psh, 0 degrees here in North Texas today, first thing I did in the morning was go for a walk in my KSO's (which by the way, are mesh)

Hooray for cold tolerance :)
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2010, 02:58:52 AM »
i train barefoot in the summer here in las vegas when its a 100 plus outside. Playing that game "the floor is lava" becomes a real task trying to check the mail haha
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2010, 06:21:17 AM »
Quote from: DevintheNinja on January 09, 2010, 02:58:52 AM
i train barefoot in the summer here in las vegas when its a 100 plus outside. Playing that game "the floor is lava" becomes a real task trying to check the mail haha

that reminds of an episode of cops in vegas where some stoner was standing on a roof. When they finally got him down, the bottoms of his feet were completely roasted.
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2010, 06:59:55 AM »
Yeah, I still do barefoot training. Regardless of weather, the one thing is that you do have to be careful about glass  and sharped edged rocks. But, barefoot training really does get the technique and proper form of movement down.
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2010, 08:12:54 AM »
I want me a pair of VFFs SOOOO Bad. For now, I'll have to make due with Feiyues and the like... But I love being barefoot.
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #17 on: January 09, 2010, 08:51:25 AM »
I personally like my Puma Speeders.. :)
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #18 on: January 09, 2010, 03:57:32 PM »
Who here's gone running barefoot in snow? Anybody?

It's awesome.
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Re: Bare Feet
« Reply #19 on: January 09, 2010, 04:16:02 PM »
last year I was walking 7 feet with flip flops in the snow. Sh*t that was painful. ;D

I'm going to try it tomorrow if I can.
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