tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post2031162553609225714..comments2023-10-16T04:07:42.040-07:00Comments on Applied Strength: Brett Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03192435046685650988noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-76997570977039409142008-04-30T09:21:00.000-07:002008-04-30T09:21:00.000-07:00I can see what you are saying about the lifting be...I can see what you are saying about the lifting being static. But I would speculate that the tension and concentration devoted to maintaining a "short-foot" posture could be redirected to the lift if one were to use PCI's. We will have to experiment with this. And Brett can be our first case study. Keep me posted with your progress and use of these.P. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11683155735337286132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-4453255662750121302008-04-30T03:27:00.000-07:002008-04-30T03:27:00.000-07:00Thanks everyone -PJ - In general I agree - meaning...Thanks everyone -<BR/>PJ - In general I agree - meaning flexible shoes and the correction for the metatarsal issue but with activities like KB training you can go barefoot very well since the foot is static so to speak and not used for propultion like during walking etc...<BR/>BTW - the PCI are going in my shoes today.Brett Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192435046685650988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-12449279689221323202008-04-29T21:57:00.000-07:002008-04-29T21:57:00.000-07:00Amazing article! Thanks for putting this up. I lo...Amazing article! Thanks for putting this up. I love training barefoot and encourage my clients to train barefoot as much as possible.Lauren Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07329485509526075515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-3974706966480215092008-04-29T18:14:00.000-07:002008-04-29T18:14:00.000-07:00couldnt agree more. the less I wear rigid shoes th...couldnt agree more. the less I wear rigid shoes the better my feet, ankles, knees and back have become.my gait changed dramtically and now my 'everyday' shoes are wrestling shoes.<BR/>I started with tactical boots, progressed to wrestling shoes then finally full barefoot training and now I find it impossible to train in shoes!Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-63542844522600865962008-04-29T01:03:00.000-07:002008-04-29T01:03:00.000-07:00Whenever I go to the States, once I get to the hot...Whenever I go to the States, once I get to the hotel room and the shoes are thrown.<BR/>Japanese are accustomed to be bare footed at home. I don't think Koreans and Chinese do this.Taikei Matsushitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197272494899916208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-55220151897949316502008-04-28T10:55:00.000-07:002008-04-28T10:55:00.000-07:00I definitely think the foot needs to be able to mo...I definitely think the foot needs to be able to move properly and receive sensory input from the ground, so that's makes most of the shoes on the market a joke. But Pottenger ( as in Pottenger's Cats )and other nutrition researchers in the the early 1900's found nutritional deficiencies result in improper develop of foot bones. Rothbart found up to 80% of the population to have deficiency of the first metatarsal which results in hyperpronation or muscle splinting. If you fall into this large category you would be better off not going barefoot but wearing a thin soled shoe and PCI's. www.posturedynamics.com for the research and more detailsP. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11683155735337286132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34413602.post-35381243857065600912008-04-28T06:53:00.000-07:002008-04-28T06:53:00.000-07:00I run faster and can lift more when I'm barefoot.I run faster and can lift more when I'm barefoot.Sean Schniederjan RKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031003728985231774noreply@blogger.com