The BEST & WORST Shoes To Lift Weights In & Why | Mind Pump 2388

[@alexdedios5894]

To answer your question about why aren't most UFC fighters rocking a huge beard, there is a couple of reasons. For context i am a nationally ranked amateur MMA fighter as well as in boxing and kickboxing and I'm an internationally credited cornerman and coach so what I'm about to say comes from first and second hand experience and not google lol. One pragmatic reason why fighters dont grow long beards is because it can increase friction, which for certain chokes like the guillotine is very bad. One of my buddies got caught in one during a fight and was doing everything to get out of it but his dreads along with the beard allowed for the opponent to maintain a firm grip of his neck whereas when you are bare faced and sweaty you can more easily slip out of submissions. Second reason is depending on the athletic comission there are regulations on facial/head hair. For example to compete in USA boxing sanctioned bouts you must be clean shaven. The historical reason for this is because old school MMA and kickboxers would use a technique to cause a cut and then would purposefully make their hair course and rough and rub their face in the cut to open it up further and make it worse.

[@FTDeBert]

I would think also so that it doesn't get ripped out while fighting. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@clopez247]

I'm from El Paso, TX and western wear is a style here . I grew up with seeing my grandfather rock western wear, but he was from Mexico and he grew up in a ranch. He always wore his boots, and hat especially on special occasions. The only time I saw him wearing casual wear was when he was getting ready for bed. My dad is hispanic and he was not one to wear western wear but since he started to hang out with my grandfather he then began to purchase western wear and he'd dress in his western wear attire with his cowboy hat when he'd be hanging out with my grandfather and he rocked it! You guys should at least visit a western wear clothing store once and try on a whole outfit. There are super colorful shirts but also some that are not so showy. They have a large variety of styles in western wear just like they do in other types of styles. My husband owns several outfits that are western wear and several hats, and boots and he looks really handsome and sexy! I'm pretty sure ur wives won't complain ;) I'd encourage you to try it at least once. Make plans to attend a rodeo and go in your outfit and you will fit right in ;)

[@marisol9082]

Fellow El Pasoan!!

[@clopez247]

@marisol9082 yes ma'am! 🙂🙃🙂

[@jessicastewart3753]

This podcast consumes my ride to and from work, but I love all the info. Been schooling my husband and changing his mindset, all while using it for myself as well.

[@nicklowrey3054]

Gotta say I love barefoot shoes been wearing them to lift for awhile nice to hear the guys back them up

[@carolannN9712]

I love Xero shoes! I have wide feet at the toes, so these rock! For 18 months, they are the only shoes I ever wear for any purpose outside the house other than rock climbing shoes and flip-flops. I lift at home and it's always barefoot on a yoga mat over wood. Zero rise heels helped to stabilize my back, hip and knee issues while I began my strength training journey at age 43.

[@gabriellerose4253]

"...And that's indeed what they were, idiots" 😂 Sal cracks me up

[@EhKnighty]

To get a heaping scoop of creatine daily (5-8g)....I make a fruit shake daily with a mitt full of spinach, some frozen avacado chunks and a scoop of vanilla whey. Then whichever frozen fruit I want to get after on any given day. Hiding the spinach, avacado and creatine behind a bunch of real fruit makes it tasty and easy....and DAILY. This either serves as breakfast or lunch, whichever I don't have time for with that day's run around!

[@greasemonkeyfitness]

Shout out to Steven Sashen of Xero and his podcast "Join The Movement Movement"! Get him on the show!!

[@drip369]

If babt formula was so regulated you wouldn't see the majority of them having initial ingredients as corn syrup and seed oils

[@ArtOfMassDestruction]

Best shoe I've had, New Ballance Minimus 10v1. It's a no-cushion Trail run shoe so none of the Gymies know of it (bonus points). They have changed it a few times in the 7 years it's been out but I bought a few boxes. If you have shoes you like, buy a few extra pair! Manufactures will ALWAYS change them and rarely for the better. Also, prices are just going up every year.

[@Technico116]

I have tried explaining to a friend why it's not a good idea to lift in his running shoes. I'll share this video with him!

[@FTDeBert]

I love my Xero shoes. I've been weightlifting with the Women's Prio for about a year now. I also wear my Xero shoes out in public as well. I was starting to get bunions, and they have corrected themselves.

[@missdoom1]

Yes! Finally they agree with me regarding shoes. I use Altra though, and the model Solstice is fantastic for lifting!

[@jeffshubb]

We have a tendency to wear the boots everywhere. Most folks have an everyday pair and a dress pair.

[@michellecolledge2355]

I completed my first resistance training session today. Wow! I thought lifting would just feel heavy. I had no idea that it felt like this. Incredible.

[@sariahhayford3331]

Listening at the gym again today... I'm so grateful you guys release episodes so frequently!

[@michellebaker614]

Oh yeah I do that, everything's outside on my laundry line and to make it soft I put vinegar in the water

[@makelifemedicine]

Hey guys! Love the conversation today…and will confirm that goodbye kisses and beards are definitely the way to go 🙌🏻😂

[@MindPumpShow]

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[@SH2000PT]

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[@staceydi6787]

I was homeschooled before it became mainstream. I got made fun of a lot, but so do kids in school. I hated it at the time, but I'm 30 now and actually grateful. I was able to graduate a year early, work, and make some money before starting college. Homeschooling can be so massively successful as long as it's done right. Find good curricula and be sure to socialize your kids with different types of people; They'll turn out smart and well- adjusted!

[@jensahawk233]

I was always perplexed why hanging out clothes and sheets outside was not normal in the US. Definately feels fresher

[@kyle.plattner]

Absolutely love Mind Pump. Found you guys a couple months ago and you have completely changed the way I think about health and fitness. Now I’m looking at where to begin with programming. Thanks!

[@Showtimejones83]

Just got diagnosed with type 2. Four months ago and put on glp1s and ice lost 65 pounds from 405 to 330 and decided to join a gym and your videos have been super informative for me cause I have exactly no clue as to what I'm doing in the gym lol thank you guys keep up the good work

[@raelynndickey2328]

Thank you so much for all that you guys do! Your podcast was so extremely helpful in my postpartum recovery after baby. This episode specific talking about the shoes and details into Doug’s boots definitely helped lift my spirits. God Bless all you gentlemen!

[@brettwimberly768]

As a man who lives in Kansas I respect the shit out of anyone who call boots shit kickers. 😅

[@reyna1023]

Love love yalls convos :) Sal def needs to get out more! 😄👢👢

[@TH-il8mn]

Just joined the GLP-1 group and am excited to start working with you!❤❤❤❤

[@salmaalabri9824]

I wear chucks everywhere its crazy! Probably need to change them up but they are sooo comfortable

[@mattTHEEgreat]

I bring a gallon of water with me to work everyday and just scoop my creatine in there before I leave every day. Like Sal said whenever you can be consistent with taking it is the best time

[@brennaekempf7213]

As a southern country girl, listening to your boot conversation has me in stitches 😂 Growing up in Missouri, and with horses, it was nothing to ride bareback in cut off jean shorts and your boots. Leg strength like none other! We also competed in rodeo and it's pretty amazing being one with a 1,000# animal and being competitive at it. It's definitely something hearing conversation surrounding something that seems so normal to me and how intriguing it is to you guys. Boots are, by far, the choice footwear around here and I'd be lying if I didn't say I've even lifted in them before 😂 And Doug, those gator skin boots are for the cowboy's Sunday best or going on a date as a gentleman who makes the ladies swoon! Next step is absolutely the big shiny belt buckle 😁 love you guys!

[@drip369]

38:48 it was only scheduled for 3 months so that's only three deposits of 45M. So folks know

[@drip369]

Maybe he should purchase KZbin so that people's comments wouldn't get removed within 14 seconds of posting

[@YukiLovato]

I needed new shoes too! Thanks for the reviews!

[@crystaldingman773]

UFC fighters don’t have long beards because it’s harder to get out of a hold. If you’re hairless and sweaty you can slip out but the beard provides enough traction for your opponent to take you down.

[@FTDeBert]

54:04 Don't knock Drakar... My husband wears it, and it smells so good on him. 😁😁

[@KyleVickers-e7l]

Perfect timing on this video! I had shoes added to my cart ready to order but wasnt sure - always with the practical advice!

[@mookiefloss]

@5:00 “instant dryness” 😂💀

[@portawop9]

The creatine gummies by Create are a great alternative to the pill and powder form.

[@joywahrmund652]

You wear cowboy boots wirh jeans or slacks and any shirt. I live in Texas, they're everywhere (of course). My husband wears them to work, dinner, everywhere.

[@theaddictandthenormie8060]

Speaking to the metal in baby food. My oldest works in food manufacturing and he explained to me that the equipment they use has metal components like blenders and such. Sometimes they will get metal shavings from wear and tear. The lines that carry the product have magnets in them and are supposed to grab the metal and impurities as the product passes through.

[@ciciperez5195]

Hey guys I saw E.M saying he never said 45M a month .. he stated he will be donating money for Trump campaign but the amount is tba…

[@ryano5017]

I remember sophomore year I had PE right before lunch. If you used cologne or not in my peer group was a personal choice, but we would harass the crap out of you if you put too much on. However, there was a particular group that would drown themselves in Polo and Tommy Hilfiger everyday. Luckily we had exits to the locker room at both ends and I normally wouldn't have to walk through their stench most days.

[@michaelblack6888]

I lift barefoot. I workout at home though.

[@zestpeet4614]

Me too...well, Crocs down the stairs, then socks for the workout

[@KWILMONT78]

I’ve just recently found your show and I am binge watching to catch up.

[@julissarivas6992]

I loved cool water and Drakkar on my highschool boyfriend. 😂 you guys are taking me back

[@michellebaker614]

Love this episode! Love the fact that it's about the shoes for heavy weights. I wear flat Keds as I am a barefoot type of person so I feel the difference definitely. I don't understand how people can wear the fancy rubber on the bottom shoes for heavy lifting. And I don't feel you have to spend an arm and a leg or over 150 Dollars just for a simple shoe that's flat close to the ground with a half moon toe area for room and balance... As for the cowboy boots, I have like three pair that I got in Nashville and I love them... You go Doug❤

[@emilybarry9410]

Injini socks 🧦 + Xero Shoes 👟 = match made in heaven 🦶 🦶

[@gabriellerose4253]

Ooo I'm curious

[@leannebahuaudbradley569]

I loved this discussion today, I’m going to check out Xero shoes. When I began my lifting journey I realized the importance of shoes. And now I have different squat and deadlift shoes that I bring with me 🤣

[@kloun1980]

I don't mean to step on yalls partnership. But for cheaper option wide toe/no drop shoes Whitten are awsome. I have had 1 pair for 3 years that i lift in and walk around in.

[@prestonshirley9864]

Justin!!! Awesome with the ELF reference! World's Greatest Cup of Coffee! The guys skipped over it, but I noticed it!

[@yisel-pq4qc]

#Bestfitnesspodcastever ❤🧠💪🏼

[@claymonaro68]

So the Answer is, the best shoes for lifting heavy weights are Doug's Gator boots.

[@arvinvarde]

That’s what I heard too

[@tabithasantos9809]

Some parents want the schools to parent their kids… I see that a lot! School is there for education not to parent your kid, you need to parent your kids.

[@crystaldingman773]

Prisoners do work. They work inside the prison and at work camps outside the prison. They split wood and weed whack and build things. They pick up litter on the highways. In certain states they are trained to fight forest fires and all sorts of other things.

[@tobywaggoner4390]

The beginning of this episode really makes me want to invite the guys out to Western Kansas and see how every day rural communities wear boots, rodeo, work cattle, and just see a whole different way of living.

[@MrDrunkinIrish]

What are your thoughts on wearing work boots to workout?

[@nirmalramessur9446]

Just injured my knees wearing running shoes while deadlifting 😩

[@irisk934]

I saw a guy at the gym today lifting in Birkenstocks and socks WTF

[@MonikaGmuca]

I started exercising without shoes on, soon all my class started exercising barefoot. It's great.

[@rosanatoloi]

As I work out at home, going barefoot is my best bet. Haha! I've always worked out at home, and I can't imagine how weird it would be to work out wearing shoes. I must try it one day LOL

[@MarwaRakha]

Sal, if you need any support with homeschooling, get in touch ... 13 years and going

[@julissarivas6992]

Oh my goodness! I always put my phone between my leggings and my waist to hold my phone when i get on the treadmill or i put it in my sports bra 😮

[@Geminias]

Squat shoes for squats. Barefoot for deadlift.

[@myabsolutebeautydistributi8836]

Episode on people walking around the gym in their socks 🧦 😬🤮

[@dustinwilley4770]

Here boys!

[@Astromythlete]

surely I will win this time

[@zackkeswick6370]

I believe Elon pulled that proposition

[@Camposchris727]

That metal baby food video 😳

[@drip369]

I do as much as I can barefoot and I definitely have zero complaints!

[@helenlong6221]

I’m not sure if I agree with you, Adam, that a business person should be running this country - at least not someone with no experience in the nonprofit sector. Regardless, you’re insane if you think Trump is a good business person. He bankrupt a casino, for Godsake! He’s a con man, pure and simple. I also find it rather shocking that someone who is spouses the family values you do can support him as a human being. I’m sure I won’t win the program for this comment, but I couldn’t keep silent. Stick to Fitness - there you guys know what you’re talking about.

[@hourglass819]

You’re naive to think you have any politician figured out. Let people express their political leaning without such harsh criticism. It’s their podcast and their choice to share what matters to them.

[@crystaldingman773]

I’m pretty sure Doug can wear those sweet boots everywhere. I wear combat boots everywhere but the cowboy boots are coming back with a vengeance. I don’t see Adam in gator boots though.

[@drip369]

No, Justin, it was a status thing, of course long before the Industrial Revolution which led to mass production, everything was done by hand and at the bottom of the status levels you had as basic of foot coverage as you could get with very little protection and the higher classes would go through all sorts of fashion ideas and one of them with a very very long and extended, being similar to the idea of women in China binding their feet to show status, in that they don't have to work. The original dress shoe & boot would have a longer toe to show that you were important and you didn't have to do any labor, and, eventually, when shoes became a lot easier to produce with more resources and easier production processes, it became a popular trend that everybody had a very long shoe that came to a point (or a flat tip) and eventually, to save on resources again, they just started making the shoes more and more narrow to keep up with that fashion idea. The Gentleman's Gazette channel has a video or two on this. The raised heel was for stirrups, not the pointed toe

[@jacoblogmet]

Boom

[@deonthefirstdavid9173]

As far as old cologne goes, you can't forget about JOOP😂

[@desxoxo]

Interesting listening to this... I lived in Oakdale, CA and currently Nashville, TN! Sorry to say, cowboy boots never look good! 😂😂😂❤

[@drip369]

When Adam shows his ankles, not one bro comes at him

[@gabriellerose4253]

What makes an ankle good or not? 😂😂😂 I'm dying

[@genevieven1829]

I STILL LOVE MY VIBRAMS!!! 15 years deep, lol.

[@skepticalme9501]

Love my HOKA shoes for work or walking but I’d rather lift barefoot

[@antidote_408]

Wait, so what brand(s) of shoes do you guys recommend for squats then? 😅

[@trevin550]

The Elon Musk worship on this podcast has become nauseating 🤮

[@kelly_2325]

it’s weird and also elon literally said on video the other day that he is not actually giving trump 45M a month and said that was a made up media story 🤣

[@K9Innovation]

Another great episode 😊 I don't lift heavy at all, recently started Muscle Mommy - but I just wear my Merrill boots. They are stable enough for Richard Simmons aerobics also. I'm still struggling searching for vegan protein, Huel was not tasty to me, I had to throw it out (as with many others). So far found Wheaties new protein cereal and I see Kind Bars has a 20g protein bar but can't find them anywhere. Anyone have suggestions to supplement my diet? Organifi is my next one to try unfortunately they don't have a sample packet.

[@crystaldingman773]

Dude - I wash my broccoli- who washes their cannabis? Totally different

[@devenmurray3580]

Time to win a contest.

[@sanghaviraj01]

Wear chappals,aka Indian origin , we have been wearing them for ages here without modifying our foot dna for centuries now

[@MarwaRakha]

Yessss! Barefoot for 2 months now!

[@kevinbutler9786]

Ugh, my gym shoes are new balance running shoes. I guess it's off to the store.

[@Jakebatz]

Does that mean Vans work 😮

[@drip369]

Vivek for AG!

[@alefept]

When are you guys moving out of California?

[@FTDeBert]

I believe their business is based out of Nevada... I think.

[@melissaeakle2825]

Creatine gummies!!!!😋

[@user-wh3uv6cn7n]

Nike Metcon 9 ❤

[@urielmendoza6802]

Vivo shoes are better in my opinion aesthetically and functionally. These look like bowler shoes

[@tonystyles21]

Don’t wear foot coffins ⚰️ anymore … xero shoes my go to

[@panthergal7399]

Why are any fitness people even using drugs? Of any kind

[@elenalynnarroyo]

Who lifts in Crocs???😂😂😂

[@brianaqueenae]

That part!!?

[@usupoalaeluaable]

I think it’s a kid thing 😂 My two little cousins and all their friends do it.

[@Mustela8098]

Thanks for info as I wear New Balance shoes. Now gonna have to look into new shoes. Maybe toe shoes?!😏 LOL!! JK, I think those are ugly & weird.

[@FTDeBert]

Xero Prios are pretty good, but they also have the Forza, which is also good for weight training.

[@CptApplestrudl]

Why would Elon, the electric car guy, donate to Mr "I'll end the electric car craze on day one" Trump?

[@2ndstreetmarvel]

💪🏿💪🏿

[@jurejure9076]

You really miss some ideas for new episodes lol.

[@Everythingismeaningless344]

Why? The system wants repeat offenders.