Vibram Five Fingers

@ phrak: Married in fivefingers ? You must have found a very comprehensive wife ^^

@Nick_EOD : So it seems that with KSO + socks the cold can be bearable. Is it just because you wear KSO Trek's that seem thickier than the standard KSO ?

@trianglechoke7 : thanks for the link. It's always good to look at both sides of an argument. In my opinion barefoot running/walking of whatever can be a good asset if train properly. Just will have to go slowly in order to adapt to the new sensations. I used to live in the country and I miss walking barefoot in the grass.

As always you just have to avoid excess and it goes for everything else.

Well the treks have a thicker sole, but it is the kangaroo leather that makes them some warm and comfy. That is really why they hold up so much better against the cold. All the rest have really thin breathable uppers.

trianglechoke7 said:

Here is a pretty good post on barefoot running.

http://www.mikereinold.com/2010/08/is-b ... r-you.html

I commented on this yesterday after I read it. I agree, it is a very levelheaded article for the most part, though the claim that there is no research available is patently false. I found 90 articles on PubMed after a 1 second search on "barefoot running" and at least 30 of them were barefoot vs shoes in various parameters. I of course mentioned this in my comment, and added what I think is the most important research that we do not currently have. It's actually really easy research. If no one does it by the time I get to graduate school then I will do it if I can get approval. It is in the field of biomechanics, though I believe I can relate this to sports medicine as well.

Is there any animal running on heel strike?, I think there are not , in fact they are so fore foot runners that their heel is at the mid part of their legs.

The issue with barefoot runners getting hurt is the same as the guys we have here getting hurt. They aren't giving their bodies the time they need to develop and remodel to the point where they can safely handle heavier training. People who take barefoot running and ease into it, like me, never have problems and end up with extremely strong feet and ankles.

In fact, between that and ankle pre-hab I managed to avoid what could very well have been a huge set of tears in my ankle. I messed it up good this morning. I landed badly from about 30 inches up onto my right foot, which caught on a curb and rolled back and under the rest of my leg. It was quite awful and I yelped and went down like a sack of bricks. I hopped to my mom's house and immediately iced with frozen veggies for 4 hours with my leg straight up in the air. I can walk around on it short distances so hopefully I will be able to resume a good bit of my jump training soon, like in a month. I was having such a great workout too!

Ouch Sliz, hope you heal fast!

Me too! I'm doing pretty well, all things considered. It's day 2 and I am hobbling but able to do squats no problem. Go subluxation.

There is practically no bruising on the surface and almost no swelling still, so what I've done is working so far. 800mg Ibuprofin 3x per day for 6 more days along with regular icing, range of motion work and strengthening exercises should have me moving around pretty well in a week or two. I wish I had a galvanic stimulator. I'm considering seeing a specialist just so I can get a prescription for one.

Sorry to hear that Slizz. I came into this thread excited to post that I just got a pair of Bikilas that I love for my birthday. Glad to hear that your prehab work prevented the accident from being worse than it could have been. I wish you a speedy recovery.

Thanks! I'm pretty thrilled that I'm not completely trashed.

Josh sorry to hear about the setback! Not the best way to test the efficacy of the prehab you've been doing but a great proof it works. Thankfully you are already on a rehab program so hopefully it won't affect your progress much.

Yea, the bruises look ugly but I'm doing ok. I'm doing a reasonably high volume of anterior tibialis work right now with my leverage machine, and that is helping tighten everything back up. I need to make another one so I can do that partner ankle exercise too. I'll probably tackle that project in the next few weeks.