Deadlifts, shoes, and foot health

[Defcon1]

Coach, have searched the site about olympic shoes and deadlifts, have found nothing regarding foot health, only performance.

Yet viewing a video on Art of Manliness you specifically say a key value of lifting shoes is the support they give and that the human foot is (paraphrasing) "not designed to lift heavy poundages with a rotating sleeve barbell"

Can you comment more on this subject of long-term foot health, and your opinions on deadlifting in particular, where the common view is to lift as close to barefooted as possible?

Thanks.

[TinyArnold]

...where the common view is to lift as close to barefooted as possible...

Thanks.

wtf

[Bryan Dobson]

Lifting shoes are supportive and eventually if you do a lot of very heavy lifting without the support you may possibly develop some discomfort or injuries.
Many competitive conventional dl's pull in deadlift slippers. The purpose being to minamalize lift and get into the best starting position and reducing the range of motion.
While an acceptable risk for a competitor in a meet trying to eek out just a little more, a lifting shoe is much more conducive to regular training and in many cases people will begin to prefer to pull in lifting shoes once they become accustomed to it.
If eliminating rise and heel height is the major concern, a supportive low rise shoe can be bought or modified to provide support for the conventional deadlift.

Of course this is a first post...I realize after typing all of this..."read the book"

[Satch12879]

Shoes and deadlifts are discussed here:

Going Deeper into the Deadlift with Mark Rippetoe, Part 1 / Elite FTS

Going Deeper into the Deadlift with Mark Rippetoe, Part 2 / Elite FTS

[SteveL]

Shoes and deadlifts are discussed here:

Going Deeper into the Deadlift with Mark Rippetoe, Part 1 / Elite FTS

Going Deeper into the Deadlift with Mark Rippetoe, Part 2 / Elite FTS

Thanks for these articles. Helpful!

[Meshuggah]

The number of big deadlifts pulled in weightlifting shoes can probably be counted on one hand.
Flat soled shoes or deadlift slippers are the way to go.

[Carnivroar]

The number of big deadlifts pulled in weightlifting shoes can probably be counted on one hand.
Flat soled shoes or deadlift slippers are the way to go.

Deadlifting in weightlifting shoes is like bicep curling with a belt.

[Satch12879]

The number of big deadlifts pulled in weightlifting shoes can probably be counted on one hand.
Flat soled shoes or deadlift slippers are the way to go.

The logic book old man. Buy it.

Here, I'll do it for you:

So what? "Because X does it such way, means it is correct for all people."

See the fallacy?

Probably not.

[Satch12879]

Deadlifting in weightlifting shoes is like bicep curling with a belt.

Should I respond, or will it aggravate your internet anxiety?

[Meshuggah]

The logic book old man. Buy it.

Here, I'll do it for you:

So what? "Because X does it such way, means it is correct for all people."

See the fallacy?

Probably not.

Your stupidity never ends. Your argument is that deadlifting in weightlifting shoes is correct for all people.
Very few lifters wear a heeled shoe for deadlifting, there's a good reason for that.

By the way, how much is your best deadlift big talker?