He doesn't need to "vet" a welder, because a guy with a welding truck who cuts and welds all day for a living is capable of any simple job, like this...
The fact that you squat barefoot and have not had any problems so far does not mean that squatting without shoes is better than squatting with squat...
In the book I recommend alternating haltings and rack pulls every other week, not every other workout. Power cleans are the second pulling workout of...