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Interesting that 'efficiency' in this case meant taking stress of the leg muscles. Technically true I guess, but it also strengthens one of the minimalist/barefoot arguments that shoes weaken your leg muscles because they don't work as much. |
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From the researcher in the comments section: "Rodger Kram here, senior author on the paper in question. Lead bandaid is an example of literary license. What we actually did was compare running in lightweight , modestly cushioned shoes to running with what we call "soleless" shoes. We completely removed the soles and even the fabric of the shoe under the front of the foot. Then we firmly tied small strips of lead to the shoe laces. Perhaps you sometimes tie your car key to your shoelaces? Just like that. The subjects always wore thin yoga socks as I describe below for comfort, safety, slippage prevention and hygiene. We selected for only subjects who are midfoot strikers both shod and unshod. Our scientific article makes very conservative and specific statements. We are not generalizing. The study is most relevant to people who are racing when seconds count." |
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I dislike when a person cites one scientific and then claims something like it is a fact. i'm not doubting barefoot running could be less efficient, but like one of the other posters, the study gets at one of the key arguments of barefooters that running shoes absorb impact with cushioning and therefore can change the way you are running because you don't need to use lower leg muscles as much. this would lead more to the injury prevention argument. |