Originally Posted by Ed_T
Originally Posted by Take_a_knee
Originally Posted by bxroads
Did six months in the boots with such support weaken the ankles? Anyone experienced this?


You bet it did. Get yourself some "minimalist" shoes like Vibram 5-fingers, New Balance MX20 or MT20's and start working out in them, you'll get your strength back. Doing barbell squats, burpees, box jumps etc wearing minimalist shoes prevents this.


The minimalist shoe approach has worked well for me. Just start slowly.


I can now run 1-2 miles wearing MX20's, I'm still getting chronic achilles tendonitis that flares up. My feet feel like I ran 10miles the next day. It is amazing how weak traditional running shoes and the "traditional" heel-strike stride has allowed my lower leg to become. Learning the POSE/ball of the foot running stride has been like rubbing your head and patting you stomach, takes a bit of concentration. I'm going to buy a pair of New Balance MT20's for daily wear to get my body used to the low heel.

Last edited by Take_a_knee; 10/15/11. Reason: spellin'