{"id":46872,"date":"2015-04-10T22:28:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T03:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=46872"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:31:33","slug":"weightlifting-shoes-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/weightlifting-shoes-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Weightlifting Shoes and Barbell Training [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lytCL3rm3Xg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mark Rippetoe, author of <a href=\"https:\/\/aasgaardco.com\/store\/books-posters-dvd\/books\/starting-strength-basic-barbell-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Starting Strength<\/em><\/a>,&nbsp;discusses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/weightlifting-shoes\/\">why you should wear weightlifting shoes<\/a> if you decide to get serious about barbell training.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Mark and his books, check out his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/AasgaardCo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube Channel<\/a> and his site <a href=\"https:\/\/startingstrength.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">startingstrength.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCkRMqL3hLrIYhxNCac4vR3w?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Filmed and edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/jordancrowderfilms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Crowder<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Rippetoe, author of Starting Strength,&nbsp;discusses why you should wear weightlifting shoes if you decide to get serious about barbell training. 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