Steel Toe/Heavy Boots and Fitness

The weight is probably negligible. I used to wear steel toed boots at work and didn't see much in the way of calf gains.

>>35222770
It does make a significant difference. If you add some kilos to a car you won't notice a difference but if you use heavier rims you will definitiely notice a difference.

Try to go actual hiking with heavy boots. Any militarybro will agree. And when you get tired and take something out of your backpack you will not really notice a difference but if you change shoes to light sneakers you will feel like flying over the ground.

>>35222916
Well yes but still, that steel toe would need to weigh around 10 kilos for injuries to occur

>>35222950
I didn't mean to say that injuries can occur. My point is that it can be beneficial for the legs if you actually walk a lot on not just stand around.

>>35222998
Fair enough, I was somewhat focused on OPs question about complications.

lack of ankle dorsiflexion.

>>35223046
Explanation?

>>35223134
In order to work your calve you need to bend your ankle and contract it, this boot won't allow you to do it.

>>35223134
Boots restrict how much your ankle can move. If you wear them frequently you will likely have very stiff ankles. But if you do ankle mobility exercises to make up for it you'll be fine.

>>35222765
I used to wear steel toes with no ankle support ~10 a day
Got sore calves for a while but no gains sadly

I used to have such to work. No differences but some calluses because these shoes are pretty rough.

You mai feel soreness from walking all day and climbing stairs, but this pretty logic.

>>35222916
"a pound on the foot is five on the back." is common hiking advice. I really noticed a difference in my post hike fatigue when I switched from big heavy boots to light hiking shoes.

But I mean, if it's accurate, a typical steel toe boot is only a couple pounds heavier, at most, than a typical shoe, which would still only be the equivalent of putting a 5 or 10lb plate in your backpack.

>>35222765
Modern boots are made to weigh very little extra because the added weight had negative long term effects on the people wearing them.