Hi /fit/, I'm going to start lifting soon - but I have

>>40098992
use oly shoes

>>40098992
cobbler should be able to fix your problem so both of your feet would be the same

>>40098992
Ask employees for help/advice and put one of those slanted boards/pl8s under your heels

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>>40098992
Adipowers but I'd ask your doctor to be safe

>>40098992
You can buy shoes for lifting that raise your heel. I dont know how much your heel is raised up but if its less that like 2 inches you'll be good

>>40098992

Worst case is a chain reaction that fucks up your knees, hip, and back. Ankle mobility is quite important in squatting. Lots of problem can occur if it's not there.

>>40098992
You know why its called Achilles Tendon?
Its because that was Achileas's (the half-god greek warrior) only weak spot.
The myth says its because thats the spot his goddess mother held him from while she was baptising him to give him god powers.

>>40098992
what happened? a complete rupture of your achilles tendon and you had surgical repair?

>>40099062

Anyone who's not an illiterate african knows that.

>>40099014
>>40099034
Only helps if his femurs are short

>>40099074
no
it'll help him less if he he has long femurs but if the difference between his heels is small he should be ok

OP here:

Thanks for the advice - shoes with a higher heel seems like a good bet.

>>40099028
Do gyms have plates for this purpose?

>>40099059
Yeah, that's my primary concern, the asymmetry will likely cause issues the whole way up.

>>40099063
No it's from birth - I'm a twin - much higher incidence of clubbed feet (basically secondary to a lack of space in the womb, feet get squashed into awkward positions and form that way) and this seems to have been a secondary problem following on from that. Had it repaired at 11, now 23 - asymptomatic bar an inability to put my heel down in bare feet.

>>40099028

OP again:

Done some research on this and yeah some people do seem to squat with plates beneath their heels so I'll give that a try with some heeled shoes.

>>40098992
You should see a podotherapist they can help adjust your shoes to fit what you need for anything so also weightlifting.

>>40098992
i was born with my legs out like a frog and i got this too, I feel you OP. I stretched every day for a long time and got physio and it still isnt great