Am I really going to need two pairs of shoes for running and lifting?
I would lift in bare feet, but my uni's gym won't allow it and I'm not about to blow $50/mo to go to the closest local gym (LA Fitness)
So my understanding is I'm going to need a sort of flat-soled shoe - like converse or vans or that style of sneaker - and a sort of padded, strong, gripped-sole sneaker for going cross country running.
I'd run barefoot as well, but I live in something of a shithole city and I don't want to get AIDS stepping on glass and there's the obvious problem of winter as well
Any recommendations for good, sturdy sneaks in this vein?
For running shoes I highly recommend going to a running store, not a generic show store. They tend to have podiatrist/students who work there who all run and will be able to give an actually useful recommendation based on your gait. Just go when a sale is on, clearance day etc, should get good shoes designed for your style of running for cheap. Going to generic shoe store like footlocker or mathers or whatever has staff that don't know shit about running and will just shill something brightly coloured or new.
Your knees/feet will thank you
I lift in my running shoes
>>40460284
>making it
>lifting in running shoes
pick uno hombre.
Converse are cheap good lifting shoes. You want lifting shoes because the padding in a running shoe will fuck with your balance at higher weights. At lower weights it probably won't be a huge problem.
>>40460299
lifting in running shoes
>>40460314
im pretty noobish at the moment with my lifts (can barely do 5x5 squat 1pl8) so i'll probably just get some good running shoes for now, and pick up some converse later
>wear running shoes at the gym
>quickly remove during sets of squats/deads
>quickly replace once the set is over
>>40460564
Waste of time
>>40460584
so was your parents having you