Best shoes for gimbal walk?

[ahalpert]

The shooting workout isn't specific enough compared to dedicated knee work, even if there are some overlapping results.

Squat university is pretty good for this sort of thing, plus he's a barefoot enthusiast.

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtQ_S-XRP74
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMOcMZQB-yc
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnssBu_cmC0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aRbVwDmED4

I'm not saying these videos will help, but maybe provide a few more points of reference for narrowing it all down. You could also be extremely tight to where it's impacting the way you walk. I would try some quad stretches too (starts at 01:49 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhQimqvU1tM)

I also highly recommend the big 3 for pretty much anything (from renowned spine expert Dr. Stuart McGill) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_e4I-brfqs

Thanks, Rob. I genuinely appreciate the references. I haven't made my way through all of it yet but I like the presenter.

I haven't had a shoot in a week and my pain/inflammation have subsided but maybe the knee still feels weak. Of course, that doesn't mean it's because of a lack of conditioning. It could be due to lack of sleep preventing repair, or a dietary deficiency. My guess is probably a combination of sleep deprivation and, to a lesser extent, conditioning.

I tried out my New Balance walking shoes. They're a solid no for me. They feel like wearing wooden boxes. (Yes yes, they'll break in, but still.) One of the key features of barefoot style shoes is their flexibility, which means the shoe is never really pushing against where your foot wants to go. They like to show photos of the shoe balled up like this:


So, i would be very happy to determine that my shoes are not at fault because I really like my shoes. And it seems like there are other, more promising explanations I should try to address...

 

[ahalpert]

As a lifelong "handheld guy" and sorta gym rat(been a while, though), just shooting by itself is not enough. I could always tell a huge difference when I was constantly and consistently training (5 days a week, every week) vs. just shooting. When I was training religiously, everything was easier.

Well, when I used to use my ronin-s as my primary gimbal with a zoom lens and zoom motor, etc, my arm definitely built up to flying it. And I got strong enough to handle it for a full shoot day without issue and without additional workouts. Now, I use lighter gimbals with prime lenses mostly, and when I do go back (infrequently) to the built-up ronin-s situation it is more of a strain.

 

[ahalpert]

I use these most of the time as an all rounder
https://www.newbalance.com/pd/made-in-usa-990v6/M990V6-MPS.html

And these are a good summer shoe. They're very light weight feeling and breathe well. If it's a bit wet though water goes straight through the top.
https://www.newbalance.com/pd/847v4...V4-28453_width=D&pid=MW847V4-28453&quantity=1

It's sort of moot because I don't think I'm going to buy regular sneakers, but it's tricky for me that most of their shoes are only available in colorful models. I'm already breaking dress code for pretty much every studio I shoot for by wearing sneakers to a wedding. Consequently, I really need them to be black, like the walking shoes I had ordered to try out:

 

[rob norton]

Thanks, Rob. I genuinely appreciate the references. I haven't made my way through all of it yet but I like the presenter.

I haven't had a shoot in a week and my pain/inflammation have subsided but maybe the knee still feels weak. Of course, that doesn't mean it's because of a lack of conditioning. It could be due to lack of sleep preventing repair, or a dietary deficiency. My guess is probably a combination of sleep deprivation and, to a lesser extent, conditioning.

No worries, it's hard to get to the bottom of a lot of these issues! You're giving these weddings your all, so it definitely could've been the combo of being run down after a huge day while not having enough sleep.