How To Fix Flat Feet (and other weird nagging injuries)

[charlenekarras]

my feet and legs are externally rotated and there flat, how do you explain that??? my alignment is always straight. I sit up straight and my butt doesnt stick out. I however never go outside barefoot, so I do think my flat feet are formed from shoewear.

[KxbTV]

I got real sad when I checked off Asthma, allergies, bad eyesight and bad hearing.

[ClarinetLyf3]

I've always had flat foot since I was born and it is extremely flat. My foot touches the ground all the way. It doesn't hurt until I run and yes I am slow at running. :(

[ramiyna]

This video was like a breath of fresh air to me. I'm always trying to find out the root causes and the doctors never want to help us find them, they just want to deal with the symptoms and have us on medication for the rest of our lives. You have a new fan!

[xboxkidnamedtep]

i have none of these things but still have have flat feet

[MiGamezer]

I have flat feet. But mine are that bad because they don't hurt me.

[AaronTtown71]

I wasn't even really too interested in this video, just sort of mildly curious, but it ended up being extremely informative and helpful. I only just now realized certain things I've been doing without really consciously noticing them that have been affecting my body in various negative ways! Thanks Elliott!

[MrSinnerstefan]

5:15 dem quads...

[yoaznnigga]

love it!

[dgwear69]

LOOONNNNGG ISLANNNNNNDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!

[evacookie913]

to "correct" my flat feet when I was in kindergarten, I danced ballet until 3rd grade and I still have flat feet, but only recently I've became aware that my feet had something different...until my mom actually told me I didn't even realize why all those doctor sessions when I was a kid and the special shoes. But in my case it's got to do with muscle, I think it's worse when it's the bone...and when bone is the problem, you can solve it with surgery I think...

[cuhooliganmaceaunrig]

An update: After a week of adjusting my posture, my feet have literally been changing and I have had flat feet for YEARS. The bones in my ankles have been changing and though it is very painful at first (there has been some swelling as well) the muscles on the inside of my calves have been developing where they never were. I've done research on flat footedness and there IS hope for most people. I'm also planning barefoot training in the spring. Elliot, keep it up.

[TooFlyForMoney]

@cuhooliganmaceaunrig How exactly did you change your posture?

[cuhooliganmaceaunrig]

Elliot, I saw this video and immediately tried to stand the way you describe and literally every section you addressed had a bunch of bones POP. I didn't know it but apparently I do have the donald duck posture and as a child I walked with my feet pointed in. I had childhood asthma and am near-sighted. I never had any bowel problems, but I've never REALLY focused on my abs either. I think your approach is the right one: fix the root causes.

[borgmarkphilip]

Elliot, have to say your approach to problems is great!! Are you familiar with this situation? i have a high arch (what the doctor said)although i figured that on my own.....i have shin splints, so I can't run 5mins of jogging but can play an hour of football(soccer) or boxing training non-stop with no probs, my doctor doesn't rly know whats the problem, I have some inward rotation of the knee but run with an outward pronation :S i have bad eyesight and a tendency of pushing my neck out!Thanks!!

[FredericaBimble]

I've been working on my core strength along with doing ballet foot strengthening exercises for my running and it has done wonders. This guy is good because he is taking a holistic approach to the body. I'm subscribing to his site.

[Minotona]

Nice shiet mate, thanks

[dokterkarel]

thanks a LOT for this video. I have a donald duck posture, and "extreme" flat feet. There might be a link between those two. You have awesome looking quads btw!

[ruffrhyder21213]

Elliot,

I have bad posture, I was always told that it was my flat feet that caused it, not the other way around. Am I wrong?

[borgmarkphilip]

@ruffrhyder21213 what you've been told is not always right, sometimes doctors and podiatrists know no more than you learn from 1hr of simple internet research!

[zasdfghjkl1234567890]

This a great video. But it really only applies to those who develop flat feet over time. If u are born that way, than really just get orthodics

[DANNYBOYAKID]

you could also get it from your family my dad has flat feet and his dad has flat feet but luckly for me and my dad we dont habe non of these problems nur knee pain

[86kinky86]

DUE, these videos are FASCINATING, you are not boring anyone!

[jamie5908]

wow you have got some muscular legs!!!

[jamie5908]

I watched this because I wanted to see if there was a way my feet would work in high heels...flat feet and heels don't mix.

[FIAZCOO]

i love you brother

[TheChordless123]

My doctor says I have to correct my flat feet through surgery :(

[16ojeda]

This is the first video i have watched by you. I can honestly say this is going to save my life, you are a genius. I've been trying to fix my flat feet all my life and I desperately need to fix them now because I play cornerback for my high school football team but i'm not fast enough (due to my flat feet) my coach gets really mad that i'm not fast enough and it makes me feel like shit. Thank you so much!

[nocturnallyinsane]

Hm I got a question. I get nauseous when I lay on my left side and it only began happening when I started to jog. It might just be my gastroparesis but I think maybe running weakens those muscles?

[CelticAndProud]

God damn. You're spot on for me.

-Short sighted

-Used to have asthma

-Head is forwards

-Shoulders are rounded

-Lordosis (extreme arch in lower back)

-Internally rotated femurs

-Flat feet

I've got insoles in my shoes which have helped put some of an arch in, yet the other issues are still there. My mum doesn't have bad flat feet or posture, and I'm not sure about my dad. You've given me hope bro, much love.

[weq7]

lol nice shirt elliot respect to u

[serviver185407]

HOLY CRAP i do all that and i got flat feet

[SwayzeDre]

THANKS SO MUCH MAN!!

[infraball]

what an extremely informative video. i would have never thought that flat feet were a symptom of something else rather than just an isolated problem.. excellent video, really. : )

[ThePhantomLash]

Good work man .... from Australia !!!

[Andrew13ora]

Yo Elliot, awesome video. The portion about the atlas bone/forward head posture affecting movement describes one of my clients to the T. Personally, I struggle with an anterior pelvic tilt -- or lower crossed syndrome. I find glute activation works, although one problem I have is that my left glute never really seems to fire on all cylinders, so to speak. I imagine this is due, at least in part, to spraining my left ankle a couple times. Any ideas on how to bring up this imbalance? Thanks!

[Actuallityy]

I saw your thighs and I was like oh damn. How much are you squatting? Whats your BMI?

[Actuallityy]

I saw your thighs and I was like oh damn. How much are you squatting? 

[point7zero7]

jacked.

[cdoubled05]

Awesome DEFEND FREEDOM shirt! I thought you were already awesome before I realized you were an infowars.com fan!

[qpfc]

nice legs

[Asiate]

Paul Chek rulz!! But anyways..isolation training must die!

[edgrano]

please share some bibliography elliot

[edgrano]

elliot , its true that sometimes the kinetic chain affects feet the way you say but other times the problem its in the site , kids present this problem a year after they started walking and as you should know the kids only have one mayor spinal curve , the xofisis and lordisis curves also start forming when the kid can stay vertical so i think can have also another ethimology how you say , other thing is as far as i know flat feet doesnt fix after some age , you have tu use feet support for life

[seymond2000]

I do have a good question. How important is stretching (pre, during, and post)? The only stretches I know are the basics (touch your toes type stuff). Also, would happen to have a sample stretching routine?

[DeMoNSe3d]

Man Elliot I really appreciate this video, this has been an issue pretty much old my life, I didnt knew why my leg strength wasn't evolving ass my upper budy strength, but it was deffinetly because of my flat feet. And hell just like you said I had allergies and teenage depressions that got my neck leaned forward creating all kinds of unbalances, so I'm really thankful for this bro, now let's go squat heavy THX!!!

[justcallmeDiesel]

Have any of you heard of or used Afterglow?

[asrsniperx]

Wow Elliot you are so talented and educated and such a great guy :) Anyways I got a question for you I was wondering which supplements would you recommend for boosting testosterone naturally. I have used Tribulus, Tongkat Ali, Zma, Arginine Pyroglutamate, Nettle Extract ,HGW etc over the years but I am wondering what you will recommend. I am 33 and I do train heavy , sleep well and eat great. Thanks. Keep up the great work cheers! :)

[PilotCube]

YES! As you said around 09:39 +, make a YO Elliot or a video about Stiff Necks aka. neck exercises. I, as well as many other, have an "issue" with stiff neck, which may be a result of bad sitting-posture (like at a table) --- chair and table wrong height so it affects shoulder position etc, which again makes a problem on the neck. Also head-ace due to neck-issues... Show some exercises we can do, and how many times a day we should do them in order to improve our lives (regarding the neck issue).

[ss4vegeta1]

If I signup with my email is it free?

[strengthcamp]

@ss4vegeta1 yea, just your e mail... that way i can send you stuff that pertains to this topic and not bore you with other stuff that I may send to people of other interests... that's why i create so many e mail sign up pages, so that I can serve people with the right information, only the stuff they're interested in.

[andyr798ken]

barefoot running will strengthen your legs and feet aswell as helping your alignment. Look into it, sorted me out! oh and bad posture can just be caused by sitting at a desk etc, don't have to have something wrong with you lol

[andyr798ken]

barefoot running will strengthen your legs and feet aswell as helping your alignment. Look into it, sorted me out!

[anakin005]

big props for the infowars shirt!

[whohwa]

DUDE! PERFECT VID. im a half asian with flat feet.  i just subscribed yesterday and this comes out? Im subscribed for life man. thanks for all the help

[69Jack3d420forLife]

dude you seem way too smart for being as little known as you are. (dont mean that in a bad way) im saying you should be bigtime like well known or whatever idk how to put it but you seem like a great dude has great knoweledge and idk man.. every video immpresses the shit out of me.

[Bieber4life1337Hax]

@69Jack3d420forLife dont follow this guy

[jay1631]

YO Elliot!! Can't believe you responded to my post bro. Ny to FL we taking over. This has got to be a joke..you're like House minus the self righteousness and prescription meds! Asthma check, allergies check, ears check. I literally almost fell out my chair, but my flat feet kept me grounded lol. I think I'm just gonna do everything bro and I'm definitely gonna chime in with results! I'm gonna bench press Elliot when I'm done ha!<~ okay maybe not Elliot but you get what I mean.

[strengthcamp]

@jay1631 so you DO have asthma and allergies and poor hearing?

[jay1631]

@strengthcamp it's been kicking my tail since I was young.

[jay1631]

@strengthcamp I been battling asthma allergies and poor hearing since I was young. Im basically into boxing and my posture actually benifts my style, or maybe my style is compenasting for my posture? Anyway...I just want to be sharp and I know my feet are setting off a plethora of mechanical issues. First time Ive had someone take this position and it honestly makes more sense than the non repairable solutions provided by docs.

[SahijApple93]

ELLIOT WHY AREU SO HUGE!!!!????? LOL

[ShinogiKosho]

Just wanna say your Yo elliot vids are the absolute truth, and i'll DEFINITELY be one of the people who downloads the "strength geek" stuff cause i love the natural cures, and phisiological side of fitness. btw love the shirts you wear in your vids such as this one. I agree on that subject to. -Take care and stay positive

[surf91flyer]

"Try the new YouTube homepage! Don't worry you can switch back."

- Hmm.. ok. Ew... no, don't like it, I'll stick with the old one thanks. 2 weeks later

"Welcome to the new YouTube homepage!"

- Oh god no, where's the old one?

"The old one? It's fucking gone!"

- God dammit...

[dillonb91]

Elliot, since you do a lot of strongman workouts and strength training, what types of workouts do you do for arms? Pull-ups, chin-ups?

[ako541]

probably the smartest fitness expert on youtube !!!

[bigtonutz]

yo elliot what is up with those jay culter legs dude :)

[strengthcamp]

@bigtonutz LOL i was born that way ;)

[minwin002]

Leaky guy syndrome sounds terrible...

[JoshSonsiadekDC]

Elliot, do you know of the "Alignabod" chart. I have used the chart in conjunction with digital camera pics to analyze posture. It is a chart with graph lines on it. It is a very simple way to demonstrate to the patient or client there postural imbalances. Pictures don't lie! Posture is such an important component to health. Great connection on the kinetic chain, and thanks for focussing on causes not just symptoms.

[strengthcamp]

@JoshSonsiadekDC is that like the Egoscue method?

[JoshSonsiadekDC]

@strengthcamp I guess you could say that it is like his method. He is the self-proclaimed guru on posture, but chiropractors and other doctors have been making the connection between posture and health for even a longer period of time before he has. No disrespect towards him, he is very passionate about what he does, and for that I respect him. From years of working with patients with postural imbalances, pics make the difference. If you can't measure something you can't manage it.

[strengthcamp]

@JoshSonsiadekDC very cool, i'd like to learn more about what you are sharing... any resources? (using pictures, etc)

[JoshSonsiadekDC]

@strengthcamp sent pics to your FB inbox. Hope it is useful to you. Let me know if you have any questions.

[democratusnostradams]

please post the neck exercises for the viceroy or whatever!

please and thanks!

[yyportne]

Elliott I have a ton of questions I want to ask you, but I need to get a hold of a camera first.

Anyhow I will ask this question in the comment section hoping you see and answer it. Beside I think you will like answering it: HOW are you training for the Tough Mudder??? I love the idea of it but I hate running. Is there a lot of running involved???. THANKS ELLIOTT. Yeah maybe you should do a Tough Mudder workout Template in your new LHM Reloaded lol.

[strengthcamp]

@yyportne I may film my workout this weekend....

[yyportne]

@strengthcamp Awesome. I know people like you and I could handle the obstacle part of the course, but for me the running would be an issue. As an ex Strongman I don’t see running as your strong point, but I could be wrong. Thanks.

[KimoMini]

Your legs r frikkin huge bro

[thabest1995]

This helps me a lot.. I suffered from heel spurs and had flat feet. I got hard plastic orthopedics from a doctor that got rid of the pain. But this helps me fix the problem at the source.

[WhatIsItToBurn]

for flat feet, you can get special insoles. these raise the bridge of the foot up. my feet always ache, i need a new pair of insoles. my posture got tons better with them. id recommend them

[jay1631]

@WhatIsItToBurn I tryed that too, but at 15 bucks a pop Ide rather deal with the core issues bro. You figure 15 bucks, 12 times year...thats 18 stacks in ten years. Ide rather give my money to Elliot and only Eliiot! for a couple mos and rock some kick a** socks in the mean time! This guy is doing us a serious favor here, doctor never gave me an organic approach and I had to sell my foot to pay the bill of a less than informative visit. Good luck with that bro, Im dumpin my 18 stacks in an IRA

[jay1631]

@jay1631 1800* sorry....lol still alot a money

[krb0123]

good video man. and ur legs are fuckin huge

[BLONDSPOTPOWERLIFTER]

Wow this crazy I have flat feet too and I never thought of it this way. Very informative thank you for this.