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An athletic training shoe that is designed to simulate beach training (exercising in sand) so as to provide the user with all of the positive effects of beach training which result in improved running speed, vertical jump, pedal agility and quickness. Such benefits are easily understood where greate

An athletic training shoe that is designed to simulate beach training (exercising in sand) so as to provide the user with all of the positive effects of beach training which result in improved running speed, vertical jump, pedal agility and quickness. Such benefits are easily understood where greater demands are placed on an athlete's muscles when walking, running, or jumping on a beach as opposed to other common surfaces. The muscles of the lower leg are strengthened and elongated simultaneously as they are put through a broader range of motion. The athletic training shoe is comprised of a highly pliable, foot-receiving member which places the user's foot in an ample depth of sand simulating material contained by a material holding element, positioned specifically under the front portion of the user's foot. This causes the user's weight and momentum to be supported by the muscles of the lower leg and foot that control flexion of the foot and toes. Straps are used to secure the user's foot in the foot-receiving member as well as to affix and position the material holding element under the front portion of the user's foot. When worn during a variety of plyometric and agility exercises, an intensified overall workout results.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. An athletic training shoe for simulating a deep sand training environment where an individual's forefoot digs into deep sand during push-off, the athletic training shoe comprising:a material-holding element having a front, a bottom, and pliable sides;a foot-receiving member attach

[ I claim:] [1.]1. An athletic training shoe for simulating a deep sand training environment where an individual's forefoot digs into deep sand during push-off, the athletic training shoe comprising:a material-holding element having a front, a bottom, and pliable sides;a foot-receiving member attached to the material-holding element such that only a bottom, forefoot portion of said foot-receiving member overlies said material-holding element;a volume of sand simulating material contained within said material-holding element and filling said material-holding element to a depth up to at least said bottom of said forefoot portion of said foot-receiving member;a bottom sole member attached to said bottom of said material-holding element;a plurality of securing straps connecting said bottom sole member to said foot-receiving member to affix and position said material-holding element therebetween;said sand simulating material is a force-absorbent material providing substantially no resilient rebounding force; andwherein said depth of said volume of sand simulating material is of a depth such that said forefoot portion of said foot-receiving member displaces a quantity of said sand simulating material when an individual wearing the athletic training shoe pushes-off to simulate the deep sand training environment, and further wherein said plurality of securing straps repositions said material-holding element and said sand simulating material relative to said foot-receiving member for a subsequent push-off event.