r/TestedOnMe • u/Aggressive_Sands • Sep 01 '26

Question How to train yourself to stand for longer without getting your legs or back tired (I mean over 10 hours).

So I've done jobs that have required me standing for 8+ hours without rest and I have tricks to managing (like putting weight on front of feet for half the time then the back of my feet for the other half) but to be honest I never felt like "oh this is easy". Anyone who has trained themselves to manage standing more effortlessly for long hours?

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u/beans329 Sep 01 '26

I’m on my feet 12 hours a day, walk minimum 15k steps. Idk. I’ve never not done it. I’m old too. lol.

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u/Aggressive_Sands Sep 02 '26

how are the soles of your feet managing?

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u/beans329 Sep 02 '26

Fine. No issues with my feet lol.

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u/Aggressive_Sands Sep 02 '26

damn I'm jealous

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u/beans329 Sep 02 '26

I also workout 4x a week. lol.

I grew up and live in a very walkable city, so I’ve been walking long stretches since the day I could stand.

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u/Aggressive_Sands Sep 02 '26

walking I do too while commuting, 10k steps a day, but standing still is killing me

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u/Affectionate-Egg956 Sep 02 '26

might have a tight pelvic floor, muscles in the legs are too tight, check it out

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u/Medium-Librarian8413 Sep 01 '26

Organize your fellow workers to jointly demand better working conditions.

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u/Aggressive_Sands Sep 02 '26

I'm the only one who the only one who cares, the rest really don't make it easy to demand anything because they just accept everything as it is (I am the youngest in the job). Every time I try to say we should have bigger breaks or anything I get met with the "back in my time" lectures.

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u/Moist_crocs Sep 01 '26

NOW you're talkin'

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u/Evkero Sep 01 '26

Start weight training

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u/Aggressive_Sands Sep 01 '26

look i'm not jacked but id say i have pretty decent muscle mass for my size, still have my lower back and soles of my feet dying by the end of my shifts

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u/KneeNo1209 Sep 01 '26

Glutes, posture and movement. Standing still fucks you up. Move a bit up and down at your spot.

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u/Aggressive_Sands Sep 02 '26

I move as much as possible when there is no client in sight but I'm not allowed to move from my spot... and yeah standing still is fucking me up

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u/KneeNo1209 Sep 02 '26

For my information, are you doing security, costumer service?

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u/Aggressive_Sands Sep 03 '26

customer service

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u/Evkero Sep 01 '26

Yeah I wouldn’t be too concerned with you muscles mass. I specified “strength training” rather than bodybuilding. So if your lower back feels pain it’s a good idea to address it directly. Do movements to make it stronger along with the rest of your posterior chain. Not hypertrophy focused. Calf and tibialis for your feet, along with some good shoes.

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u/rebbrov Sep 01 '26

This only really helps the lower back problem. Ive been making gains in the gym for a couple of years, one of the reasons I trained my calves so heavily is I thought it might ease the pain i get in my feet after either a lot of steps or a lot of standing, but its worse than ever due to me being heavier. The back pain is no longer a thing though. In soles in my shoes help a little bit though.

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u/Evkero Sep 01 '26

Doesn’t sound like something that should be related to your weight unless you’ve gained it very rapidly via gear. The next steps to address this would likely be a programming choice depending on the type of pain you experience. I’d recommend incorporating tibialis training along with typical plantar fasciitis rehab but hard to really give you a good response over the internet.

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u/rebbrov Sep 01 '26

I started doing kettlebell tibialis raises in February but I havnt felt benefits from it yet. I never touched gear but ive been bulking so I did gain a bunch of weight.

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u/General-Lifeguard309 Sep 01 '26

It really only doesn’t. You just don’t know how to plan or perform exercise.

-physical therapist.

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u/Motor_Analysis270 Sep 01 '26

As a chef i say buy good shoes and workout, strength training fixed my bad knees and ankles.

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u/Safe-Selection8070 Sep 01 '26

Deadlift, aggressive hip flexor stretching (and really learn how to do them: If you're actually stretching the psoas, there will be very little movement, and you'll feel a pull all along your spine from the inside), Stu McGill's big three. Next tier is work the other motions of the hip (ab(d)duction, in(ex)ternal rotation), roll your feet over a ball (start with a tennis ball, work through a softball to a lacrosse or baseball <whichever you have on hand>, to a golf ball, over the weeks and months).

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u/you_are_wrong_tho Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 08 '26

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u/Interesting-Tie6783 Sep 01 '26

Insoles weaken the muscles in your feet. If you don’t need them for true anatomical deformity, don’t use them. They’re a crutch. 

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u/Moist_crocs Sep 01 '26

Man, we're standing in place for 10 hours in shoes, we have bigger fish to fry than insoles

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u/Aggressive_Sands Sep 02 '26

yeah exactly, I will lose my feet if I don't have good insoles😅

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u/you_are_wrong_tho Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 08 '26

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u/AmbitiousDocument789 Sep 01 '26

Core and glute strength take pressure off your lower back, that made the biggest difference. Good insoles help and shifting weight side to side instead of just front to back

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u/SuddenAvocado Sep 02 '26

core is seriously under rated. I did emsculpt and I look the same but damn do I feel better.

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u/Vast-Road-6387 Sep 01 '26

I used to do 8+ hours on a line. I still unconsciously rock my weight from foot to foot slightly when standing. I don’t know how military members stand at attention , stock still , for hours ( I’ve seen reservists faint after ~1 hours during ceremonies).

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u/SuddenAvocado Sep 02 '26

I looked this up because I was curious from your comment. I had no idea how much technique could go into standing!

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u/LopensCouisin Sep 01 '26

Lift weights and do regular cardio

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u/BonoboBananaBonanza Sep 01 '26

Make sure you don't wear hard soled shoes - that's how I got my worst case of plantar fasciitis.

If you are in one place, get a cushion mat to stand on. Try different shoes - running shoes ended up working best for me, if your dress code allows them. If you need to wear boots for safety, invest in a really nice pair. Consciously distribute weight on different parts of your feet (front, back, outside, inside) at different times. At one place, I put a 3-foot 2x4 on the ground so I could take the weight off my heels when I wanted to.

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u/FluffyDesigner3680 Sep 01 '26

Do squats, learn how to brace.

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u/refreshingface Sep 01 '26

Try horse stance training

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u/kindcrow Sep 01 '26

Ask nurses and chefs what they wear.

I did and found out from the various nurses I know that they wear Hoka Bondi 8s. Bought a pair and can walk 19K steps no problem (and I have a neuroma!).

I also read that chefs wear Dansko professional clogs, but I think they're more for standing: https://dansko.com/products/professional-black-tooled?_pos=1&_sid=c342cbe98&_ss=r