My Adistars Came In The Mail Today..

[Kabeetz]

Finally.

I feel pretty fortunate and undeserving to have gotten these as a gift... can't really afford two bills on a pair of workout shoes and am not yet at an advanced training stage.. BUT.. I've put in consistent hard work and am proud to own these babies. Being Greek, the fact that these were the official weightlifting kicks of the Athens Olympics makes them extra cool too.

Here's a few pics...

#1: Fresh Out Of The Box

#2: Lacing them up

#3: Before a bench set

#4: Before a successful 164 lb. Pendlay Row 5RM PR

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

lol!

Nice shoes. Hows the sole feel under heavy load? Better than chucks?

 

[Kabeetz]

Well I *HAD* been using shox up until a couple months ago out of ignorance.. and they feel a ton better than those, people shouldn't be allowed to squat in those things. As for compared to other flat soled type sneaks...They really just feel extremely secure around the foot, and the best part that I noticed is that there is less of an effort I need to make to keep my weight back on my heels, and in order to go lower... it's slightly more automatic somehow (I don't want to overcredit the friggin' shoe... but that's the best way i can describe it.)

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

I have squatted in my shox a few times, and actually fell off the shoe once. Didnt hurt my ankle luckily.

 

[perp69]

You will love them. Had mine for awhile now and very happy with them.

Perp

 

[coreyb]

those are really nice man. how are your squats going now? are you able to hit depth easier?

 

[Kabeetz]

Just had the first workout with them yesterday... I liked them a lot, they helped me hit easier, and more importantly get out of the hole a bit easier and they felt very secure. But they're just a shoe, I'm not about to give it credit for my busting my ass in the gym lol... anything flat soled should achieve a similar effect.

 

[ChinkNasty]

where'd u get em bro and how did you figure out hte sizing based on your regular tennis shoe size?

 

[Kabeetz]

I got them a half-size smaller than my sneaker size because I read that tip on the site that linked to the site I bought them from, the actual site says to get your dress shoe size not your sneaker size (so i guess dress shoe size = sneaker size minus 1/2??).

The site is http://www.dynamic-eleiko.com/

Shipping took exactly a week, ordered via fax, they don't charge sales tax which is nice.

 

[mekannik]

Same as mine - over three years old. Resoled once (cobbler - something like $30). They covered up the little cutout on the sole, but the replacments are showing no signs of wear.

Same advice as from the other thread regarding these shoes: do NOT try to cinch the velcro down, buy some heavy duty work boot laces.


Have fun.

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

Awesome kabeetz enjoy them!

Thanks for the tip mekannik...I've probably been tightening the strap too much.

 

[al420]

Sweet!

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

have you done any cardio in them? I've just been working out in skate shoes and I've been thinking about a different pair for a while, at least the skate shoes are flat sole though. ^ ^

 

[al420]

have you done any cardio in them? I've just been working out in skate shoes and I've been thinking about a different pair for a while, at least the skate shoes are flat sole though. ^ ^

Is this a joke?

Kab - don't do anything but train in them - never go outside in them, etc...

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

No.. it wasn't a joke.. they sounded like really good shoes.. I wasn't sure if they were bad for cardio or not.. but I'm guessing from your comment.. that they are not meant for cardio.. thanks..

 

[al420]

They are Weightlifting shoes (designed specially for training the Olympic lifts...snatch, clean/jerk), and have wooden soles, so running in them would spell shin splints of stress fractures pretty quickly.

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

They are Weightlifting shoes (designed specially for training the Olympic lifts...snatch, clean/jerk), and have wooden soles, so running in them would spell shin splints of stress fractures pretty quickly.

OH LOL!

that does sound kind of funny that I asked now. yikes that would be painful and bad for the treadmill or running.

any suggestions on shoes that would be better for overall running and weightlifting with a flat sole?

 

[al420]

Flat sole running shoes are not going to do much good. If for affordability reasons you can only have one pair of shoes to train in I would go with a running shoe, and then I would squat and deadlift barefoot. I have the same shoes as Kab, and I still do a few sets barefoot as I feel it helps my overall picture.

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

Flat sole running shoes are not going to do much good. If for affordability reasons you can only have one pair of shoes to train in I would go with a running shoe, and then I would squat and deadlift barefoot. I have the same shoes as Kab, and I still do a few sets barefoot as I feel it helps my overall picture.

good call, I guess I'll just grab two pair of shoes then.

thanks al420.

 

[Kabeetz]

Well I brought a book bag to the gym with me (and will have to get a small gym bag soon..I was using a couple ghetto supermarket shopping bags before this).

I have a pair of shox just for to the gym and cardio, and the oly lifting shoes, and an older pair of shox now for just to the gym on non-cardio days (You don't want to overuse your runners too much either..ideally a two pair rotation just for running is nice). Honestly there is pretty much no shoe that is ideal for both because most runners raise your heel high off the groun and even your toes a bit. You can use any old school flat soled b'ball or skateboarding shoes for lifting though like chucks (roughly $40) or puma californias.

 

[roy2]

I like my Puma Speedcats.

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

meh, I throw mine on and hop in the car, figure a little walking can't hurt me. I don't do cardio at the gym though, if anything I'll do a couple bar complex's to warmup or some body squats. Running/walking at home, there's a track up the road, my dog would be pissed if I didn't take him.