The right footwear

[EZ_E]

What is the "right" footwear to train in? Gonna be making a purchase soon and need someone with expertise to point me in the right direction...

What do you recommend? What reasons back up your recommendation?

Thanks in advance...

~EZ

 

[cryptosporidium]

i got a pair of new balance trainers and theyre some of the best all around kicks ive had for the gym. great support and light weight.

 

[miked8c]

High Top Chuck Taylors. You just can't go wrong with those bad boys.

 

[burnthiscorpse]

I use a very old (but still new) pair of asic wrestling sneakers. Nice and snug and very comfy and nice flat bottoms for squats, deads, leg sled, ect.

 

[twenty47]

i have these in black and white.

so lightweight and have the best support ive ever had from a cross trainer

 

[SouthernLord]

Chucks for lower body work and Nike frees or sparq trainers for everything else.

Those nikes that 24 posted look sick.

 

[ExtraMile]

chuks or my flat sole adidas trainers

 

[Tblock1]

barefoot for squats and deadlift or anything lower body, any shoe for the other stuff

 

[bblazer]

I wear Otomix for everything except overhead days. Then I wear DoWin's. The Otomix are a great cross between a wrestling shoe and Chuck's. The DoWims have a wood heel wedge thazt is designed for pressing and Oly lifts.

B-

 

[SouthernLord]

I now wear my chucks on ohp day. I pressed in trainers last week and lost my balance backwards while lowering the bar. Luckily it was a warm up set with 135. If it was a limit set I could have jacked my back up big time. Solid soles are very important.