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.

 

[bblazer]

Unlike wimmins, the old saying "The more the cushion, the better the pushin'" does not apply to weightlifting shoes.

B-

 

[SouthernLord]

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

I'm not going to knock barefoot training. I've DLed and squatted barefoot in the past. I currently do my bulgerian split squats barefoot.

I could not imagine walking 500+ pounds out of the rack without shoes. Something to consider for safety when the weights start to get heavy

 

[SouthernLord]

Unlike wimmins, the old saying "The more the cushion, the better the pushin'" does not apply to weightlifting shoes.

B-

I see guys squatting in Nike shox and airmax all the time. I cringe watching their heels colapse under the weight.

 

[cleandres]

oly's ever since I started using them they have only been beneficial to my form on squats and deads I also feel like they help my bench by being able to drive through my heels and keep the arch in my back also on ohp they help keep my balance Oly's FTW!

 

[musketeer]

Righteous Shoes Review: Vegan Weightlifting Shoes

Addidas Ironwerks Weightlifting Shoes.

Anything else is some kind of compromise.

 

[Tblock1]

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.

interesting I lose my balance all the time when overhead pressing. Maybe I should get some flat soled shoes....I've pressed barefoot before but usually use my cushy running shoes (which is a whole number of problems......running shoes are one of the biggest crocks of shit ever haha)