Inexpensive weightlifting shoe recommendations

SonyaCele

i just wear chucks.

arditarose

sunnybeaches105 wrote: »

(1) for squats and oly lifts try Wei Rui. They're around $65 and work fine. I still have my old pair. They're not great but do the job.
(2) Chucks are fine for deadlifts and other lifts where you need flat contact with the ground. I find them far from ideal, though, and wrestling shoes or barefoot work just as well if not better for me.
(3) Quality weightlifting shoes will last years. I own a pair of Adipowers that I use for squats, cleans and atlas stone work, and I love them.

Lately I've been thrown off by my chucks when I'm deadlifting. All I can focus on is my toes feeling squished. I don't know if I'm just wearing them too small, or if my sumo stance is making them feel that way or what. But they literally give me anxiety so I've been going bare foot.

I think I'm going to try a larger size, a pair of wrestling shoes. I might just continue barefoot and use slippers for competition.

sunnybeaches105

arditarose wrote: »

sunnybeaches105 wrote: »

(1) for squats and oly lifts try Wei Rui. They're around $65 and work fine. I still have my old pair. They're not great but do the job.
(2) Chucks are fine for deadlifts and other lifts where you need flat contact with the ground. I find them far from ideal, though, and wrestling shoes or barefoot work just as well if not better for me.
(3) Quality weightlifting shoes will last years. I own a pair of Adipowers that I use for squats, cleans and atlas stone work, and I love them.

Lately I've been thrown off by my chucks when I'm deadlifting. All I can focus on is my toes feeling squished. I don't know if I'm just wearing them too small, or if my sumo stance is making them feel that way or what. But they literally give me anxiety so I've been going bare foot.

I think I'm going to try a larger size, a pair of wrestling shoes. I might just continue barefoot and use slippers for competition.

With all the talk of Chucks I've heard over the years, I finally bought some a few months ago. I'm honestly baffled as to why they're so popular. The soles are really thick and they can shift under weight. I agree with your point on sumo stance deads. I find them unsuited for that. I have noticed that as I've broken them in that the stability has improved somewhat. Maybe like my running shoes (Nike FS lights now and NIke Frees before), the more I beat them up the more I'll like them. I do like the high tops for farmer's carries but I found the shifting happened during those too (I'm wearing them in my profile picture).

arditarose

sunnybeaches105 wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

sunnybeaches105 wrote: »

(1) for squats and oly lifts try Wei Rui. They're around $65 and work fine. I still have my old pair. They're not great but do the job.
(2) Chucks are fine for deadlifts and other lifts where you need flat contact with the ground. I find them far from ideal, though, and wrestling shoes or barefoot work just as well if not better for me.
(3) Quality weightlifting shoes will last years. I own a pair of Adipowers that I use for squats, cleans and atlas stone work, and I love them.

Lately I've been thrown off by my chucks when I'm deadlifting. All I can focus on is my toes feeling squished. I don't know if I'm just wearing them too small, or if my sumo stance is making them feel that way or what. But they literally give me anxiety so I've been going bare foot.

I think I'm going to try a larger size, a pair of wrestling shoes. I might just continue barefoot and use slippers for competition.

With all the talk of Chucks I've heard over the years, I finally bought some a few months ago. I'm honestly baffled as to why they're so popular. The soles are really thick and they can shift under weight. I agree with your point on sumo stance deads. I find them unsuited for that. I have noticed that as I've broken them in that the stability has improved somewhat. Maybe like my running shoes (Nike FS lights now and NIke Frees before), the more I beat them up the more I'll like them. I do like the high tops for farmer's carries but I found the shifting happened during those too (I'm wearing them in my profile picture).

They're what I started with, so I thought they were fine. But once I got serious about competing and saw that my ankles looked like crap, and I wasn't hitting depth, I was over them-for squatting at least. I will never go back.

Chieflrg

arditarose wrote: »

sunnybeaches105 wrote: »

(1) for squats and oly lifts try Wei Rui. They're around $65 and work fine. I still have my old pair. They're not great but do the job.
(2) Chucks are fine for deadlifts and other lifts where you need flat contact with the ground. I find them far from ideal, though, and wrestling shoes or barefoot work just as well if not better for me.
(3) Quality weightlifting shoes will last years. I own a pair of Adipowers that I use for squats, cleans and atlas stone work, and I love them.

Lately I've been thrown off by my chucks when I'm deadlifting. All I can focus on is my toes feeling squished. I don't know if I'm just wearing them too small, or if my sumo stance is making them feel that way or what. But they literally give me anxiety so I've been going bare foot.

I think I'm going to try a larger size, a pair of wrestling shoes. I might just continue barefoot and use slippers for competition.

The nice thing about wrestling shoes in particularly if you sumo is the non slip grip compared to socks.
I still prefer barefoot overall, but wrestling shoes really conform to your feet nicely.

TR0berts

Water shoes - I got mine a few years ago at WalMart for $5. Still deadlifting in them. Can be used for any other lift, as well.

arditarose

Chieflrg wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

sunnybeaches105 wrote: »

(1) for squats and oly lifts try Wei Rui. They're around $65 and work fine. I still have my old pair. They're not great but do the job.
(2) Chucks are fine for deadlifts and other lifts where you need flat contact with the ground. I find them far from ideal, though, and wrestling shoes or barefoot work just as well if not better for me.
(3) Quality weightlifting shoes will last years. I own a pair of Adipowers that I use for squats, cleans and atlas stone work, and I love them.

Lately I've been thrown off by my chucks when I'm deadlifting. All I can focus on is my toes feeling squished. I don't know if I'm just wearing them too small, or if my sumo stance is making them feel that way or what. But they literally give me anxiety so I've been going bare foot.

I think I'm going to try a larger size, a pair of wrestling shoes. I might just continue barefoot and use slippers for competition.

The nice thing about wrestling shoes in particularly if you sumo is the non slip grip compared to socks.
I still prefer barefoot overall, but wrestling shoes really conform to your feet nicely.

Yeah! The socks have felt slippery too. I might order a pair today. Still considering just a deadlifting slipper though.

Gallowmere1984

rainbowbow wrote: »

^^These. Go to any lifting meet, and you'll see more Chucks than all other brands of shoes combined.

Antonia_I

I wore chucks for a while, but I didn't really like them, so I started going barefoot. Worked fine for a while, but when I decided I wanted to focus on a deeper squat, I bought these. I find them to be very comfortable and really helped my squat depth.

http://www.adidas.com/us/powerlift-2.0-shoes/B39860.html

jessef593

jeepinshawn wrote: »

I can't imagine a shoe making any difference. I wear Nike free 3.0s or whatever running shoes I'm in at the time.

Then you need to do more research. Weight lifting shoes generally have a raised stiffer heels which improves squating ability depending of the persons leg proportions. I myself can squat deeper and heavier when wearing shoes with raised heels since it takes the strain off my hamstrings and significantly reduces my butt wink

Willbenchforcupcakes

I adore my reebok lifters. I wear them for my squats and bench (I love the way the heel really lets me dig in for more leg drive), as well my Olympic partials. I wear chucks for deads, but only because I've been too lazy to get a pair of deadlift slippers.

drwilseyjr

rainbowbow wrote: »

I lift exclusively in Chuck Taylor's now and love it.

shor0814

Squat shoes, Inov-8 lifting shoes, not quite 3/4" heel so they work well with low bar.


Everything else.

sgt1372

I wear VS Athletics which are a weightlifting specific shoe that csn be had for about $85 but, if that's too much, a pair of Converse or Vans for around $55 would be fine for general weightlifting as well other purposes.

jessef593

Question is. Do you need to order weightlifting shoes or can you buy them from retailers?

pompeyjosh1990

shoes wont make a massive difference to the weight you lift.... your shoes are not the ones lifting it

sgt1372

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pompeyjosh1990 wrote: »

shoes wont make a massive difference to the weight you lift.... your shoes are not the ones lifting it

The shoes you wear establish the foundation for your lift and can make a HUGE difference especially if you are lifting very heavy weight. Myimpression is that most people on MFP (especially women) do not lift very heavy so the quality of the shoe will not matter as much BUT it is still important that the shoes you wear while lifting have a very firm (not squishy) sole, which is why firm soled Converse or Vans would be ok but not soft soled running or cross training shoes which could cause an imbalance in a lift.

pompeyjosh1990

I wear Running trainers and they make no difference what so ever. A good quality pair of gym trainers/running trainers will do fine.... not buying it.

StealthHealth

pompeyjosh1990 wrote: »

I wear Running trainers and they make no difference what so ever. A good quality pair of gym trainers/running trainers will do fine.... not buying it.

I'd never recommend that someone squats in standard running shoes (although there are minimalist running shoes that are suitable) - Too much cushioning which will give a very unstable platform.

I think you also need to be careful about what type of shoes you dead-lift in but for other stuff - whatever you've got will be fine.

AigreDoux

I found Reebok Women's lifter 2.0 weight-lifting shoes on Amazon for $60. I'm such a weenie and I don't need these. But now I really want them!!

robininfl

I do barefoot; after an achilles injury from running, I want barefoot form as much as possible. If I didn't have all the weights at home (courtesy of the fiance) and had to do this at the gym, I'd wear the chuck's I guess, or anything zero drop and not too squishy that ties on securely.

arditarose

pompeyjosh1990 wrote: »

I wear Running trainers and they make no difference what so ever. A good quality pair of gym trainers/running trainers will do fine.... not buying it.

Running shoes have cushion. Would you put a pillow down on the floor and stand on it to squat?

juliewatkin

arditarose wrote: »

Chieflrg wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

sunnybeaches105 wrote: »

(1) for squats and oly lifts try Wei Rui. They're around $65 and work fine. I still have my old pair. They're not great but do the job.
(2) Chucks are fine for deadlifts and other lifts where you need flat contact with the ground. I find them far from ideal, though, and wrestling shoes or barefoot work just as well if not better for me.
(3) Quality weightlifting shoes will last years. I own a pair of Adipowers that I use for squats, cleans and atlas stone work, and I love them.

Lately I've been thrown off by my chucks when I'm deadlifting. All I can focus on is my toes feeling squished. I don't know if I'm just wearing them too small, or if my sumo stance is making them feel that way or what. But they literally give me anxiety so I've been going bare foot.

I think I'm going to try a larger size, a pair of wrestling shoes. I might just continue barefoot and use slippers for competition.

The nice thing about wrestling shoes in particularly if you sumo is the non slip grip compared to socks.
I still prefer barefoot overall, but wrestling shoes really conform to your feet nicely.

Yeah! The socks have felt slippery too. I might order a pair today. Still considering just a deadlifting slipper though.

I'd caution against using a slipper if you pull sumo. When pulling sumo, you're generally pushing out with your feet. Your feet will slide in the slipper as they are pretty insubstantial. They're great for conventional though.

I pull sumo and use merrill trail gloves. They're great because they can be laced very tight to the foot. Wrestling shoes are great too. I had been looking for them originally but couldn't buy them at retail.

arditarose

juliewatkin wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

Chieflrg wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

sunnybeaches105 wrote: »

(1) for squats and oly lifts try Wei Rui. They're around $65 and work fine. I still have my old pair. They're not great but do the job.
(2) Chucks are fine for deadlifts and other lifts where you need flat contact with the ground. I find them far from ideal, though, and wrestling shoes or barefoot work just as well if not better for me.
(3) Quality weightlifting shoes will last years. I own a pair of Adipowers that I use for squats, cleans and atlas stone work, and I love them.

Lately I've been thrown off by my chucks when I'm deadlifting. All I can focus on is my toes feeling squished. I don't know if I'm just wearing them too small, or if my sumo stance is making them feel that way or what. But they literally give me anxiety so I've been going bare foot.

I think I'm going to try a larger size, a pair of wrestling shoes. I might just continue barefoot and use slippers for competition.

The nice thing about wrestling shoes in particularly if you sumo is the non slip grip compared to socks.
I still prefer barefoot overall, but wrestling shoes really conform to your feet nicely.

Yeah! The socks have felt slippery too. I might order a pair today. Still considering just a deadlifting slipper though.

I'd caution against using a slipper if you pull sumo. When pulling sumo, you're generally pushing out with your feet. Your feet will slide in the slipper as they are pretty insubstantial. They're great for conventional though.

I pull sumo and use merrill trail gloves. They're great because they can be laced very tight to the foot. Wrestling shoes are great too. I had been looking for them originally but couldn't buy them at retail.

Oh I was wondering/thinking the slippers might have a little grip. I won't wear merrills but yeah, the wresting shoe might happen. They are inexpensive too.