What shoes do you wear during lifting?

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  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    I'd just buy the cheapest trainers you have access to - the soles will be made of thin hard rubber. I used to use quality trainers until I noticed with heavier weights, I could feel myself sinking into the soft rubber which means you could be off-balance depending on the design of your shoe and how it fits your feet. :noway: Dangerous. My trustee lifting shoes cost me a mere £7.
  • joleenl
    joleenl Posts: 739 Member
    Thanks everyone for the replies. I will check in tonight with how my merrell barefoots do. If I don't like them at least I have plenty of info what to get instead or for my next pair!
  • missADS1981
    missADS1981 Posts: 364 Member
    For me it depends on the exercises that day. For leg day as flat as I have and for days where I do HIIT I wear a more padded sneaker.
  • jdm_taco
    jdm_taco Posts: 999 Member
    Black Gucci Loafs


    hahahhahaha
  • tomomatic
    tomomatic Posts: 1,794 Member
    I have flat feet. I wear neutral shoes with orthotics or a stability shoe. My preferred shoe is the Nike Zoom Structure Triax+ 15.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    Rogue DoWins.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    Adidas Samba
  • cats847
    cats847 Posts: 131
    Keds, because they have a super flat sole, but I wanna get proper weightlifting shoes soon.
  • DrNerdy
    DrNerdy Posts: 168 Member
    I rock Chuck High Tops or New Balance Minimus. I prefer the Chucks, because then you get that little bit of "nerd culture" in your workouts.
  • joleenl
    joleenl Posts: 739 Member
    Tried the merrells tonight. Loved them so I will keep using them for now. Thanks for the replies I might try some of these on my next shoe shopping expedition!
  • ttippie2000
    ttippie2000 Posts: 412 Member
    My wife set a bunch of powerlifting world records in Converse All Star high tops. I prefer wrestling shoes personally. If you're doing heavy squats or deadlifts you need to have your foot flat on the ground and not have an elevated heel.

    IMO, most weight lifting shoes aren't flat enough and are therefore a waste of money.
  • HelloDan
    HelloDan Posts: 712 Member
    we had a long conversation about this on another forum- and I agree right tool for the right job- there is a point where you need a multi-tool.

    For sure, I was actually being slightly facetious, as I think most people don't need a weightlifting shoe, and I see more people that have them and don't need them, than the opposite. Given that I compete at weightlifting, my needs are not the same as the average gym trainer that wants to do many things.
    My wife set a bunch of powerlifting world records in Converse All Star high tops. I prefer wrestling shoes personally. If you're doing heavy squats or deadlifts you need to have your foot flat on the ground and not have an elevated heel.

    IMO, most weight lifting shoes aren't flat enough and are therefore a waste of money.

    I disagree with that statement, as it's a very sweeping generalisation, from only 1 perspective.

    For sure deadlifts with a heel are not optimal, and if you're competing in powerlifitng, and so want to move the biggest weight, with the shortest movement possible to hit legal squat depth, you probably don't want a heel.

    For general training, and especially if you do front squats and overhead squats, the heel is a massive advantage, as it allows a more upright torso hence why heeled shoes originated, and are still used in the sport of competitive weightlifting, and often seen in strongman events too. In some cases, competitors even modify the shoe to have more heel, like Su Dajin for example.

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