Best Deadlifting Shoes

I deadflift using Sabos because of the flat sole, good grip and stability for your ankles. If you aren't going to compete, I would just lift without shoes

The Pumas in your link above are NOT weight lifting shoes. You can lift in any shoes but you asked which are BEST to lift in and that's a different question.

I wear VS Atletics weight lifting shoes which are made out of leather, have velcro straps to tighten the fit of the uppers over your insove which provides better stability w/flat smooth leather sole and lifted heels to facilitate doing squats and DLs.

Any lifting shoe that you buy should have these features IMO but lots of people love Chuck Taylor Converse shoes for this purposr. I bought a pair based on such recommendations but i fon't feel adewuate foot supprt in them when lifting heavt.

VS offers the best value in the quality of materials and construction IMO. You can get VS shoes from their site for only $60 (40% off MSRP) as show on the following link but there are,also many other brand and types of lifting shoes shown on the link if you'd rather pay more for something different.

See:https://www.vsathletics.com/store/Weight-Training-Footwear/

The shoes you posted have cushioned soles. Those soles will compress if you do heavy deadlifts and feel unstable - like lifting on a mattress as Chiefrlg one wrote.

When many people talk about weight lifting shoes, they are talking about shoes with a raised heel and a hard sole. I use shoes like that (Nike Romaloes) for squats, but change out of them for deadlifts because the raised heel would mess up my deadlifts. Most people in my gym seem to take off squat shoes if they are wearing them before deadlifts.

I use Merrill minimalist trail shoes for deadlifting because they have a bit of arch support but flat soles with no cushion.

I squat and deadlift in chucks. I know they aren’t the best option, but I’ve had them for years and they work for me.
I’m not a competitive lifter though, just recreational.

bare feet.

Unfortunately the gym won't allow me to do that, so i've succumbed to Vibram 5 finger shoes.

EDIT - I've been wearing zero drop "barefoot" shoes for a while now. It takes some people a while to get used to being barefoot so it can be uncomfortable. It's the opposite for me now - I feel uncomfortable if I wear my old Nike trainers now. Hurts my shins.

Vibram 5fingers here. As close to barefoot as I can get. Always.

akafful wrote: »

mreichard wrote: »

The shoes you posted have cushioned soles. Those soles will compress if you do heavy deadlifts and feel unstable - like lifting on a mattress as Chiefrlg one wrote.

But I can still use them for any other training, right?

Outside of deadlifts?

I wouldn't deadlift or squat in them, but other than that they are fine. Some people don't like cushioned shoes for overhead press.

Note also that some of this depends on the weight. If you're starting with an empty bar, then this makes a lot less difference, but it starts to matter surprisingly soon. When I was squatting 135 lbs, I found that barefoot was much better than the running shoes I started out with. When I reached about 225 pounds, I found squat shoes helped me keep my knees aligned much better than squatting barefoot.

With deadlifts, it seemed to make a difference at about 185 pounds.

Flat shoes but, according to this article, there's no need to make a special purchase: http://nattyornot.com/best-shoes-squats-deadlifts/

I like the feel of Vibram 5 finger shoes when deadlifting. Anything else feels weird.

Merrill Vapor Gloves. Basically vibram five finger shoes but people won’t stare at you with righteous indignation because it’s a normal wide toe box

I’m fine with chucks. Sometimes I’ll use Nike Blazers or SBs. I’d used deadlift slippers if I didn’t pull sumo.

I second indoor soccer shoes.

On days that I only deadlift, that’s what I wear. On days that I squat first, I’ll have on weightlifting shoes which changes the leverage with the added heel height. Hasnt affected my lifts so far