Hello everyone!
Well, Christmas is coming up so I'm looking for a good present aside from supplements. I've always lifted with running shoes and I've never really paid attention to weightlifting shoes until recently. My workout partner bought the Adidas Adipower, he left me try them on and I felt a significant difference with my footing, stability and overall comfort while doing squats and dead lifts. Even with bench press it has helped me stabilize without using my toes or toes slipping inside my shoes. Also, with the lifting shoes I was able to focus more on my form and place my hips were it needs to be when lifting.
My plan is to improve my Oly lifts (gain strength, power and etc) - Deads, Squats, clean and jerk, power cleans, hang cleans, maybe snatches.
I came up with 3 options;
1) Adidas Adipower - I had a great experience with them so far, so anymore input would be great.
Price - $200
Style - 6/10 mostly the color
2) Nike Romaleos 2 - What's your opinion? Nike doesn't sell them anymore but some reseller still carries them.
Price - $200
Style - 8/10 more color choices
3) Reebok Oly/cross fit - I'm not really sure about this one since it is also a crossfit shoe. My question is will it give me the same stability and support? They shoe itself has great reviews but I'm assuming most of them came from crossfitters.
Price - $150
Style - 5/10 plain, 3 color options
So yeah, Any input greatly appreciated and thank you for time reading my post!!
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12-04-2012, 06:28 PM #1
Weightlifting Shoes, what's your opinion?
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12-04-2012, 06:40 PM #2
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If you are going to do a lot of weightlifting and not just power lifting get either the adipowers or romaleos. If you are going to be doing a lot of multi "functional" crossfit type training get the Reebok's. If you are going to mainly use them for powerlifting get a cheaper alternative as any weightlifting shoe will do.
I was lucky enough to try out all three you listed. I wouldn't consider the Reebok's at all unless I did crossfit. I picked the AdiPowers purely on how it fit. If you have super wide feet get something else as neither are for really wide feet. If you have flat feet get the romaleos. If you have a good arch the adipowers. Otherwise its down to looks. Though if you have really big feet know that the heal on the romaleos get higher then. 75" which may or may not be good for you.My Training Journal: http://tinyurl.com/jasons-journal
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12-04-2012, 06:42 PM #3
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Also to add I got a super great deal. But you can get the AdiPowers a lot cheaper off east bay if you wait for a 20% or more off sale.
Edit. And another thing Yes Nike still makes the Romaleos they just shipped out a bunch.My Training Journal: http://tinyurl.com/jasons-journal
My Video Training Journal: www.youtube.com/user/jason24590
08/17:245,185,275 02/18:345,275,380
06/18:405;315,455
goal: hit previous SBD #s again 524,364,562
current meet PRs: ---/---/--- ---
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12-04-2012, 08:50 PM #4
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12-05-2012, 05:42 AM #5
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You can find the romaleos at several sites. Did you even do a Google search? The first three results for Nike Romaleos 2 are three reliable ones: rouge fitness, again faster, and the main official distributor athlete performance solution.
Last edited by Jason2459; 12-05-2012 at 08:09 AM.
My Training Journal: http://tinyurl.com/jasons-journal
My Video Training Journal: www.youtube.com/user/jason24590
08/17:245,185,275 02/18:345,275,380
06/18:405;315,455
goal: hit previous SBD #s again 524,364,562
current meet PRs: ---/---/--- ---
What NorthStrong's sig. says
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12-05-2012, 05:59 AM #6
Why not an older Adidas model? They are all pretty damn solid and more of a lifetime investment.
They are all pretty classic and stylish too! I have the latter ones (Power Perfect II) and am very happy with them for several years now.Sports Therapy- & Prevention Major - University of Potsdam
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12-05-2012, 06:54 AM #9
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12-05-2012, 10:08 AM #10
I just got my Romaleos in from Rogue last night. Volt obviously
I haven't been able to lift in them yet, but they feel like a really high quality shoe. The competition insert makes all the difference. I'm excited to try them out sometime soon after I'm fully recovered from my latest strongman contest.Training log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=165829701
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12-05-2012, 04:55 PM #16
Unless you're a world-class Oly lifter then just get the Power Perfects ... or, you could look into the new Risto shoes as well. Lots of other reviews and opinions here: http://wlshoes.com/
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12-06-2012, 01:53 PM #21
For everyone. Not just because spending 150+ on a pair of shoes for a different sport is stupid. An elevated heel makes sense for olympic lifting (where range of motion can be the difference between a missed lift and a world record) but for PL, all an elevated heel does is mask mobility issues.
Look at the functional movment screen. There is an overhead squat componenet to it. You hold a dowel overhead and squat down as low as you can. At the first sign of movement dysfunction, the test calls for the athletes heels to be elevated. Most of the time, the athlete can now perform a perfect overhead squat, which they could not do with feet flat on the ground. This has to do with the mobility-stability chain being all f*cked up, but for the sake of this arguement, that doesn't even matter. What does matter is the elevated heel masks dysfunction.
Everyone gets all butt hurt about advancements in gear. There really is no difference between using a multiply squat suit to squat more or using an olympic shoe to squat more. Both work to put you into better positioning for the lift that could not be achieved if you weren't wearing anything."Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats."
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12-06-2012, 02:00 PM #22
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Ok that's cool. What about the use of a healed shoe for those that don't have mobility issues? Is there any disadvantage or danger in that?
My Training Journal: http://tinyurl.com/jasons-journal
My Video Training Journal: www.youtube.com/user/jason24590
08/17:245,185,275 02/18:345,275,380
06/18:405;315,455
goal: hit previous SBD #s again 524,364,562
current meet PRs: ---/---/--- ---
What NorthStrong's sig. says
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12-06-2012, 02:08 PM #23
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12-07-2012, 02:32 AM #30
Technique is whatever scores. I am saying olympic shoes mask a problem and don't fix anything. The working mechanisms for strength development and mobility aren't all that different anyway. Maybe there should be a 4th lift where you get judged on how well you touch your toes. But, you can't wear anything except your olympic shoes. Just to make sure you don't have any mobility assisting equipment crammed into your ass.
The actual strength you display in a meet depends on a whole lote more variables than just "strength, brah.""Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats."
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