I am heavily debating picking up a pair of VS athletic weight lifting shoes as I squat high bar ATG, I usually squat barefoot however, and I find it hard dropping 90$ on something that may not be an improvement, currently I lift in a gym that requires shoes so that is also another factor, but I may not be there for longer then a couple months.
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07-22-2012, 07:05 PM #1
Weightlifting shoes vs barefoot stability
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07-22-2012, 07:20 PM #2
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07-22-2012, 07:23 PM #3
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07-22-2012, 07:54 PM #4
Its not the same as an Oly shoe, but you can try squatting with something under your heel. Either a running shoe with a heel or a plate under your heel. Just to see if you like that aspect of the shoe.
I like my oly shoes for Oly lifts and some strongman. As for squats, I tend to go for my chucks regardless of stance or bar position, but that is me. Oly shoes do feel sturdy, but I cant lift as much in them. My training partner likes his tho, for squats.Training Log:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=146214693
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Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/shavethefuzz?feature=mhee
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07-22-2012, 08:18 PM #5
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07-23-2012, 02:02 PM #6
I squat around 450 low bar and i do it in Vibrams. I've owned numerous pairs of oly shoes but I never really liked them for back squats. Front squats - yes. Overhead work - yes. Oly lifts - yes. Back squats - meh. I suppose if you have trouble keeping the weight on the outsides of your feet and shooting your knees out then shoes may help.
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07-23-2012, 02:08 PM #7
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I squatted 585 in chucks before I switched to Oly shoes. I never had any trouble with knee travel or anything. I moved my stance in maybe 2" on each side, still put the bar in the same spot, and the whole move just seems so much more efficient, I squat down, I hit depth and come back up instead of having to squat down til I stopped, then drop 2" more to get depth in chucks.
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07-23-2012, 02:10 PM #8
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07-23-2012, 03:09 PM #9
I think if you have flexibility issues(hamstrings or ankles usually) then the raised heel can help a lot. Really it's personal preference, some like them some don't. Before dropping the money you can try something like a work boot. Again not the same, but see how it feels to you.
Is your only option barefoot or oly shoe? Id get a pair of regular flat shoes(chucks, vans, addidas, whatever)if you don't have any. Oly shoes are nice to have but only for the gym.Training Log:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=146214693
http://maximumpoundage.blogspot.com/
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/shavethefuzz?feature=mhee
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07-23-2012, 04:28 PM #10
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07-24-2012, 09:46 AM #11
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I had a chance to train with a local weightlifting club for a while last year at my gym, this involved going from powerlifting style squats to oly style so I grabbed a pair, I loved them. I no longer train this way but even if you just use a non oly style narrower stance squat people seem to love them. I'm still doing pretty much all of my training in chucks simply because its habit at this point and I hate carrying muliple pairs of shoes or going back and fourth from my car or locker room to change them.
No one ever told me I wasn't going deep enough but people say its easy to overestimate depth while wearing those type of shoes sometimes, so have someone watch you or use a mirror the first few times.
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07-24-2012, 10:00 AM #12
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07-28-2012, 06:35 AM #13
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07-28-2012, 06:46 AM #14
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07-28-2012, 01:53 PM #15
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07-29-2012, 02:03 AM #16
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08-02-2012, 06:09 PM #17
... because your feet stink.
BTW, the OP might want to check out the Wei-Rui shoes from MaxBarbell. They received some solid feedback on http://wlshoes.com and they are about the same price as the VS models.
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