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Weightlifting shoes /fit/izen 04/17/18 (Tue) 12:07:55 49cb67 No.136849

I recently joined a gym and started reading Starting Strength.

What weightlifting shoes should I get? I'm 5'11" and have 31" inseam if that's in any way helpful to determine the ideal heel height.

The Adidas Powerlift 3 seem pretty good for the price and have a 0.6" heel, but it's made of EVA which is more compressible than TPU, so it's probably not ideal for weightlifting.

I'd prefer a big-brand shoe because they're easier to find in stores and I'd rather try them on in instead of ordering online.

/fit/izen 04/17/18 (Tue) 12:37:53 9201ae No.136850

Get a pair of Converse and stop reddit-spacing, faggot.

/fit/izen 04/17/18 (Tue) 12:43:54 6abaf7 No.136851

I lift barefoot at home. and I see no reason to pay for a gym membership when I have a decent weight set and bench in my garage

/fit/izen 04/17/18 (Tue) 17:31:19 14369c No.136859

Adidas if you have narrow feet. Reebok if your feet are wider.

Do most of my lifting barefoot though.

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 02:32:09 3efb72 No.136882

I lift in flat bottomed boots, no heel.

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 10:05:23 c21a87 No.136900

> recently joined a gym

> Starting Strength

> already looking to use gear

This has got to be bait.

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 15:44:31 af74e9 No.136913

>>136900

Oof, I didn't see that. I retract my advice about lifting shoes. If OP needs them at this point, OP really needs to just work on ankle and hip mobility.

/fit/izen 04/18/18 (Wed) 15:45:22 c9357c No.136914

take a 1kg/2.5lb pair of plates, put them on the ground, spread them to your squat stance and step on them with only your heel. problem solved

/fit/izen 04/25/18 (Wed) 18:01:33 ef3c9f No.137195

you don't need weightlifting shoes to low bar squat and power clean, or plates under your heels for that matter

/fit/izen 04/29/18 (Sun) 00:13:52 8932f4 No.137335

when you can snatch bodyweight in your converse and are considering competing on a platform, then it's time to purchase weightlifting shoes.

/fit/izen 04/29/18 (Sun) 00:36:34 afe22b No.137336

>>137195

>doing low bar squats

>and powercleans

>snatches even

nigger this is /fit/ not /b/

/fit/izen 04/29/18 (Sun) 01:51:57 39eb01 No.137341

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Just lift in your socks for fuck's sake.

/fit/izen 04/29/18 (Sun) 02:18:01 000000 No.137346

>>137341

The memes are real!

/fit/izen 05/05/18 (Sat) 03:07:14 9a3837 No.137614

>>136850

This.

>>136849

Don't even think of special gear (weightlifting belt and such) until you can do 8 pullups, overhead press lmao2plaet, squat lmao3plaet, AND lmao4plaet. All with perfect form.