Proper shoes to squat and deadlift in

Orihalcon
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24 Jun 2013 15:19 #142323 by Orihalcon

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Hi guys.

Pretty straight forward question. A few examples of hard flat sole shoes that will be great with squats and deadlifts...

I usually jog to gym as a warm up and kick off my shoes when I deadlift and squat due to the running shoes being too...squishy?...if I can put it that way. But the VA guys have been giving me flack for this.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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Witwolf
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24 Jun 2013 15:24 #142324 by Witwolf

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I use my Vibram Five Fingers (those gloves for your feet). When I switched over from normal tekkies to them, I realized that there are muscles that haven't really been utilized. The Vibrams feel like being barefoot, but with grip and support. With squats and running in them, I've been seeing these small muscle fibres developing around my calves and my hammies. If you're already squatting and doing deads barefoot, you'll love these shoes! Some people can't get past the way they look, though.

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p1et
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24 Jun 2013 16:06 #142333 by p1et

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Wanted to get a pair of these but think they were adidas, didnt fit properly as my toes taper off in lenght quickly(the shoes toe lenght relatively the same)

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Bruno
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24 Jun 2013 18:14 #142344 by Bruno

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Try All Stars Chuck Taylor. Had my pair for a good couple of years (5+ years). It has a sturdy and flat sole plus provides good lateral support around your outside of your foot, which is very handy if you lift with even a moderately wide stance

Use the same style shoe now but just the "46664" make because it seems to be a sturdier constructed shoe.

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Ontong
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24 Jun 2013 23:16 #142360 by Ontong

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I would like to invest in a pair of proper squad/ deadlift takkies or shoes, any retailers where I can shop...????

Regards

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Orihalcon
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25 Jun 2013 11:23 #142368 by Orihalcon

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Much thanks Bruno!

I will look into those. Been asking around and it seems that Puma's are pretty popular too - very hard and flat sole. Nike and Addidas have similar shoe models.

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Bruno
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25 Jun 2013 11:39 #142373 by Bruno

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What I like about the Chuck Taylors is the lateral movement support (which gives greater stability during the lift) mentioned before plus it provides some support to your ankles (cos its a boots style) without being too restrictive.

Make sure that whatever shoe you use, that the heel isn't raised: a raised heel results in a shearing force on your knees, which is really dangerous! I tore my cruciate ligaments in my left knee in high school so I always make sure my knees are taken care of

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Pyroclasm
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25 Jun 2013 12:26 #142398 by Pyroclasm

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I am very happy with my Addidas Foremotion shoes. Use them for Squats, Deadlifts, Cardio, etc.

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SV
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25 Jun 2013 12:29 #142401 by SV

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Bruno wrote: What I like about the Chuck Taylors is the lateral movement support (which gives greater stability during the lift) mentioned before plus it provides some support to your ankles (cos its a boots style) without being too restrictive.

Make sure that whatever shoe you use, that the heel isn't raised: a raised heel results in a shearing force on your knees, which is really dangerous! I tore my cruciate ligaments in my left knee in high school so I always make sure my knees are taken care of

Is this for the same reason why one will not put little blocks underneath one's heels? I remember a few year ago that this was sort of the "craze"...

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Bruno
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25 Jun 2013 12:42 #142412 by Bruno

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Its still a craze in my gym..there's always 2.5kg plates lying on the ground in the squat rack!

But correct, the raised heels provide a unnatural sheer force on the knees..if you squat heavily, the forces on your knees at the bottom of the lift (at parallel or below) will mess them up.

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Rhino
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25 Jun 2013 20:39 #142504 by Rhino

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I've had a pair of Vibrams in the cupboard for a while and just didn't have the balls to be seen in public in them, every time I put them on my wife would almost piss herself..
I bit the bullet about a month ago and have started wearing them for legs and I feel far more stable and when training calves I get far more stretch and contraction so I'm sold. I think they are the Bizz and blow any other trained or gym shoe away.

Go big or go home...

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Pyroclasm
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25 Jun 2013 20:54 #142507 by Pyroclasm

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:huh: :silly: :lol: Née fok soveel selfvertroue het ek nie!

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Rhino
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25 Jun 2013 21:07 #142515 by Rhino

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Mine are black and cover the whole foot, my wife said I look like I've had gorilla hands stitched on where my feet use to be and that I should be able to hang from a branch by my feet :lol:

Go big or go home...

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Pyroclasm
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25 Jun 2013 21:09 #142517 by Pyroclasm

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Do people randomly walk up to you and ask if you've seen the movie Tarzan?

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PoisonedPulse
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25 Jun 2013 21:11 #142519 by PoisonedPulse

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Haha I'm sorry, but I would never be caught dead in those, :pinch:

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p1et
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25 Jun 2013 22:18 #142527 by p1et

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Going to have a look at the vibrams, maybe i get a pair that fits:thumbup:

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Orihalcon
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26 Jun 2013 15:37 #142673 by Orihalcon

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As far as I know, the raised heel, or using plates beneath the heel, helps with range of motion for the people that cannot bend all that far down - for whatever reason.

I had not idea about the force it excerts on the knees though. Thanks for that info.

Will go shopping for some of those Chuck Taylors you mentioned as well as the Foremotion.

Thanks for the advice guys!

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Spyks23
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27 Jun 2013 07:42 #142717 by Spyks23

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Squat and deadlift = Barefoot

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