weightlifting shoes

COH

Can't remember what thread people were discussing shoes on.. but ECB/ironside are doing a group order on the Adidas PowerPerfect II for 105euro. Get in touch via the facebook page to order.

blakeholder

Are referring to the ones found here: http://wlshoes.com/review/adidas-power-lift-trainers/ or the ones available at Dynamic fitness?

Inspector Coptoor

the shoes in the link you provide are more like a lifting trainer.

They are not a weighlifting shoe as the article says itself.

that said, they do come in some nice colours..........

Nervous Wreck

Liam Henners257 wrote: »

the shoes in the link you provide are more like a lifting trainer.

They are not a weighlifting shoe as the article says itself.

that said, they do come in some nice colours..........

Colours that are unavailable in the actual weightlifting shoe that I just ordered from ECB.

Inspector Coptoor

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Colours that are unavailable in the actual weightlifting shoe that I just ordered from ECB.

you're better off with the ones you have.

all the nice colours are out of sticvk anyway!

Nervous Wreck

Agreed. If my squat doesn't improve by 20kg as soon as I put them on, someone's gettin' a dig.

Brian?

I was looking at those shoes, the Adidas PowerPerfect, on Amazon and they're $150. But I can get the Adistar shoes for $120.*

Are they really worth the ext $30?




*moving to the US for a while in January, so it's all dollar bills for me now.

Dathai

Liam Henners257 wrote: »

the shoes in the link you provide are more like a lifting trainer.

They are not a weighlifting shoe as the article says itself.

that said, they do come in some nice colours..........

Just out of interest before Santy brings me a pair of either.. What's the difference between the trainer and shoe? Besides the large price difference of course

Scuba Ste

briankeating wrote: »

I was looking at those shoes, the Adidas PowerPerfect, on Amazon and they're $150. But I can get the Adistar shoes for $120.*

Are they really worth the ext $30?




*moving to the US for a while in January, so it's all dollar bills for me now.

Adistars are usually more expensive. Are you sure it's not the other way round. If they are cheaper it's probably only because the new model will be released for London.

Either shoe is fine though, I don't think there's a huge difference between them especially if your not going to snatch and C&J in them everyday.

Who's used romaleos? What's the heel like, it looks fairly high compared to Adidas.

Brian?

Scuba Ste wrote: »

briankeating wrote: »

I was looking at those shoes, the Adidas PowerPerfect, on Amazon and they're $150. But I can get the Adistar shoes for $120.*

Are they really worth the ext $30?




*moving to the US for a while in January, so it's all dollar bills for me now.

Adistars are usually more expensive. Are you sure it's not the other way round. If they are cheaper it's probably only because the new model will be released for London.

Either shoe is fine though, I don't think there's a huge difference between them especially if your not going to snatch and C&J in them everyday.

Who's used romaleos? What's the heel like, it looks fairly high compared to Adidas.

Cheers horse. The Adistar were deffo cheaper alright, amazon Market place sellers can be great.

Go for the Adistar?

Scuba Ste

briankeating wrote: »

Cheers horse. The Adistar were deffo cheaper alright, amazon Market place sellers can be great.

Go for the Adistar?

Yeah, if I was buy a new pair it would probably be the Adistars.

Inspector Coptoor

Dathai wrote: »

Just out of interest before Santy brings me a pair of either.. What's the difference between the trainer and shoe? Besides the large price difference of course

The Weightlifting Shoe is for performing the olympic lifts and for squatting in.

The trainer appears to be slightly less sturdy, ie, the heel can compress a little) and seems to be aimed at Crossfit/general gym wear.

Inspector Coptoor

briankeating wrote: »

Cheers horse. The Adistar were deffo cheaper alright, amazon Market place sellers can be great.

Go for the Adistar?

link?

Inspector Coptoor

Scuba Ste wrote: »

Who's used romaleos?

L has a pair of Romaleos

itsallaboutheL

Scuba Ste wrote: »

Who's used romaleos? What's the heel like, it looks fairly high compared to Adidas.

Same as the adistars. The molding is deceptive.

The adistars stretch an awful lot, i'd recommend getting them dress shoe size or even half a size down, they'll be a little uncomfortable for awhile but should break in well.

One thing about the romaleos is that they will murder you if you're out of position in the catch.

Scuba Ste

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

One thing about the romaleos is that they will murder you if you're out of position in the catch.

Cheers, I don't intend to do that too often :cool:

Brian?

Liam Henners257 wrote: »

link?

I retract my earlier statement. The Adistar shoes on amazon only come in size 16!

What do people make of these?:

http://www.xtrainingequipment.com/2011-Pendlay-Weight-Lifting-Shoes--Yellow--Free-Shipping_p_176.html

COH

briankeating wrote: »

I retract my earlier statement. The Adistar shoes on amazon only come in size 16!

What do people make of these?:

http://www.xtrainingequipment.com/2011-Pendlay-Weight-Lifting-Shoes--Yellow--Free-Shipping_p_176.html

Ugliest bowling shoes ever.

I tried a pair of do-wins before and didn't like them at all as the heal was elevated too high, I'm not sure if that was specific to the model I tried or not but I'd stick with adidas. I have a pair of power perfects and they suit me grand

Hanley

I'd stay away from the Do-Wins - I find the heel WAY too high. I don't think it's model specific, it's a general thing.

Imo, the adidas heel is perfect and fairly consistent across the range. Worth having a look at the specs and trying to get a heel height in an alternative brand that matches imo.

kevpants

Hey! Lay off the Do-Wins!

Feckin bunch of women comparing shoes.

Pullum sports online bargain bin FTW.

token

Hanley wrote: »

I'd stay away from the Do-Wins - I find the heel WAY too high. I don't think it's model specific, it's a general thing.

Yeah I found that too. They drove me forward in the lifts. They were a bit wobbly too and aren't as stable as the power perfects I have now.

blakeholder

All dowin shoe SUCK. They are cheaply made and have a ton of defects.

Ooo, the new Reebok Oly lifting shoes look awesome though!

Dathai

Gonna grab a pair of power lift trainers. I'd imagine with the weight I'm moving at the moment I wouldn't notice the supposed compression of the heals. It'll be my first lifting shoe, so I'd prefer to play it safe and get my grounding with a basic shoe.

At the end of the day, I'll be using them for squatting and that's it. Sambas for everything else.

COH

Dathai wrote: »

It'll be my first lifting shoe, so I'd prefer to play it safe and get my grounding with a basic shoe.

Play it safe? Its a shoe! If you're going to spend money on a pair get the best ones you can.

Hanley

Why are people overthinking this?! Want a pair of shoes to squat in, buy squat shoes?!

COH wrote: »

Play it safe? Its a shoe! If you're going to spend money on a pair get the best ones you can.

This.

Dathai

I don't have 200 quid to spend on a fancy pair of shoes I'll just use for squatting. I can afford the 90$ + the small charge of shipping.

Edwardius

The newer do-wins are the same as the rogue and Pendlay shoes and have the 0.75" heel. I've a pair of VS athletics ones, which are the same as the older do wins and have the larger 1.25" heel (it's too high for me) but haven't had any other issues with them in the last 18 months but I'm gonna get something with a lower heel.

I dunno about the reebok ones, they're designed for crossfit so people can run, lift and jump in them so there's likely a compromise.

I'd get the newer do-wins if I was on a budget, the adidas if I wasn't and the Nikes if I wanted to be a big fruity peacock

Edit: do-wins are 86 englands delivered, which is about 103 euro-dollars. Adidas are 105 from Sami

Brian?

Dathai wrote: »

I don't have 200 quid to spend on a fancy pair of shoes I'll just use for squatting. I can afford the 90$ + the small charge of shipping.

If I was you I'd buy some knock off chuck taylor converse from eBay, I got mine for a tenner. They do ok for squatting, I'd rather have them than something with a spongey heel any day.

Save the rest to put towards decent shoes.

Scuba Ste

Dathai wrote: »

I don't have 200 quid to spend on a fancy pair of shoes I'll just use for squatting. I can afford the 90$ + the small charge of shipping.

What are spending 200 quid on? Adidas Power Perfect are here for 105 plus delivery which is less than a tenner as far as I remember.

I don't even think the Nike ones are 200? Actually how much and where can they be got. I want to be a fruity peacock.

Dathai

If I were to get the best ones I can, Ramaleos or anything similar + shipping from the states would be about 200.
Had a look on eBay and it's pretty much the same for a lot of the Adidas shoes.

I got vouchers from work for Amazon so I'll have a look later.

At the end of the day I'm just going to be that bloke with the expensive shoes and a **** squat.

I wouldn't worry about it too much lads

Hanley

Scuba Ste wrote: »

What are spending 200 quid on? Adidas Power Perfect are here for 105 plus delivery which is less than a tenner as far as I remember.

I don't even think the Nike ones are 200? Actually how much and where can they be got. I want to be a fruity peacock.

Get them in a 9 so I can rob them.

Edwardius

Scuba Ste wrote: »

I don't even think the Nike ones are 200? Actually how much and where can they be got. I want to be a fruity peacock.

ya can get them from VS athletics for 189 dollars but delivery is pricey enough (bout 50 dollars), rogue in the US do them for 189 too, shipping is 42 dorra which works out at €177 all-in. I'm kinda tempted now.

itsallaboutheL

You can add 80 yoyos onto that price for when customs decide to sodomise you.

Edwardius

I am no longer tempted. **** that!

Molly

Try the rogue europe facebook page?

Dathai

Bloke on my team in the states has a pair of Romaleos for sale on the cheap. They're a US 12. Anyone know what way they run size wise? Are they typical nike runner sizes?

Thinking about getting them because I can get work to mail them over to me

itsallaboutheL

So, eh, who's buying me these then?

Inspector Coptoor

link fail

banshee_bones

Santa brought me a pair of Adidas Power Perfects, going to try them out tomorrow

blakeholder

Well if you really want a badass pair of wl shoes, the new Adidas AdiPower and the new Romaleo 2 shoes drop in late January. They'll probably be 200us though.

itsallaboutheL

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

So, eh, who's buying me these then?

Can't be arsed finding a working link, it was the new Adipowers.

They've fixed the gimpy bit in the middle, sole is more like the romaleos and it's a composite heel.

flutered

easily known i am getting old, a pair of work boots for the squat and bench, then a pair of swim socks for the dead lift, i seen a guy squat 270kg barefoot one day and he got three whites.

dartstothesea

I thought barefoot wasn't allowed in comps, no? (generally, anyway)

Hanley

dartstothesea wrote: »

I thought barefoot wasn't allowed in comps, no? (generally, anyway)

It's not in any fed that I know of.

flutered

Hanley wrote: »

It's not in any fed that I know of.

this was roughly 1997.

daveyc21

idfpa: Deadlifters are not allowed to lift only in socks.
GPC: Footwear more substantial than basic socks must be worn.
IPO didnt bother checking but I would imagine something similar...

COH

I absolutely must have the adipowers in my life

Barry.Oglesby

COH wrote: »

I absolutely must have the adipowers in my life

I didn't read the rest of the thread, so I'll just assume this means the power of Adi Roche.

kevpants

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

I didn't read the rest of the thread, so I'll just assume this means the power of Adi Roche.

Hanging around all those radioactive kids has given her superpowers?

Barry.Oglesby

I presume so, just from reading the last 3 posts. I think we can only hope that wasn't her intention in the first place.

Nervous Wreck

Picked these up from Ironside today. Can't wait to try them out today.