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  1. 02-03-2005, 07:52 PM #1
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    best workout shoes

    Hey, what do you think are the best workout shoes? Should one go with whatever is trendy, ankle support, lightest or what? And what is the deal with powerlifting shoes having wooden soles? Info please, bros.
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    personally, i like something that i can run in as well as lift in. i wear new balance 999s.
    its really all about what feels comfortable and works well for you.........
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    Otomix.......
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    nike shox
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  6. 02-04-2005, 01:13 PM #6
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    Shox are pretty cool.
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    where Aasics for cardio/running and Phat farm shoes for regular lifting, love the flat foot on them, find my squats much better then the running shoe.
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    i wear flip flops
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  9. 02-04-2005, 03:09 PM #9
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    Flip Flops????????? what if you drop a weight on your foot?
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouCanDoIt
    Flip Flops????????? what if you drop a weight on your foot?
    Well...I'm sure it will hurt. The key is to NOT drop weights on your foot.

    I wear adidas lifting shoes for squats and deads then I where whatever athletic shoe I have laying around for other workouts.

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    nike shox, straight up, so comfy, and they look the best
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    Also...do you need ankle support, in which case flip-flops, or low-cut shoes (like running shoes) have none to almost none....
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    NIKE SHOX SUCK ASS

    I had a pair and every time I would do squat or deadlift with 300-400 pounds the backs would compress all the way and make me very unbalanced... I guess they're OK if you lift light weight or don't do these lifts at all.
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    what if u drop a weight on ur foot while wearing flip flops.....WHAT IF U DROP A WEIGH ON UR FOOT WHILE WEARING SHOES....not gona be much of a difference, i was told to leave the gym i workout at cause i went in with flip flops, and the lady said the same thing, WHAT IF U DROP A WEIGHT ON UR FOOT, I CAN DROP A WEIGHT ON MY FOOT WEARING ATHLETIC SHOES, NOT GONNA CHANGE ANYTHING, STILL GONNA BUST MAH FOOT
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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanw21
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    Best shoe for ther money. Flat sole, rubber....can't beat it.

    Ottmix looks like a good one as well...but a little more pricey.

    I like to lift barefoot for squats and deadlifts....when I can get away with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AandF6969
    NIKE SHOX SUCK ASS

    I had a pair and every time I would do squat or deadlift with 300-400 pounds the backs would compress all the way and make me very unbalanced... I guess they're OK if you lift light weight or don't do these lifts at all.
    that happens to me so just on leg days i dont where my shox
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    Yes Converse All Stars for power lifting I hear from many people...
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    Yeah, don't wear Shox or any type of shoes that can be compressed in the heel area when squatting. You will waste your drive on compressing the sole before you accelerate upward.
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    Arnold worked out sockless, shoeless!!!
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    Don't make a bit of difference what you wear. Lift heavy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by znak
    Don't make a bit of difference what you wear. Lift heavy.
    So, do you "znak", then wear "lapti" to the gym? Or perhaps, do you eat your soup with them? ( Never thougt I'd use that expression outside of my international business class at BYU)
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouCanDoIt
    Flip Flops????????? what if you drop a weight on your foot?
    why do you drop weights??? if you drop weights, you are lifting with your ego.. not your muscles..


    don't drop weights, you'll get slapped up side the head..
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    I squat barefoot (Socks on)... but I deadlift with my shoes. I have Reeboks DMX
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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanw21
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    By dropping weights I mean a freak accident, you know, like a guy next to you having a stroke and dropping his weight on your foot. Smth. like that. Not being a skinny cross-country type, going for the largest dumbell, heaving it high and dropping it. Plus...there has to be some biomechanics involved in any activity. And, since a couple of guys said Nike Shox compress, I think I see why they make powerlifting shoes with wooden soles. I mean, if you wear sprinter spikes to play basketball, you're gonna break your ankle, right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by spywizard
    why do you drop weights??? if you drop weights, you are lifting with your ego.. not your muscles..


    don't drop weights, you'll get slapped up side the head..

    ARGH i hate when people drop the weights then strop about like they are the bomb, despite benching 25kg dumbbells!! oh it drives me fu(kn mad!!!

    i just wear any training shoes, not boots or anything, simple fact, dnt drop the weights, use ur muscles to control them and it wont matter if u wear boots or flip flops!!
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    you see...taking a narrow minded approach: you control your diet, don't you? I mean rat meat probably has protein, but I bet noone here eats rat steak regularily. All I'm saying, every aspect of training has specifics about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouCanDoIt
    you see...taking a narrow minded approach: you control your diet, don't you? I mean rat meat probably has protein, but I bet noone here eats rat steak regularily. All I'm saying, every aspect of training has specifics about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AandF6969
    What?! Apperantly rat meat has protein....at least that's what I think he's trying to convay. hahahha
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    Quote Originally Posted by Juggernaut
    What?! Apperantly rat meat has protein....at least that's what I think he's trying to convay. hahahha
    He must be from Arkansas...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Whitey
    He must be from Arkansas...
    ****, how big are the rats in Arkansas?!!!
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    Not sure, just know they enjoy eating various rodents over there. Anybody from Arkansas in the house?
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    I'm from Utah. What I was trying to say, is that a couple of bros wrote that when they wear Shox and do squats or deadlifts, the shox units compress, thus making nike shox not suitable for powerlifting. You see? However, you can use them in a pinch. By the same rationale, you could eat rat meat (lab rats, or smth. like that, which doesn't have any disease in it) for protein. You know, mealworm and crickets has a lot of protein per pound (another thing I learned at BYU, in an entomology class. I even tried cricket chili there once- the teacher had a "bug cookoff" once). I guess if one thing is to be gathered from my spiel it's that you cannot concentrate on one part of an activity ( technique, diet) while ignoring the other ( safety, comfort )
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouCanDoIt
    I'm from Utah. What I was trying to say, is that a couple of bros wrote that when they wear Shox and do squats or deadlifts, the shox units compress, thus making nike shox not suitable for powerlifting. You see? However, you can use them in a pinch. By the same rationale, you could eat rat meat (lab rats, or smth. like that, which doesn't have any disease in it) for protein. You know, mealworm and crickets has a lot of protein per pound (another thing I learned at BYU, in an entomology class. I even tried cricket chili there once- the teacher had a "bug cookoff" once). I guess if one thing is to be gathered from my spiel it's that you cannot concentrate on one part of an activity ( technique, diet) while ignoring the other ( safety, comfort )
    Got cha.

    If you're doing squats then it's flat sole..plain and simple. That's heavy weight, you don't want **** sliding under your feet....compressing or whatever. Same goes for deadlifts and clean & presses. It's not a point of overall comfort for a shoe but to have a solid base.

    If you're doing arm curls or dips then by all means wear the pump-action-velcro-fly-I'm-walking-on-air nikes. hahahaha
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    Actually, I prefer floppy 80's style high-top reeboks....crank up the whitesnake. And, you know what...as far as flat soles go - if it works ( say you're wearing converses, I actually own a pair, and have worn them) and they don't compress like shox would, you have a solid base, and are able to keep balance - that's sounds pretty comfortable to me So, in so many words juggernaut, I ageree.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouCanDoIt
    Actually, I prefer floppy 80's style high-top reeboks....crank up the whitesnake. And, you know what...as far as flat soles go - if it works ( say you're wearing converses, I actually own a pair, and have worn them) and they don't compress like shox would, you have a solid base, and are able to keep balance - that's sounds pretty comfortable to me So, in so many words juggernaut, I ageree.
    Sorry YCDI...that wasn't directed at you. More to the over all tone of the thread bro. I believe we're on the same mindset.
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