Gym/lifting shoes.

[thebrink]

As a correlary question: why do all lifting shoes look so fucking retarded? With that stupid strap and fucking insane colors? How about a shoe with a decent heel lift that is all black with no strap?

If I need them, I use old school Chuck Taylors, FTW!

X2

They look like something out of jesus christ superstar. Just plain comical and goofy.

Would not wear.

[BB]

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Depending on what is to be done.

When the Adidas wear out, I might spring for these pole joints -

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[BB]

As a correlary question: why do all lifting shoes look so fucking retarded? With that stupid strap and fucking insane colors? How about a shoe with a decent heel lift that is all black with no strap?

If I need them, I use old school Chuck Taylors, FTW!

Tarsal support is pretty important when you make the various catches, splits, and jerks in weightlifting, it helps combat that side blow out feeling you get with normal sneakers like a Chuck or a Adidas Samba.

As to the colors? Not a clue, but I bet it had to do with matching shoe to uniform color back in the old competition days, and just carried over. I personally like it.

[Walter Sobchak]

What brand/type of shoes do you guys use during your lifting sessions/cardio sessions/crossfit training(just for you coach )? High tops or low tops, etc?

Looking to get a new pair. My Nike's are shot to shit.

Nighttrain, what kind of lifting do you do?

Maybe a few action photos of you in the Nikes would give the group a better idea on what to suggest?

There are some great deals on lifting shoes going on right now and a hardcore lifter like you should take advantage of that! What is the price range you're trying to stay in?

[Grape Ape]

I might spring for these pole joints -

Outed for springing the pole joint.

[BB]

Outed for springing the pole joint.

I'm not even mad, I deserved that .

[forillagorilla]

We've came along way since the 80's

Thank God we didn't realize how retarded we looked or the shame would have been too much!!!!  Before these was the Crazeewear!!

[Leatherneck]

Boyer Coe used to rock LA Gear high tops on the espn muscle show.

[MikMaq]

We've came along way since the 80's

What size feet do you have, I'll bet a 100 dollar bill I had bigger feet in the 5th grade than you have now.

[Coach is Back!]

What size feet do you have, I'll bet a 100 dollar bill I had bigger feet in the 5th grade than you have now.

And I would bet a $100 that was squatting more than you 5th grade than you do now.

[James28]

New Balance shoes. No idea on the name. I think there's orange and black in it.

[ritch]

I use Inov 8 Bare XF-210 (black and grey) for all my activities.
Great shoes.

I may give those a try. Here's a link to a sale on them if needed:
http://www.6pm.com/inov-8-bare-xf-210~4

[youandme]

Stole em off a Hebrew....have a few other colors I stole during some rioting. Good overall shoe for squats or gangbanging

[thebrink]

Stole em off a Hebrew....have a few other colors I stole during some rioting. Good overall shoe for squats or gangbanging

wearing them causes bullets to hit their targets more frequently hence their huge success at wiping each other out.

[cephissus]

the adistar weightlifting shoes (which were succeeded by the orange adipower) were very good looking shoes:



I wear my pair when squatting.  Otherwise I wear the bolivars, which have a nice, minimal heel (similar to onitsuka tiger, from the looks of it):

[Never1AShow]

No one mentioned Otomix yet?

Golds used to make their own brand of shoe.  I bought some from the deep discount table in Venice around '91.  No idea whatever happened to them.

[youandme]

No one mentioned Otomix yet?

lol, I had a pair back in 1998 or 1999.

They really were great. Looked forward to wearing them come leg days. 

[Grape Ape]

the adistar weightlifting shoes (which were succeeded by the orange adipower) were very good looking shoes:

These would nice on the bocce circuits.