Some of the Westside guys liked the Adidas Sambas in high or low for more support from the sides and less chance of blowouts/durability.
I noticed a lot of 80's lifters liked the Adidas Forum with the support strap -
.
I was curious about them, but couldn't find a pair locally.
Besides the hard bottoms, I went with low heeled weightlifting shoes because of the tarsal support strap. I like a shoe that's tight/firm around midfoot.
For squats some powerlifters like big ass boots almost. I was thinking mainly deadlifts because I don't max out on squats really, forgot about that lol. For deads wrestling shoes have been popular but they aren't perfect either due to how the sole narrows in midfoot and there is some rounding on the edges. Some brands like Reebok and others have tried to make good Crossfit/deadlift shoes but the Converse still is better, not as plastic feeling, more rubbery. If I was a squat freak like I'm a deadlift freak I would probably have bought heeled squat shoes. A friend of mine has some no name cheap looking shoes like those Adidas and had a powerlifting belt maker/tailor put a couple of straps on them for stability.
These Finnish Metal powerlifting boots look badass imo, no idea how they feel though.
The other pic is these Swedish "gymnastics" rubber soled socks that were popular in the 70s that powerlifters liked for deads lol.
Third, the tailor's "own" shoes with the straps.
