If you're trying to snatch in Converse instead of Adipowers, then you will lift more in the Adipowers guaranteed. Depending your squat and pull style, they could add kilos there too, but mostly they just make you feel secure while lifting which adds a lot of confidence which is important. I'd definitely recommend these shoes to anyone who wants a serious shoe, but not at over 300 bloody dollars delivered. I notice Iron Edge has tons of different colours and sizes of the Nike Romaleos and they end up about $30 cheaper delivered over buying from the US, so that would be my recommendation.
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If you're trying to snatch in Converse instead of Adipowers, then you will lift more in the Adipowers guaranteed. Depending your squat and pull style, they could add kilos there too, but mostly they just make you feel secure while lifting which adds a lot of confidence which is important. I'd definitely recommend these shoes to anyone who wants a serious shoe, but not at over 300 bloody dollars delivered. I notice Iron Edge has tons of different colours and sizes of the Nike Romaleos and they end up about $30 cheaper delivered over buying from the US, so that would be my recommendation.
Haven't had any issues with my 40 dollar River shoes yetIn fact they are awesome and very comfortable. They can smell pretty bad at times tho
Really? How much do you snatch/clean and jerk?
callan
The official ghetto booty
have wanted these to bench with for ages, found who had the licensing for aus and the bastards werent selling them anymore. but at 290 i can live without them, looks like the next purchase i make for powerlifting with be metal squat shoes..... after i get my car hahaha
Would have to have been used or he 'knows a guy' or something because I haven't seen them anywhere for under $199. Definitely an awesome buy at his price.
I benched in them a lot, felt kind of silly wearing a 200 dollar WL shoe for benching haha. I actually got to the gym later than I thought once and laced up my shoes, only got my benching in then had to go home because they were closing. I felt like a guy who wears a belt for wrist curls or something.
Headley
BigRed Kunce
Oh.. about 800 tonnes?
Oh...So you don't Olympic lift in your $40 rivers shoes then? No wonder they work just fine for you then
Swervyn-Ervyn
Member
Lots of powerlifters do dude
Headley
BigRed Kunce
Of course i do, i just said i did and i lift about 800 tonnes
Yeah, but why? For squats I can understand, but bench pressing?? And dead lifting?
Benching you lay on your back, sure you drive your feet through the floor, but I'd think a shoe without a heal would be better here?
And dead lifting, same again, wouldn't a shoe without a heal be better here?
I'm not saying I disagree with you, just trying to understand
Oh right, sorry, my bad, post up a clip of your 800tonne lifts in your rivers shoes and we will talk some more...
Swervyn-Ervyn
Member
They don't for deadlifts, they wear flats!!
But if they did how is it differ from you wearing heels for doing snatch pulls or other variations from the floor
Then why wear them for benching?
Olympic lifters wear them for the squat component of the lifts, they are a disadvantage in the pulls because it brings your weight forward, but you can't wear flats for the pulls and change shoes in the bottom of your squat, so for the disadvantage in the pulls, they make up for it in the squat
it allows you to get tuck your feet further back and get more arch/leg drive/stability, and keep your feet flat on the ground on the same time.
Some federations rule that your feet must be flat on the ground when you bench, others allow you to come up onto your toes like this:
it allows you to get tuck your feet further back and get more arch/leg drive/stability, and keep your feet flat on the ground on the same time.
Some federations rule that your feet must be flat on the ground when you bench, others allow you to come up onto your toes like this:
So it's more the ridgity of shoe they are looking for to help keep the foot flat?
Sorry, clip of 800tonne lifts in rivers are not loading...