Weightlifting shoes

[georgetown]

Been looking at the romaloes, they look good for squats with the raised heel but are they good or impeding for other lifts? (OHP, deadlifts, etc. ?) any other recommendations?

 

[Whisky]

Fundamentally all they do is change the angle and mechanics of your movement. So so for squats a raised heel (for most) is beneficial in achieving a better ROM in a more upright position.

For deads it just shifts the emphasis slightly onto the quads (for me anyway) but imo isn’t beneficial for pulling more weight (no shoes or just a solid flat base).

Push press I personally don’t notice much difference but others I know say to wear them. Strict OHP it shouldn’t make any difference at all.

I wear lifters to squat and that’s it.

 

[georgetown]

Fundamentally all they do is change the angle and mechanics of your movement. So so for squats a raised heel (for most) is beneficial in achieving a better ROM in a more upright position.

For deads it just shifts the emphasis slightly onto the quads (for me anyway) but imo isn’t beneficial for pulling more weight (no shoes or just a solid flat base).

Push press I personally don’t notice much difference but others I know say to wear them. Strict OHP it shouldn’t make any difference at all.

I wear lifters to squat and that’s it.

Are they worth it? Are they a good investment?

 

[Whisky]

Are they worth it? Are they a good investment?

For squatting absolutely 100%

For anything else there’s no need imo. Obviously most of us squat a fair bit so I think it’s an essential bit of kit.

 

[Phalloides]

Don't squat in only shoes if you use a wide powerlifting stance. If you squat more oly style than a good pair of oly shoes is almost essential once you get used to them.

 

[hsk]

If you don't compete, you probably don't need anything too fancy. From a purely economical standpoint though:

$0 - Barefoot, Socks, Flip Flops
$10 to $15 - Non slip socks/fall management slippers
$50 - Vans Authentic Pro / Chuck Taylor All Star Original
$50 to $60 - General Crosstrainers
$75 to $200 - Crossfit, Weightlifting, Squat, DL/Powerlifitng specific