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Weightlifting shoes

georgetown

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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?
 
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.
 
Whisky said:
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.
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Are they worth it? Are they a good investment?
 
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.
 
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
 
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