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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2009 17:35:22 GMT -5
Alright so I'm looking for a pair of powerlifting shoes to enhance my squat. I've seen a couple different pairs. Inzer sells one for $125 called 'The Pillar". I saw Ricky Dale Crain's company selling a pair called the "Power Shoe" for the same price $125. Anyway I am not rich, so thats a lot of money for me. Does anybody have any suggestions on either shoe. I also saw Otomix makes a shoe called "The Ultimate Trainer" and it is $99. I want to buy the best shoe but I'm not sure how to know. Its not like I can sit down and put them on and try them out like at a sneaker store up the mall. I'll be ordering by mail so if I dont like it, Im not even sure if I can return it. Anyway Im a raw lifter so Im looking for every little thing I can to boost my lifts. If paying $125 gets me a few extra pounds on the squat then I say its an investment well worth it. Maybe Im over thinking this. Anyway any comments would be much appreciated. Thanks and take care.
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Post by DannyAguirre on Nov 8, 2009 21:45:09 GMT -5
Hey Mike, The first thing we need to know is what type of stance do you use? Also are you a quad squatter or do you sit back into your squat? I personally use a "weightlifting shoe" not a squat shoe or boot. I squat with a higher bar position and stay rather upright as I squat. I'm returning from a severe adductor strain here so I'm not at my best form but as you can see I use a rather narrow stance. If you use a wide stance, then I'd just save the money and use some chucks! I've had several training partners that use a wide stance and have bought the expensive squat shoes and went back to the chucks. you can check out some weightlifting shoes here. www.vsathletics.com/product.php?xProd=1917Danny |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2009 18:52:20 GMT -5
Hey Mike, The first thing we need to know is what type of stance do you use? Also are you a quad squatter or do you sit back into your squat? I personally use a "weightlifting shoe" not a squat shoe or boot. I squat with a higher bar position and stay rather upright as I squat. I'm returning from a severe adductor strain here so I'm not at my best form but as you can see I use a rather narrow stance. If you use a wide stance, then I'd just save the money and use some chucks! I've had several training partners that use a wide stance and have bought the expensive squat shoes and went back to the chucks. you can check out some weightlifting shoes here. www.vsathletics.com/product.php?xProd=1917Danny Danny thanks so much for the quick and very very informative reply. I watche dyour youtube squatting. I was very impressed! 415 for 5 raw at 178 lbs. is some serious weight. Also like you said your squat is very narrow stanced. Mine however is very wide. I found out the wider I go, the more weight I get and easier for me to break parallel which is very important for me as I did have problems with getting down low enough for parallel. Yeah I should go with the Chuck's. Louie Simmons recommended those to me a few years ago. Obviously he knows his stuff so I think I will do that. I am very sorry to hear about your adductor strain. I will pray for you and I pray you do well in your next meet. My back is kinda like this / when I squat. Its hard for me to keep upright with the heavy weight like you do. I dont have a video camera or else Id show you my squat. I dont rest the bar on my shoulders when I squat. My hands are very far out. I think that might be a manta ray grip not sure the official name for that. I noticed when I place my arms very far out on the squat bar I dont get the shoulder and neck pain. My arms are out wide almost like a crucifix but not quite that wide. Thanks for your quick reply. I will check out the weightlifting shoes too. Thanks and God bless. |
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