When you lift and your feet are on the ground, any force that goes into squishing the soles of your shoes down is lost to the compression of the soft material in your shoe. They are built with a flat, non-compressible sole, usually made of hard rubber or wood. Lifting shoes are designed differently than running shoes or other casual shoes. Wear clothes that allow you to move well. For barbell training, you don’t need a lot of personal gear. You are already working hard enough, there’s no reason to make things more difficult, uncomfortable, and less effective by wearing the wrong shoes or using the wrong gear. It’s important to have the right equipment when you work out. But doing so is a little bit like taking a baseball bat to play tennis-you might still hit the ball, but you’re more likely to frustrate yourself and terrify the other tennis players. You CAN run in your everyday sneakers and you CAN squat in running shoes. As an added bonus I set a new 5 rep PR yesterday.In the sea of hype around training clothes and equipment, we sometimes forget that the gear and equipment developed for a particular sport serve necessary purposes. I switched to these from what was basically a cheap chuck taylor and I’ll never go back. I feel 100% confident pushing into my feet and the platform. I pull sumo on a hardwood platform (with rubber on the sides) and with that mid foot strap locked in and a good lace on these shoes my feet don’t budge at all. After wearing them a few times and walking around in them they now fit perfect and the grip is just flat amazing. However, these shoes are real, high quality, leather so they will mold to your foot a bit. I had a bit of a bump on my left heel that didn’t feel good and another spot on top of my right foot. The shoe itself was not 100% comfortable the first time I put it on and laced it up. However, I figured they are the experts and I ordered as suggested. Their suggested size seemed a bit small to me (based on size chart/my measurements etc). They replied early the next day with sizing. I outlined my foot and measured it then sent them a picture. Don’t look anywhere else, the end all be all deadlift shoe is here. Though the price is seemingly steep, I believe these shoes are well worth the money spent. I genuinely feel that this shoe will last me for many years to come and could not be happier with my purchase. Just for clarification I am not endorsed or sponsored by Metal and I’m just speaking strictly from an anecdotal standpoint. From my understanding the sabo deadlift shoe is more or less just a wrestling shoe with lateral straps and I was seeking something more substantial and of higher quality so I went with Metal. The other shoe I was debating was the Sabo Deadlift shoe, however the opinions of others whom I know personally veered me away from it. However after pulling near maximal attempts and higher rep sets multiple times in the Metal shoes I found that the grip was at the very least on par with the lite TRs, which speaks wonders. The Reebok Crossfit Lite TRs do however have amazing grip on the ground so I was skeptical about the traction Metal shoes would provide because of the way the tread looked in pictures. These shoes were snug at first, but after a few workouts began forming to my feet to provide considerable support and stability. There is some room for lateral movement in the toe box, but it’s very minimal (almost negligible) and once I lace them up tightly as well as tighten the lateral strap my feet are immobilized. For this new iteration of Metal shoes they increased the size of the toe box, but luckily it’s not to the degree of the Lite TRs. With the Crossfit shoes because of the supersized toebox my feet would slide around inside the shoe and sometimes throw off my pulls. For my sumo pulls I forcefully thrust my hip downward (similar to Dan Green) in order to rip the floor apart and screw my hips outward. The main issue I had with the Reebok Crossfit Lite TR was that the toe box was far too wide for my average width-ed feet which created problems when I was deadlifting. The sizing is a bit confusing so you need to measure your feet (outlined my feet on a piece of paper and measured with ruler) and email Metal to figure out your sizing-but once you do get the proper fit these shoes are awesome. These shoes are by far the best shoes I’ve deadlifted in. I primarily pull sumo in competition (alternate to conventional in training) and have tried a plethora of shoes including Mark Bell’s Crossfit Lite TR, wrestling shoes, converse, and vans to name a few. Writing a brief review because reviews for this shoe are scarce.
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