Chuck Taylors

[slobberknocker]

Mike Wortham gets a kick out of me. He is one of my best friends in the world and a HUGE competitor in Strongman. He once told me..."Clint, I'd love to have the body that you have. Well, except for the foot thing." I was the only person NOT laughing when he said that...lol.

www.americanathletics.com I think is where I got mine.

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Awesome man, thanks so much. I just bookmarked it. Did you get the hightops or the lows?

 

[b fold the truth]

High tops...black and white. I want the monochrome ones next time.

I wear a 16 in normal shoes but with the Chucks...I might wear a 14. They size a lot like dress shoes do...from my experience.

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[slobberknocker]

High tops...black and white. I want the monochrome ones next time.

I wear a 16 in normal shoes but with the Chucks...I might wear a 14. They size a lot like dress shoes do...from my experience.

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Thanks man. I appreciate it.

 

[JOKER47]

Hmmm...I have both Chucks and OL shoes as well...so I know

Chucks for pulling (unless you have wrestling shoes) as well as wide squatting. OL shoes for OL lifts...including the OL High Bar Squat.

You CAN'T spread the floor and activate the hips with OL shoes in the squat or the GM...and you can't spread the floor effectively with wrestling shoes either...

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Hmmmm.....I think I definately need to look into a pair of chucks now......

I've been oly style squatting with my wrestling shoes, and am much more comfortable with a 1/2" board under my heels. (Like wearing oly lifting shoes, I assume.) You think the chucks would be more effective or comfortable squatting like that?

 

[b fold the truth]

Hmmmm.....I think I definately need to look into a pair of chucks now......

I've been oly style squatting with my wrestling shoes, and am much more comfortable with a 1/2" board under my heels. (Like wearing oly lifting shoes, I assume.) You think the chucks would be more effective or comfortable squatting like that?

OL Squats are best with OL shoes on

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[coolcolj]

You can change how you squat quiet a bit with oly shoes based on how you place the hips in relation to where your ankle are, but it still feels different from flat shoes like chucks, even when you sit way back. I have 2 different squat days and I used them both on the different days.

I got sore from the chucks, because they activate different muscle fiber groove. Variety is good.
I do feel I get more leverage in oly shoes

 

[JOKER47]

OL Squats are best with OL shoes on

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Makes sense. Probably why I like the board under my heels.

I will rpbably keep my wrestling shoes and get a pair of chucks as well, and just use the board when I oly squat. I can't justify the cost the shoes for my purposes.


Thanks for all the info everyone.

 

[b fold the truth]

The only time I wear my OL shoes is when I'm overhead pressing OR attempting to do an OL lift...

I wouldn't wear them if they didn't help and neither would basically every other Pro Strongman and Olympic Lifter in the world.

You should ask rbown about his..I think that he had his made out of an old pair of Sketchers...

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[Nonerz]

At the very least, you shoud have chucks...they are quite afordable and readily available. I bought the high tops...all black and I love them.

If you have the money, get the oly shoes too...

 

[wlhosch]

I am not sure who is left on this forum, but I'd say to figure Chuck's run one or one and a half size larger than Nike--i.e., get them at least a size smaller than your usual sneakers if you order them online.