good shoes for squatting?

[pennypacker]

can anyone recommend good shoes with a lot of stability for doing squats?
thanks, Pennypacker

 

[DBCooper]

I'll be happyto answer you, they are both affordable and very stable, Converse Chuck Taylor's.

 

[spatts]

Chuck Taylors.

Black monochrome.

 

[pennypacker]

thanks! I appreciate the help.
I know it's a funny-sounding request, but I have a weak ankle from an accident a few years ago, so I want to find something that will give me the extra support. I'm glad they're cheap, too!

 

[DrBones]

I like squatting in bare feet... Wont give you much support.. but its easy to balance...

 

[makedah]

my Chucks are "oil" green. Love 'em! When I got 'em I found out that the store I got them from has the widest color selection in the country (in case some of you were looking for an aqua or hot pink pair ).

 

[Mildot]

I squat and deadlift in a pair of Adidas Tyrint wrestling shoes.

 

[b fold the truth]

If I were doing a high bar squat...I'd get a pair of Olympic Lifting shoes... For wider stanced squats or deadlifts...I'd get the Chucks.

B True

 

[Shades McCool]

Chuck Taylors....oh that brings back memories about making fun of those shoes when I was playing basketball in high school! Ahhhh the memories!

 

[coolcolj]

You can also try RDC's shoes for powerlifting style squats, the heel is rasied but plenty of ankle support

expensive, but awesome shoes from what I hear

http://www.crainsmuscleworld.com/shoe.html

 

[argent]

Chuch taylor's. I have black one's, although they do have pink too.

 

[Fatty4You]

I dont see why you would need special shoes for squatting? It seems to me you should just build up your ankle strength a bit and then you wouldn't neet special shoes. I never wore good supporting shoes and i am fine.

I think supporting shoes are to cover a weakness in the ankle. Look at backetball players. They hav HUGE shoes and their ankles suck ass cause they are sooo untrained.

-Fatty

 

[Mildot]

All I know is that about 9 months ago, while wearing a pair of Nike hiking shoes, I lost my footing with 315 on my back. Scared the crap out of me and almost messed me up.
The wrestling shoes stick like glue, and I lift at my house so I don't care how gay I look.

 

[2Shy]

Ooooooooooo Pink! lol

To match the fuzzy dumbbells. Gotta get me some.

Seriously, I just noticed this thread and in one I posted Bfold mentioned my shoes. I need to find out who carries them around here (is it a common brand? you see how much I pay attention to these things) and hope for a sale.

 

[b fold the truth]

www.americanathletics.com



B True

 

[coolcolj]

www.americanathletics.com



B True

any place that ships overseas?

 

[b fold the truth]

any place that ships overseas?

I really don't know man. You might want to run a search on Chuck Taylors... I may be moving overseas in the next year...it is a scary thought...

Seriously though...I don't mind ordering them for you and shipping them to you...

B True

 

[endpoint]

I dont see why you would need special shoes for squatting? It seems to me you should just build up your ankle strength a bit and then you wouldn't neet special shoes. I never wore good supporting shoes and i am fine.

Not ankle support.

Reading your above statement suggests you have never squatted in a good shoe. Once you try a good shoe you will throw your sneakers out the window. You dont know what you are missing out on

 

[2Shy]

Oh my goodness, BFold! You just ignited my shoe fetish! All those colors!

 

[Fatty4You]

Reading your above statement suggests you have never squatted in a good shoe. Once you try a good shoe you will throw your sneakers out the window. You dont know what you are missing out on

I dont see how a shoe could possibly help. But perhaps you could explain. Maybe its the way i squat. my stance is about shoulder-wide, so my weight is always directly above me. Therefore my feet never slip or feel akward. Mostly i just oncentrate on driving the weight up.

-Fatty

 

[argent]

Most of the people squatting in Chucks are strength athletes(powerlifter, strongman, etc.) Most use a wider stance and need a shoe that has a flat sole without a riased heel, rubber outsile with good traction, and high top for better ankle support. All of those factors make Chucks an ideal shoe for squatting.

 

[endpoint]

I dont see how a shoe could possibly help. But perhaps you could explain. Maybe its the way i squat. my stance is about shoulder-wide, so my weight is always directly above me. Therefore my feet never slip or feel akward. Mostly i just oncentrate on driving the weight up.

-Fatty

The rubber soles in sneakers give you a soft base to squat from.....once you try a solid heel you will feel more power transfer from the ground.