Just got some Oly Shoes!

[Jim Ouini]

Discontinued Adidas Ironworks from Dynamic Fitness.

coolcolj sold me on them when he talked about sitting back and how stable they were.

I called yesterday and they arrived today. Good service, I must say.

I tried 'em on around the house, they fit perfect and don't look THAT bad

$100 shoes, 10c squat here I come! I'll try 'em out Friday.

 

[mekannik]

Have fun and enjoy them. But just a couple of reminders....

1) Do not wear them outside (i.e. on asphalt, in the rain) - - - save them specifically for in the gym.

2) Look out for unlevel surfaces. These are even less forgiving then running shoes - little to no lateral support.

Does your gym have a specific oly lift area (wood flooring with rubber drop zones on either side)?

 

[Jim Ouini]

DP

 

[Jim Ouini]

Oh yeah one other reason I got 'em was because Rippetoe said in his book that they'd make a 'radical' difference in your squat. So that sounded like something I could use

Have fun and enjoy them. But just a couple of reminders....

1) Do not wear them outside (i.e. on asphalt, in the rain) - - - save them specifically for in the gym.

2) Look out for unlevel surfaces. These are even less forgiving then running shoes - little to no lateral support.

Does your gym have a specific oly lift area (wood flooring with rubber drop zones on either side)?

I actually have a bad right ankle so I'll definitely keep point #2 in mind. And yeah I always change my shoes in the gym (even when they were regular old Nike's).

Sadly, there isn't an oly lifting area at my gym. It's just a squat area (not a power rack) with the rubber flooring.

 

[Guinness5.0]

Is there much elevation at the heel?

 

[Jim Ouini]

About an inch, maybe a bit less.

 

[bignate73]

you'll like em. you should feel "stapled to the floor" as i like to think of it. but the stability for pushing straight down is awesome. i switch mine up with OLY squats and OLY shoes, and PL squats and Chucks.

 

[blut wump]

Sounds like a great investment. I'm looking forwards to reading how they are in action.

 

[Jim Ouini]

you'll like em. you should feel "stapled to the floor" as i like to think of it. but the stability for pushing straight down is awesome. i switch mine up with OLY squats and OLY shoes, and PL squats and Chucks.

That's pretty much how I plan to use them: oly shoes on squat day, my regular flat soled shoes on deadlift day.

Sounds like a great investment. I'm looking forwards to reading how they are in action.

I'll report back after Friday's workout - if my squat doesn't go up by 50lbs and butt 2 inches from the floor I'll be a bitter man

 

[AlwaysOn]

are these better than chuck taylors?