Nike Free Trainers

[1999TL]

Anybody ever used them? I just ordered these from zappos:
http://www.zappos.com/n/multi_view.cgi?product_id=7394054&color_id=148407&view=multi&ref=multi-link

I heard they are good for squats and deadlifts.

 

[*The_West*]

tbh they dont look any different to any other nikes. apart frm a bit uglier.

 

[IrishHandGrenade]

tbh they dont look any different to any other nikes. apart frm a bit uglier.

I don't think they're bad looking, but they do look like just a normal shoe to me.

 

[*The_West*]

they will be nice and comforatble, and grippy on the floor, so yeah, they will be good for squatting and deadlifting, but so are most other nikes

 

[chaos13]

not much of a difference between them and a cross-training shoe

 

[Chocolate_Thunder]

I use the Nike Free Running shoe for training. It is similar to the one in your link but it is much lighter in weight. They are great for everything.

 

[automaticj5]

they may have less of an arch idk?

 

[OneBreath]

For squats and deadlifts go with chuck taylors. The key is the flat sole. You want to drive through with your heels and not rock forward. I'm not sure about the nike's you posted. Its hard to tell from the pictures.

The chuck investment has really helped my form. I had no idea how much typical training shoes encouraged rocking forward.

 

[Jocques Straap]

I do my deads and squats barefoot. Everyone in the gym stares at me like I'm crazy.

I'm too cheap to go buy a Chuck Taylors, plus I don't want to have to carry them around, or wear them when I'm doing the rest of my work out. So I just slip my shoes off whenever I need to.

I happen to like the look of those Nike's and also have heard good things about them, I would still take them off for squats though.

 

[Azinine]

I do my deads and squats barefoot. Everyone in the gym stares at me like I'm crazy.

Me too. Well, I leave my socks on...

 

[SouthernLord]

I have had a pair of the Free 5.0 for well over a year. They seem to be very durable for Nike standards. I have trained, ran sprints, and pulled the sled on asphalt with no problems. I don't like them for squats or deadlifts though. They put my center of gravity to far forward. I actually pull and squat barefoot as of late.