Otomix are soft and are a joke. They also look supid Throw them out with the rest of your Zubaz pants. I cannot believe people actually wear Otomix lol. For REAL shoes that give you REAL support, get some Inzer's or some Adidas Olympic Weightlifting shoes. The Adidas's are the best shoes out there PERIOD for heavy deads and squats. These shoes were designed and developed for Olympic lifters, the strongest and quickest (reflex-wise) athletes in the world!