Shoes & muscles

Don't worry so much. Maybe consider resetting your squat so your legs have a little more room to adapt.

Theyre fcuking shoes don’t get worked up over them, and all they do is provide heel elevation. You’ve been squatting at on a flat surface so the change feels different. Either chucks, which btw at Marshall’s are $20, or adidapowers it doesn’t matter which ones you wear as long as your form is good and you’re hitting depth

Sure, it has nothing to do with being state sponsored athletes, with state sponsored doping programs, selected as children to be weightlifters based on natural ability and proportions.

>vans
Basically. Admittedly, as my squats increase (~280lbs 1rm) I get more curious about Adi powerlifts.

some (including myself) find squat shoes to pitch them forward too much. i feel little to no glute engagement with adipowers on, and feel slightly weaker compared to in chucks. i don't see a point lifting in shoes that limit my perceived power output.

It just gives heel elevation and stability (heavier sole/heel, won't shift around during lift). They are perfectly fine and you will get used to any discomfort

nah its all about them kicks'

>adipowers highlight my good morning squats and .ake me feel weak

You're obviously larping about ever having worn them, but your post is still fucking stupid.

You must squat at least 3 plates to post on this board.

it's DOMS but it's crazy DOMS the likes of which I haven't experiences with squats for several months now. Some bro at the gym told me that this is because the shoes allow me to shift my centre of gravity a little further back, so the weight of the squat is distributed more to the quads and less to my back and abs.

this exactly what I noticed. Normal quadricep pain got more intense, and I felt it in the muscles in your pic, which I've never experienced before. I wonder if hitting those muscles is a good or a bad sign with regard to protecting oneself from knee injury.

you mean dropping the weight down a little bit and building back up?

Wearing lifts effectively increases your ankle flexibility, meaning you can get your knees a little further forward and thus make your squat a bit more upright and quad dominant. It also allows a little more depth without buttwink/losing tension, so you might either be going deeper than normal, or be cutting the squat at a depth you’re not used to. Just keep doing it and you’ll adjust.

Say goodbye to 95% of the board

Sounds amazing

Yeah. You're adapted to doing them at a certain angle, so drop it some if the new angle makes you too sore.

I use adidas sambas. They look like old school soccer shoes, but they're flat and perfect for squat/deadlift.

>tfw ridiculous feet
>bunions and wide
>hate to stretch out my copas as a kid because they were the only soccer cleat stretchy enough
Are there any wide weightlifting shoes?

Chucks on leg/backday and adipowers for heavy squats whenever I do them. Adipowers feel so good to squat in, unfortunately they're really uncomfortable to wear for long.

How would the adidas crazypower tr or Reebok nano be for an “everything” gym shoe?

You get more quad activation because, you know, you're doing the movement correctly.