hey everyone,
not sure if I should post this here or at all, but I had a question about using lifting shoes and how they can impact performance (at first)?
so, today, I was able to use Lifting Shoes for the first time after doing everything in NB trainers. And to be honest, it was a hell of a time. Every rep felt Bone on bone (as Jordan would put it). So, could there be some adjustment to the new shoes for the first severa sessions? Or should the squats be easier with them on?
just some background, I am halfway through week 4 of NLP and started going from 10lbs to 5lbs increments today as well. Cannot tell if I should have made the decision to drop sooner or add shoes sooner (financial struggle).
I am also trying to lose weight so I am eating 2500cal with 200 protein, maybe that is making it more difficult?
Not all lifting shoes are the same I’m not sure which ones you got , I myself have the Nike romeleo 3. And the first thing I noticed is that they are a hell of a lot harder. You’re not going to feel that nice cushion you get with a sneaker. These aren’t shoes you could wear outside of the gym. So that’s something you’re gonna need to get used to. But as far as lifting goes I would never squat in anything else again. They’re worth it after you get used to it.
I recently got lifting shoes as well. I didn’t notice a huge difference in difficulty, but similar to brettkeefer I won’t lift in anything else. I’d just chock your experience up to a bad day at the gym, everyone has them, don’t fret and move on.
They should help. I was squatting around 135 when I went from chucks to lifting shoes and the difference was stark. You do have to work harder to stay over the middle of your foot for different parts of each movement, but it should be helping you. Like everyone said, probably a bad day
Shoes shouldn’t have anything to do with grinding out reps unless for whatever reason you are coming up forward of mid foot, and the raised heel is the reason you are coming forward. My favorite cue for staying over mid foot on the way down is “knees forward and lean” when you start your descent. You will naturally find balance over the mid foot. Think hip drive while maintaining the same back angle when you reverse and come back up.
Just persist (assuming the fit is correct), soon enough you wont squat without them. Beside the stability and arch support, its far more efficient to transfer force via a solid soled shoe vs a squishy trainer. They’re simply the right tool for the (squatting) job.
When I started using squat shoes my squat technique really changed for the better like day and night.
Until then I had always thought squat shoes were a meme, but they really worked for me!
