Squat shoes.

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I currently squat in adidas powelift, have been for 1.5 years. I’m considering upgrading to adipowers. Anyone have experience with both? Did anyone find it beneficial?

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I made the same transition, though with much less lifting experience. I transitioned after only about four months in the Powerlifts. It’s difficult for me to separate to effect purely mental aspect of wearing a higher quality, better looking shoe. That being said, I seem to have significantly less knee tendon pain using the Adipowers. This seems counterintuitive, but seems to be the most clear benefit for me. I also think that my tendency for the bar to lurch forward at the sticking point has significantly improved, and I now have a more vertical bar path at higher rpes. I did not see a step increase in my squat lifting numbers, but perhaps the improvement in form and knee pain allowed me to train harder following the shift to Adipowers, which had a longer term positive effect on my training.

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I squatted in powerlifts for years. They’re not bad shoes at all, though I prefer the .75 inch heel and much wider toe box of my new (old) do-wins. Though they be ugly, they be but comfortable. The adipowers have a more solid heel, are a little more stable, same narrow adidas toe box (not a problem unless you have wide-ish feet). The .75 inch heel vs the .6 inch heel may provide a very small benefit if you’ve got long femurs and a short torso

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Made the same change after about a year in Powerlifts. Feel little difference between the two to be honest. Both seem pretty high quality.

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didn’t have powerlifts, but have the adipowers after wearing chucks for a long time. love them, super sturdy and comfortable. recently got some cheap Nike soccer shoes (Tiempos) for deadlifts, but otherwise I wear the adipowers for most lifting. not having experience with different heel heights, that was something I worried about, however, I don’t really notice the heel as much as I notice how sturdy they are. I think this made the bigger difference. my foot is solid and stuck to the floor in the adipowers.