Squat what do u prefer

[Bigredpits]

Wanting to know what are peoples preferences in the forum when squating? with shoes, boots or no shoes.......and which in your opinion is the best and why?

 

[Gunsmith]

I use a good pair of Nike Air max , I use a pretty narrow stance though so their is less chance for the shoow to "role" to the outside.

 

[Big A]

No boots. Shoes with thin sole or no shoes. Rock bottom.

 

[oldfella]

I prefer shoes, cross trainer or plain old tennis shoe. I have squatted in work boots and felt pretty good. But now I spend my days in my gym (owner) and a good cross trainer works!

 

[NPCS FINEST]

I like pumas with no socks ... I prob have about 30 different pair of them and they all work great. Or I'll use my old adidas wrestling shoes ...infact if you ever watched Kraig Feldmans DVD I heard he wears the same ones I have?

 

[Uluwatu]

When I was powerlifting we squatted in chuck taylors. Now I squat in cross trainers.

 

[NPCS FINEST]

When I was powerlifting we squatted in chuck taylors. Now I squat in cross trainers.

My good friend and powerlifter to this day still swears by the chucks.. lolol

 

[Big Lee]

I got Chuck Taylor replicas from K mart for 9 bucks, work good. I use them for squats and deads.

 

[bluto]

Converse

Chuck Taylors are great. Nice and flat and good ankle support. Arse to the floor and stance as narrow as I can while still keeping depth and power. Squat inbetween your knees not over them, watch olympic lifters.

 

[Moen]

lol @ boots

Reminds me again of the branch warren dvd (I now actually saw it completely) where he wears combat boots without laces in it

Major usefulness, major not trying to be extra hardcore

 

[IRONMAN83]

I got barefoot or in socks depending on the floor surface. I used to wear wrestling shoes but you either have to change back into tennis shoes after your squatting or walk around the rest of the workout looking like a dork. There are waaaay too many hot girls at my gym to look like a dork.

 

[cchrisjj]

No boots. Shoes with thin sole or no shoes. Rock bottom.

Ditto, I like wrestling shoes.....cross trainers are horrible if you are going heavy....and if youre not going heavy why lift at all!?

 

[Ashop]

Wanting to know what are peoples preferences in the forum when squating? with shoes, boots or no shoes.......and which in your opinion is the best and why?

I onlu do squats ocassionally now but when I do i wear ahtletic shoes like nike shox. gives me good firm stance.

 

[thebrick]

You want to use a shoe with a hard sole so your drive is transferred as power moving the weight, not being absorbed by your shoe's cushion. To illustrate, would you prefer to squat barefoot on concrete or a big piece of foam?

 

[ironfreak83]

as a powerlifter you can't go wrong with the chuck's. i used them all the time until i bought some actual squat shoes, well they're boots with tons of ankle support and velcro straps. it really does feel like my whole body is more supported from them. they're like chuck taylor's on steroids lol.

 

[arnesto]

Good old Chuck T's work great for me.