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03-19-2008, 06:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Oly lifting shoes consensus
Is there a consensus on whether or not to use oly lifting shoes (elevated heel) for snatches, c&j, etc.?
I've recently added in an olympic lifts day to my workouts and happen to have a pair of olympic lifting shoes that i never got around to using way back. Wondering if I should bother using them (I'm a relative oly lifting beginner) or just stick with my chuck taylors i usually wear at the gym?
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03-19-2008, 07:02 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Use them! My god use them! Even if I were never to do another clean, jerk or snatch again I would still get my money's worth with just squatting in them.
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03-19-2008, 07:03 AM
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Location: PNW
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there is consensus among Olympic lifters, close stance squatters and strength coaches who teach the same.
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03-19-2008, 07:39 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Charleston, SC
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Ditto'ed to the 3rd power.
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03-19-2008, 01:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Lino Lakes, MN
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Use them. I noticed my squat was considerably more stable with them and it just makes sense with OLY lifting.
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03-23-2008, 10:40 AM
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Administrator
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,609
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It's like anything else really - the better you want to be, the more you need to use the tools of the game. You'll be able to get by without them, but I don't see a reason to. I actually just had this conversation with Robb the other day - If you're doing the lifts in isolation, shoes are definitely in order; if you're doing them within a CF WOD or something, a more generalist shoe works fine.
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