Eric Cressey weighs in on whether or not you should wear Olympic weightlifting shoes if you arent an Olympic weightlifter. Highlights from his answer: In folks who have really poor squat patterns, Id much rather see them work to improve the squat pattern for a bit. [T]hat said...if you move well (i.e., have a good squat pattern to below parallel in bare feet), then by all means, feel free to use Olympic lifting shoes for your squatting and Olympic lifting, if it tickles your fancy. If youd like to dig deeper into the topic, 70s Big wrote a great opposing viewpoint a few years back fully in support (pun intended) of weightlifting shoes: 70sbig/blog/2010/01/equip-for-the-quest-%E2%80%93-shoes-part-2/ This is gonna be one of those grey areas, so read both and evaluate the course of action that is best for YOU.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:08:21 +0000