SHOULD YOU BE WEARING SQUAT SHOES FOR THE GYM 🤷🏻‍♂️ ?

SHOULD YOU BE WEARING SQUAT SHOES FOR THE GYM 🤷🏻‍♂️ ?

Firstly, WHAT THE HECK ARE SQUAT SHOES 🤔????

Squat Shoes or Weightlifting Shoes are shoes with a raised heel of around 21mm or just under an inch. This extra heel height helps with achieving better ankle range of motion and thus a deep squat and possible a favourable position at the bottom of the hole in a Squat, Clean or Snatch !

So why do people use this type of shoe over normal shoes ? Well as I said, they provide better ankle range of motion and allows a person to go deeper in a squat thus possibly squatting higher weights or getting higher Weightlifting numbers ! These shoes also tend to have straps at the top to help lock in the foot thus increasing stability when lifting with them !

WHAT’S WRONG WITH USING MY NORMAL SHOES COMPARED TO THESE SHOES LEH 😒 ?

Most people that go to the gym would use running shoes that have soft soles and heels thus they would risk injuries as these provide no support when squatting or lifting in general, ankle injuries are common as the soft soles give the user an unstable surface to produce force compared to squat shoes !

However one exception would be skating or flat soled shoes, these shoes are a good alternative to squat shoes as they have flat and solid soles to help with keeping the pressure even around the whole area thus preventing ankle injuries and the ankle from moving from side to side when lifting !

DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SQUAT SHOES 💵 ?

One budget option is to get the Do-Win Weightlifting Shoes, they retail for about $140 on Shopee but you can find a lot of used ones on Carousell for much lesser !

WHAT SHOES DO YOU WEAR USUALLY THEN 🧐 ?

My current Weightlifting Shoes are the TYR L-1 Lifters, they are a bit on the pricey side coming in at $355 with shipping from their website, they have a flat toebox which provides a more comfortable lifting experience.

If you have any questions, leave them in the comments section below and thanks for reading this post :) !!!!!

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