so one day i was squatting in my nike fit sole jogging shoe and out of a sudden it compresses unevenly and i wobble and almost hurt my ankle, i've decided to get a pair of shoe with hard sole and base, and then i saw this shoe that was on sale at roguefitness, originally 200USD now became 130USD, i just get it instead of a pair of converse, since this shoe is also gon be a birthday present for myself so i just get the more exp shoe instead of converse

so it reached after 1 week of waiting

when opened, there's a nike box inside

open the nike box, saw a pair of sole sitting on top , this shoe comes with 2 soles apparently

this is what the shoe looks like

raised heel (0.75") made from thermoplastic

comparison of 2 soles, the one that hugs your feet and with a weightlifting word printed behind is the competition sole

the competition sole is made of plastic and is rock hard, literally, hard to even bend it

ok now the real review after using it

for squat, the solid base compared to jogging shoe i used for 2 years gives you very solid feet planted on floor, no wobble, no compressing, very good and nice
i used to be able to do 130kg x2 and PR at 135kgx1, but after changing into this pair of shoe, i did one rep for 130kg and dont have confident to go down for another rep
the raised heel helped you to go further down the squat without stressing much on your knees, i was doing atg squat all the while, but with this shoe it felt more comfortable for my knees, also when you go down on the squat, your knees will unconsciously pushed to the front where your feet are pointing at, instead of pushing out or pushing in or wobbling around.
the problem is, raised heels also forces you to recruit more quads, in the end my squat dropped because my quads couldn't stand it.

for deadlift, also because of the heels, the bar will be further away from your body if you pull mainly with hamstring and back, because your feet is slanted infront.
end up, you have to use quad drive, or should i say more quad drive for the first half part of your deadlift compared to shoes with flat heels or little heels. in the end my deadlift also went from 160x2 to 160 x1

is it worth to invest in this pair of shoes, i'd say, for 130USD discounted price, i think its worth it considering its a nike, the logo adds a couple bucks value to the shoe , but the shipping is one hell of a b**** at closed to 60USD made it all too expensive just for that little bit of benefit.
at the non discounted price tho, 200USD, its seriously overpriced i think unless you're in the competitive scene

also, this shoe is seriously heavy, beside using for lifting, i dont think you're able to jog in it, i think its around 16lbs or something
the shoe also locks your ankle in place and makes it hard to flex ( again, making it harder to walk and jog in), i think its kind of a protection so that you wont sprained your ankle during heavy weights for olympic lifters who do snatch and clean and jerk ( just my assumption since i do neither)

about sizing, i wear US size 10 for my nike fitsole, but i ordered size 11(purposely ordered one size bigger incase i cannot fit into it) surprisingly, size 11 romaleos fits exactly like my size 10 fitsole jogging shoes, so if any of you guys are getting it, get one size bigger .

Aren't shoes with raised heels bad for squats?

its good for people with bad mobility, i helps you achieve depth, if your heel is raised, less knees flexion is needed for the same depth

and it also keeps your body more upright for the same depth and forcing you into more quad drive during the squat

nice review bro. how much is the shipping cost? you used a 3rd party shipper?

shipping is a whopping 56USD

supposedly roguefitness provides free shipping, but only for US, international shipping is standard at 56USD

shipping is what kills the price of this shoe

Always use hard base shoes for lifting. No squeezy spongy shoes.

This is so you get maximum power output from your leg push (F=MA) and no accidents like OP case happen.

This post has been edited by Armesh: Oct 16 2014, 11:20 PM

i always barefoot when squatting and deadlifting

sometimes gym allows barefoot

sometimes they dont, depend on whos at the counter

and ive had a 20kg plate thrown at my leg before even with running shoe it doesnt hurt anything

cant imagine if im barefoot though

actually u can just use(stand on) a 2"x4" wood to achieve the same effect..
of cause a lifting shoe will be way better lar

my old shoe the base also soft soft compressing ma, so just get new shoe lo

Sick shoes man. Didn't know Nike has lifting shoes. Never seen one in Malaysia's stores

nike and adidas both having lifting shoes

but they are not sold in nike store, neither nike webstores/ website

looked like they are designed by nike, but they sub-contract it to some other factory to make it