Noticed a lack of information on this topic hence ill open a thread on this being a shoe lover.

We should not be fooled by the general misconception that running shoes are suitable for gym. They are not.

Serious lifters know which are the good stuff. So share whats yours, where can we get them and how to keep em clean.

Heres mine:

Inov8 Flite 235

Bought from: Key Power Malaysia

Age:1month



Pros: Best lifting shoe I have used thus far. Zero drop, extremely comfy and perfect for squats with the solid heel support

Cons: Gets dirty easily

Under Armour Micro G Elevate

Bought from: Under Armour Tokyo

Age: 4monts



Pros: Nice and solid shoe. Stable base for bench pressing and your usual gym workouts

Cons: Too stiff for crossfit type of WOD. Box jumps, cleans etc might not be suitable. Havent really done WODs in them

This post has been edited by Aztec: Mar 30 2015, 03:56 PM

less info cause we are poor fag that cannot afford one type of shoe for one type of exercise. we only can afford one converse shoe for multi-purpose that include all type of outdoor activities.

how much per pair for those lifting shoe? above RM 300?

This post has been edited by Amedion: Mar 30 2015, 04:33 PM

I use a knock off vibram bought from taobao

serve me well in the gym

Made by Powerlifter for the Powerlifter

Your goal, budget all playing their role when you choose your gym shoe.

Even cheap hard flat sole shoe is working perfectly fine. I did own a pair of do-win powerlifting shoe, ~rm150 from china. works fine for me.

@Aztec TS. Do you crossfit? Any info on boxes close to mines.. ?

actually the inov8 is only rm238 after discount. RRP is RM459

there are bargains everywhere if u guys look hard enough..

incorporating it into my workouts. was purely doing bodybuilding type workout before this.

now am doing half marathons and crossfit as well.

not sure of any near the mines. i just go to regular gyms if theres no boxes nearby. Agym Fitness at Cyberjaya is good

Romaleos 2

i usually go barefoot or anything with flat sole (chuck taylor)

where did u get this??

Converse Chuck Taylor FTW. Priced at 160 before discount.

got a pair from rogue all the way from US but my friend wanted it and i sold to him

then got another pair from taobao had them shipped to my hotel when im at china for vacation

Converse and Roshe

does these shoes help with the lifts?

Typical converse and bare footed.

Tried looking for lifting shoes in physical store in Malaysia.. anyone know any?

i saw ppl wearing slippers WTH...

how about those look like socks but thicker? i saw ppl wearing it at the gym

btw for me running is my priority, so running shoes fit all coz i cant be bringing 2 pairs of shoes to the gym

should be Vibram Five Fingers

im a runner too..tried lifting in my lunarglides or flyknits..was a total disaster..lol

but what i DO recommend is...u know those minimal shoes eg New Balance Minimus, Nike Free 3.0 etc..those are pretty decent as a running/gym shoe

stay away from cushioned shoes

was just thinking to get a Skechers, guess i need to rethink... Hmm

I use adidas sambas, adidas powerlift 2.0 (got it off ebay), NB Minimuz

Started off with knock-off chucks .. for some strange reason, nowadays I'm going back to wearing those.. hehe

Guys. I found a few Reebok (Crossfit) in Stadium @ Midvalley. Prices range from RM150 (after 50%) to RM499.