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Posted: 5/28/2008 3:51:42 PM EDT
I'm just trying to gauge interest here, but how many of you would be interested in a group buy on weightlifting shoes?
I'm thinking either the VS Athletics shoes (retail $71.95) or Do-Wins (retail from $85-$109 depending on your fancy). Just an idea, just a possibility. VS  Do-Wins 
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Posted: 5/28/2008 6:25:52 PM EDT
Chucks for me.
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Posted: 5/28/2008 6:54:31 PM EDT
Yeah, me too, but a pair of O shoes lying around can't hoit. |
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Posted: 5/29/2008 2:48:26 AM EDT
How much of a price break would a group buy give us? I'd probably be in for a pair. I like the looks of the Do-Wins better.
What do you mean by a pair of O shoes? If CTs are better why can't we just get those? |
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Posted: 5/29/2008 10:22:22 AM EDT
My guess would be somewhere between a 10-20% break. "O" meaning "olympic", which if any of the Crossfitters et al here want to get some serious poundages out of the olympic lifts,or would just like to feel their feet bolted to the floor, this would be the key. If we just wanted Chuck's, we could make a run on Target. I don't think anything need be organized for that. |
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Posted: 5/29/2008 12:45:38 PM EDT
I have a pair of the Do-Wins pictured and love them. I was told that they have a slightly more elevated heel which is beneficial for those of us with inflexible ankles. They are also the widest shoes available which is important for those of us whose shoe size ends in "EE". Some weightlifting shoes have a reputation for being very narrow.
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Posted: 5/29/2008 1:32:01 PM EDT
I think the Adidas Ironworks win the prize for low heels and a narrow fit. |
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Posted: 5/31/2008 9:12:09 PM EDT
Do they really make that big of a difference?
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Posted: 6/1/2008 5:20:07 AM EDT
Everything I have heard is that yes, they do make a pretty big difference. Had I not just bought a new pair of running shoes last week I'd totally be in for a pair... |
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Posted: 6/1/2008 7:15:57 AM EDT
If you are doing squats, deadlifts or any of the Olympic variations they make a big difference. If you doing an isolation routine (biceps curls, leg extensions, leg curls, etc.. without squats, deadlifts or the olympic lifts) then they wouldn't really be beneficial. |
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Posted: 6/1/2008 11:50:13 AM EDT
I'm in for a group buy.
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Posted: 6/1/2008 11:57:48 AM EDT
go barefoot or chucks
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Posted: 6/1/2008 12:02:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/1/2008 6:36:31 PM EDT
That's all fine until you attempt to snatch a few hundred pounds. They're not a crutch, they're for people (the now very quiet crossfitters come to mind) executing olympic lifts. |
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Posted: 6/2/2008 5:16:54 AM EDT
Well, for those that do Crossfit these would be perfect BUT only usable maybe once a month or less because often, the Oly lifts are broken up by 400m or 800m runs (for example one workout that comes to mind is: 5 rounds or 15 95# snatch followed by a 400m run). For workouts like that dedicated weightlifting shoes wouldn't work because of the run, and there is no time to change shoes. |
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Posted: 6/2/2008 5:44:20 AM EDT
10-20%? I could be persuaded into the Do-Wins. I need to move away from the running shoes anyway.
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Posted: 6/5/2008 5:50:32 PM EDT
29.99 at Sears today 
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