Adidas vs Position USA | Yasha Thoughts

Weightlifting Magazine lately requested me to jot down an article reviewing weightlifting sneakers which are stylish proper now. They despatched me two pairs of well-liked weightlifting sneakers, the Adidas Leistung 16’s and the  Position USA P2.1 Blue Suede Shoes. My job was to strive them out and write my sincere overview of them. Here is the end result.

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I used to put on gown sneakers throughout weightlifting follow. It was on the very starting of my weightlifting profession. The sneakers coated my toes and had a heel. I didn’t want something fancier… in actual fact, I used to be the snazziest man on the gymnasium.

As I started to progress and achieve a ardour for the game, my coach Lev instructed me that it was time for me to put money into actual weightlifting sneakers, so I acquired myself a pair of Adidas Adistar 2000s.

They have been nice sneakers, however after a couple of years of training in a dirty (and nice) storage gymnasium, they grew to become worn down, ripped up, and soiled. This didn’t have an effect on my lifting, however I felt it was time for an additional improve. I instructed Lev I needed to purchase some new weightlifting sneakers like the opposite guys had at our gymnasium.

“You don’t deserve them,” he stated.

On the drive dwelling from training that day, Lev instructed me that I may get new sneakers once I reached the rank of “Candidate for Master of Sport.” I felt a bit damage, however all of the extra hungry to attain the CMS rank. Within a couple of months, I acquired my new shoes.

Since then, each pair of weightlifting sneakers that I purchased, I earned.

✓    Attained the rank of Master of Sport → Adidas Adistar 2008s
✓    Medaled at Senior Nationals → Nike Romaleos
✓    Set New England information → Adidas Adipower

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The subsequent time you earn your self a brand new pair of weightlifting sneakers, you’ll have many sneakers to select from. Over the previous three months, I’ve examined the most well-liked sneakers in my weightlifting group: the Adidas Leistung 16’s and the Position USA P2.1 Blue Suede Shoes.

I used to be desirous to strive every of those sneakers once I took them out of their bins. I’ve heard nice issues about each and needed to leap proper into testing them.

I wore every pair for a minimum of one full month and took notes all through. A month of training in every pair appeared like a ample period of time to know how they felt model new, and likewise an honest quantity worn-in.

Adidas Leistung 16’s

I started the primary month of testing carrying the Adidas Leistung 16’s. From the primary day and for the complete month after that, they have been an ideal match. They look cool and futuristic. They’re tremendous gentle, snug, bend effectively, and there’s no restriction once I leap.

The materials on the vertical within the heel is easy if you slide your foot in, and tough if you pull the heel out. This makes it straightforward to place the shoe on and it retains the heel from separating from the only whereas lifting. This, together with a really bendable forefoot, retains the sneakers very cosy.

There is one main detrimental with the Adidas, and that’s the boa tie. While it allowed me to take the sneakers off and slide them on simply, the boa tie loosened in a short time. After each 2-5 units or just after strolling in them for a couple of minutes, the boa tie got here unfastened, and my foot would start drifting. It acquired annoying to retighten them earlier than each different set.

Are shoe laces too old style or one thing?

Position USA P2.1 Blue Suede Shoes

The Position USA P2.1 Blue Suede Shoes are a throwback to the great ole days of weightlifting. They are handmade, have a wood heel, and look timeless. But when it comes to efficiency, they have been amatuer.

For the primary few weeks of carrying them, the forefoot was too vast, which made my foot slide round diagonally inside the shoe whereas lifting. Because of this, I used to be hesitant to strive them at heavier weights. Since suede stretches, I assumed that the midfoot would stretch and I’d be capable to tie them in a manner that restricted this diagonal motion as soon as the midfoot width matched the forefoot.

Just a few weeks later, they did stretch, and I used to be in a position to safe my foot snugly… But by this level, the rubber ridges on the underside of the shoe started to wear down, and my foot started to slip throughout the jerk.

Another noticeable shortcoming, particularly when in comparison with the Adidas, was that my heel would carry away from the only of the shoe when my heel was raised. This would occur when strolling, and when doing the break up jerk. The trigger was the width of the heel, and the forefoot being stiff,  proscribing the bend within the shoe. After a month of carrying these sneakers, the forefoot didn’t change into extra versatile, and the issue remained.

The heel height felt about the identical in each sneakers, and squats felt good in each. After a month of carrying every shoe, they nonetheless look model new. Overall, I undoubtedly want the Adidas Leistung 16’s, however they should repair their loosening boa tie.   

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Shoes don’t make a weightlifter, and so they gained’t enhance the lifts. As lengthy as they don’t get in the way in which of your lifting, most sneakers will probably be practically the identical. Many weightlifters deal with sneakers like a key to being a decent weightlifter. They aren’t. Respect is earned with dedication and exhausting work.

Weightlifter, coach and now: blogger. I’ve traveled world wide sharing my weightlifting data and experiences. I sit up for the following journey.