adidas Unisex-Adult Adipower Weightlifting 3 Shoes Cross Trainer

I purchased as a birthday gift for my college son. He is into weightlifting and asked for weightlifting shoes. He wears a size 12 normally and has a medium to narrower foot and the reviews say this shoe would fit him best as not recommended for wide feet. He has only used them twice so far (supposedly you only put them on in the gym when squatting). He said he really like them.

Very comfy shoes helped with my squat

The media could not be loaded. I ordered these shoe’s simply because I got them at the time for a “ great deal “, only to find out a few day’s later Amazon dropped the price for another $15 buck’s from what I paid for them. Anyway’s l, these are my second pair of Addipower shoe’s after really enjoying my other pair of Red. I wanted a pair of “ Black “ shoe’s hence why I ordered these. But upon un-packaging I noticed the Black has some pinkish hue to it. Also with some pink stitching. There’s also some pink color on a small section on the side of the plastic sole. I was a bit bummed out about it, but was also excited to have a new pair of weightlifting shoe’s ( who doesn’t get excited ). So without much effort I slipped my foot on these bad boy’s and workout on them. I guess I’ve grown into the fact they have some pinkish color on them but… what the heck! real men, wear pink, right? In my situation, for the right price…hell yes!!

resistant, they don't bother me, I use them daily for the gym

These are great shoes, but they don’t fit at all. I always order a size 12. Depending on the brand I can wear something like an 11.5 but these fit like a 10.5… Or more accurately, they do not fit at all. It also looks like these particular shoes that I received have been returned more than once because the box they came in was destroyed in every way.

These shoes have an elevated heel that make it easier to squat with proper form for those that have poor ankle mobility. The outer soles are very solid and not compressible which provide supreme stability over other shoes that have cushion when you are squatting. I was initially worried that these shoes would be too tight since my foot is wide but they actually fit very well. They are easy to put on and after you tighten and tie the laces the Velcro step further secures your foot and helps hold everything in place. I have some adidas running shoes so I went with the same size I wear in those and these fit perfectly. The materials seem like they are of good quality and although I’ve only used them a few times I feel that they will hold up to lots of use at the gym. I will say that don’t expect these shoes to feel natural as you’re walking around the gym because they feel rather stiff. They’re not supposed to be very flexible. The point is to keep your foot in a locked position so you get optimal transfer through your squats or other exercises. I don’t like flashy shoes so I opted for the traditional black with white stripes. The adipower III seem to have an upgraded outer sole which will make cleaning them much easier since dirt and debris won’t get stuck in any air spaces like the original adipower shoes. Price point is a little higher than I wanted to pay but they are a professional grade Olympic shoe and this is expected. I don’t have any cons at this point but if I do I’ll be back to update my review. I would say if you’re a serious lifter then these shoes would definitely be worth a try. If they hold up well I don’t think I’ll explore any other brand of Olympic weightlifter shoe.

I'll cut to the chase:-The sole arc support on these feels amazing, almost like a foot massage every time I first step in them-For bigger shoe sizes, the strap gets a bit long compared to the shoe itself (to the point where the end of it touches the ground) but this can be fixed by using some spare Velcro wrap-around instead of cutting that extra slack off.-The raise heel stack height is nice to get a deeper stretch, and if you follow Jeff Nippard on YouTube or any other person that's delved into "long-length partials" as an exercise technique for better growth, you'll see the value in this.Not sure how these compare to other brands but they sure met my expectations.But I do recommend sizing up, these seem to run a little small.

Fit my feet perfectly. Very comfortable. Quality is good so far.