SABO Deadlift Shoes - Grey/Black

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These materials are hard enough and provide your feet with the required support and stability. On the other hand, you should avoid lightweight materials that don’t provide much support. This includes materials like Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and foam. Sole Rigidity Add in consistent foot training exercises, plus some unilateral leg work (e.g. single leg RDLs), and you’ll be well on your way to improving your flat foot woes. Pros: good arch support, flat & wide soles, comfortable, solid tight fit, decent traction, super versatile, nearly unlimited color choices.

The second aspect that I love about the SABO Deadlift Shoes is their stability. Since these are deadlift shoes, their outsole construction is pretty much minimal. These shoes don’t have a prominent midsole and the rubber outsole grips the floor well while also maximizing your leverages accordingly. Less material equals less total range of motion you have to lift.

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They’re able to be so lightweight in large part because the soles are so thin, as I already discussed. Soles on most shoes are the densest and heaviest part of the shoe. When you have the SABOs with 2-3x less sole material than your average sneaker, it’s going to feel super lightweight.

Sufficient midfoot support helps, but it won’t eliminate it if it’s a problem for you. For that, you need to both strengthen and improve the motor control of the muscles that support a strong natural foot arch and properly aligned ankle and foot joints. That’s a different topic altogether, but a good place to start is single leg exercises. As you’ve probably noticed, any shoes that fulfill the required specifications of a deadlifting shoe can be a good alternative to them. In addition to wrestling shoes, boxing shoes like the Otomix Stingray are some of the best shoes for deadlifting.

Sneakers – Adidas Super Stars

Also, if you have flat feet and/or a tendency to go into excessive foot pronation during movement, you should work on fixing that. Here are some tips: The insole should offer good arch support and enough comfort to have on for an entire training session, while also being firm enough to not compress and deform under heavy loads. The material that goes into making the outsole is among the most important things to care about, as it impacts many of the following aspects.