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totally, I wouldn't worry so much about the height of the heel. I got my adidas power perfect IIs purely because it was the easiest option for me. I'm very happy with them and they make squats/deadlifts/jump snatches etc... feel a lot easier and better.
I hope to hit 2.5bw in the next few months (82kg/180 lbs bw)

sweet  it all sounds good.

I think I'll stick to getting some actual weightlifting shoes, I would get the VS ones but I'd have to get them imported and I don't really want to do that.

when I get paid I'll get some adidas ones, just cos of the name really although everything I've owned made by adidas has been good so I reckon it'll be cool.

Thanks for your input, guys.

Peace

What do you guys think of weight lifting shoes?

my squatting has come along quite well in the last 5 months or so and I've started using about 180 kg (roughly 400 lbs I think) in most of my workouts and I'm hoping to increase that soon. Whenever I pick the weight up and step back I can feel my shoes go squish in the heels (just lifting in basketball shoes atm). Surely that's a sign that my shoes aren't up to the task.

It's always nice to have gear that's designed for a certain task but weightlifting shoes are a bit pricey for me although if it's really important I could deal with the one off expense.

Are there any alternatives you could recommend that don't break the bank as much or should I just go for the real deal?

I've read that you should use shoes that have flat soles when lifting although the weightlifting shoes I've seen have a raised heel...

you would have to either buy yourself a new heavier bike or use someone elses, hardly convenient.

For those laughing and being rude about what I said: "it sort of looks like what you would do when you want to do a jump on a bike. Maybe he's trying to simulate that with weights so he can do higher jumps, just a guess"

I never said it was the right thing to do, I was merely suggesting what the guy in the video might be trying to use it for. If you can think of any better reasons he might be doing it then let us know. Who knows, it might be working wonders for him... ? But then again it might not.

cool.

Hello, Chris. 

I've heard two things from different people. one is that your body can't absorb a high amount of protein at once so it excretes out most of it. Others think it's fine to eat loads of protein in one sitting.

Personally I think it's better to have your protein gradually throughout the day in smaller meals with protein shakes maybe to make it easier for you.

What I've been doing is making a protein smoothie in the morning  to take to work with me. I put in a bunch of frozen mixed summer fruits, about 200g of plain yogurt, some honey to taste (I probably have about 2 tablespoons) and about 2 and a half scoops of unflavoured protein powder.

I usually get up in the morning and have my breakfast (6 weetabix with skimmed milk) at about 6.20 am, have my break at work at about 10 am and have that smoothie along with a little box of pineapple and maybe a few little cakes for extra calories. go to the gym at about 3pm and have a protein shake with 3 scoops afterwards at about 4.20. get home at about 5pm and cook up a huge plate of pasta and grate cheddar cheese on it, let that go down and then cook up 5 fish fingers (not the best thing in the world but I don't really mind) with a bit of ketchup.

I'm trying to gain a little bit of weight/muscle at the mo although I'm still reasonably lean. seems to be working for my strength gains. I weigh 182 lbs.

I went on a bit there didn't I? Hope it's of some help although I'm def not an expert on nutrition (just thought you deserved an answer from someone), this seems to work for me though.

good question, I have no idea. I just put the bar where it's most comfortable, I'll try it lower next time

hopefully that won't be the case for me. I know when I did them with my right leg i felt it in my hip flexor big time because I could do it with my foot a bit further out than my left.

personally I've not tried step ups with a bar (normally just dumbells in each hand) so I can't fully appreciate your position but unless there's a serious balance issue I would have thought it might just be in your head but who knows, I'll have to give that a try as well and see for myself.

anyway, I'll get some video of me doing one leg box squats in the next few days

update monday: started doing squats today and had that old familiar feeling of pain in my left knee. I tried a few more just to be sure but then stopped after that cos it wasn't just a momentary thing. although it's not too bad I'm going to rest it for a week and then get the video next week. hopefully the pain won't be there next time. I think perhaps i didn't warm up enough.