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Weightlifting Shoes with Extra Elevated Heels

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Turns out I am not the only one with super poor ankle flexibility.

Look at the heels in this photo below of Su Dajin. Thanks to Kari Kinnunen a.k.a. Wonderlifter for letting me post it here.

That looks like it’s about the same heel elevation I need at the moment (I squat with oly shoes + heels on small plates because of poor ankle flexibility).

Now where can I get these add ons? Does anybody of you use something similar?

Update: Stuart tweeted

I put 1cm cork heel inserts in my oly shoes have worked wonders! £5 on amazon!

Dee tweeted

I used to raise my heels with proheel orthotic inserts inside my shoes obtained cheaply from a physio shop… it worked well for a while but long term, I found it more beneficial for my lifting to improve my ankle flexibility.

Update: Rogue Has those Inov8 Heel Raisers in Stock. Might be worth a try.

Su Dajin Nike Romaleos Heels

Via Pendlay Forum

Update: Here is a close up photo.

Update: Lots of elevated heels have been spotted at the 2013 Worlds. See for example Bahador Moulaei’s shoes here.

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Comments

    • Owen says

      He went to a cobblers and got some lining that they use for new soles, if i believe rightly. He then cut it to shape and put that in. Never had a problem myself…i dont think. Stuff like this makes me think, ill definitely leave it for now though 🙂

  2. James says

    I live in the UK and just went to Timpson’s – a shoe repair shop – and asked them to alter my lifting shoes by raising the feel. They added a cork-style material to them, and although they’ve worn and torn over the years, my shoes and their heel still work fine. Might be a cheap way to get this done!

  3. sadpanda says

    I just catch wider, Been working on ankle flexibliity forever and notice little difference. It sucks but this heels would probably hurt my already weak knees more. When I first started I couldn’t even squat though but hip flexibility improved quickly compared to ankle flexibility.

    • GregorATG says

      Yep, ankles improve a lot slower than hips. It’s because hips have more muscle mass which is quicker to adapt compared to ligaments and tendons in the foot.

      • Leon says

        You won’t lenghten your tendons anyway! You rather should stretch in different angles to dissolve your issues. I made the best progress when stretching without pain.

  5. Anti says

    Shitty razor sharp eleiko knurling, poor guy
    They should learn it doesn’t help your grip if it’s so sharp it cuts your skin off…

  6. Adashu says

    You guys really need to work on your Achilles. Get in the hole position, barefoot or with some minimalist shoes and put a heavy kettlebell (15-30kg) on top of your knee and you’ll feel it stretch really nicely. Do it on both sides obviously every day. You’ll notice one side is usually tighter.

  7. finlifter says

    any capable cobbler should be able to do this for you. I’d wager a guess that the wedge is easier to add (or if not easier than at least more inconspicuous) to shoes that have a solid heel (say, PP2s, ironwork 2’s and the like) than for shoes that have all these bells and whistles like adipower and the romaleos.

  8. Lifter says

    A shoe repair shop added 1 cm heels on my shoes.. I just showed them an example photo and they knew what to do… 🙂

    • Jaime says

      The problem with this is that i would imagine it’s hard to change. I wish there was a way to ” try on” different heel heights and see which was best. Also, what if you gain flexibility and want to go back to normal?

  9. drewandy says

    Greg do you know where oly shoes with extra elavated heels can be purchased? Or do they have to be customized ourselves at our local cobblers?