Zercher Deadlift Footwear

[DieselWeasel]

What type of shoes does everyone wear when they do the zercher deadlift?

 

[finnegan]

Socks or barefoot. I don't want any extra height added on at all.

 

[DieselWeasel]

OK. I don't think I'm going either of those two routes, so I'll wear my wrestling shoes. That puts me as close to the floor as possible without being barefoot or without shoes.

 

[FatAlToTheMax]

I also go barefoot.

 

[DieselWeasel]

Finnegan, I hear you're quite the zercher freak. What's your best zercher deadlift from the floor?

 

[Urban]

chucks

 

[Bizarro]

chucks

 

[BlastBeats]

My normal shoes (they are the flat soled skating shoes so they are good for lifting)

 

[finnegan]

Finnegan, I hear you're quite the zercher freak. What's your best zercher deadlift from the floor?

My best from the floor is 400 x 1.
I'm taking a break from Z-deads for a while and focusing on standard DLs currently. I still do Z-squats, which my max is 425 currently.

 

[DieselWeasel]

Which do you guys think would be better: Chucks or Adidas wrestling shoes? Both have flat soles. I currently use Chucks for squats and wrestling shoes for deadlifts.

Finnegan: That's some sick shit. You have video of that? What was your bodyweight when you did it?

 

[Masakatsu Funaki #1]

Chuck Taylors or Adidas Sambas.

 

[niagareven]

I think a shoe with a heal would help you get into better position. I've never done them though.

 

[rEmY]

barefoot.

 

[finnegan]

Which do you guys think would be better: Chucks or Adidas wrestling shoes? Both have flat soles. I currently use Chucks for squats and wrestling shoes for deadlifts.

Finnegan: That's some sick shit. You have video of that? What was your bodyweight when you did it?

Done in socks. Bodyweight was 238 I believe.

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[MatterOverMind]

I use Adidas Rod Lavers (which are also great for hackey sack). Barefoot or socks makes more sense to me though, as you don't have the added height of a shoe. I'll probably do that from now on.

 

[BlastBeats]

After watching Finny's bad ass ZDL vid I began looking at some other Zercher vids on youtube and came across this. I don't even know what to think.


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[Amar]

After watching Finny's bad ass ZDL vid I began looking at some other Zercher vids on youtube and came across this. I don't even know what to think.


<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Apm76KP9o9Y"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Apm76KP9o9Y" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

lol, wtf...

 

[finnegan]

Clean and Zerch?

 

[DieselWeasel]

I saw that 400 zercher DL vid before. Sick shit, finnegan. What's your best regular deadlift, either conventional or sumo?

 

[Gavin LeFever]

barefoot for me too.