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Sunday, November 1. 2015

Best cross-training shoe

The expert consensus is that the best all-purpose exercise shoe is the Nike Metcon. I will give it a try, because the sneaks I am using are not right for all of the things I do.


Barefoot would probably be ideal, except for transmitting foot fungi. People say these Nike sneakers feel sort of like being barefoot.


I wonder how many pairs of sneakers I have been through in my life. Running shoes, trail-running sneakers, city-walking sneakers, tennis shoes, bang-around sneakers.


For whatever reason, never owned any Converse as far as I recall. Roundball is much more fun to play than to watch, but I was way too bad at it. Can dribble, can't jump. Pathetic.

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Looks like it has very little heal - which would be great for those squats and deadlifts. Let us know what you think.
#1 NJSoldier on 2015-11-01 13:34 (Reply)
I'd be concerned with arch support. I have high arches and a shoe that doesn't support them is bad for me. Sometimes changing the insole is good enough.
Inability to jump probably a racial thing; I can neither jump nor dance, sigh.
#2 chasmatic (Link) on 2015-11-01 14:20 (Reply)
Barefoot doesn't transmit foot fungi, as long as you keep those feet dry and cool.
Put them in hot shoes where they sweat a lot and yeah, trouble awaits you.

But stay barefoot, and/or wash them well and wear clean socks inside airy shoes, and you're good to go.
#3 J.T. Wenting on 2015-11-01 14:55 (Reply)
On ebay all the Metcons are $100 and more, lots more. I'm going to suspect that they are made in China and seriously doubt they are worth that much money
#4 bgarrett on 2015-11-01 18:17 (Reply)
I have been lifting barefoot in a commercial gym for about 3 months. No issues with foot fungi so far. Helps me keep my heels planted on squats.

Goat head burrs are an issue, though. Went back to wearing flip-flops when walking around - easy to kick off at the squat rack.
#5 altered states on 2015-11-01 20:41 (Reply)
Also try:

http://www.newbalance.com/minimus/

http://www.newbalance.com/pd/new-balance-101/MT101.html#color=Lead_with_Black_and_Lemon Drop

and

http://www.merrell.com/US/en/trail-glove-3/17571M.html

The first and last are close to 0 drop, and have relatively wide toebox. The middle one is the second version of the most comfortable shoe I've ever owned, but the new ones are a touch narrower and hence just a little too tight--but I have wide feet.
#6 William O. B'Livion on 2015-11-01 20:58 (Reply)
I can't believe you've never owned a pair of Chuck Taylors.
#7 b moe on 2015-11-01 21:53 (Reply)
It was white low-cut Converse All-stars when I was in school. These days black is the color.
Along with purple hair and enough face metal to build something. Oh, was thinking erector set, never mind.

All those piercings gonna look like the doggy's breakfast when the kids turn sixty, heh heh. Same with the tats. Started out as a postage stamp, end up looking like a Warhol gone wrong.
#7.1 chasmatic (Link) on 2015-11-02 00:12 (Reply)
Looked at these on several sites, including Nike.com and no mention anywhere about choice of width. Since I wear EEE size
in most shoes I suspect Nike just shoots for C/D and saves stocking any other width.
#8 sch on 2015-11-02 16:54 (Reply)
Sounds odd. You'd think if they wanted to sell hundred and twenty dollar shoes, they'd offer more sizes (widths). I prowled around and could not find Metcons in other than standard normal size.

And this from an inventory of thirty different styles of trainers, &c.
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#8.1 chasmatic (Link) on 2015-11-03 00:18 (Reply)
they tighten in a snug way
#8.1.1 bd on 2015-11-03 03:26 (Reply)

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