adidas Men's Leistung.16 Ii. Cross Trainer

These are good lifters. I’ve wanted them for a while but wouldn’t pay the $225 retail price. I’m glad I waited bc there are some great deals on them now. They are very stable and have a higher (1”) heel than most lifters. This may or may not help you. If you’re tall or just have very bad ankle mobility these will help you substantially. I found my heels still coming off the ground in the snatch and clean when I wore my old lifters (Inov8 fast lift). My heels stay down with these. With that said, the inov8’s are much better for crossfit. They are lighter and more flexible allowing me to do things like double unders and box jumps without changing shoes. I can’t do anything like that in the Leistungs. They are strictly for squatting, olympic lifts, and pistols. The Leistungs also feel more narrow than my Inov8’s. Overall, if you want a dedicated weight lifting shoe with a very high heel, these are perfect. If you want something with a slightly lower heel and are much lighter for crossfit I would get the Inov8’s. I’m a huge fan of BOA laces by the way. I wish the new Leistungs didn’t even have traditional laces like the old model but its not a huge deal.

About six months ago, I made the switch from powerlifting to CrossFit and more Olympic lifting. I wasn't convinced that I needed lifters or that they would impact my lifts at all. I shopped around for a long time because there are very few women's lifting shoes and typically they are sold out. I snagged these Adidas at $140 in my size (which is a miracle in and of itself). I took them to the gym and didn't really notice much with back squats, but then I snatched, cleaned, and overhead/front squatted in them and my opinion was completely changed. They are stable and I feel like I have added control because of better body positioning. These have increased my confidence in my lifts and I look forward to increasing weight soon. The fit well in the toe box (I can't comfortably wear Converse because they are too narrow, for comparison) and they are secure in the heel with the runner's loop at the top of the laces. There is one part that hurts/digs in on my inside ankle at the top of the laces, but I'm hoping that softens with time. Overall, a great pair of shoes and I couldn't have chosen a better first pair of lifters.

Have used other adidas lifting shoes before and these are probably my favorite of all of them.Shoe has good stability and the BOA system is great for getting a good fit for each set.The shoe has very good grip so will feel firmly planted to the ground once have the weight on your back.Only issues I had were there was no strap around the ankle and the shoe seemed to loosen over a few sets.Other drawback is the price as they are kind of expensive compared to other lifting shoes but worth it if you want the higher lift and BOA system. If you can find them on sale then I would go for them without hesitation.

I train Olympic weightlifting, so all of my experiences with this shoe are based on the clean and jerk, snatch, and several types of squats.I’m 6’0 and have had a hard time getting into the bottom position in my snatches, after 2 years of training I just don’t have the dorsiflection in my ankles. I had been using the Adipower shoe previously and loved them. The Leistungs just provide a little more lift to drop lower into some positions and feel really confident . I tried romaleos and legacy lifters but these felt the best on my feet and provided the most stability. I think that lifting shoes fit very subjectively so your mileage will certainly vary.One complaint that I saw from many people was about the BOA lacing system not staying tight. This was not an issue for me. I wasn’t doing any CrossFit style workouts or strutting around the gym in them. These shoes aren’t made for that. They are made for performing a movement or a complex, sitting down for a minute then doing it again. And to that end, these are incredible shoes

Please know that, if you haven't worn a weightlifting shoe before, you should put some height under your heels to see how tall of a heel you should get. These were my first pair and they are a superb shoe by Adidas. However, I believe they feel a bit too high in the heel just by the slightest. I feel this is partially due to them being my first weightlifting shoe and I'm still getting used to this height. I'm used to just a bit shorter honestly and not on a normal basis. I'm still practicing with these to get used to the height, which still isn't so bad but it's something noticable. I wear a 9.5 in Adidias but ordered a 9 and I'm satisfied with that. I have an average foot and feel a more snug feel is optimal for weightlifting anyway. Hope this gives you a better idea of the shoe. Again, it's a solid product from the company, just takes some getting used to.

Not paid not a bot, paid for these etcI’m an intermediate lifter squat around 350. These shoes are a massive upgrade from prior adidas powerlifts. Higher heel, super solid fit, stiff but comfortable. Sticky on the ground. Awesome.Toe box fits me fine but there’s not extra space. I am a small 10 and got a 10.I love the band / tightening system. It works well for me, but definitely not as manipulatable as a Velcro strap.I do Olympic lifts but mainly, my ankle mobility isn’t great so I use these to high bar squat without butt wink / rounding. They work extremely well. I also tried the Legacy Lifters by Reebok. I thought the Legacy lifters were heavy and had an odd fit - uncomfortably tight some places but snugging took a while with two straps and laces.

I've wanted these for quite sometime however I wouldn't pay the $230 for the shoe in a size 15. A few days ago the price dropped to $38. I immediately purchased them and even though I'm not a weightlifter these are great fitting, comfortable shoes. If you have a somewhat narrow foot don't hesitate just buy them. Knowing what I know now I should've purchased them when they were first released as they are worth the money.

best lifters I've ever had.... had them now for about a year and a half.... still going strong

Went from Adipowers to these, I like the slightly higher heel. The BOA adjustment on top is pretty handy and holds well (I usually only have to tighten it again halfway through my session).I chose these over Nike Romaleos because of their smaller environmental impact and company work ethics.

I ordered for Powerlifting. Big toe box, it’d be nice if they made ladies- I’m a 7 - ordered men’s 6, a bit roomy but that’s expected- nice high heel for getting low in a squat. Color is awesome.