Talk to me about weight lifting shoes

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Currently wear some flat, minimalist running shoes for squats and deadlifts.

So my height and slightly stiff ankles, when I squat low, I'm folding myself up so put a lot of weight on my lower back. Tried squatting today with a 2.5kg plate beneath each heel and it felt like night and day, back was a lot more vertical, hit my quads a bit more and felt comfortable, so...weight lifting shoes, who uses them and what are your experiences with using them for squats and deadlifts?

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Looking at the Nike Romaleos 2 which are getting great reviews but at £165, they're very expensive. I've heard bad things about using plates under my heels as it'll cause problems with my arches so won't be doing, anyone know of a cheaper weight lifting option, it'll purely be squats and deads.

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Problem with using plates and boards though is getting into position as well, with the squat rack I use, I need to take a big step back. Didnt want to have 165kg on my shoulders and then have to step back, get my heals on a bit of wood/plates and then squat

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I use my New Balance Minimus shoes for everything at the moment, all my running and lifting at the minute.

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https://www.strengthshop.co.uk/weightlifting/shoes...

Ordered me some of these just now since it's payday . Cheap and hopefully cheerful, just have them for squats so do deadlifting barefoot.