text: I like the design, the extra support, BUT, from mid-foot forward these shoes taper entirely too much for my feet.  Just looking at the shoes you can see that the toes are very pointy.  They compress in from the sides and down to a point.  I found them extremely uncomfortable.  I could only wear them for a couple of minutes before I had to take them off, never actually used them.  During heavy lifting you want your toes to spread, providing wide support, not narrow and allowing or creating leaning due to lack of solid flat footing.  I've been a body builder and power lifter for over 30 years, these aren't the right shoes.