Custom Reebok Speed TR Review!

So people often ask which shoes I wear to workout. For years now, the answer for me has been the Reebok Speed TR or the Nano series. Recently I've been going solely with the Speed TR. You can order custom colors (which I do) from Reebok if you like. 

These are what mine looked like fresh out of the box, and below is the custom "your reebok" box that the custom shoes come in. Clean stuff :) Reebok makes the custom shoes from scratch, and estimates a 6 - 8 week lead time, but I've done a custom order twice now and received them within the week each time :)
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So you're looking for a few key things in a workout or "training" shoe:
1. It needs to be wide, with a wide toe box. (this is for the ability to maintain lateral stability in the ankles and feet during weightlifting and lateral movements, it's not good for the ankles to lift heavy weights in a shoe that is extremely laterally unstable like a typical running shoe - hello tendonitis.) 
2. It needs to be flat from front to back (to have proper weight distribution during weightlifting. One cannot squat properly rolling between the heels and the balls of the feet in a curved running shoe during the squat)
3. It needs to be light and flexible enough that you can still run for short to medium distance with comfort. (one cannot run with an olympic weightlifting shoe, and it is more difficult when the shoe is heavy and inflexible)
4. Pay attention to the "heel drop." My preference is a low, or a small heel drop. The heel drop refers to the height of the heel relative to the forefoot of the shoe. A 3 mm drop would be considered a small drop, and an 8 mm drop would be more typical of a tennis shoe or many running shoes. 

Shoes with big fat heels have a huge heel drop, and they encourage poor running technique via hardcore heel striking, which is a jarring for the body and a braking force during running. It is easier to run with better technique with a shoe that has a smaller heel drop such, as the Speed TR. This makes it easier to forefoot strike.

The Speed TR meets all these needs perfectly. Great blend of comfort, enough stability to lift weights in, and light and flexible enough to run in comfortably. The shoes weigh 8.5 oz, which is light enough, and they have a 3 mm drop, which is perfect for me.

The shoes hold up well against rope climbs, and I find them excellent and handling shorter interval / track workouts, and they are great at distances up to about 5 miles. 

If you might need a new training shoe, you can shop through the button link below and it will take you straight to the Reebok Page where you can customize your own set of Speed TR's. Go check it out and get creative, or maybe check the standard color options :)