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With the release of the Romaleos back in 2009, Nike showed the world that they are serious about
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weightlifting. I recently did a comparison of the Romaleos versus the Metcons and it's fair to say
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I was really impressed with the performance of the Romaleos. Now that Nike have released the
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Savileos, I thought it would be a good idea to compare the Savileos to the Romaleos and see if
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they're a pair of shoes that are worth buying. Stay tuned to find out. Welcome to another Listed Fit Versus review. I will say to begin that Nike have not approached
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me to do this comparison review. Both these shoes were purchased with my own money because I'm
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genuinely interested to know about how these two compare. So let's get started. A lot of people are
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comparing the Savalas to the Romulayers ever since the new kid on the block made its entrance
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Both shoes have a really wide stable platform and both shoes offer a supportive strap
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The Romaleos have two straps and the Savaleos have just the one
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The Savaleos I had to lace a little tighter because of the lack of that second strap
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but the lack of the second strap is down to the fact that these shoes are designed for more explosive movements It wouldn make sense to have your foot strapped in super tight The first thing I noted having worn the Romaleos for some time is the lightness of the Savalales
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The Romaleos are clearly not for walking around in and are considerably heavier
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It makes sense. The Savalales are designed for crossfit style moves, fast, impactful, explosive moves like jerk presses and clean presses
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And the Romaleos are 100% not a cross training shoe and should never be confused for one
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If you do try a cross training or a crossfit workout in them, you're going to have a bad time
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The Romoleos are heavier, sturdier and when your feet are planted in the squat
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you actually feel so much more secure and confident to maybe add a little bit more weight to the butt
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But in the Savileos, you do have a sturdy and secure feeling during the squat. But, and it's a big but, the lightness of them lessens that feeling
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So a lot of it really boils down to what sort of lifting you intend to do
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The Savileos do work well as a crossfit shoe. For example, lunges were just fine and box jumps felt okay
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But I wasn't able to jump as high as I could in my Nike Metcon 3s I actually wearing them right now I think this was mainly because my Metcon 3s have the more flexible upper and the Savolets don have the same sort of flexible material So the
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flexion of your foot is a bit more restricted. So while the Savolets are okay to do box jumps in
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if you really want to push yourself and be a personal best, maybe jumping in higher and higher
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or running faster, these aren't really the best ones for me. The upper is just too rigid. It really
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highlights for me the difficulty of making a shoe that's meant for explosive movement while still
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having to have a level of sturdiness for things like heavy lifting and squats. It's a tough balance
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to get right and Nike have had a good shot at it. The Savileos also have a slight heel lift for peak
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power transfer from the ground. The idea is that this will help you transfer more explosive energy
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into your reps. I really love how comfortable they are but my concern is that the materials aren't as
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hard wearing and durable as the Romaleos which actually makes me think these two shoes shouldn't
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really be directly compared to one another. Because if you're looking for a cross training
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or crossfit shoe, the Romulayers shouldn't really even be a consideration. The Savalayers materials in comparison to the Romulayers is really quite noticeable Although they do look quite alike the Romulayers do feel like they are more hard wearing and the materials feel as though they are of higher quality And I guess that what the difference
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in price is all about too. My verdict is that these are two great shoes
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but it all comes down to what sort of training you're doing. I personally consider a good solid weightlifting shoe
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as a worthy investment. That should last me a good few years
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For cross training activities, a pair of Metcons with a more soft and flexible upper
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a better option but I would encourage you to try out the Savileos for yourself because they do hug
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your foot better than any Metcon I've tried do. For a more detailed review check out the full
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write-up over at listedfit.com, the link is in the description. Let me know in the comments if
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you've tried the Savileos or the Romaleos for yourself and what you think of them. Also what
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sneakers or trainers do you want me to look at next? Let me know in the comments below. With that
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being said thank you for watching and I'll see you in the next one
