Barefoot or Vibram 5 fingers are both great.

I have never used nike free's though.

Chuck taylors>Nike free's I believe

i cant see them making much difference, there isnt much point anyway

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I use nike 5.0 (but use the 4.5 in-sole). They are fine for plyos and lifting. Go for less cushioning if you want to strengthen your feet. You want a little bit of flex so that you can land on and spring off your forefoot.

Young Athlete - people here are generally not training to be powerlifters. As much as I respect the stuff from stronglifts etc. to say that Chuck Taylors are better than Nike frees (for plyos in this context) is absurd. Everyone else, CTs are recommended for their flat and hard soles - very useful for deadlifting and powerlifting style squats. However, they become less useful if you need mobility etc: the high top versions should not be laced up for olympic style lifts.

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