Finally, the lifting shoes!
Coach Rip had admonished me for not wearing a pair of shoes in one of my channel videos: https://startingstrength.com/resourc...unctional.html
Now that Amazon started delivering to my locality, I again bought a pair of RXN brand lifting shoes with 1" heel drop (I had bought and returned the same model a few months ago). Today was my first day with the new pair of shoes. I didn't have the "AHA" moment that many others have claimed to have experienced while using the lifting shoes for the first time.
1) Squat: I was thrown off balance during the first few reps due to the raised heel. But I got used to it quickly after taking out 2.5 kg from the bar. I may take a couple of days to get it right.
2) Press: I felt a bit unstable and my recently learnt Press 2.0 got all messed up. After struggling to get the reps right, I became so frustrated that I went back to the wrestling shoes for the third set.
3) Deadlift: I felt that I couldn't deadlift in the 1" lifting shoes. So I used the wrestling shoes and it went well.
What surprised me was the lifting shoes screwing up Press 2.0. Hope I will get used to it soon.