Under Armour Charged Bandit 5

As a daily training shoe, the new update of the Under Armour Charged Bandit 5 does not change the concept of providing the long-distance runner with superior performance. The key to this flagship of the American brand is to maintain that perfect balance between cushioning and flexibility, and whose main objective is to promote a softer, but also firmer stride, and which does not lack a high degree of comfort.

Thus, and despite the distance covered in those long runs of your workouts, the idea of these Under Armour Charged Bandit 5 Running shoes is to keep intact those features that allow you to add kilometers, and more kilometers, with confidence and security. All you'll have to worry about is reaching your training goals.

Under Armour Charged Bandit 5, its most innovative features

The main workhorse of any running shoe is the ability to absorb the impact of the foot on the ground. This aspect is well covered in the Under Armour Charged Bandit 5, which maintains that hallmark of the exclusive Charged cushioning system. A system that has evolved slightly to improve the athlete's running experience.

In its upper, these Under Armour Charged Bandit 5 also bet on a multiperforated mesh upper, and two-tone, in order to increase the ventilation of the model, and that it contributes to maximize the feeling of running with great comfort regardless of the number of kilometers to perform.

Likewise, this renewed model also has a molded area in the ankle, more comfortable, and that allows better support to the heel to reinforce the feeling of smooth transitions. The molded, high rebound EVA insole continues its important role of providing reactivity and comfort.

While the flexibility section is still in the hands of that network of flexible grooves, whose distribution responds to anatomical criteria, and that favor that full range of motion during the stride cycle.

UA Charged Bandit 5 vs UA Charged Bandit 4

If we look at the materials and technologies used, it is not that the UA Charged Bandit 5 represent a radical change with what we saw in its predecessor version, the Under Armour Charged Bandit 4, because the molded EVA insole, its multi-perforated mesh upper, and the outsole with solid rubber compound remain, practically, the same. Although it must also be said that despite the few new features, these Charged Bandit 5 presents changes, and it can be said that these have their importance.

For example, it is true that the cushioning system does not change either, and the Charged foam is used, the brand's trademark, but evolved with a new redesign. This means that this model now has a double layer of Charged with different functions. The heel layer is firmer, while the layer in the midfoot area is softer, and therefore the result of this new bet is none other than to enjoy a more consistent and firm footprint, while favoring a softer landing phase in each stride. Hence, a better and higher performance.

More differences with the Charged Bandit 4 are found in that these Charged Bandit 5 has sought to enhance and reinforce one of the strategic points of the shoe as is the ankle. At this point it has been chosen to include a molded design, which also provides a remarkable comfort, and is oriented to hold the heel in place, creating that feeling of greater softness.

On the other hand, although this fifth version of the Under Armour Charged Bandit 5 maintains that 8-millimeterdrop, the weights have changed slightly, removing grams from the shoe, so now the Charged Bandit 5 is lighter than in previous versions. 230 grams for the men's model, and a scant 201 grams for the women's version, and oriented to runners with a neutral stride for long distances.