That Fit Friend Savage 1 Review: "For "Minimalist" Trainer Lovers"

The Born Primitive Savage 1 is the first cross-training shoe to debut from Born Primitive. This model has been built to be a “Jack-of-all-trades” style training shoe for lifting, CrossFit, and cross-training.

As an athlete on the never-ending quest of finding cross-training shoes, I was super excited to put the Savage 1 to the test. I was most curious how this shoe would compare to its longer-standing peers.

Myself and my community have enjoyed this shoe for a wide range of reasons. But in general, it’s the width and midsole density that win athletes over with this model, and I’ll dive deeper into these below.

This has been abridged from the original review. For more, read the full That Fit Friend review. Check out the YouTube review here.

Jake Boly, CSCS, MS Sports Science

Jake Boly is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of That Fit Friend. He's often regarded to as a go-to resource in various performance shoe communities. He’s been formally reviewing shoes and training gear for over 7 years and has hand-tested over 400 pairs of shoes. Jake is known on the internet and YouTube for blending his review process with his educational, strength sports, and personal training background.

Jake has a Masters in Sports Science, a Bachelors in Exercise Science, a CSCS, and he's been personal training for over 10 years helping hundreds of clients get stronger, lose weight, and accomplish their goals. He uses his exercise science brain and personal training background to make curated and thoughtful review content on the fitness gear he's testing.