Why is shirtless running ok only if you "have the right body type"?
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queenliz99 wrote: »
Taps aff? I need a definition, ty. Lol
Tops off, heh.
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Fair warning, they mostly look nothing like Sean Connery in his prime. And are blindingly white skinned (as I am).4 -
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I wouldn't if I were you
Don't do itnutmegoreo wrote: »
I'll see you there!queenliz99 wrote: »Well duh! Got to go to Sotland now!
No you don't
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I wouldn't if I were you
Don't do it
No you don't
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That's hawt!0 -
I wouldn't if I were you
Don't do it
No you don't
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Go to Scotland. Just not for hot topless men.3 -
I am reading this thread shirtless. Is that OK?! LOL...9
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Cutaway_Collar wrote: »It's part of emotional maturity. When you are over 35, you are pretty much in fatherhood territory and you need to set an example and not come across as the show off to passers by especially when there are children, teens and very young women around... Like in their late teens and early 20s.
Because you no longer fit the bill for young and dashing and society looks up to you to set an example. If I were 45 and I had a daughter... I'd never create a chance for her or her peers look at my shirtless body in my effing neighbourhood, and provide room for discussion. It's wrong on so many levels. Yet many dudes do this because they just seek the attention, because age is just a number and emotional maturity is often not proportional to age.
Provide one example why it's wrong?
I think this entire post is ridiculous.
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Regarding the original post --- I say do you. As long as you're not breaking any laws (like, don't run with your junk swinging around) then I say have at it.
If I see someone running shirtless or a woman running in a sports bra I don't think twice about it. They're exercising and it's often more comfortable that way vs fully clothed.
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Triathlete1502 wrote: »
Not ogling. Admiring. The human body can be an art form, in whatever shape or form.
It can, but some of us are little more Picasso, and a lot less Rembrandt.3 -
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1. MFP gives away kittens
2. Scotland actually has sunny days
Seriously though, I'm sure other people have said it run shirtless if you want, don't make other people's issues your issues.9 -
Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.1 -
Relax. It's just a shirtless runner. It's not that deep.lithezebra wrote: »
To be fair, the poster you're referring to never implied that he would be ogled. I remember the vicious things that people said as teenagers. Some people don't want their kids to have deal with people snickering about their dad's paunch or nudist tendencies.3 -
In honor of this thread maybe Aug 14th should be "Shirtless Day"? Children and neighbors will cringe, snicker and be shamed all at the same time.3
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jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?0 -
I just did an 11 mile run today in super high humidity with temps in the low 80's. I wore a shirt and always do. Why? It's my preference.
On the trail, I run by all sorts of people with all sorts of body types / sizes / ages and garments. I do one thing only - wave to them. Could give a rats *kitten* what they have on.
I suppose the people that judge this, also judge people in tights when the weather gets cold - if you happen to live in that sort of climate.3 -
Wearing a what now?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
Vest or tank top0 -
Vest or tank top
Those two things describe a very wide variety of things. Wifebeater is very specific article of clothing, though as I said, the manufacturer's name for it is A-shirt, but probably only because someone would get mad about the more common name being on a clothing package.1 -
Vest or tank top
Undershirt.0 -
I didnt ready every post, but WOW many of you people are some prudes with an irrational fear of the naked human body.
I do't care if you're 8 or 80, male or female, built like a body builder or the stay puft marshmallow man, I have no reason to care if you wear a shirt or not. Why would there be any reason to shield children from a shirtless exercising adult or one out doing yardwork? I don't get it.12 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
Those two things describe a very wide variety of things. Wifebeater is very specific article of clothing, though as I said, the manufacturer's name for it is A-shirt, but probably only because someone would get mad about the more common name being on a clothing package.
Come to my country and ask for a wifebeater or an A shirt and you're getting nowt
Vest or tank top is what they are specifically called in the UK2 -
Come to my country and ask for a wifebeater or an A shirt and you're getting nowt
Vest or tank top is what they are specifically called in the UK
Um, hi, you know me, a Brit. I call them wife beaters, have since forever, my ex wore them a lot (BMXer), his wife beater of choice came from M&S in multi-packs, ha.3 -
Honestly don't care who has their shirt off. They're just nipples.0
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Cutaway_Collar wrote: »Precisely the point. There is no debate about it. They sell all kinds of cotton shirts to combat hot weather.
No. Never do any strenuous activity in a cotton shirt. Ever.
Cotton is probably the worst fabric you can wear if you're going to be exercising. It's gonna soak up sweat, get gross, sticky, and chafe. It also makes it harder for your body to regulate temperature because the sweat won't evaporate.
Don't get me wrong - I love cotton for most uses, particularly for dress shirts as it's the easiest and quickest to iron, and my regular clothing is almost always 100% cotton, but if you're out running, you need a technical fabric.4 -
Come to my country and ask for a wifebeater or an A shirt and you're getting nowt
Vest or tank top is what they are specifically called in the UK
Yeah, it was a shock for me too when I first heard it. Turns out it's a very specific type of sleeveless undershirt, it has to be white and ribbed. Any other color or type of material does not qualify.0
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