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Working out in Long Sleeves?

gailygail99
gailygail99 Posts: 582 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I like to workout in long sleeves. Mostly a tank top under a thermal long sleeve shirt is what I wear. I like the sweat. I must be nuts! Its so freaking hot in the gym somtimes and that stairmaster makes you drip! I guess the sweatier the better, i think. :laugh:

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  • seekingstrengthX2
    seekingstrengthX2 Posts: 771
    I workout in sweats now and then when I really want to FEEL it, you know? Even though it might just be in my head, the sweat dripping everywhere makes me think I'm kicking some major *kitten*. :)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,105 Member
    I workout in sweats (long sleeves and pants) practically all the time.


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  • gailygail99
    gailygail99 Posts: 582 Member
    I workout in sweats now and then when I really want to FEEL it, you know? Even though it might just be in my head, the sweat dripping everywhere makes me think I'm kicking some major *kitten*. :)

    that's how i feel too! i love to drip sweat all over the machines at the gym...dont worry, i always wipe them down when i am finished!
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Not me... unless its' really chilly outside, but I usually take my long layer off once I'm warmed up. I find sweaty clothing annoying, I'd rather the sweat just drips off me!
  • Mummsy
    Mummsy Posts: 347 Member
    :noway: That would make me crazy! :noway: I would just be like "OMG, too hot to work out!" Hee hee.
  • millikenhomeschool
    millikenhomeschool Posts: 62
    I shed as much as possible. I can't stand to have my hair touching my face or neck also. The women on most of the exercise videos have long hair and it is not pulled back. I always wonder how they could do that. IT would drive me batty!
  • realme56
    realme56 Posts: 1,093 Member
    I like long or 3/4 length sleeves that are tight enough to stop the major flopping around of these bat wings!!
  • LittleMissNerdy
    LittleMissNerdy Posts: 792 Member
    I can't! I don't even like having to wear long sleeves when I play softball in the cooler months. I normally wear a short sleeve shirt or a tank.
  • withervein
    withervein Posts: 224 Member
    I wear long pants at the dojo mostly in winter, but wicking ones that dry quickly. I can't stand compression tops or sleeves holding the wet against me. Especially because I get to drive home with swampy clothes.

    Blech.
  • Skeemer118
    Skeemer118 Posts: 397 Member
    Moisture wicking tee's for me! The sweat dripping everywhere is just obnoxious to me. :grumble: LOL
  • mebemini2012
    mebemini2012 Posts: 48
    I love wearing lots of layers. I usually wear a tank top a long sleeve (thermal usually) and a sweatshirt with sweatpants. I know it's crazy but also I work out in my garage so the first 30 mins are freezing. I love the feeling of being drenched in sweat makes me feel like I did a great job.
  • pornstarzombie
    pornstarzombie Posts: 297
    I do sometimes, but not very often. I feel too constricted with long sleeves on, I usually wear a racer-back tank top. I did wear long-sleeves to Zumba last week, but didn't sweat anymore than usual. Just got stuffy and annoyed.
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
    When I started in the gym after so many years absent. I would wear long sweat pants & a sweat shirt.

    When ever I saw myself in the mirror it felt like I was looking at the Pilsbury Dough Boy! And, I sweat all the time!

    (My joke when people ask me how I lost the weight is to say the I "Rendered" it off!)

    Now, shorts & t-shirt or sleeveless T shirt (for range of motion).

    That being said, did a lot of workouts in sweats this past winter. To deal with the cold weather!
  • solarmal
    solarmal Posts: 4
    We all have our own styles I guess. Just remember to wipe those machines after you sweat all over them...thanks!
  • gailygail99
    gailygail99 Posts: 582 Member
    Wiping down the machines is a must!!!
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    Not me... unless its' really chilly outside, but I usually take my long layer off once I'm warmed up. I find sweaty clothing annoying, I'd rather the sweat just drips off me!

    Ditto. I wear as little clothing as I can get away with, I can't stand the sweaty fabric against my skin! The only time I actually wear full length running tights or a jacket of some sort is if I'm running outside and it's really cold. Which, considering I live in central Texas, pretty much never happens.
  • gailygail99
    gailygail99 Posts: 582 Member
    I must just be a wacko! Lol
  • askme12
    askme12 Posts: 155 Member
    I workout in a longsleeve underarmor shirt, t-shirt, and hoodie. People might think I'm nuts, but I don't care! I always wipe down the machines and benches before and after I use them.
  • Grandysl
    Grandysl Posts: 189
    I workout in a longsleeve underarmor shirt, t-shirt, and hoodie. People might think I'm nuts, but I don't care! I always wipe down the machines and benches before and after I use them.

    I am the same except I wear "poor mans undersarmor" from Target or Wal Mart. Some times I wear wrist Sweat Bands to limit the drippage on the Elliptical!!!
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    I don't need to wear long sleeves and long pants to sweat like crazy at the gym. I work out hard and have to wear moisture wicking clothing just to be able survive without melting away. Even in the dead of winter I can't wear anything long sleeved or with long pants.
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