Gym Gear...Embarrassed

iAMsmiling
iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
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I've always been sort of old school when it comes to gym clothes. Over the last few years though, I've discovered the benefits of the new fabrics over cotton and I've been transitioning to dry fit clothes by Nike and Under Armour.
The last of my cotton work out clothes are very near death. My favorite old Everlast sleeveless won't survive many more trips through the wash.

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So great, new clothes that don't stink so much and dry out quickly. Comfortable and practical for working out.

On the down side, this morning I walked in to the gym, saw myself in the mirror, and nearly headed back home. I was wearing a black Under Armour shirt, red and black Under Armour shorts and Red/White/Black New Balance shoes.
Just a taaaad too coordinated!

I looked like a fitness model...without the fitness.

Mortifying.

Tomorrow I'm going to have to wear that old Everlast and some plain cotton shorts. I'll stink up the place, but I need my man card (old guy version) back.
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  • MasterKat
    MasterKat Posts: 149
    Too funny! :laugh: I purposely never match when I go to the gym....down to the socks! :happy:
  • darkguardian419
    darkguardian419 Posts: 1,302 Member
    I know how you feel... I normally just wear navy issued PT gear because I'm required to own it (not wear it...) and the bright yellow shirt is easy as f*** to find. Too bad I look like a booter.
  • npalacios78
    npalacios78 Posts: 31
    The Rocky Balboa look has always worked for me............I´m no fitness model either, so I don´t coordinate my attire that much. What I actually look for is to wear comfortable clothes that can allow me to do the movements without creating any discomfort.
    I see nothing wrong in going old school.....................Probably that explains my gym playlist as well................
  • mrs_schultz2012
    mrs_schultz2012 Posts: 395 Member
    HAHA that's awesome! :laugh:
  • daram05
    daram05 Posts: 80
    I felt the same way when I came back into the fitness game after having my baby. Pre-pregnancy, I was ALL about regular cotton shirts with jogging pants....and that's it. When I came back into the gym after having my son, all I saw was dry-fit outfits, under armour wear and for my particular FAVE class, Zumba wear. I now feel like I am addicted to updating my gym wear, but there's no better feeling than to hear, "I love your outfit!" Like you, those days of cotton shirts and jogging pants days are almost over, but there are a few trusties I just can't part with.

    Thanks for sharing and letting me know, I'm not alone :smile:
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    I know how you feel... I normally just wear navy issued PT gear because I'm required to own it (not wear it...) and the bright yellow shirt is easy as f*** to find. Too bad I look like a booter.

    We have quite a few of those yellow shirts too...The shorts remind me of grade school issued gym shorts: straight polyester :laugh:
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    I felt the same way when I came back into the fitness game after having my baby. Pre-pregnancy, I was ALL about regular cotton shirts with jogging pants....and that's it. When I came back into the gym after having my son, all I saw was dry-fit outfits, under armour wear and for my particular FAVE class, Zumba wear. I now feel like I am addicted to updating my gym wear, but there's no better feeling than to hear, "I love your outfit!" Like you, those days of cotton shirts and jogging pants days are almost over, but there are a few trusties I just can't part with.

    Thanks for sharing and letting me know, I'm not alone :smile:

    See, if the ladies come up to you and say "Love your outfit," that's a good thing. If the guys come up to me and say it, not so much.
  • a_mandolin_
    a_mandolin_ Posts: 336 Member
    I bet you looked so pretty :wink:

    I'm not a pretty pretty princess kind of girl, but I caught myself in the mirror while walking out of the gym one day wearing my pink shoes, a pink workout top, a pink zip up hoodie over that with my pink purse... drinking my pink strawberry protein shake. All different shades of pink, mind you. The horror!
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    I know how you feel... I normally just wear navy issued PT gear because I'm required to own it (not wear it...) and the bright yellow shirt is easy as f*** to find. Too bad I look like a booter.

    You had PT gear? Dude, we had dungarees and steel toed shoes. PT in that.
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    I'm an Adidas *kitten* so I am usually a bit too coordinated for my taste but... who cares.
  • pseudomuffin
    pseudomuffin Posts: 1,058 Member
    I'm a yoga pants, camisole with T-shirt over it, hoodie and running shoes person for working out. My fiancé pokes fun because I wear so many layers (even when I'm regular clothes) but I feel more covered and comfortable that way and though I admittedly get a bit warm while exercising, I'm generally cold and I'm always glad for the extra layers once the sweat cools :P
  • tRiNaBeAnZz
    tRiNaBeAnZz Posts: 114 Member
    I always match my shoes to my workout gear...but then again, I am a girl, so matching is sort of in my DNA. :)
    I bet the red, white and black looked awesome!
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    I felt the same way when I came back into the fitness game after having my baby. Pre-pregnancy, I was ALL about regular cotton shirts with jogging pants....and that's it. When I came back into the gym after having my son, all I saw was dry-fit outfits, under armour wear and for my particular FAVE class, Zumba wear. I now feel like I am addicted to updating my gym wear, but there's no better feeling than to hear, "I love your outfit!" Like you, those days of cotton shirts and jogging pants days are almost over, but there are a few trusties I just can't part with.

    Thanks for sharing and letting me know, I'm not alone :smile:

    See, if the ladies come up to you and say "Love your outfit," that's a good thing. If the guys come up to me and say it, not so much.

    I'd rather be complimented for how much I can squat or deadlift than what I'm wearing.
  • tlkrallman
    tlkrallman Posts: 82
    Tomorrow I'm going to have to wear that old Everlast and some plain cotton shorts. I'll stink up the place, but I need my man card (old guy version) back.

    I just spit water all over my desk!... Thanks for the laugh!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    I felt the same way when I came back into the fitness game after having my baby. Pre-pregnancy, I was ALL about regular cotton shirts with jogging pants....and that's it. When I came back into the gym after having my son, all I saw was dry-fit outfits, under armour wear and for my particular FAVE class, Zumba wear. I now feel like I am addicted to updating my gym wear, but there's no better feeling than to hear, "I love your outfit!" Like you, those days of cotton shirts and jogging pants days are almost over, but there are a few trusties I just can't part with.

    Thanks for sharing and letting me know, I'm not alone :smile:

    See, if the ladies come up to you and say "Love your outfit," that's a good thing. If the guys come up to me and say it, not so much.

    I'd rather be complimented for how much I can squat or deadlift than what I'm wearing.

    why does it have to be either or? it's possible to be a bada$$ and still look cute while doing it. one of my favorite superheros was coordinated as HELL and could still open a can of whoop *kitten*

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  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member

    why does it have to be either or? it's possible to be a bada$$ and still look cute while doing it. one of my favorite superheros was coordinated as HELL and could still open a can of whoop *kitten*

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    Linda Carter BABY!
    Rushed me right through puberty she did.
    Yum
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    I always match my shoes to my workout gear...but then again, I am a girl, so matching is sort of in my DNA. :)
    I bet the red, white and black looked awesome!

    I looked just like the guys on the UA web site, with half the muscles and twice the old.
  • daj150
    daj150 Posts: 815 Member
    Not sure if you are aware of this, but a man typically has a general set of colors they wear for everything. Therefore, not being coordinated in your color scheme is usually rare even when grabbing random clothes. That is the great part....I grab shorts, socks, shoes, shirt, and go. Turns out I am coordinated all of the time. You didn't lose your man card, you just made it to the next level..."Looking good with no effort and not thinking"
  • Vlly4life15
    Vlly4life15 Posts: 248 Member
    Black shorts go with everything 0.o
  • elleloch
    elleloch Posts: 739 Member
    This is hilarious - I've totally done the same thing! One time I noticed myself in the mirror - pink UA shirt, with black shorts that had a pink stripe down the side, pink socks - and my friggen PINK water bottle! Not only was I all matchy-match but PINK? What was I thinking, haha. At least my shoes were white/blue :)
  • daj150
    daj150 Posts: 815 Member
    Black shorts go with everything 0.o

    ^^
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I'm a little different, I'm a group ex instructor, but even if I weren't I love getting my coordinating outfits all nasty and sweaty. I have a pair of knee socks for every top if I'm wear shorts. Today I'm wearing garish capris with matching sports bra and a "home made" pink tank . . . it's going to be epic.

    And I get stopped by the guys in the weight room asking for tips . . . there is nothing wrong with looking good and feeling awesome.
  • lionskitty
    lionskitty Posts: 72 Member
    Not sure if you are aware of this, but a man typically has a general set of colors they wear for everything. Therefore, not being coordinated in your color scheme is usually rare even when grabbing random clothes. That is the great part....I grab shorts, socks, shoes, shirt, and go. Turns out I am coordinated all of the time. You didn't lose your man card, you just made it to the next level..."Looking good with no effort and not thinking"

    Yep.
  • G30Grrl
    G30Grrl Posts: 377 Member
    Funny, I deliberately bought cute workout clothes in order to psyche myself up. I work out at home with Kinect fitness games and Jillian Michaels DVDs. When I was wearing my baggy sweats and T-shirts, the Kinect couldn't see me properly, so I didn't score well. Now I have all of these lovely workout clothes (capri running skirts), my scores are better, and I don't feel so mortified when I see myself on screen. I *always* choose workout outfits that match, and nobody ever sees me in them but my cats. :-P
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    lol. that's so funny, I was in the gym this morning wondering if people had matched on purpose. I take pride in my tacky! haha. whatever the preference, can respect it though, haha
  • Adrini
    Adrini Posts: 56 Member
    This reminds me of first world problems. LOL

    I have a very basic set. Sports bras, cotton tanks and basic pants, knee length for warmer weather and full length for colder. I alternate my shoes to keep them going longer. No one looks at each other at my gm so I could go as wonder woman and no one would care. Though I am really tempted to put a WW outfit together now just because I can.
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    Funny, I deliberately bought cute workout clothes in order to psyche myself up. I work out at home with Kinect fitness games and Jillian Michaels DVDs. When I was wearing my baggy sweats and T-shirts, the Kinect couldn't see me properly, so I didn't score well. Now I have all of these lovely workout clothes (capri running skirts), my scores are better, and I don't feel so mortified when I see myself on screen. I *always* choose workout outfits that match, and nobody ever sees me in them but my cats. :-P

    you're welcome for the skirt hookup :) get thee to a gym just so you can show off your sassy self!
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    I always match my shoes to my workout gear...but then again, I am a girl, so matching is sort of in my DNA. :)
    I bet the red, white and black looked awesome!

    I looked just like the guys on the UA web site, with half the muscles and twice the old.

    They may be more fit, but you're the prettiest belle at the ball
  • ccburn5
    ccburn5 Posts: 473 Member
    No cotton at all (unless its a day we are supposed to wear our issued shirt) but not really concerned about matching. Although every piece I have is either black, white, or grey so I guess I'm not going to wild..
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    Black shorts go with everything 0.o

    ^^

    ^^ This. Although I do mix it up with navy blue and dark grey. You know, just so it doesn't get old.

    Edit: I will say that I have a similar problem going to shop at places like Sports Authority though, as they want to sell all sorts of colors in men's wear. I mean, how many guys do you see actually wearing bright yellow or bright green tank tops in the gym? And yea, I have bought some shirts with color out of desperation.

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