Gold's Gym Compression Shorts

Lilie555
Lilie555 Posts: 49 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So while looking for new shorts I randomly came onto these... and was gonna go check them out.

Gold's Gym Compression Shorts
at Walmart $10
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gold-s-Gym-Compression-Shorts/12546160

It says that they're supposed to help "Slim down your hips and thighs".

Also the review are ok, but there is only 4... here is one: "It's very hard for me to loose weight around my thighs and hips, but once i started to exercise with these on, I began slimming down in the area , lost about 3-5 inches."

I do a lot of weighted hula hoop.. so I thought maybe they'd go well with that...

Does anyone else know about these? Do they actually help?

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  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    You can't spot reduce, even with fancy underwear.
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    You can't spot reduce, even with fancy underwear.

    :flowerforyou:
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    Use them to look slimmer in your best dress if you like, but they're basically just going to compress (and in many of our cases that would mean "relocate" or "muffin top" the fat somewhere else).

    As to actual improvements in actual workouts? Compression is handy for two things:

    1. Reduces wobble and rub. I'm a guy - I wore compression shirts when I jogged early on because otherwise my moobs would rub against my sweaty t-shirt and get sore - nothing says humiliating more than bleeding from the nipples into a white cotton t-shirt. Compression shorts kept my thighs from rubbing and starting small grass fires. I use compression shorts on my bicycle currently to cut down on rubbing between parts of my skin and parts of my clothing - the compression shorts ensure that the rubbing happens between fabric and bike seat, not fabric and tender thighs and tush.

    2. Has a visual slimming effect. And by that I mean you might not be as embarrassed at the gym because it will contain the fat a little - and pick your size carefully because I assure you muffin topping out of a pair of compression shorts is far worse than just hanging it out there.


    Neither of those things has much to do with performance, other than the practical "if I start developing blisters I'm going to slow down".

    So if you have uncomfortable rubbing happening anywhere, experiment with compression clothing and it will help. It's tremendously useful stuff!

    But don't count on it to "spot reduce" any more than those 1950s vibrating belts or the more modern snake oils.
  • ExplorinLauren
    ExplorinLauren Posts: 991 Member
    Use them to look slimmer in your best dress if you like, but they're basically just going to compress (and in many of our cases that would mean "relocate" or "muffin top" the fat somewhere else).

    As to actual improvements in actual workouts? Compression is handy for two things:

    1. Reduces wobble and rub. I'm a guy - I wore compression shirts when I jogged early on because otherwise my moobs would rub against my sweaty t-shirt and get sore - nothing says humiliating more than bleeding from the nipples into a white cotton t-shirt. Compression shorts kept my thighs from rubbing and starting small grass fires. I use compression shorts on my bicycle currently to cut down on rubbing between parts of my skin and parts of my clothing - the compression shorts ensure that the rubbing happens between fabric and bike seat, not fabric and tender thighs and tush.

    2. Has a visual slimming effect. And by that I mean you might not be as embarrassed at the gym because it will contain the fat a little - and pick your size carefully because I assure you muffin topping out of a pair of compression shorts is far worse than just hanging it out there.


    Neither of those things has much to do with performance, other than the practical "if I start developing blisters I'm going to slow down".

    So if you have uncomfortable rubbing happening anywhere, experiment with compression clothing and it will help. It's tremendously useful stuff!

    But don't count on it to "spot reduce" any more than those 1950s vibrating belts or the more modern snake oils.


    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • plum1000
    plum1000 Posts: 11
    Age-old conclusions... diet and exercise. One of our instructors said, "80 percent diet, 20 percent exercise." That's a tough pill to swallow if it's true, and it is probably more true than false. I lost 30 and I blamed it on exercise. In reality, I also changed my diet and watched sugar intake (and carb intake). My brother said that the fat will come off in the right places once you hit a certain weight. I'm still in that process trying to get more flab off certain places.
  • bwnorton
    bwnorton Posts: 100 Member
    I totally agree about "there's no such thing as spot reduction" idea. I like compression pants and shirts for cycling, as they help wick the moisture off my skin. Now that I'm within 10 pounds of my goal weight, I'm less self-conscious on what I look like wearing my cycle clothes.

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