Ladies what should a guy wear to the gym?
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Wear what's comfortable. I tend to stay away from cotton fabrics because I sweat, a lot, and they tend to stick once they're soaked and don't breathe very well. I like the dri-fit athletic wear shirts that wick away sweat. As far as shorts are concerned, as long as you're not wearing those short short running shorts and trying to do other activities outside of running and your junks falling out, wear what suits you. I like mid-length athletic shorts because they allow freedom of movement but I don't have to worry about showing too much accidentally. Many have those inner piece that I like also. If you're going to be running, you might want to invest in some good shoes to protect your feet and keep from getting foot, knee or back injuries. I do feel bad for the guys with big beer guts that try to lift and their shirts just ride up and all the jiggly fun is just hanging out.0
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lithezebra wrote: »cmriverside wrote: »I'm going with wear what you like.
If you are going to the gym to meet women, then...well...I got nothin'.
I am not going to meet women, I am happily married. In fact I would say I am trying to not be noticed for wearing something the other gym-goers will look at and laugh to themselves, or make them cringe.
So......why solicit the opinions of women then? Would not asking guys yield better results? You know, if comfort and performance and actual experience with wearing the clothing is something that's important to you?
Because women do the majority of eye rolling at the things that men wear.
As long as your shorts are long enough, not transparent, and don't show anything untoward when you do your exercises, you should be fine. Women really like clean looking clothes and lack of body odor too.
lol
You should totally listen to this chick. Men definitely care what she thinks about them at the gym.0 -
pootle1972 wrote: »As long as your tackle.isnt swinging in the wind shorts are fine.....and possibly not tight lycra....there's a large guy in ours that wears ladies workout gear.....its an eye opener to say the least....
"tackle swinging in the wind" hahahahaha.
OP, whatever you want, but there's a lot of body builders at my gym who have taken to wearing the compression capri pants and nothing over it. That I find strange, especially when they have vibrant stitching outlining their sausage. Their pants just scream, "hey! Look at my d***"
I do not know these men in your gym, but I suspect that is part of their goal.
I listened to some podcast on why men wear ties and now I can no longer think about it being anything other than an arrow pointing at a man's d-.0 -
Panda_Poptarts wrote: »There's this one guy at my gym who wears solely white compression leggings. Most men wear basketball shorts over their compression leggings. He does not. Being that they're white, and he's pretty tanned, you can see EVERYTHING through those leggings. Including the underwear he forgets to wear.
It's really uncomfortable for everyone around him.
Please don't be that guy.
Unless he's "bumping" into people (rofl), what's the issue?
Women wear sports bras with cleavage showing (and sweat beads trickling down-- oh my, do the gods forgive me?
) and tights with camel toe on display but you won't hear anyone saying, "Don't be that woman."
No. You simply have a looksy, gather your composure, and move on with your workout.
As a man, I shouldn't have to wear shorts over my tights simply because grown adults can't handle the sight of bulge. Viva la revolucion.
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Unless you are 7 feet tall, please don't wear those long baggy basketball shorts. Just above knee length is more proportionally attractive. On anyone shorter than 7 feet they make your legs disappear and you look like a trunk on shoes. Like this:
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There is kind of a double standard of what is socially acceptable in workout gear. Guys have to hide the bulge as much as possible while women can wear tight fitting clothes that crawls into every nook and cranny.0
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Packerjohn wrote: »Stand in front of your wife in your proposed clothing. Do a couple of squats, jumping jacks and pushups. If she doesn't say "oh my gawd, you're not wearing that out anywhere are you?", you're golden.
Why would anyone care what their wife thinks? They already hit that.0 -
There is kind of a double standard of what is socially acceptable in workout gear. Guys have to hide the bulge as much as possible while women can wear tight fitting clothes that crawls into every nook and cranny.
I don't think that's true. People definitely talk about what women wear, and not always admiringly. Even if some men are leering at it, there are other men, and women, who don't want to see it. I look in the mirror, and have my SO check out my down dog, before I wear a new pair of yoga pants at the gym. People at my gym are much too polite to say anything even remotely mean to anyone, and I don't want to force anyone to see things they'd rather not see, even accidentally.0 -
There is kind of a double standard of what is socially acceptable in workout gear. Guys have to hide the bulge as much as possible while women can wear tight fitting clothes that crawls into every nook and cranny.
Ha! I love your phrasing.Packerjohn wrote: »Stand in front of your wife in your proposed clothing. Do a couple of squats, jumping jacks and pushups. If she doesn't say "oh my gawd, you're not wearing that out anywhere are you?", you're golden.
Why would anyone care what their wife thinks? They already hit that.
True. Why care about the cow when there are free milkshakes at the gym? Or something like that.0 -
There is kind of a double standard of what is socially acceptable in workout gear. Guys have to hide the bulge as much as possible while women can wear tight fitting clothes that crawls into every nook and cranny.
I wonder about this too. Like in tennis.
My preference is for guys to wear short shorts again so I can see their muscles. Especially soccer players!!!
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Packerjohn wrote: »Stand in front of your wife in your proposed clothing. Do a couple of squats, jumping jacks and pushups. If she doesn't say "oh my gawd, you're not wearing that out anywhere are you?", you're golden.
Why would anyone care what their wife thinks? They already hit that.
If you want to hit it again you care0 -
canadjineh wrote: »Unless you are 7 feet tall, please don't wear those long baggy basketball shorts. Just above knee length is more proportionally attractive. On anyone shorter than 7 feet they make your legs disappear and you look like a trunk on shoes. Like this:
Toddler pants.0 -
cmriverside wrote: »I'm going with wear what you like.
If you are going to the gym to meet women, then...well...I got nothin'.
I am not going to meet women, I am happily married. In fact I would say I am trying to not be noticed for wearing something the other gym-goers will look at and laugh to themselves, or make them cringe.
If you are married then the only lady that you should be asking for clothing advice is your wonderful long suffering wife. If she sends you to the gym in an outfit that gets ridiculed, then you will know you are in the dog house and need to take corrective action.
Of course if your wife finds this thread, you better hope she reads more than just your initial post, because it reads like you want to pick up ladies at the gym but won't come out and say that's what you are up to.
I would suggest you wear your wedding ring to the gym, just to be on the safe side, in case she starts stalking your gym trips.0 -
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Dropping 50 pounds in the last year I decided to get some new gym wear mainly for strength training. I am not trying to meet women at the gym or anything like that, but I would like to know what some of you ladies think is proper gym attire for men that won't make you roll your eyes. I want it to be functional and comfortable, but it would be nice if it also looked good.
Specifically, length and material of shorts, and just cotton t-shirt or some sort of performance fabric? As for shoes, I am kind of set on my Chuck Taylors.
Also, anything to avoid completely would be helpful in my shopping this weekend.
Thanks for your consideration.
As long as you're comfortable and nothing inappropriate is hanging out, wear whatever you want!
I see men in jeans and belts and button-down shirts sometimes, though, and that's a little strange. It makes me uncomfortable in that empathetic way, like, I feel sweaty and hot and confined on his behalf. lol But it's his workout, not mine, so whatevs.0 -
Dropping 50 pounds in the last year I decided to get some new gym wear mainly for strength training. I am not trying to meet women at the gym or anything like that, but I would like to know what some of you ladies think is proper gym attire for men that won't make you roll your eyes. I want it to be functional and comfortable, but it would be nice if it also looked good.
Specifically, length and material of shorts, and just cotton t-shirt or some sort of performance fabric? As for shoes, I am kind of set on my Chuck Taylors.
Also, anything to avoid completely would be helpful in my shopping this weekend.
Thanks for your consideration.
As long as you're comfortable and nothing inappropriate is hanging out, wear whatever you want!
I see men in jeans and belts and button-down shirts sometimes, though, and that's a little strange. It makes me uncomfortable in that empathetic way, like, I feel sweaty and hot and confined on his behalf. lol But it's his workout, not mine, so whatevs.
Man it looks so uncomfortable when I see people doing cardio in jeans.0 -
my favorite was always the old corduroy OP short shorts from the 80s. Nothing crawls up your crack quite like those did. what were we thinking? 0
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Packerjohn wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Stand in front of your wife in your proposed clothing. Do a couple of squats, jumping jacks and pushups. If she doesn't say "oh my gawd, you're not wearing that out anywhere are you?", you're golden.
Why would anyone care what their wife thinks? They already hit that.
If you want to hit it again you care
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Packerjohn wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Stand in front of your wife in your proposed clothing. Do a couple of squats, jumping jacks and pushups. If she doesn't say "oh my gawd, you're not wearing that out anywhere are you?", you're golden.
Why would anyone care what their wife thinks? They already hit that.
If you want to hit it again you care
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lithezebra wrote: »There is kind of a double standard of what is socially acceptable in workout gear. Guys have to hide the bulge as much as possible while women can wear tight fitting clothes that crawls into every nook and cranny.
I don't think that's true. People definitely talk about what women wear, and not always admiringly. Even if some men are leering at it, there are other men, and women, who don't want to see it. I look in the mirror, and have my SO check out my down dog, before I wear a new pair of yoga pants at the gym. People at my gym are much too polite to say anything even remotely mean to anyone, and I don't want to force anyone to see things they'd rather not see, even accidentally.
True, but it is more socially acceptable for women to wear tight clothes to the gym but not men. It's more socially acceptable for women to wear tight clothes in general, other than your typical fitted shirt on a guy that is.
I have wondered about people coming in to work out in jeans and a polo shirt too. I can imagine it if for some reason you forgot your workout gear, but I don't get it otherwise. I hate wearing jeans when it's warm. I can't imagine wearing them and working to actually break a sweat. That tends to be something I see older guys doing though like they can't be bothered to go out and actually buy exercise clothes. Heck, even a t-shirt and a pair of shorts would work better. To each their own I guess.0 -
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80s hair metal muscle shirt and zebra print tights.0
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scorpio516 wrote: »80s hair metal muscle shirt and zebra print tights.
David Lee Roth, that you?0 -
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There is kind of a double standard of what is socially acceptable in workout gear. Guys have to hide the bulge as much as possible while women can wear tight fitting clothes that crawls into every nook and cranny.
I don't care if I see bulges. I did care when an old man's testicles dangled out of his shorts during yoga class.0 -
I always wear sweat pants or those work out pants and a sweat shirt. It gives me a protective layer from everyone else's sweat that's all over everything.0
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Wear what makes you feel good, what you feel most comfortable in. I'd say don't worry about style, and fitting in, so much as what are you going to be able to wear on a consistent basis, without having to tug things up and down during the workout. Realistically it's up to you what you want to wear, but I understand why you would ask. Gyms can be intimidating places, and women can be intimidating creatures. You do YOU, and let them do them xo0
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Packerjohn wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Stand in front of your wife in your proposed clothing. Do a couple of squats, jumping jacks and pushups. If she doesn't say "oh my gawd, you're not wearing that out anywhere are you?", you're golden.
Why would anyone care what their wife thinks? They already hit that.
If you want to hit it again you care
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As long as you are wearing clothes of some sort, you are totally fine. Like some said above, nothing too tight for bottoms, or going shirtless.
Also, if you go to the gym, check out what the other guys are wearing. You can always base it off of that. I attend Crunch gym, and no guy that I have seen goes shirtless or wears tight bottoms.
Hope that helps. Congrats on loosing weight0
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