Why is shirtless running ok only if you "have the right body type"?
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Shirts are for other people. It's a 105 outside, no shirt for me. My goal in life is to only put a shirt on if I want to to. Not cause I have to.7
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actually thinking on it i might just run in my sports bra if it was hot enough, since i wear 2 cos i'm in the 'big boobs' department and like to feel secure. was too busy eating lunch while posting last comment. that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it.
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Hm, my only thought on this thread is that I didn't see any topless guys when I was in Scotland on vacation.
I still managed to enjoy Scotland...2 -
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There are a parade of shirtless guys on our street every day, nobody seems to have gotten the memo about covering up. Nobody has been scarred by this, that's silly. We do kind of make light of the guy with the boxer shorts on and big belly and three tiny dogs pulling him around because he looks comical, but only when he is well past us and can't hear us. And I'll note that the one day he was walking with his wife, he DID put a shirt on, LOL.
There is only one guy I have ever been honestly happy about seeing running shirtless - Running Guy from my old job. This was a man who was usually coming in at the end of his run when I arrived at the building and he was just astonishingly well built, like a statue carved from ebony, no visible body fat, really looked like a photoshopped model in a perfume ad. I was really happy he ran with just the shorts because it was like seeing an exotic bird or beautiful sunset, it added beauty to my day.
I'm not convinced it's cooler (at concerts and such I am much cooler in a big white shirt than in a tank top, shade really works) but 99.99999% of the time I am completely indifferent to what passing runners are wearing and that miniscule % of the tme, still think it's not my business even if I do have an opinion on the appropriateness of what you are wearing.3 -
The sports bra is underwear argument isn't really an argument. They are deliberately designed to aesthetically and practically be perfectly acceptable outerwear. They're never see through, are made in technical fabrics and often with design details akin to sports crops which are also designed to be a stand alone item of clothing.
Frankly, it's just a great thing someone is out keeping fit in the age of chronic obesity.13 -
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It's none of my business what people wear exercising or doing lawn work regardless of how old they are or how much they weigh. They should wear whatever motivates them to keep fit, AND protects them from sun burn. As for that guy who always gets on the train dripping with sweat, bring a towel.0
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So what prompted the first post -- has OP revealed it? I've never heard anyone complaining about shirtless runners. There's a 70+ guy I see running shirtless all the time, I just think good for him for being out running. Whatever makes you more comfortable.
I'd also roll my eyes at some guy complaining that people judge him for running topless when it's actually illegal for me to do it (in a sports bra isn't topless), except I wouldn't want to for obvious comfort reasons anyway.3 -
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lemurcat12 wrote: »So what prompted the first post -- has OP revealed it? I've never heard anyone complaining about shirtless runners. There's a 70+ guy I see running shirtless all the time, I just think good for him for being out running. Whatever makes you more comfortable.
I'd also roll my eyes at some guy complaining that people judge him for running topless when it's actually illegal for me to do it (in a sports bra isn't topless), except I wouldn't want to for obvious comfort reasons anyway.
I rolled my eyes at that too. It must be nice to feel the sun on your nipples. If I ran topless I'd be arrested.
Also I have never seen a shirtless guy be cat called at or hollered at the way women runners are (regardless if we're wearing a sport bra or a baggy shirt). I actually stopped running outside because of that.3 -
Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »So what prompted the first post -- has OP revealed it? I've never heard anyone complaining about shirtless runners. There's a 70+ guy I see running shirtless all the time, I just think good for him for being out running. Whatever makes you more comfortable.
I'd also roll my eyes at some guy complaining that people judge him for running topless when it's actually illegal for me to do it (in a sports bra isn't topless), except I wouldn't want to for obvious comfort reasons anyway.
I rolled my eyes at that too. It must be nice to feel the sun on your nipples. If I ran topless I'd be arrested.
Also I have never seen a shirtless guy be cat called at or hollered at the way women runners are (regardless if we're wearing a sport bra or a baggy shirt). I actually stopped running outside because of that.
I would bail you out of Jail..lol..0 -
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queenliz99 wrote: »
This repulsive!! LOL
Running in jeans is pretty repulsive to me. I'd die of chafing.3 -
Oh myy.... shirtless an barefoot. *swoons*!2
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3dogsrunning wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »
This repulsive!! LOL
Running in jeans is pretty repulsive to me. I'd die of chafing.
Yes! Cover those bare feet!0 -
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at least there's now a shirtless photo in this shirtless thread5
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »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?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
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.
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
Ask for a wife beater round here and you'll get a can of Stella!1 -
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.
I think real emotional maturity is just being yourself and not caring so much about what everyone else thinks. If I'm 70 and still running and it's hot out I'm not going to wear a shirt and sweat like a pig (do pigs actually sweat?) just to meet someone else's idea of what I should be doing. Then again, where I live it's pretty cold so if I'm running at 7 a.m. I'm likely wearing a sweatshirt so it's a moot point.2 -
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3dogsrunning wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »
This repulsive!! LOL
Running in jeans is pretty repulsive to me. I'd die of chafing.
That's what I was thinking too!!0 -
CurlyCockney wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »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?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
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.
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
Ask for a wife beater round here and you'll get a can of Stella!
Well, I do always picture Stanley Kowalski in one.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »CurlyCockney wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »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?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
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.
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
Ask for a wife beater round here and you'll get a can of Stella!
Well, I do always picture Stanley Kowalski in one.
I googled the name but I'm none the wiser, sorry!0 -
One of the characters in Streetcar Named Desire (which is great).
Here's Marlon Brando in the role:
The character famously bellows "Stella!" at his wife.
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3dogsrunning wrote: »amyrebeccah wrote: »
Point made.
I met him once.
*checks photo* he wasn't wearing a tank top. Damn.
Have no idea who this is.
@jemhh - Jason Momoa. Khal Drogo from Game of Thrones and a bunch of other stuff.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »One of the characters in Streetcar Named Desire (which is great).
Here's Marlon Brando in the role:
The character famously bellows "Stella!" at his wife.
Ah thanks for explaining, it's been eons since I watched that film.1 -
While running=true do:
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IF Forgot nip guards but have sun blocker then Run shirtless
else if Forgot sun blocker but have nip guards then Run with sleeved shirt
else if Have sun blocker and have nip guards then Run with tank top
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Christine_72 wrote: »I don't care if the guy is fat or fit. Put an effing shirt on. You're not at home lounging around half naked, you are out in public.
When i see a shirtless guy jogging around the neighborhood, my first thought is he's thinking "look at me, look at me". Same thing goes for women bouncing around in their tiny sports bra and even smaller shorts.
When i used to walk/jog around the streets i would wear baggy shorts and tshirt, because i have no desire or need to be ogled/validated by passing complete strangers, so i tried to look as daggy and unattractive as possible.
This is very close to victim shaming. So if a woman gets sexually assaulted it's her fault for what she's wearing/not wearing rather than the bouchedag who did it? I hate to break it to you but the kind of guys who holler out of vans or on building sites will holler at any woman running, regardless of how 'daggy' she makes herself look.
But of course, if I run in tight athletic clothes rather than a baggy t-shirt, it must be because I desire to be 'ogled/validated' rather than the fact it's more comfortable to wear athletic clothes when you exercise. Meh.15
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