not talking about just gay guys. i see straight men wearing spandex shorts while lifting. is there a specific reason for this?
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10-05-2008, 05:44 PM #1
Why do some guys wear spandex shorts to the gym?
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10-05-2008, 05:59 PM #2
comfort? I wear them underneath my normal shorts when i go, its kind of like a jock strap and keeps you in place
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10-05-2008, 06:06 PM #3
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10-05-2008, 06:06 PM #4
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10-05-2008, 06:07 PM #5
they just don't feel like putting anything over cause they think its sexy and can show off to everyone else. I think its just a matter of the fact they think it looks good, they might tell you that baggy shorts over top are distracting or something like that.
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10-05-2008, 06:16 PM #6
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I wear lots of tight stuff in the gym, like t-shirts and vest etc, but never shorts. That is for only d*cks who want to show off way too much.
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10-05-2008, 06:25 PM #7
well I would like to see you tell BIG ronnie not to wear spandex ........lol
Last edited by trytogain; 10-05-2008 at 06:29 PM.
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10-05-2008, 06:28 PM #8
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10-05-2008, 06:31 PM #9
the same reason the old guy walks around naked, it wouldn't be a gym without it. They are standard issue gym accessories. Like the guy who really clanks his weights together hard, and the guy who screams and grunts like hes giving birth. Or the guy curling in the squat rack, talking for 15 mins between sets.
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10-05-2008, 06:42 PM #10
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10-05-2008, 07:51 PM #11
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Personal preference.
I prefer loose sweatpants.Bodybuilding is 60% training and 50% diet. Yes that adds up to 110%, because that's what you should be giving it. Change the inside, and the physique will follow.
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10-05-2008, 07:57 PM #12
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I do have a pair of underarmour compression shorts that I sometimes wear to the gym. But I would never wear them without shorts over them. Not in a million years.
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10-05-2008, 08:57 PM #13
Any world class powerlifter will wear tight shorts to the gym... bagged shorts tend to get in the way especially in lifts like the deadlifts where the bar is pretty much dragging along side your body.
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10-05-2008, 09:11 PM #14
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10-05-2008, 09:23 PM #15
i make sure to wear boxer briefs isntead of normal boxes on squat day. before i did this i ripped a couple pairs of normal boxers when squatting low.
i still wear shorts on top. however, sometimes when shruging i can feel the bar or dumbells rub up against my shotrs and drag them down a little. also, when doing leg press the shorts can creep down a bit.
even still...no way i'm going spandex.
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10-05-2008, 10:44 PM #16
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I only wear compression shorts under my short-shorts when doing squats. Do compression shorts fall under the Richard Simmons category, Y/N?
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10-06-2008, 01:31 AM #17
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10-06-2008, 01:45 AM #18
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I'd wear shorts like this to the gym if I had them.
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10-06-2008, 02:35 AM #19
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Why do you care what other people wear to the gym?
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11-30-2009, 09:35 AM #20
feel like i should add my 2 cents...
I run on trail and on treadmill, I used get skin chafed all the time, then I discovered compression shorts. At first, I used to wear another loose shorts over it but after a while I got tired of washing an extra short, so now I just wear compression shorts with loose tshirt.
Initially I used to be self concise while just wearing compression shorts especially when i ran at gym cause there are very few guys who wear compression shorts there. But now it's so natural that I don't even think about it.
However, I have noticed that I get hit on a lot on trail now but that might have more to do with losing fat and getting healthier.
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11-30-2009, 01:54 PM #21
Same reason you get the 110lbs'ers wearing tight vests
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11-30-2009, 01:57 PM #22
I wear spandex-like material bike/compression shorts when I ride the bike in the gym. It's so your crotch doesn't ride up your ass.
Why you'd wear it otherwise, I'm not sure, but there might be a reason. No reason to get all judgy, yeah?I love you.
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11-30-2009, 02:06 PM #23
People should wear whatever clothing they feel comfortable in. Ridiculing other peoples clothes is lame. Like those guys on E! Award Show Fashion reviews. I saw this really flamboyant dude wearing some sort of strange outfit from outer space complete with silver hair, yet he had the audacity to criticize a another guy because his tie was too thin!
If someone likes wearing tight shorts to the gym, who cares. If someone likes the way that the spandex contours their enormous package, then good for them. If his giant lycra-wrapped sausage is too much for you too handle, think of it as an excercise in self control. Concentrate on what you are doing, ignore the distractions, and then the world is a happier and better place.
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11-30-2009, 02:07 PM #24
I wear trunks under my shorts to the gym. Granted they are shorts that come an inch or two above my knee, so when I squat or do abs I show lots of leg. I have the decency though, in a public place, to wear shorts over my underwear.
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11-30-2009, 02:11 PM #25
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11-30-2009, 02:14 PM #26
Its so you can see my monster dong while I'm working out. I also carry around a box of magnum condoms to drive the point home.
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11-30-2009, 02:22 PM #27
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11-30-2009, 03:05 PM #28
Why do some guys wear underarmor shirts when they are clearly not built enough to "show off" their body that way? no clue. might be ego, might be delusions, might be comfort. I'm sure each of them has their own answer.
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11-30-2009, 03:17 PM #29
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11-30-2009, 03:23 PM #30
So people can see my penis.
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