I used to wrestle, so I have some of those one-piece wrestling singlets. Sometimes work out in those singlets in my gym (I just grab whatever is in my drawer). I've never even thought about it but recently came across a thread where some people thinks it's odd. Do you guys think it's absolutely stupid or even inappropriate to wear that in the gym? No one in the gym ever said anything to me (although I suppose they could be laught at me in the back!) I'm not a huge body builder, but I have a nice lean muscular build (definitely not overweight!).
Thanks!
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08-18-2006, 12:10 PM #1
Wearing a Wrestling Singlet in a Gym
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08-18-2006, 12:20 PM #2
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08-18-2006, 10:20 PM #4
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08-19-2006, 01:42 AM #5
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08-19-2006, 09:47 AM #6
I would laugh very much...
It wouldn't be bad if you wore a pair of athletic shorts too... but if you are working out in the singlet alone, then EVERYONE is laughing at you."Believe in yourself. Believe in your own potential for greatness. Believe that you can change the world. It is something that is within each of us."
- Evan Michael Tanner 1971-2008
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08-19-2006, 10:56 AM #7
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08-19-2006, 01:23 PM #8
WOW. I had no idea it's THAT bad.....I thought I've seen some guys with powerlifting singlets too....I thought putting athletic shorts on top of the singlet makes the top and the whole thing odd. But then based on the response thus far, it seems like I am the one who have no idea of what odd means.....
At least, I'm not as bad as those fat guys wearing tight pants and a way oversize tank top or cutoffs which basically show their whole bare upper body like the singlet or worse. (Or am I just as bad?)
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08-19-2006, 09:05 PM #9
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08-19-2006, 11:51 PM #12
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08-20-2006, 05:19 AM #13
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08-20-2006, 05:23 AM #14
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08-20-2006, 12:40 PM #15
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08-21-2006, 04:35 PM #16
Please don't wear a wrestling singlet into the gym anymore, I'm begging you
Paul
www.mmamuscle.com
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08-22-2006, 10:41 AM #17
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08-22-2006, 10:01 PM #18
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08-23-2006, 10:23 AM #19
I too was a wrestler, now I coach, I put spandex on in the gym but under my shorts, Spandex for me signifies it is time to work, When a Singlet was on, there was no games it was all or nothing, I have moved that into my everyday fitness life, If I'm just there to do the rounds no spandex.
I assure you people are chuckling at you in your singlet, heck people chuckle at the kids on my team from the stands and they are wrestling in singlets.Venice Fitness in Toronto are Crooks Worst Gym to deal with ever.
Took me 1 year to get fat, how long will it take me to get unfat again....
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08-23-2006, 10:52 AM #20Originally Posted by deRusett
I never understand why people chuckle at wrestlers in singlets. Seems immature to me. I guess they chuckle at swimmers wearing speedo in competition too?
I absolutely agree with your "no games" attitude when I wear a singlet to workout. Maybe that's why I hardly noticed if people in the gym laughed at me or not. It doesn't bother me. I do wipe sweat from the equipments before and after use. So what I wear should really be no offense to people.
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08-24-2006, 10:38 AM #21
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09-16-2006, 04:42 PM #22
Yeah tell us what style and color it is before we can judge or not. Haha just kidding wearing solely a singlet to lift is really ODD, especially if your wearing normal athletic or running shoes. But seriously Ive got some sweet state singlets from FS/Greco nationals, and I would be damn proud to show em off. Cept I would wear shorts over them. My favorite is the lowcut Team WA singlet with trees over the thighs and Mt Rainer on the front and an apple on the back. Plus since its lowcut it shows off my muscles
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05-08-2015, 06:32 PM #23
I go to a gym which has Olympic Weightlifting training. I have been weightlifting & wearing many singlets to the gym for years. No one, neither male or female, has ever said anything negative to me or my choice of attire. In fact, if anything, I receive many compliments for my singlets at the gym. In addition, there are several other guys who work out in their singlets & it's really not that uncommon. There is no difference between a wrestling singlet & a weightlifting singlet; they're both made of lycra, spandex etc. If anyone stares at you, giggles or you feel they're talking behind your back, then just ignore them. Be proud of who you are, wear what you want with pride & confidence, and remember what other people think of you is none of your business. Continue training for YOU and don't seek the approval of others. You look great!
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05-08-2015, 09:23 PM #24
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05-08-2015, 10:58 PM #25
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05-09-2015, 04:30 PM #26
I'm a guy and I love spandex. I train in Olympic weightlifting, which if you have seen the sport on television, the competition uniform requires a singlet. I own over 50 spandex singlets and still collecting more! I'll admit that I chose to do Olympic weightlifting primarily for the sake that I can get away with wearing singlets regularly, even if just training. The gym I go to has about 50 weightlifting members and I'm not the only one who also wears singlets during workouts. Based of what I see, theere are a few macho, big muscled heteros who wear their singlets & then there's a few homos (such as myself) who choose to wear spandex singlets, tights or shorts for fetish reasons. I don't wear a shirt over my singlets, so my bulge is fully on display and it's so thrilling! I love when I catch a hetero guy quickly checking out or flat out staring at my bulge. I always pretend that I don't notice when someone is looking at my crotch, but I can always feel their eyes on me. It is such an exciting experience! I've noticed in my years wearing spandex singlets to the gym, those who stare at me the most and for the longest are the heteros who come across as homophobic. I hardly find a gay guys staring at me (maybe they're checkng at the macho guys too?), whereas it's the women in the gym who glance down below very quickly and act like they just didn't. Hah, it seems as if the women are scared to found caught staring at me, yet the men look for a longer period as if they're trying to analyze my bulge, which honestly is bigger than average sizes. I've worn singlets to the same gym, working out with the same people (mostly guys) for years now and I can't remember the last time I overheard or thought soneone was talking behind my back. I think that the regulars don't think twice about my clothing attire, as they're used to it. I'm sure I'd get more blank stares if one day I showed up wearing jogging pants...but that will never happen! To me, it's a very empowering feeling when my singlet catches the eye of a hetero guy right in the direction of my bulge. In short, it's so fun for me, as a gay man, for my bulge to get the attention of a hetero guy! No one has ever tried to flirt with me, nor is that even my angle. I wouldn't call myself an attention whore as I've read from other peoples posts. Rather, I'm just a wannabe. I'm not at all ever going to compete in Olympic weightliftng, but I can dream that I'm a part of the bigs boys, right? hehe. Balls may not be boobs, but it does take a balls to confidently put on a singlet in a public gym, struting your genitalia in skin-tight clothing and acting like you don't give a hoot of the opinions of others. Consider me guilty of feeling sexy in spandex!
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10-06-2017, 03:21 PM #27
Anyone that has the energy to judge what other people wear to the gym, of all freakin' things, isn't working hard enough. Anyone uptight or insecure enough to look down on a singlet is probably lousy company anyway. Wear a cape, wear a kilt, wear a hole in the mat, who cares? If it's good enough to freakin wrestle in, then it's definitely appropriate for the gym. Why the hell do these people care?
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10-06-2017, 03:36 PM #28
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