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djaxis1 Posts: 5 Joined: 2007/01/04	2007/01/04, 08:58 AM So, is it a crime for men to wearing simple pair of black lycra shorts during a workout at the gym? What are your thoughts and feelings towards this? Me - I love em'. I work out 4-5 dyas a week and I like the way they feel, like the way they look, and definitely opt for them over potato sack baggy shorts. My wife loves the spandex on me too. So be honest. How many of you despise spandex, how many of you dig it, or are you indifferent and why. Thanks:cool:
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/01/04, 09:13 AM I don't care. Wear what you want. t -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. - Andy Warhol
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2007/01/04, 09:37 AM The last thing I want to see at the gym is a guy in spandex. Try putting the baggy shorts over the spandex. I would actually wear it sometimes but only with shorts over it
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/04, 10:20 AM I still say spandex is better than nothin' under regular gym shorts. Almost. tiger...in europe alot of the men wear speedos....YEAH....that was cute. -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2007/01/04, 10:22 AM One of the first times I met my step father, he came out to swim with a speedo on. After my brother and i laughing for a few minutes, we had to tell him not to wear those here. But he was from Waco
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/04, 10:24 AM Damn texans. -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
jmknippel Posts: 170 Joined: 2006/02/21	2007/01/04, 10:24 AM Please wear shorts over the spandex...
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/04, 10:29 AM Yes....that would be my suggestion...put some shorts on over the spandex...and don't wear the short shorts over the spandex...looks ridiculous...honestly. -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2007/01/04, 10:51 AM As a swimmer, we have guys wearing the long spandex swim trunks and believe me, they leave nothing to the imagination. For fitness swimming, it is totally appropriate and the guys are in the water 95% of the time, so no show. I think it would be a tad revealing at the gym...I'd vote for shorts over top!
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/04, 10:55 AM oh yes....the low cut ones...but those are sexy...and those guys have the bodies to wear them...I remember the Olympics...that kid that was so good...now I can't remember his name...but he had a beautiful body...to bad I'm so damn old.:love: -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/01/04, 10:59 AM I for one have no need and see no reason you need to wear just spandex in a gym. As for your baggy shorts getting in the way that is a choice to wear baggy shorts...I have no want to "see" what spandex shows.....it offends most people on one level or another though most like me say nothing about it. Cover up I say! -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! Warning:Deadlifting going on! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/01/04, 11:20 AM In Europe, a lot of men wear nothing, too. ============ Quoting from KC_72: tiger...in europe alot of the men wear speedos....YEAH....that was cute. ============= -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. - Andy Warhol
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/01/04, 11:21 AM I wear spandex on any leg day, but I also put shorts over top. It's practically a requirement to squat wide stance. -------------- Iron and chalk.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/04, 11:32 AM I don't know about that Tim...they were all clothed at least somewhat when I saw them...BUT...the other night I went walmart up the street just to get away from my work and chit chat with some people I know there....and there was a guy walking around THERE naked!!!!!We heard it over the walkie-talkies...he went in the changing room and came out naked...we went looking to see if we could see before security got him...we missed him. But we did ask if there was anything worth seeing...we're such perv's. -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/01/04, 11:35 AM Sicko... We were in the Dominican a few years ago and there were a bunch of German folk in the area at the same time. Most of the men were not wearing much. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. - Andy Warhol
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/04, 11:45 AM I know...we have serious mental issues...but it was absolutely hysterical...you had to be there. I've seen next to nothing...speedo THONGS...my favorite. ...felt I needed to scrub my eyeballs....BAD memory. -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/01/04, 11:48 AM Well, thanks for that mental image. Sheesh. -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click* Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. - Andy Warhol
	2007/01/04, 11:50 AM KC has a way with the mental image thing.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/04, 11:51 AM Mental image....NOTHING in comparison...I need to stop talking about...may end up back in therapy ,Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome they called it. -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2007/01/04, 11:51 AM Ya, I've seen those speedos on the beach in Cancun ...the worst ones are the older guys with the pot bellys hangin over the front so you can't even see the speedo....uggg, now I have that image in my mind....past the eye scrubber KC!!
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/04, 11:53 AM Where's the imagination clorox....AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!! -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2007/01/04, 11:56 AM Let's just hope the Speedos stay out of the gym! I'd rather not see that. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/04, 11:58 AM :big_smile::laugh: Oh my...Forget the clorox...let's go for a lobotimy after that image. -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2007/01/04, 12:02 PM Squat day would be a bit awkward to watch.... :big_smile: -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
msmogreen Posts: 717 Joined: 2006/04/22	2007/01/04, 12:10 PM There is one man who wears spandex short at my gym and usually they are purple, yesterday a pattern of purple and pink with a hot pink cropped t-shirt. Sweet guy and I don't care if he wears spandex (have not noticed any indecent protrusions), but obviously what he wears tells us a lot about him. If you don't care what people think of you, then wear what you want. I'm not fond of spandex on men at all or on women who aren't in great shape. I also don't get women who expose their bellies wearing short bra tops when they still have rolls. Not sure what they are thinking.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/04, 12:13 PM "indecent protrusions" oh...wow...got a good ab workout yesterday...that is to damn funny. Those women you are talking abot Kathy...you have to wonder... if they OWN a mirror. -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
djaxis1 Posts: 5 Joined: 2007/01/04	2007/01/05, 06:15 AM Wow. So far I'm reading everyone hates it. My wife is very surprised too. She likes the way a toned male bod looks in spandex. As for those who act like it's toture to see it, no one has a gun to your head to make you look at anyone. So why is a man's form so horrible and a woman's okay? Many women go to the gym practically naked and no crack/ no curve is left to the imagination. I certainly have no prob with that. But why is that so acceptable, while many think a man should be covered in something baggy. Interesting cultural question I think.
nayeligym Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/01/05	2007/01/05, 06:48 AM I for one think men look sexy in gym spandex. As long as they are at least in moderate I think it looks great. Shiney spandex seems to look better on men too.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/01/05, 07:49 AM No offense to djaxis1 or nayeligym, but you both sound like you have a "thing" for spandex...that is nice for you. I personally do not want to see that type of clothing at a gym, in my opinion it is just being worn for sexual reasons.....for decades people worked out in a gym in non-spandex clothing.....no problems. Now it is like people think it is needed. As for men can not and women can,wear it I think neither should...it is not a needed thing. -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! Warning:Deadlifting going on! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2007/01/05, 08:13 AM I agree with Mutt. I would just rather not see it. Sure I have a choice to look, but its like a car accident (or someone with a mullet) - even after you see the wreck (or the hair) its hard to look away. The next time you think Spandex, think this guy: http://www.collegehumor.com/picture:1718023 -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2007/01/05, 09:47 AM Women also look good in dresses but that does not mean that a man would. As for not having to look, that is true but as Jb said sometimes you cannot help it. You asked for opinions and got them.....down with spandex:laugh:
msmogreen Posts: 717 Joined: 2006/04/22	2007/01/05, 11:54 AM Mutt...I don't know where to buy women's workout clothing that is not spandex. And wearing tight fitting bottoms is more modest for a woman than wearing loose shorts. I'm not too comfortable doing leg press with everything exposed. So, the uniform for women should be sweat pants and a baggy t shirt? The reason I wear tighter fitting workout clothes is for me...so I can see changes. Lose clothes cover everything up. Looking good in cute workout clothes works as motivation for me, also. I'm vain--I'm a woman. It is my nature. As for men in spandex...I think gay men are more likely to find it sexy than women. I also don't think there is anything wrong with looking attractive at the gym. I want to look good wherever I'm seen.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/01/05, 11:59 AM Not at all I have no probem with people using it as a tool. I have been in a lot of gyms and have seen a lot of outfits....90% of the spandex outfits people wear are NOT tastefully done....My whole argument for this has been that most of us at the gyms do not want to see things "hanging out" be it by the tight spandex or by to baggy clothing.... -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! Warning:Deadlifting going on! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
msmogreen Posts: 717 Joined: 2006/04/22	2007/01/05, 01:40 PM BTW, the outfit you see me in was taken for progress tracking only, I do not wear that outfit to the gym! I hate those pants and only wear the bra top under other tops. For the record! That would be considered a definite no-no for public exposure.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/05, 02:00 PM "Gay men",whoever started this thread is gonna LOVE that!!!!!.....oh brother Kathy...when did you get so funny????? -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
msmogreen Posts: 717 Joined: 2006/04/22	2007/01/05, 03:15 PM I'm being serious, KC. Although, may not apply to gay men with taste. I seriously don't mean to offend anyone.
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2007/01/05, 03:17 PM I know you were being serious...thats what makes it even funnier. -------------- \\"If you had one shot...or one opportunity to seize all you ever wanted...in one moment...would you capture it...or just let it slip\\" eminem
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/01/07, 10:39 AM I think as long as your 'junk' isn't hanging out the bottom of your shorts while you do crunches on the exercise ball (ewwwww), you can wear what you want, but don't be suprised if you hear snickering coming from the weight room... -------------- Until you value yourself you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. M. Scott Peck
msmogreen Posts: 717 Joined: 2006/04/22	2007/01/07, 12:38 PM Seriously, as long as you don't care what other people think, and like Amy said, your junk isn't hanging out, you should wear what makes you feel comfortable.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/01/07, 10:52 PM Unfonrtually men can't do things women can, nor can women do things men can. Especially in the public eye. Me perosnally, I don't want to see guys in spandex, nor their jeans hanging off thier asses. I don't wanan see girls with the "camel toe" either. Their's a tastful way to wear things, and a not so tasteful way. If you run track, Or bicycle....go with some underarmor spandex if you wish. But if your wearing it just to try and "show off" what you got, or what you THINK you got. I'd suggest you get your ego in check, cause no one but your wife cares about your junk. Evidently your gonna do what you want, since you think you look good in it, then go wear your tights. -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! Don't talk to me, only thing that should be moving is the bar.
djaxis1 Posts: 5 Joined: 2007/01/04	2007/01/09, 07:19 AM Message understood. Almost everybody hates it. Thanks everyone for responding to this question.
shay104 Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/01/25	2007/01/26, 05:02 PM No, I don't wear tights. I wear the required uniform.
JFK Posts: 8 Joined: 2005/02/15	2007/02/16, 12:58 PM ============ Quoting from djaxis1: So why is a man's form so horrible and a woman's okay? Many women go to the gym practically naked and no crack/ no curve is left to the imagination. I certainly have no prob with that. But why is that so acceptable, while many think a man should be covered in something baggy. Interesting cultural question I think. ============= Well lets see - men are hairy, we have things hanging between our legs, we don't have boobs.....This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when he dated the nudist. Women have (generally) beautiful naked bodies, men don't.
raosted Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/03/28	2007/04/09, 12:54 AM how showing up the gym in a Borat style thong.. I should do that just for fun one day. I actually have one of theos thongs, It came with the Borat dvd I bought. I figur itshould complement my slightly overwight hairy body quiye nicly http://brigite.com/Borat_the_movie_thong_swimsuit.htm
k-ok Posts: 163 Joined: 2007/02/24	2007/04/16, 02:38 PM One day I showed up in the gym in my black boxers (forgot to put my shorts on). Luckily, I hasd a long shirt on.:big_smile: I do wear bike shorts when I spin. The pad covers up everything!:laugh:
dfly411 Posts: 1,352 Joined: 2004/03/04	2007/04/16, 02:45 PM I personally think that men should go to the gym neckid. It would be way more entertaining for me, anyway. -------------- A morning without coffee is like something without something else.
k-ok Posts: 163 Joined: 2007/02/24	2007/04/17, 12:48 PM I might have to tatoo up if that were to happen. I'd need some sort of distraction.:laugh:
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/04/17, 03:17 PM If that were the case yesterday Dfly at my gym, I would have went into Cardiac Arrest! I swear they brought the whole firefighter squad from Seattle yesterday! Everywhere I looked, EYE CANDY was there! LOL....I won't even start talking about the grunts either... -------------- Bettia "Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open." - Lord Thomas Dewar
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/04/17, 03:32 PM if i went naked..i'd put somones eye out... -------------- \\"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\\" You have to learn to follow, before you can lead.
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/04/17, 03:41 PM You again! Nice to see you on the boards more often A. -------------- Bettia "Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open." - Lord Thomas Dewar

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