Men at the gym wearing compression shorts/tights...
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Always love tights! So much more comfortable and breathable!![IMG_8234.png]( "IMG_8234.png")
I always wear fitted bibshorts when out cycling, which can be just as revealing. But there are several additional factors at play:
- They're infinitely better than loose clothes on a bike (whereas the benefits of compression shorts in a gym are more debatable);
- They're standard attire for people on road bikes (whereas compression shorts are uncommon in the gym); and
- They're a bit less revealing on a bike than compression shorts are in a gym.
As a result, I'd only consider wearing compression shorts / tights in the gym if they were also commonly worn by other guys (which they currently aren't).
- They're infinitely better than loose clothes on a bike (whereas the benefits of compression shorts in a gym are more debatable);
- They're standard attire for people on road bikes (whereas compression shorts are uncommon in the gym); and
- They're a bit less revealing on a bike than compression shorts are in a gym.
As a result, I'd only consider wearing compression shorts / tights in the gym if they were also commonly worn by other guys (which they currently aren't).
Definitely not that common in comparison to looser fitting gym attire but I think the compression gear or tighter workout clothes is making a resurgence. I don't know when it really went away but I do think part of the change comes from the fact that Americans have become much more squeamish to anything dealing with nudity or revealing the body's contours. In the past I noticed that fitness people wore lot's of spandex and form fitting attire. If it was not tight it was definitely very short and skimpy.
I’m glad too because I was always afraid to wear tights to the gym!
I used to wear (pretty thick) tights running cross-country, and it was crazy how people went out of their way to look to see if they could see anything, which in thick tights probably wasn’t more exciting than a bulge.
Same for mountain biking in pretty thick black biking shorts. Bulge visible. VPL not.
Then there are the Olympic track stars, female and male. No camel toe or really detailed VPLs on the guys… but very clear who is how big, what side they dress on, whether they’re semi or not. Everyone thinks that’s fine for national TV. And it looks great.
So what it really gets down to is whether it looks good. I say yes, as long as there aren’t any uncomfortable sweat stains or really detailed outlines. If I can see veins on a guy’s Johnson, I might like it but if I’m really being respectful probably wouldn’t recommend it in a gym.
Anyway, I think society actually seems to really like a VPL and compression shorts of any style on a good looking athlete… so anyone should be able to wear the same if they think they look good.
Same for mountain biking in pretty thick black biking shorts. Bulge visible. VPL not.
Then there are the Olympic track stars, female and male. No camel toe or really detailed VPLs on the guys… but very clear who is how big, what side they dress on, whether they’re semi or not. Everyone thinks that’s fine for national TV. And it looks great.
So what it really gets down to is whether it looks good. I say yes, as long as there aren’t any uncomfortable sweat stains or really detailed outlines. If I can see veins on a guy’s Johnson, I might like it but if I’m really being respectful probably wouldn’t recommend it in a gym.
Anyway, I think society actually seems to really like a VPL and compression shorts of any style on a good looking athlete… so anyone should be able to wear the same if they think they look good.
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