[ball dont lie]

Man for years I've been playing basketball in the late fall and early spring wearing two pairs of long johns, top and bottom. Recently some people are wearing compression stuff so if people don't look too close they don't notice they are long underwear under my shorts.

I don' care at all. I like to be warm.

Same thing when I work out. Thermal shirts, under sweat shirts. Long underwear under shorts. Winter hats or folded up dew rag around my head. I like to be warm and sweating.

[zatara]

My priorities when choosing clothes to wear to the gym are 1) can I lift comfortably in it and 2) is it clean enough to not smell. Nothing else matters.

Why would you care what you look like when you're working out? 95% of the people you'd potentially impress are dudes. For the odd girl, if you're pushing yourself properly you're likely to be a bright red, sweaty mess anyway - not particularly attractive no matter what clothes you're wearing.

[jariel]

(05-26-2015 04:39 AM)Mage Wrote:  

^ Cutler looks like a fatso when not exposing skin. The modern pharma-heavy bodybuilders are just muscle-fat bulks.

On topic:

Originally I also thought that it doesn't matter what you wear in the gym, because gym is supposed to be for me and not for picking up girls so I wore my worst and oldest plain oversized t-shirt that covered any definition and gray plain shorts and pretended that i don't give a fuck. Also I didn't wash my hair in gym days when if it needed washing because it will be sweaty after gym anyway.

However I have changed my ways since I couldn't help but notice how cool some dudes dress for gym and how badass they look compared to me even if our muscles are relatively on the same development level. I started to wear more tight and interesting clothes and also I always make sure my hair and beard look sharp. I feel this helps in my lifting. Somehow looking into mirror and seeing yourself a bad motherfucker makes me feel more confident before big lifts and more energetic. I believe that appearance is very important because it influences our subconscious self image a lot. We men are visual and we base most of our opinion on women on their looks, but subconscioulsly we are also visual when it comes to other guys, we visually access them as our competitors and think how we would measure up. I believe our self assessment does affect some hormone levels and thus strength output, maybe it's just placebo, but for me it does bring benefits to dress sharp.

The gym is me time but in this mean time I also like to feel like a sharp and confident slayer not as a dull slob, so dressing has some importance. It's by far the one of least important things in lifting and the difference it makes is subtle but still it makes some difference.

Mage,

I went through a similar process. I make an effort to look good outside of the gym, so I figured I could afford to step it up a little bit when I'm in the gym.

I always go pretty hard so I kind of employed a "whatever" attitude; you notice real athletes when they work out are decked out in name brand gear, but they're usually sponsored by somebody, and even if they had to pay, it's money they can afford to spend without even thinking about it.

Some of us don't want to or can't afford to spend $40 on a Jordan muscle tank or Under Armour compression shirt, but we can still upgrade our gym gear at a reasonable expense.

Nike.com had a sale recently -- in fact it's still ongoing, although the inventory is not as much -- so I bought a few $15-$20 tanks.


The nicer tanks replaced my beat up old wife beaters and t-shirts.

I already have shorts since I play ball fairly regularly and saw no need to buy more.

I bought a few compression and tanks from Champion, all between $6-$10 off Amazon and the Champion website -- I have prime, so I get a lot of things off Amazon and don't have to worry about shipping costs fucking up the deal prices.



The compression shirts are just as good as Under Armour and cost less than half the price.

Also if you workout outside or play ball outside, then its understandable to not give too much of a fuck about the shoes, but for the gym, it's reasonable to have one pair of nice shoes.

Sites like Finish Line, Eastbay, etc. always have sales and coupon codes so you can get a pair of fresh kicks at a reasonable cost.

I do most of my shopping anyway off Ebay, so I ended up buying a pair of
pair of new white Jordan SC-3's off Ebay for $40 including shipping.



That was a rare find, I've noticed that on Ebay most people are trying to sell their old shoes at nearly brand new prices, so it often just makes more sense to get a pair of Eastbay or similar site.

All in all, I probably spent about $125-$150 to completely refresh my gym gear, and now I'm good. Some of those items I won't wear when I'm working out outside to keep them fresh.

As with anything in life, if you have the money, and it's something you want to do, do it, but make sure you do it for yourself, not because you want some chick to notice you -- most are in their own world at the gym, trying to workout while being cognizant of the fact that guys are checking them out while they get their reps in.

In my case, when I'm at the gym, there usually aren't very many women around, and the ones that are, are typically ones I wouldn't have any interest in -- they're not real fitness chicks, they're just overweight chicks who are on a temporary "gotta hit the gym" kick.

It doesn't hurt to have that psychological feeling that you do look good, regardless of where you are, just don't worry about going overboard, keep it reasonable, again, do it for yourself.

[s3k]

How many times have you walked by that slim burnette prior or after a work-out but was 1. To tired to game or 2. Not feeling your sweaty self game? A lot of good ideas in the thread thanks. For the past 3 years i have been in that "gocused mode" not giving 2 shitz about gaming at the gym. But now opening my eyes i'm finding a lot of female wondering eyes my way, smiles etc..at the time i didn't think they were any ioi's towards me but now i'm begining to think otherwise. Could be sone easy tail at the gym. Ordered some compression shirts from champion, thx jariel.

[The Beast1]

I go to the gym to work out, not look pretty. I rock simple gym shorts and some t-shirt that i've retired from my daily rotation.

With that said, I rock these in the gym:



The only people that have commented on them are guys.

[RexImperator]

Haha... A lesbian opened me once commenting on my Romaleos.

Hard core old school trainers will say you should always wear a full sweat suit.

[blackaldr]

I wear my Romaleos, lycra leggings and no shirt. I go to a small olympic weightlifting gym so that's acceptable there

[heavy]

(06-24-2015 02:32 PM)blackaldr Wrote:  

no shirt

I wish I could go shirtless. What I wear:
- Old cutoff (homemade) white tee shirt
- Mesh shorts with pockets.
- Old shoes (not squatting enough lbs to worry about yet) (just cross trainers, or basketball shoes if I decide to ball)

I've always worn this. However, when I started lifting a little more seriously and get ripped, I ditched some of the oversized cutoffs I had and with the smaller ones, cut the arm holes lower to show more.

I don't give a shit about style or newness or any of that shit. It's motivational to see the payoff. The payoff isn't style, it's being stronger and ripped.

[blackaldr]

If I go to a commercial gym I like wearing short shorts and a tight tank top. I hate the baggy loose knee length shorts.

[Carboneraser]

To avoid looking like a douche: No underarmour/tight shirts/perfectly coordinated outfits/wifebeaters

To avoid looking like a new guy: No sweat suits/head bands/hardcore lifting equipment when you're <200 pounds

Anywhere in between is fair game as far as Im concerned (And I feel most people are)

Generally I go in a pair of running shoes with normal socks (Not pulled up to the knees like BBall socks) black athletic shorts so I dont have to worry about wrinkles when they sit in a bag all day and a crappy tshirt.

Whatever makes your experience easiest. I know Im guilty of checking myself out in between sets so instead i wear longer sleeved tshirts and looser clothing.

[RexImperator]

Don't you guys find that the "pump" is just kind of fake? I mean, it's sort of an illusion because it goes away after a few hours. It seems silly to be checking yourself out all the time.

[Sketness]

i literally went to the gym today in a black wifebeater and shorts.... i guess im a douche bag

[Kieran]

(06-28-2015 07:18 PM)RexImperator Wrote:  

Don't you guys find that the "pump" is just kind of fake? I mean, it's sort of an illusion because it goes away after a few hours. It seems silly to be checking yourself out all the time.

Yeah I suppose. But it feels good.

How many pounds of muscle would people estimate are needed for somebody to look the way they do when pumped? Including legs makes it difficult, but for upper body I'd guess somewhere in the region of 5-8 pounds?

[Blackwell]

(06-29-2015 09:30 AM)Kieran Wrote:  

(06-28-2015 07:18 PM)RexImperator Wrote:  

Don't you guys find that the "pump" is just kind of fake? I mean, it's sort of an illusion because it goes away after a few hours. It seems silly to be checking yourself out all the time.

Yeah I suppose. But it feels good.

How many pounds of muscle would people estimate are needed for somebody to look the way they do when pumped? Including legs makes it difficult, but for upper body I'd guess somewhere in the region of 5-8 pounds?

I wouldn't think that estimation was too far off.

The pump is your future. You are always chasing the pump.

I mean personally I love it.

[Kickb]

In my locker you will find:

A white T-shirt, black dri-fit shorts, and a pair of grey tennis shoes.

And as an alternate look, I have orange dri-fit shorts that I throw on when I feel like I've worn the black ones too often.