clothes

[ottomun6]

This is getting tough, I want to attract big muscular guys by wearing something that says "hey I'm buffed too, let's talk".
But at the same time, I don't want all the women and teenage girls' attention (all that giggling)
I usually wear conservative, loose fitting clothes to tone down my build but, I still seem to get all the once overs from the womenfolk.
I very rarely get checked out (at least to my knowledge) by the muscleguys. But then, there aren't THAT many around. If only there was a way to switch the ratios around, muscleguys everywhere and the occasional womenfolk.

[polomuscle]

so wear something that makes you look gay and muscular. the women will leave you alone. i suggest a pink Ralph Lauren polo shirt that's one size too small for you, with the collar up.

Or, a 2xist tank top and leather chaps, with all your body hair removed.

[ottomun6]

Hmm, pink shirt ....ok
uh, chaps.... can you still wear those to church events?
and body hair removed....uh, will it hurt?

[Notbigenuff]

Get me the name of that church! I've been aching to wear my pink chaps somewhere.

Seriously, I'm not sure that you can find something that says "I'm gay so gals don't bother" for a couple of reasons. Pink is worn by both genders quite a bit now, polo shirts--though good looking and I agree there's just something about a man whose bursting out of one--are also pretty common, and there are just some women who don't pick up on any clues--regardless of how "blatant" you think you're being. A good looking, muscular man is just going to attract attention that way (something about natural selection I think). But I'm sure that the straight guys don't mind one bit. They're looking for something that says "I'm straight, so guys don't bother." But they run into the same problems, I bet.

[ottomun6]

Ok, gang I have heeded your messages and ran out and picked up some new purple shirts (even a pink one) maybe an assortment of these "he's gotta be gay" colors will ward off the chicks and attract the gay musclemen. (Although with my luck, it might work in reverse )

[ashleydelfin]

Good luck with that, some girls I know react to cute guys wearing purple or pink with "Well, maybe he's secure enough to wear pink and not have his masculinity threatened" and stuff like that. It's fun to see girls in denial.

Anyway, I recommend buying shirts with the ever-so-great phrases:
"Nobody knows I'm gay"
"2QT2BSTR8"

Any color you want.

[SMGF]

I saw an amusing pin someone was wearing once that said "Do I look straight to you?"

Said person was a lesbian, but the general idea still works.

[ottomun6]

Hmmm, nice! I just may get the nerve to do those phrases guys

[Sporty_guy]

Haha. One of my friends wears polo shirts all the time. & although he's not in the best shape, he still looks hot! (I'd never tell him that though!)

SG

edit: Purple and light blue are his colour of choice. So it does work!

[ethernet_jock]

They're looking for something that says "I'm straight, so guys don't bother." But they run into the same problems, I bet.

case in point:

I'm not very built... big... and getting more and more built... but I'm far from "bodybuilder" build or "muscle dude" size. I don't get hit on regularly by guys or girls but I do on occasion get a compliment such as "cool t-shirt" when I know that some girl is actually staring at the little valley between my pecs. Anyhow - on with the story.

My wife's best friend owns a candy store (one of those bulk-type stores) in a local shopping mall. We occasionally drop by to visit for a few hours at a time and during those times I'll usually stand in various places of the store being "free security guard" for the day catching teenagers pocketing candy bars and such. I find that having a somewhat intimmidating look can help with this and it's enough to keep me from getting bored during all the "girl talk". Anyhow, about 3 months ago I'm doing just this exact thing at said candy store, wedding ring on my hand, wife only 15 feet away. That day I think I was wearing a Denver Broncos Jersey (always sorta makes me look football jock-ish) and just your standard nylon gym shorts. Anyhow - up BEHIND me walks one of my wife's friend's EMPLOYEES (male) and he immediately begins to massage my shoulders and at first I let into it because I think it's my wife or her friend doing it and I'm like "mmmm that does feel good... thank you" and then he sort of quickly worked his way down to my biceps and just as I was thinking "I don't usually get massaged in this way" he says "Wow, you really ARE a big guy aren't you? I bet you played football in school huh? what position were you?". I sort of QUICKLY ducked out of his grasp and turned around and just said "uhhh no, I never played football" gave him a very sort of look and then walked away.

So anyway, yeah, the moral of the story is that to confirm the quote above... sometimes it doesn't matter how obvious it might be that you are straight or gay... people that may be attracted to you for one reason or another refuse to see the proof. Granted, I am actually bisexual... but I wasn't about to get into it with anyone in front of my wife (she knows but doesn't like to KNOW... if you know what I mean) not to mention that he wasn't at all "my type".

So there you have it, return to your regular programming.

[bulkinupbig]

ottomum6...
Some key things you should always keep in mind when deciding what to wear.
Dress comfortably. When you are comfortable you tend to be more confident.
So if you feel confident in pink or purple or black or white... wear what makes you feel comfortable and is appropriate for either work, the gym, the club or just hanging out.
Also make sure your clothes are clean, pressed and tailored to fit you.

Avoid wearing clothes that are too big or do not fit you well.

Also don't worry about what other people think.
If you are dressed appropriately and well groomed you should enjoy attracting the attention of both sexes.

Grooming is equally as important as your attire.
So keep the hair cut, the nails clean, the body fresh, and your bodyhair (either shaved of clipped.)

Also remember... A compliment is a compliment... smile and say "thank you".

As a competitive bodybuider my weight fluctuates in the offseason when I'm about 280 - 285 to when I'm competing at around 240.
So I have about a dozen or more 3X and a dozen or more 2X polo shirts.
There are times when I will stop by the grocery store after the gym wearing my sunglasses, a tank top, shorts, a jockstrap and my hightop sneakers...
You could imagine what comments I've recieved... from people staring... to asking the truly ridiculous question of "do you workout?"... to kids coming up to me and asking me to flex...
Take it all in stride and enjoy the attention for all the hard work.

[Bull]

It's impossible to "look gay" nowadays anyway. Have you taken a look at teen boys lately? They couldn't look any more gay if they had "fag" tattooed on their foreheads.

So what if women and girls show interest? They will quickly pick-up on your own lack of same.

[brent]

EJ, I wasn't aware that there were gay & straight clothes. Anyways, I never turn down a massage, unless the person doing it is getting too creepy!

Bull, yes I have noticed that a lot of the younger guys do look like they are all gay. I wonder if this is what it's like for every generation, and I'm just getting old, or if they really are trying to emulate us these days? At any rate, I'm just glad to see very few of those God-awful baseball caps anymore (I hate those things).

[Notbigenuff]

Originally Posted by brent

EJ yes I have noticed that a lot of the younger guys do look like they are all gay...

Not gay, metrosexual!

Here I thought it was just me, but it does seem that not only in dress but in mannerisms a lot of the younger guys aren't as "butch" as men used to be. Probably a good sign, as it might mean that they don't feel the need to fit into specific roles as deteremined by society. Or, they are all a bunch of "sissies" (just kidding guys--don't hit me ).

But, Brent, I am sad to say that it is most likely a sign of age and the differences in generations...*sigh*

[ottomun6]

Bulkinupbig, thanks. I guess the one thing I'm really trying to get at is the strange situation where I get someone that might be TOO focused on me. There was a guy many moons ago at work that was a gay bodybuilder, he had a b/f. The problem he had was when a gal became interested in him, he told her that he was gay and she says that she didn't care, she was in love with him and she knew that she would change him.
My muscles recently got me into similar trouble, a friend's sister called me up and confessed that she had been in love with me since she saw me (I grew up with these guys). I was on the phone back and forth for 3 or 4 days before I could convince her that I was gay. She was determined to "have"me. Its just a bit unsettling because I am still that quiet/polite guy inside. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. Shoot, I even get the gals doing the "crotch" scan when talking to them.

Hmm... Metrosexual ... new generation ... less forced into societies role ... New Romantic hair styles ... a lot of young guys aren't as "butch" as they used to be ...

All I can think of is that scene from "The Fifth Element" where the battle is in full force in the ballroom of the spaceship and the hero (Bruce Willis) desperately needs a gun passed to him by the big bodybuilder dressed in frilly clothes who is dumb as shit and passes him a couple of pool balls.

[glammaman2000]

...but i will never get used to straight guys with waxed eyebrows.

[brent]

Originally Posted by glammaman2000

...but i will never get used to straight guys with waxed eyebrows.

I have a severe unibrow, and my eyelash is way thicker than a normal human's. Besides that, enduring the pain of eyebrow waxing helps build a pain tolerance that helps in the gym IMHO. I don't like guys with thin, fake looking eyebrows, but I see no problem in using wax to, "Separate the Sea" so to speak...

[The Magus]

The problem I have with waxed eyebrows is that sometimes I find unibrows kind of sexy. I also liked "Bert" best from Sesame Street, so I clearly have issues.

[Notbigenuff]

Originally Posted by The Magus

The problem I have with waxed eyebrows is that sometimes I find unibrows kind of sexy. I also liked "Bert" best from Sesame Street, so I clearly have issues.

Bert? You liked Bert? Can't understand that when clearly Ernie is the better looking of the couple!

If anybody says "Big Bird" they're goin' on my "ignore" list.

[ottomun6]

...Mmmmm!, [COLOR=DarkOrange]Big Bird[/COLOR]....so damn TALL!!...mmm! ...and that HUGE pecker he calls a beak!!

[Notbigenuff]

Snuffleupagus! There's one hairy hunk of beef! No one bigger than him on the show.

(Okay, I'll settle down now...)

[brent]

Originally Posted by The Magus

The problem I have with waxed eyebrows is that sometimes I find unibrows kind of sexy. I also liked "Bert" best from Sesame Street, so I clearly have issues.

I still feel that I deserve to have two separate eyebrows like the rest of society. No matter what fetish a few of you have, and I have a big jar of wax from Sally Beauty !

I keep seeing references to the "AF catalog" which is I assume Abercrombe Fitch? Never saw one of their catalogs and haven't been to a mall in a couple of years. Something special about AF?

Personally I enjoy getting the Undergear and International Male catalogs. Not so much for the clothes but they've got a nice rotation of models. I Especially like the gym wear section. I do have a nice selection of stretchy casual shirts from them. Mostly though now that I'm retired I bike around semi-nude or wear grungy 10 year old sleeveless t-shirts and frayed jean cutoffs.

[ashleydelfin]

The thing about the AF catalog is that it is softcore porn, really. One of my friends used to work there and he got a copyof it and brought it to school. It has all this articles about sex (even one on group masturbation). Sex sells, I guess. Also, there's a bunch of pics where you see guys (very cute ones) hugging and stuff. Risqu? stuff.

[brent]

Originally Posted by ashleydelfin

The thing about the AF catalog is that it is softcore porn, really. One of my friends used to work there and he got a copyof it and brought it to school. It has all this articles about sex (even one on group masturbation). Sex sells, I guess. Also, there's a bunch of pics where you see guys (very cute ones) hugging and stuff. Risqu? stuff.

That's why we like them. It isn't the overpriced clothes.

[ethernet_jock]

LOL you guys are hilarious....

Brent - I think my point was that there isn't such a thing anymore as gay or straight clothes and that you can pretty much just about expect anything from anyone.

As for teen metrosexuals tho... I'm going with "sissy".... just my opinion.

[brent]

EJ, you are right that the thing with "Looking gay" has almost completely disappeared in recent years. I think really tight t-shirts are mostly still the domain of gay men, and those God-awful baseball caps are the domain of straight men. Even those rules get bent/broken.

[ashleydelfin]

Funny thing, tight shirts here in Mexico are worn by f'ing EVERYONE. Same goes for muscle tees and mesh tops. Hell-o? Must I explain those were not made for just ANYONE? Gods, the things my poor eyes have seen. So it's impossible to know based on that... the real obvious ones are just the ones that are in drag (or near drag, anyway). And that is just ~shivers~... Why would ANYONE want to wear high heels, anyway? Most of my girl friends do nothing but complain about them (sure, they BUY them, but then they complain, complain, complain).

And of course, the real cute ones wear baggy clothing, which looks hot only because of the pecs and arms (where the clothing simply cannot be baggy ~dreamy sigh~).

As for baseball caps, I think they can be sexy. At least my two major crushes have managed to make them look that way.

[ethernet_jock]

hehe... my wife HATES it when I wear a baseball cap... but I only do it to motivate her to cut my hair for me. :P it works.

As for tight t-shirts, regardless of sexual preference..... no doubt. I've seen some 450lb guys walking around (and NOT 450lbs of muscle) wearing mesh muscle shirts or intentionally tight t-shirts acting as if they are buff (including arm band tattos and stuff).... I've seen way too much of that, thank you. I don't even put myself into tight t-shirts because I know that I'm not at the caliber yet to deserve that.... not even close.... but I don't consider it a gay thing at all.

[claygrant]

Is there any reason why this thread is in the "on TV and Film" section?? I'll post my question here anyway... for those of you who wear tanktops, what are your favorite brands? Which fit well and look good? All the buff guys in here oughta know!

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[GTlifter]

Hey everyone I need guys who are lifters to help me out. I am getting ready to buy new pants for the winter months and like many of you I love me a pair of jeans. I have one that I can currently fit, because I bought them big.

I was wondering if anyone had information on jean sizes.

My leg measurements are currently 27" quads and 18" calves at 6'1" 224 and I plan to bulk to 250 this winter. My waist is 32.5". So you guys get a idea of me. Don't know how big my legs are going to get but I would love any help I can get.

(Also because I know people will asks me somehow my other measurements are 44" chest, 17.5" biceps and 18" neck.)

[WhoDunIt]

You may need to buy pants for fat guys and get a belt to be honest, and watch out for the ones being sold by big box stores, you can get 3 pairs of the same brand and size pants at Wal-Mart, yet each one is different and will have a different feel to them.

[latinherc]

Originally Posted by GTlifter

Hey everyone I need guys who are lifters to help me out. I am getting ready to buy new pants for the winter months and like many of you I love me a pair of jeans. I have one that I can currently fit, because I bought them big.

I was wondering if anyone had information on jean sizes.

My leg measurements are currently 27" quads and 18" calves at 6'1" 224 and I plan to bulk to 250 this winter. My waist is 32.5". So you guys get a idea of me. Don't know how big my legs are going to get but I would love any help I can get.

(Also because I know people will asks me somehow my other measurements are 44" chest, 17.5" biceps and 18" neck.)

Well it looks like you are really transforming into a bbr hunk, i would buy size 36x34 loose as i think your waist may be getting closer to 34
and yesss i hope you broke that 250 i wanna see you massive!

[inm]

6"2, 27.25" thighs , 37" waist here Levis 550 barely fit my thighs and hips, and then I'd better not put anything into a pocket. You have smaller waist, you'll probably feel and look very good with those.

[suma]

basically all bbers need to buy pants with larger waist size to accomodate the quads.

[GTlifter]

It seems so, LOL. I don't mind with shirts, I will try those on first all the time. My biggest change with bodybuilding is because you are constantly growing that you have to buy things a little big and also you can't be like well those were my number two months ago when I bought a shirt so it should still be it which is actually exciting.

[digger]

Try Levis 569. If you'll accept something jeans-like but not denim, them look at pants from Kuhl (look on Zappos). The legs are VERY roomy without looking like parachute pants.