Clothing in the gym

Apart from one thing - the scrunched bum leggings scrunch around the anus and separate the butt cheeks into a giant peach with the anus highlighted. I'm a woman who is straight and doesn't do anal and I still can't help noticing/thinking of horrible anal porn when I see this

This is entirely down to your own thinking. I manage to do a spin class, facing someone's bum and not spend the whole time thinking about "horrible anal porn".

Maybe take up knitting?

Are they balls dressing for themselves.

It's for attention

It's the male audacity and entitlement in that piece. The women are the problem, not him and his attitude. The sluts are asking for it.

It's not about the clothing choices.

I've been going to the gym (off and on) for about 10 years as well and I've never noticed this.

Occasionally I see women in sports bras but I also see men in tiny tank tops so...
Funnily enough, I don't perv on all the men and women at the gym. I'm there for me and my workout.

The only person I'm looking at is either me in the mirror or my mate when she's showing me what to do.

I could def wear a bandeau bra. I am very small chested and only use the gym for strength work, no cardio (I do that outside) i.e. I'm not leaping about.

I only wear something under my vest for modesty reasons really.

I am amazed at what the young women wear in the gym nowadays, which is smaller than my underwear. But more in a... wow, I never would have had the confidence to wear that kind of way. Not in a negative way.

So, to paraphrase: "I'm a lecher who can't keep my eyes in my head and my mind on my business. Rather than acknowledge that I have the self control and social skills of an animal in mating season and work on myself, I'm going to hold women responsible for my failings as a man. I'm a weak willed misogynist in a society where that is increasingly frowned upon, so I'm reaching out in the hopes of validation from other inadequates like myself."

I think when other people’s clothing begins to make you immediately think of anal porn, it’s time to stop watching so much porn. I’ve never looked at those leggings and thought “ooh, anal porn.” They’re just leggings with some butt detail.

I think if you have small boobs you can get away with a bandeau bra. I follow meggan grubb on instagram and she’s posted a gym session wearing a bandeau bra. Fair enough she pulls it off, I know I definitely couldn’t as it wouldn’t provide enough support.

Women don't need to be policed by pervy men - I was at the gym yesterday - most women had cycle shorts and crop tops - most men had shorts and vests (the kind that basically show off the nips) - I managed to do a full weight workout without sliding of my bench in a fit of passion or grabbing the man next to me by the balls - this guy needs to calm the fuck down.

I agree for the most part. Even as a woman, I feel uncomfortable being able to see another person's genital outline because her shorts are almost spray-on tight. It's grotty and no one seems to have any class or dignity anymore.

Completely agree now although I used to be in the ‘it’s your problem’ camp. Got a stern talking to by my big sister about clothes(Im tall and was wearing 1960s style dresses) . They were too short for an active woman, without shorts underneath.
Since I have thought more about what to wear in gym.
Grossed out by the bum crack leggings in tightly spaced gyms. If the gym is well set out it shouldnt be an issue but one gym I went to had half the machines lined up like a viewing platform facing where women were doing squats etc…

I agree the clothing has got a bit more revealing especially the scrunch bum shorts and I wouldn’t personally wear a lot of the outfits I see BUT women can wear what they want and it’s on the men to not look!! Women should not have to adapt their clothing choices because men can’t control themselves!!

Everyone knows what leggings you mean, but most people's brains don't immediately jump to anal porn on seeing them.

I'll repeat, women can wear what they want and if it makes you think of anal then that's your problem.

Personally, I can't stand the sort of super thin, super tight leggings that, as a PP says, do a particularly good job of delineating the butt cheeks. Ditto very low cut tops where it's hard to understand how the breasts are being protected during a workout.

But I'll defend a woman's right to wear them at the gym if she wants to. I agree with previous posters - we have all been subjected to shirtless men, often wearing nothing a but a tiny little speedo at the swimming pool or gym. We see men in ridiculous cycling leggings that leave NOTHING to the imagine. And believe it or not, we've all managed NOT to jump them.

If a man sees a woman in revealing clothing and finds that attractive, fine. Doesn't mean she shouldn't wear it. He can find her attractive and not be so distracted he can't function ffs.

Those scrunch bum leggings / shorts are vile. I find myself looking at women’s bums when they wear them, but not in a sexual way, just in a bemused way at how uncomfortable and bad they look.

There's a difference between DELIBERATELY going out of your way to use the gym as your personal porn studio and looking at all women and calling them porn stars...

I am not a fan of skimpy anything at the gym including topless men, just put it away

If the poor man can't cope with unwanted arousal, he should join a men-only gym.

I'm guessing he should avoid swimming and the beach if he can't cope with being around women in shorts and vests. 🙄

He's right about one thing it's absolutely his problem.

No, I don't agree. I train regularly and my choice of workout wear is old fashioned leggings and a t-shirt but a lot of the women who train wear tiny crop tops and skimpy little outfits. They don't seem uncomfortable wearing them, and I imagine they're probably quite proud of the bodies they have worked hard to get, so if they feel confident wearing that then good for them.

Men need to learn to control themselves rather than trying to dictate how women should act or claim their choice of clothing is responsible for a mans actions.

And lets be real, you're going to check out a woman with a hot bod even if she is wearing more clothing.

I have no problem with people wearing what they want to the gym, if they are in fact going there to workout and break a sweat.

I've seen these "gym bunnies" wearing next to nothing, makeup on, barely touching machines and lots filming themselves seemingly looking for a reaction.

I do 30 minutes on the rowing machine which faces a mirror in a smaller room in my gym, there are some free weights and low-impact equipment in there too. I constantly see women dressed like strippers setting their phone to record, doing a short set that is completely pointless in terms of a workout, and walk out of the room.

THAT is what needs to stop. Its a gym. Not a casting room for OF.

Its a silly post by a man because straight men will always be distracted/mesmerised by attractive women in any kind of gym clothing. but not at all by unattractive women. The clothing makes no difference.

TBF I find those butt scrunch leggings distracting, but more in a 'how can you work out with a wedgie' kind of thought process way, rather than a 'gosh that's so attractive' way.