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Okay how do all these women have no VPL in gym leggings?

193 replies

Liuckle · 08/11/2022 21:36

Do most women wear thongs or perhaps go commando?!

A thong makes me shudder with the discomfort

I like nice comfy pants thank you but it seems like I'm rare because no one seems to have visible pant lines in workout clips online or in real life.

I'm genuinely perplexed 😆

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hugoagogo · 08/11/2022 21:37

No pants.

Violettaa · 08/11/2022 21:42

indeed, no pants!

museumum · 08/11/2022 21:42

Pants to the gym but no pants for running. Much less chance of chaff.

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Madeyoulook · 08/11/2022 21:44

Never noticed but must be no pants.

Do they have a built in gusset?

ZealAndArdour · 08/11/2022 21:45

I wear compression leggings from TLC sport with my massive Thunderpants underneath, it really doesn’t matter to me if people at the gym know I’m wearing a pair of pants. In fact I’d be more concerned if people perceived me to be the kind of person who didn’t wear pants to the gym.

”Fancy that, that saucy cow is on the leg press again without any knickers on, eh?!”

BryceQuinlanTheFirst · 08/11/2022 21:46

I dont wear knickers with my yoga leggings unless im on my period

Arucanafeather · 08/11/2022 21:48

I wear period pants under my running leggings to run in or gym. They’re definitely big pants. My pelvic floor is getting stronger slowly(!) but I can’t rely on it so I definitely wouldn’t go to the gym without my period pants on for squats etc! No idea if they can been seen a bit. I expect so.

itsnotdeep · 08/11/2022 21:50

They go commando.

fefefemale · 08/11/2022 21:52

Yes, no pants

LunaLoveLemon · 08/11/2022 21:54

Yep, definitely no pants.

I never wear pants under leggings/tight shorts when doing sports. They just get all bunched up and uncomfortable.

I remember an old flatmate and her cautionary tale about wearing a thong to the gym (terrible chafing that required medical attention) so would never do that 😂

drpepperwhatstheworstthatcouldhappen · 08/11/2022 21:56

The only knickers I own are thongs!

LadyChamberlain · 08/11/2022 21:56

Hmm I have m and s leggings and sweaty betty ones and always wear full knickers. You can't see my vpl through the sweaty betty ones. I've done several mirror tests, not that I actually care.

drpepperwhatstheworstthatcouldhappen · 08/11/2022 21:57

Also I'm all for normalising the VPL!

Sidge · 08/11/2022 21:57

I go commando. No need for knickers under a decent pair of gym leggings.

RayKray · 08/11/2022 21:59

Yep the gym girls don't wear pants. I know this from watching too many gym girl tiktoks.

I am all about the VPL. I wear pants, this is no secret, so I embrace the line.

Googlecanthelpme · 08/11/2022 22:02

Just a thong surely?

Thats what I wear to the gym anyway.

leggings look sooo much nicer with no VPL and pulled up properly. I never realised how saggy they looked until i pulled the legs up properly and wore them a bit higher up

growgrowinggrown · 08/11/2022 22:02

G-string all day every day, I have a huge bum and tiny waist so find them much more comfortable than a full brief.

Modi bodi thong when I'm on my period

Cuppasoupmonster · 08/11/2022 22:03

No pants and stick a pantyliner to the inside of the leggings.

blonderunner · 08/11/2022 22:05

The material they are made of is similar to swimming suit and you wouldn't wear pants with that. Totally fine without pants.

mileaminute · 08/11/2022 22:05

I have 'gym thongs' microfibre style ones from M&S. either that or commando yea. That's why I won't buy from or donate gym leggings to charity shops

DonttouchthatLarry · 08/11/2022 22:07

Cuppasoupmonster · 08/11/2022 22:03

No pants and stick a pantyliner to the inside of the leggings.

Genius!

Liuckle · 08/11/2022 22:07

Well this has been a revelation!

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WeeM · 08/11/2022 22:07

Good god I had no clue that people went to the gym with no pants on! I cannot imagine doing this! I know people that wear thongs and I can’t help but think that must be hideously uncomfortable. I just wear my normal pants, couldn’t give a shit about VPL!

Greengr · 08/11/2022 22:08

Yep no pants
And I'm old😂

AngeloMysterioso · 08/11/2022 22:08

How do they avoid the dreaded camel toe, that’s what I wanna know. Doesn’t matter what leggings I have on, what pants I have on underneath, there’s always a little something going on there…