Uhh wrote:
Rhodium Nights wrote:
Why do you care what your neighbors think? You do you man.
If you live for the approval of others you'll always come up short
Yeah but what will you think of yourself in 20-30 years time?
I am walking the straight and narrow path and chasing after some serious goals. In 20-30 years I will be very glad (in fact, I already am) that I didn't listen to people who told me I couldn't do it or that it was impossible.
Canada Gurl wrote:
Wear a singlet. Very few men actually look good running shirt-less, and those who do just look like they’re showing off. If women can wear 2 layers in stifling heat (singlet and sports bra) then you can handle a singlet.
This. I cringe looking back on my high school and college running days. "65 degrees and sunny... shirts off! Gotta peacock my runner's six pack!!"
Shirt stays on all the time these days.
I typically wear a shirt, but sometimes I won't.
The biggest advantage to wearing a shirt over going shirtless is being able to wipe sweat off the face with it.
Go shirtless man. Nothing too be afraid of. In all fairness, I am a high school runner but I do, like you, live in a fairly large city. Its all in your head. FREE THE NIP!
Disagree. Toss the shirt when it feels good. I'm well past 40 and still run without a shirt often. Who cares what other people think. "It's our party we can do what we want. Forget the haters cause somebody loves ya"
Canada Gurl wrote:
Wear a singlet. Very few men actually look good running shirt-less, and those who do just look like they’re showing off. If women can wear 2 layers in stifling heat (singlet and sports bra) then you can handle a singlet.
Wearing a shirt isn't a matter of succumbing to other people's judgment. It's a matter of respecting how much nudity people people are comfortable seeing in public.
A shirtless runner in split shorts is pretty much the most skin you will see outside in public except for a beach. People know what to expect when they go to a beach. It's not really the same for a city sidewalk.
Unless i'm like <9% BF, which happens for 6 weeks a year, I feel too self-conscious to run without a shirt. I don't know how fatties do it with the fat giggling on the sides while they run.
I go shirtless on the track during a workout when it's hot, but never take it off during an easy run on the streets.
Imagine not running shirtless. You feel cooler and get looks from spicy senoritas. Irrelevant whether they are good or bad, looks are looks.
smhjjjj wrote:
I go shirtless on the track during a workout when it's hot, but never take it off during an easy run on the streets.
try running with your shirt on where I live, when its 80°F with 90% humidity. and let me know how it goes :)
I live where its hot May-Sept and I'm not a super heavy sweater. That said, when I have tried to free the nip all of my sweat ends up in my shorts. It seems that my shirt holds the sweat like a sweatband for the bottom half of my body and it offers a bit of a evaporation/cooling effect. IDK. to each their own
x days without injury wrote:
Wearing a shirt isn't a matter of succumbing to other people's judgment. It's a matter of respecting how much nudity people people are comfortable seeing in public.
A shirtless runner in split shorts is pretty much the most skin you will see outside in public except for a beach. People know what to expect when they go to a beach. It's not really the same for a city sidewalk.
Maybe people need to adjust their expectations for what they might see on a city sidewalk. The reason it's not a big deal in a place like NYC or probably most college towns is because it's become normalized over many years.
I'd run shirtless. The only times I wore a shirt when it was above 60 were to stop biting flies from getting my stomach and back. They were horrible where I lived in the summer.
I definitely feel loud/a little obnoxious when I'm running shirtless on the street. Overall, I'd say there are two factors- how populated is the area and how hot it is.
If it's really hot and there aren't many people about shirtless is totally normal. But it if isn't that hot and the area is fairly busy, for me there's no reason to not wear a shirt.
no shirt gang wrote:
Imagine not running shirtless. You feel cooler and get looks from spicy senoritas. Irrelevant whether they are good or bad, looks are looks.
This guy gets it.
To the dude who said modesty is overrated, you are right in some respects, but a shirtless man is not considered "nudity" and it never has been.
We don't live in Victorian England anymore. FREE THE NIPS
***underrated** whoops
x days without injury wrote:
Wearing a shirt isn't a matter of succumbing to other people's judgment. It's a matter of respecting how much nudity people people are comfortable seeing in public.
A shirtless runner in split shorts is pretty much the most skin you will see outside in public except for a beach. People know what to expect when they go to a beach. It's not really the same for a city sidewalk.
This has to be the dumbest reason ever.
melo seeds wrote:
x days without injury wrote:
Wearing a shirt isn't a matter of succumbing to other people's judgment. It's a matter of respecting how much nudity people people are comfortable seeing in public.
A shirtless runner in split shorts is pretty much the most skin you will see outside in public except for a beach. People know what to expect when they go to a beach. It's not really the same for a city sidewalk.
This has to be the dumbest reason ever.
+1
A shirtless male is not nudity. Perhaps x days without injury should consult a dictionary.
Rhodium Nights wrote:
A shirtless male is not nudity. Perhaps x days without injury should consult a dictionary.
If you'd like, replace "nudity" with "skin" and then address the substance of my statement .
x days without injury wrote:
Rhodium Nights wrote:
A shirtless male is not nudity. Perhaps x days without injury should consult a dictionary.
If you'd like, replace "nudity" with "skin" and then address the substance of my statement .
Are you amish?