Washing workout clothes?

Throw dirty clothes on the floor.

Something called wife picks dirty clothes up from the floor and puts clean clothes in the dresser for me to wear for my next run.

Is there any better method?

Utmost convenience

Our university does all of our laundry. Even the non athletes.... YAY SCHOOL

I wear my shorts about one week in the summer and two weeks in the winter (as long as they don't get wet from rain).

Socks are a new pair every day.

Shirts I usually wear about 2-3 workouts before swapping for a new one.

All clothes are washing in a washing machine...

I have no idea. Wife does it. And before I got married mommy did it.

D1onStreetD3inSheets wrote:

Our university does all of our laundry. Even the non athletes.... YAY SCHOOL

When I was on the school team, it was nice to just throw them in a bag then let someone else do them.

Real Male wrote:

I have no idea. Wife does it. And before I got married mommy did it.

Real men are self-reliant.

sdfsdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:

I wear my shorts about one week in the summer and two weeks in the winter (as long as they don't get wet from rain).

Socks are a new pair every day.

Shirts I usually wear about 2-3 workouts before swapping for a new one.

All clothes are washing in a washing machine...

That is disgusting.

After a run, everything goes in a bin. Bin goes in the washing machine weekly. Repeat.

D1onStreetD3inSheets wrote:

Our university does all of our laundry. Even the non athletes.... YAY SCHOOL

Seriously? Always thought that was an important rite of passage in college. So you're telling me some 22-year-olds will be getting full time jobs and have still never done a load of laundry?

Not completely knocking on it just interesting.

Jamin 5 for face, 3 for brains wrote:

sdfsdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:

I wear my shorts about one week in the summer and two weeks in the winter (as long as they don't get wet from rain).

Socks are a new pair every day.

Shirts I usually wear about 2-3 workouts before swapping for a new one.

All clothes are washing in a washing machine...

That is disgusting.

After a run, everything goes in a bin. Bin goes in the washing machine weekly. Repeat.

Sweaty clothes sitting in the bin for a week is what is disgusting.

Rinse them all in the sink real well. Fill the sink about 2" with water, add a tablespoon of detergent, swirl to mix, scrubadub the clothes for a minute, and then let the soak for an hour or two or five. Rinse well and hang on the dish rack to dry overnight. I can't believe you damn savages put sweaty, synthetic clothing into a pile to dry.

Jamin 5 for face, 3 for brains wrote:

sdfsdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:

I wear my shorts about one week in the summer and two weeks in the winter (as long as they don't get wet from rain).

Socks are a new pair every day.

Shirts I usually wear about 2-3 workouts before swapping for a new one.

All clothes are washing in a washing machine...

That is disgusting.

After a run, everything goes in a bin. Bin goes in the washing machine weekly. Repeat.

How do you know that is disgusting? Have you been smelling my crotch after I am done running? I end every run straight into the shower, so there isn't much opportunity for it to be gross.

If you take your running clothes off right when you're done running and lay them out so that they dry, you end up with a little sweat on them, but bacteria doesn't have a chance to grow. This allows me to wear them a few times before washing.

Less washing means that they last longer before getting threadbare and getting rips in them.

In the winter, I sweat less, so can wear them more times.

My running and work out clothes are a soaked, sweaty, smelly mess after an hour's run. Wear once. Wash the same day or no later than the next day. Nothing is ever worn twice.

Running clothes are washed separately from towels, jeans, or clothing with zippers.

I add vinegar to smelly clothes and vinegar plus OdoBan to really smelly clothes and shoes that have gotten stinky.

Nothing goes into the dryer... ever. All running clothes are hung up to dry.

Of all the chores I do at home, washing clothes has to be the easiest. I can get a load of clothes started during the commercials on TV.

Why don't you use the dryer? I've read that that's key to smell prevention and I always dry my gear on high heat. I also add some Oxyclean to the wash when shirts start getting to the point that the smell isn't coming off (especially around the collar). That stuff is magic.

Oh and another vote for one workout then into the laundry bin. Reuse is nasty.

I often wear my running shorts in the shower and wring them out then hang them up. They still eventually go through the wash every other week but sweaty shorts never sit in a laundry basket.

These days, I add some Clorox liquid bleach (.75 ounce diluted with water) to the wash and that handles most stink and hygiene. I share a washing machine with my elderly father so that helps us all out with hygiene.

In the past I had a lot of trouble with perpetually stinky dri fit type shirts. To be honest, I prefer cotton because it feels better. I tried a bunch of sport detergents that were sold at major retailers like WIN which worked for me at first but then stopped working and one or two other similar brands. A couple of principles help to: do not leave your washed clothes in the washer. Get them out and dried quickly otherwise they will stink even after drying. Another thing, wet and soiled workout clothes, get them into the washer relatively soon. Don't let them age in stickiness in a vat of other stinky ness, heat and moisture.

lululemon taught me that what makes them stinky is using fabric softner...it allows the bacteria to get into the fibers of the technical apparel. As well, they have silverscent material that kills the bacteria, so you can literally wear many of their clothes over and over without getting stinky. Otherwise, wash after each use.

I wear my clothes once before washing as I have more than 7 shorts and shirts and I am not a barbarian.

Cubism Cubed wrote:

I wear my clothes once before washing as I have more than 7 shorts and shirts and I am not a barbarian.

I wash my shorts and shirts once every two weeks on average. When they can stand up on their own, they are starting to get ready to need a washing.

Got to let that REAL MAN scent mature. REAL MEN do not smell like freshly cleaned laundry.