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I posted this vacation photo on Facebook then made it my profile picture. I got no comments on it and the only likes were from my wife and daughter. However, it is a subtle statement that I wear speedos whether or not my Facebook friends like it. I think it's pretty tasteful.

I think married women are afraid of liking a photo of a mostly naked man and men are afraid of seeming gay by liking such a photo.

I have to say, thats a good picture!

Love that picture BJE! Very appropriate and tasteful way to show you wear them without appearing to flaunt the fact. Perfect on every level!


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BJE, that's an awesome picture. I may try to recreate it myself. Classy and sexy.

Great pic mate

Thank you all for your compliments. Like I said, I didn't get any on Facebook.

You were spot on as to why people didn't like the pic, people might have liked it but didn't want to actually 'like' it! At least there are places like this forum where we can get support!

It is a great photo, and posting it on FB is cool. You should be proud to have a hot bod, there's nothing wrong with showing it. According to the avatars of our members, there are lots of fine male physiques in the club. Some are even exceptionally athletic and it isn't easy to maintain that. I've always wondered, what percentage of men have a super fit "speedo-worthy" (if you will) body? If I had to guess, it would be less than five percent. Any ideas?

not many of my friends have seen me in them. ones that have are either complimenting me, not liking it, or just... keep their silence. the funniest one yet was a comment coming from one of my closest friends. she said "eww why are you wearing undies to the pool! that's so disgusting I can see your dick prints!" and I would reply to her "well don't stare you perverted bitch!" hahahaha she wanted to see my dick after and wouldn't drop it for 2 days (even formed an alliance with my other close friends who is also a girl and they demand to see a dick pic. in the end It didn't go as she hoped (if you know what I mean )

swimmy wrote:It is a great photo, and posting it on FB is cool. You should be proud to have a hot bod, there's nothing wrong with showing it. According to the avatars of our members, there are lots of fine male physiques in the club. Some are even exceptionally athletic and it isn't easy to maintain that. I've always wondered, what percentage of men have a super fit "speedo-worthy" (if you will) body? If I had to guess, it would be less than five percent. Any ideas?

Thank you.

I read an estimate that only 2% of men have "six pack" abs. I don't think anyone has ever done any sort of official survey but from my observation I'd say 2% could be close. Among certain groups it would be higher but across all ages and activity levels of adult men it couldn't be very high.

BJE wrote:

swimmy wrote:It is a great photo, and posting it on FB is cool. You should be proud to have a hot bod, there's nothing wrong with showing it. According to the avatars of our members, there are lots of fine male physiques in the club. Some are even exceptionally athletic and it isn't easy to maintain that. I've always wondered, what percentage of men have a super fit "speedo-worthy" (if you will) body? If I had to guess, it would be less than five percent. Any ideas?

Thank you.

I read an estimate that only 2% of men have "six pack" abs. I don't think anyone has ever done any sort of official survey but from my observation I'd say 2% could be close. Among certain groups it would be higher but across all ages and activity levels of adult men it couldn't be very high.

Schoolie 6packs would be a lot lot higher than 2%, especially boys but I think at Uni they all become 1 packs.

...:::sam:::... wrote:Schoolie 6packs would be a lot lot higher than 2%, especially boys but I think at Uni they all become 1 packs.

When I was in college, I recall a lot of my classmates discovered beer. Liquid carbs.

T

My 17 y.o. daughter and a few of her friends have seen me this summer. I don't really have any other close family, and never go to a pool with any friends. So, I am completely over worrying about who might see me in a speedo... Swim laps at the Y every week, and won't wear anything else.

BJE wrote: I read an estimate that only 2% of men have "six pack" abs. I don't think anyone has ever done any sort of official survey but from my observation I'd say 2% could be close. Among certain groups it would be higher but across all ages and activity levels of adult men it couldn't be very high.

Jeebus. Looking at this photo, I thought, "what's his body fat percentage?" and "how did he get such prominent serratus anterior muscles?"

You look great, BJE. Do just spend all day working out?

52dno98 wrote:

BJE wrote: I read an estimate that only 2% of men have "six pack" abs. I don't think anyone has ever done any sort of official survey but from my observation I'd say 2% could be close. Among certain groups it would be higher but across all ages and activity levels of adult men it couldn't be very high.

Jeebus. Looking at this photo, I thought, "what's his body fat percentage?" and "how did he get such prominent serratus anterior muscles?"

You look great, BJE. Do just spend all day working out?

Thanks for the compliment.

I don't know what my body fat percent is, but that is just a number. What matters to me is how I look not my percent bodyfat number. I suppose the serratus definition comes perhaps from doing a lot of pull-ups and push-ups. I started lifting weights, running, swimming and such when I was about sixteen and have never stopped so thirty six years of working out have made me what I am today.

PS. I work out three to six days a week. Currently I'm swimming, doing calisthenics and practicing Taekwondo.

BJE wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:51 pm

To put things int perspective there is only one other man I ever see at the club where I go swimming who wears a speedo. He wears it lap swimming. I went on vacation for a week at Park City, Utah (of 2002 winter Olympic fame). I spent several hours a day at the pool and never saw anyone else in a speedo.

I'd say that in my entire life I've not seen more than a handful of men wearing speedos other than lap swimmers and those occasions were while I was on vacation somewhere, not locally.

I'd guess that most of the people who see me in a speedo have never seen another man in a speedo in person ever.

I wrote somewhere here recently about my local pool in Aus. About 90% of people who swim laps wear speedos, even the teenagers. It does have a fairly successful swimming club there though. A lot of younger kids just there for fun also wear speedos and the speedo trunks. Because it's so normal I never really think about it too much.

Interestingly though I went to a birthday in a country town two weeks ago and wore a shirt that is very 'on trend' at the moment, similar to the one below. I was surprised to receive a lot of negative comments about it from different people there like "is that a woman's shirt?" "looks like something Elton John would wear," and "it's a bit gay for my liking." These comments were mostly from women above 40. I was really surprised by how backward their attitudes were, and how forthright they were with a nearly complete stranger. I definitely don't think Speedos would go down well in that town.

swimsharkau wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:58 pm

I wrote somewhere here recently about my local pool in Aus. About 90% of people who swim laps wear speedos, even the teenagers. It does have a fairly successful swimming club there though. A lot of younger kids just there for fun also wear speedos and the speedo trunks. Because it's so normal I never really think about it too much.

Interestingly though I went to a birthday in a country town two weeks ago and wore a shirt that is very 'on trend' at the moment, similar to the one below. I was surprised to receive a lot of negative comments about it from different people there like "is that a woman's shirt?" "looks like something Elton John would wear," and "it's a bit gay for my liking." These comments were mostly from women above 40. I was really surprised by how backward their attitudes were, and how forthright they were with a nearly complete stranger. I definitely don't think Speedos would go down well in that town.

I pitty the American tourist visiting that town. Shirts no where even close as nice as this are a staple of every one of their wardrobes......

swimsharkau wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:58 pm

Interestingly though I went to a birthday in a country town two weeks ago and wore a shirt that is very 'on trend' at the moment, similar to the one below. I was surprised to receive a lot of negative comments about it from different people there like "is that a woman's shirt?" "looks like something Elton John would wear," and "it's a bit gay for my liking." These comments were mostly from women above 40. I was really surprised by how backward their attitudes were, and how forthright they were with a nearly complete stranger. I definitely don't think Speedos would go down well in that town.

That style is very good looking. The people making comments need to get into a major city more often.

Tom

swimsharkau wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:58 pm

Interestingly though I went to a birthday in a country town two weeks ago and wore a shirt that is very 'on trend' at the moment, similar to the one below. I was surprised to receive a lot of negative comments about it from different people there like "is that a woman's shirt?" "looks like something Elton John would wear," and "it's a bit gay for my liking." These comments were mostly from women above 40. I was really surprised by how backward their attitudes were, and how forthright they were with a nearly complete stranger. I definitely don't think Speedos would go down well in that town.

Hat, plain shirt, dirty blue jeans and boots. The uniform.

I don't know the town, but I bet they'd be checking you out and its only one step away from skinny dippin in a dam!

BJE wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:58 am

I know people who would be appalled by seeing me in a speedo and wouldn't hesitate to say so.

That says everything about them and nothing about you. If they call you out, point out their rudeness and let it at that.