A couple of weeks ago, much to my surprise, I saw someone wearing pajamas to lift in...so I just assumed they were an oddball. Recenty I have noticed others adopting this practice.

People wearing pajamas to the gym: Who are they? What is their deal? Why do they do it? Aesthetics? Comfort? Performance?

Do any of you people do it? Why? When did you adopt this practice? Do you recall a formative event related to this decision?


Discuss.

12/6/2006 2:22:44 PM

I've done it a couple times. Its comfortable, personally when I go to the gym I go there for myself, I don't care what I look like.

12/6/2006 2:23:58 PM

better than the fag i saw wearing flip flops doing smith machine squats on monday

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 2:25 PM. Reason : i'm not sure which is worse--flip flops or smith machine anything]

12/6/2006 2:24:05 PM

i dont do it, but whats the big deal if someone does? i go to workout, not compare workout clothes.

12/6/2006 2:24:12 PM

Seriously, what's the difference between pajamas and sweats?

don't like the cool designs?

12/6/2006 2:25:11 PM

haha..flip flops at the gym is stupid in my opinion. Also people who use the squat racks to do curls...fuckers.

12/6/2006 2:26:02 PM

^they'll throw you out for wearing flops or bluejeans. Flipflops are obviously unsafe, you cant wear open toed footwear. and jeans tear up the equipment.

12/6/2006 2:27:25 PM

I honestly tell the squat rack curlers to get out


here is a gem about them

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=480680

12/6/2006 2:27:57 PM

Christ, I thought record snobs were bad...fucking meathead snobs are worse.

12/6/2006 2:29:53 PM

PJ's are better then some of the "costumes" I've seen worn to the gym.

12/6/2006 2:30:24 PM

Quote :

"I honestly tell the squat rack curlers to get out"

i call bluff. i bet you just come back and post about them on here.

12/6/2006 2:31:01 PM

Why? There is a whole area for dumbells. I can't go do heavy squats anywhere. I will usually ask them to move first==as I would like to squat.

12/6/2006 2:34:42 PM

curls you can do anywhere.

squats on the other hand..you kinda need the rack

12/6/2006 2:36:33 PM

Who does curls?

12/6/2006 2:39:02 PM

DO any guys actually have pajamas?

12/6/2006 3:43:17 PM

I don't own pajamas and I can't imagine walking into a store and feeling the need to buy them.

12/6/2006 4:15:23 PM

I have some that were given to me. I've worn them once--the night I got them.

12/6/2006 4:18:37 PM

Quote :

"Why? There is a whole area for dumbells. I can't go do heavy squats anywhere. I will usually ask them to move first==as I would like to squat. "

there are a wide variety of methods to do curls besides dumbells, barbell, ez bar etc, each with there own advantages and disadvantages so telling someone to just go use the dumbells is rather shortsighted

12/6/2006 5:20:08 PM

You can use other equipment in the open area besides dumbells (i used this name probably inappropriately). I can not do heavy squats, good mornings, rack pulls, or other similar lifts saftely in the open area. Unless you are useing 115 plus w/ a barbell to curl, don't do it.


[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 5:29 PM. Reason : ]

12/6/2006 5:23:17 PM

Who are they?
Me.

What is their deal?
I'm awesome.

Why do they do it?
Didn't feel like changing out of my pajamas.

Aesthetics? Comfort? Performance?
No, just didn't feel like changing.

Do any of you people do it?
Yes, I do.

Why?
Because I don't always feel like changing out of my pajamas.

When did you adopt this practice?
I've been wearing my pajamas out and about since I was a child who refused to change out of them.

Do you recall a formative event related to this decision?
Yes. I didn't want to go somewhere with my parents so I refused to change my clothes. My parents said, "Fine, you'll go in your PJs," and carried me out into the car and made me go out in my pajamas, thinking I'd be humiliated. I loved it, and I've never looked back.

(Seriously though...I think some people do it because their PJs are already dirty from being slept in so instead of dirtying a fresh set of clothes, they just wear their PJs.)

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 5:32 PM. Reason : sss]

12/6/2006 5:31:52 PM

Quote :

"here is a gem about them http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=480680"

Lolz...priceless

12/6/2006 7:27:57 PM

Some people in my gym lift weight in jeans.

12/6/2006 11:21:17 PM

Quote :

"You can use other equipment in the open area besides dumbells (i used this name probably inappropriately). I can not do heavy squats, good mornings, rack pulls, or other similar lifts saftely in the open area. Unless you are useing 115 plus w/ a barbell to curl, don't do it."

I'd totally agree with you if the majority of folks weren't scared to do squats in the first place, the sad thing is there are like fivex as many bench racks as squat racks in carmicheal

12/6/2006 11:56:29 PM

but you wanna get all sweaty in your pajamas? now thats sick

that and i can never lift in anything but shorts because i get too hot

12/7/2006 12:23:33 AM

The Squat Rack is for squatting (possibly for deadlifts and rack pulls)

if you wanna be a bitch and do BB curls go use one of the many BB's from a bench press or the preloaded straight BB's




[Edited on December 7, 2006 at 1:29 AM. Reason : ]

12/7/2006 1:28:30 AM

The Power rack is for everything.

12/7/2006 10:41:46 AM

Where are the hooks for the one in carmicheal?

[Edited on December 7, 2006 at 11:45 AM. Reason : they aren't for curls ]

12/7/2006 11:45:01 AM

Quote :

"The Power rack is for everything."

agreed

and i can either take up a bench and do curls with the 45lb olympic bar or a squat rack (squat rack preferred because you dont have to straddle the bench) there is no rack specifically designed for the 45lb olympic bar that you can set it down while loaded and not have to worry about the thing falling off... using that style of bar for curls offers you advantages over dumbbells and even the shorter sized bars, thats why you will find people using it for curls and no picking it off the ground is not an option

furthermore most people who want to "use" the squat rack are people who cant push over 185 of 225lbs of weight doing any excersies like squats, shrugs or whatever... and that is just as much of a waste of a squat rack as someone like me doing curls

so quit your bitching

12/7/2006 12:38:13 PM

Considering my "pajamas" (I haven't worn pajamas since I was 9) are sweat pants (or a pair of gym shorts in the summer) and a T shirt.... that doesn't sound too surprising.

What was it like a dude in onesy or something?

12/7/2006 3:23:06 PM

power rack for squats > power rack for curls


also:
someone stole the hooks from the smaller room's power rack in Carmichael...I asked about it like 2 months ago and the guy said they should be getting more....ha, guess that hasn't happened



[Edited on December 8, 2006 at 8:39 AM. Reason : ]

12/8/2006 8:35:53 AM

you guys are gonna flip your damn lids when you see this

http://home.cvc.org/wasc2003/weightroom.htm

scroll down about halfway, past all the words, to the pics of people in the gym

12/8/2006 9:17:38 AM

^i don't get it, it's just a girl working out, what's the big deal

12/8/2006 9:43:40 AM

Possibly commenting on the girl's choice of shoes to be working out in.

12/8/2006 10:06:18 AM

^ The sweater wrapped around the waist is a nice touch, too.

12/8/2006 11:15:21 AM

4^

LOL...leg press and squating with high-heels.

12/8/2006 11:20:01 AM

I love how there are actually two different pairs of heeled shoes.. not just one. who is voting that this girl never goes to the gym?? she's just a model someone that they used for pics.

12/8/2006 11:38:09 AM

yeah it looks more like she's just modeling for the pics. to show off the new weight room, NOT actually working out..but still, pretty funny

12/8/2006 11:41:02 AM

also note that the website talks about how the class is supposed to teach proper weightlifing safety and form

12/8/2006 11:52:01 AM

Who cares about that girl, thats a pretty nice fucking weight room

12/8/2006 1:26:27 PM

nice squat rack

12/8/2006 2:41:46 PM

she is facing the wrong direction

12/8/2006 2:55:22 PM

My little brother took weightlifting 1st period his senior year in high school. he wore pjs to school every morning and would change before 2nd period. He bought a lot of dark fleece and stuff, no sponge bob print, but my dad used to give him hell for it. Dad is still bewildered that his kids would ever go to school in pjs. Since I lived in a dorm in high school i went to most of my 8am classes in pjs

12/8/2006 4:21:23 PM

I go to the gym at 6 PM at night...at it is not at a college so I tend to reject the "just rolled out of bed" hypothesis.

12/8/2006 4:28:15 PM

i'm supposed to wear my pajamas to work one day next week. it's school spirit day and all the teachers are supposed to wear pajamas. weird.

i can see wearing them to the gym. they're comfortable. comfort is important and good.

12/11/2006 5:38:55 PM

The ppl that do this are wierdo's. Just like the majority of people on here, they live in their own world. I'm all for the whole wear what you wanna wear but some people need to have a little self respect as to what they look like.

12/11/2006 5:43:05 PM