Opinions on Speedos...
 

I've been swimming my whole life, and have always worn regular swimming trunks (not board shorts, the kind with the built-in underwear). I tried a pair of board shorts once, and will never do that again. Anyway, I picked up a pair of speedos briefs about a week ago, and have worn them a couple of times for lap swimming. They were absolutely great! I think that I have the body for them, too, but I was wondering what others thought. I'm 6 foot 1, and weigh about 155. I'm a classic ectomorph (thin, not incredibly muscular). I do have the top two of my six pack in place, and am working on the bottom four. Any thoughts?

If you're wearing them to go lap swimming, that's fine. I wouldn't necessarily recommend wearing a Speedo to the beach, but a lap pool is perfectly acceptable. What are you worried about?

yeah, if you don't have a "muffin top" hanging over the suit, then go with it. As OSO said, probably not beach wear.

http://www.funnyphotos.net.au/images...lers-and-1.jpg
Speedos are better left for lap pool.

Yeah, I don't have a muffin top. I also was only really planning on using them at the lap pool.

ive lived a large chunk of my life in or around the water, either at the pool or the beach. i also double as a swimming coach in my spare time, so ive been exposed to speedos my whole life.

i also used to do swimming squad training 5-6 times a week and basically lived in speedos.

nowadays i wear the speedo shorts and not the budgie-smugglers as i call them, but moreso when im training. when im just lazing by the pool im wearing speedos with board shorts on top.

i have no problem with people walking around in speedos eitehr at the pool or at the beach.

maybe your self concious about something??

pool... o'kay

on the beach... not a good idea

given the alternative... speedo on the beach... not such a bad idea

It's an American thing. We are averse to speedos while the whole world embraces them.

As has been said, laps are fine. The beach, not so much. I personally like the idea of a speedo under boardshorts, and I've done it several times to much success.

I always thought that an ectomorph was a ghost, like Slimer on Ghostbusters.

lol, I think that's ectoplasm that you are thinking of; if you get that mixed up you get a lot of skinny guys mixed with green slime, not so good!

This is the truth... all over Eurpoe they wear them. Here in Asia they are quite common.

To my eyes, they are just not right.

There is a guy that wears one where I go windsurfing. That and his moustache.

This mesomorph understands. :expressionless:

nowadays everyone is rockin the jammers anyway, which don't bother me at all. even with a full belief that you are free to wear what you want, speedo briefs still give me a bit of a cringe sometimes.

http://www.speedousa.com/images/spee...805010_173.jpg

Yeah, Speedo makes more than just briefs. I personally wear these shorts. I like them because they're not loose (which would be quite annoying for swimming), and since they're not briefs they don't give you a massive bulge, heh.

Now you're just pissing me off...

You can windsurf...

And..

You don't like mustaches.


Damn you Canadians!

hey nuffin wrong with a blue oyster bar moustache

Blue oyster bar mustache?

1:10 into the vid... i coulda worn it was you. its the moustache thats gives it away

Guy looks like Hitler's kid. And I never dance with other guys... well almost never.

I don't have a problem with moustaches per se. I just find this guy's moustache rather comical.

Well then maybe you're alright. Still wish I could windsurf.