under armor

[Chiropteran]

So I went to Sports Authority the other night because it was on my way home and I needed to buy some underwear.

I thought they would have the usual cheap fruit of the loom or hanes brand stuff where you can get 3 pairs for $10.

No, they only had one brand, "under armor".

Supposedly some amazing under wear for exercising in, whatever, but I don't get paying $20 for a pair of tighty-whiteys.

Does anyone actually wear such underwear? Is it really worth it? Do you wear it everyday, or only for workout days?

 

[Koing]

I wear boxer shorts or boxer briefs, either way they are skin tight. Very comfy.

I would be scared to work out if they weren't skin tight. The bar might catch me.

Koing

 

[SonnyDaze]

When I was in the military we were giving some under armour to field test. We were given the medium/heavy duty stuff for colder climates. It felt kind of faggy at first (real tight) but after you got used to it it was nice to have. It kept you very warm yet wasn't bulky and weighty. We had the longjohn pants and tops. I personally wouldn't buy it for everyday wear though.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
When I was in the military we were giving some under armour to field test. We were given the medium/heavy duty stuff for colder climates. It felt kind of faggy at first (real tight) but after you got used to it it was nice to have. It kept you very warm yet wasn't bulky and weighty. We had the longjohn pants and tops. I personally wouldn't buy it for everyday wear though.

what does faggy mean?

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I don't specifically wear Under Armor brand, but I wear very similar breathable/cool/stretchy/form-fitting/lightweight/quick-drying shirts. I found them at Wal-mart for $6 each under the Starter brand.

I mostly just wear it for workout days but also for hiking and backpacking and cycling. They're quite nice. I've been trying to find myself some more.

 

[iron crotch]

first of all as you already may or may not know under armor isn't all cotton. its more of a spandex/Lycra type of composition, I'm not really sure what its actually made of.
I've never worn the "tighty whities" But i do have the warm compression shorts for cold lacrosse practices. they work well and do keep me warm , so i think they are worth it. I also have the knee high white under armor socks because its part of our uniform. these seem to work like any other sick I've used, nothing special. Also i have a cold and warm short sleeve tight t shirt to use under my pads somtimes, and honestly i dont know how well they work. the material is comfortable, but there doesnt seem to be much of a temperature difference. i think mostly its mental. However the material works very very well for sweat.

Anyways this got kinda long.
Cliffs: Buy regular underwear

 

[Codewiz]

When I was in Iraq, I quickly switched to UA because it was just better in that temp.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
When I was in the military we were giving some under armour to field test. We were given the medium/heavy duty stuff for colder climates. It felt kind of faggy at first (real tight) but after you got used to it it was nice to have. It kept you very warm yet wasn't bulky and weighty. We had the longjohn pants and tops. I personally wouldn't buy it for everyday wear though.

what does faggy mean?

gayish?

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
When I was in the military we were giving some under armour to field test. We were given the medium/heavy duty stuff for colder climates. It felt kind of faggy at first (real tight) but after you got used to it it was nice to have. It kept you very warm yet wasn't bulky and weighty. We had the longjohn pants and tops. I personally wouldn't buy it for everyday wear though.

what does faggy mean?

gayish?

Yeah gayish would be a good description...I wanted to do ballet when I had it on.

Edit: Thanks Fingolfin269...I couldn't spell it to save my life!!

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
When I was in the military we were giving some under armour to field test. We were given the medium/heavy duty stuff for colder climates. It felt kind of faggy at first (real tight) but after you got used to it it was nice to have. It kept you very warm yet wasn't bulky and weighty. We had the longjohn pants and tops. I personally wouldn't buy it for everyday wear though.

what does faggy mean?

gayish?

Yeah gayish would be a good description...I wanted to do balleigh when I had it on.

Rofl. Ballet for justice!

 

[Fenixgoon]

i have a generic version of compression shorts as opposed to official under armor gear... they keep me pretty damn warm when it's cold out. i dont think there are generic versions of shirts/pants/vests afaik, so try and find those at a discount. fwiw, though, the stuff DOES work from my experience

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze

Originally posted by: AnonymouseUser

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
When I was in the military we were giving some under armour to field test. We were given the medium/heavy duty stuff for colder climates. It felt kind of faggy at first (real tight) but after you got used to it it was nice to have. It kept you very warm yet wasn't bulky and weighty. We had the longjohn pants and tops. I personally wouldn't buy it for everyday wear though.

what does faggy mean?

gayish?

Yeah gayish would be a good description...I wanted to do balleigh when I had it on.

Rofl. Ballet for justice!

A guy I knew was only 1 of 7 guys in his year at his ballet school, with 40 odd girls. Enough supple, fit and sex crazed ballet girls me thinks :thumbsup:

Koing

 

[Chiropteran]

So consensus seems to be it's worth it for working out but not daily wear.

Kinda what I figured, still seems overpriced to me.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: iron crotch
first of all as you already may or may not know under armor isn't all cotton. its more of a spandex/Lycra type of composition, I'm not really sure what its actually made of.
I've never worn the "tighty whities" But i do have the warm compression shorts for cold lacrosse practices. they work well and do keep me warm , so i think they are worth it. I also have the knee high white under armor socks because its part of our uniform. these seem to work like any other sick I've used, nothing special. Also i have a cold and warm short sleeve tight t shirt to use under my pads somtimes, and honestly i dont know how well they work. the material is comfortable, but there doesnt seem to be much of a temperature difference. i think mostly its mental. However the material works very very well for sweat.

Anyways this got kinda long.
Cliffs: Buy regular underwear

i wouldn't choose to wear it in replacement of underwear, personally I'd use it in addition to underwear (except for the top, which would be in replacement of an undershirt)..
ESPECIALLY for cold-climate

and I also believe its polypropylene, because I have some stuff I bought that we call polypro, and is 100% polypropylene... I use it for cold-weather in addition to my BDU's when in the field for training.

 

[apologetic]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: iron crotch
first of all as you already may or may not know under armor isn't all cotton. its more of a spandex/Lycra type of composition, I'm not really sure what its actually made of.
I've never worn the "tighty whities" But i do have the warm compression shorts for cold lacrosse practices. they work well and do keep me warm , so i think they are worth it. I also have the knee high white under armor socks because its part of our uniform. these seem to work like any other sick I've used, nothing special. Also i have a cold and warm short sleeve tight t shirt to use under my pads somtimes, and honestly i dont know how well they work. the material is comfortable, but there doesnt seem to be much of a temperature difference. i think mostly its mental. However the material works very very well for sweat.

Anyways this got kinda long.
Cliffs: Buy regular underwear

i wouldn't choose to wear it in replacement of underwear, personally I'd use it in addition to underwear (except for the top, which would be in replacement of an undershirt)..
ESPECIALLY for cold-climate

and I also believe its polypropylene, because I have some stuff I bought that we call polypro, and is 100% polypropylene... I use it for cold-weather in addition to my BDU's when in the field for training.

I heard that underarmour wasn't recommended overseas because of the danger of it melting to your skin in the event of a fire or extreme heat.

True or not?

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: apologetic

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: iron crotch
first of all as you already may or may not know under armor isn't all cotton. its more of a spandex/Lycra type of composition, I'm not really sure what its actually made of.
I've never worn the "tighty whities" But i do have the warm compression shorts for cold lacrosse practices. they work well and do keep me warm , so i think they are worth it. I also have the knee high white under armor socks because its part of our uniform. these seem to work like any other sick I've used, nothing special. Also i have a cold and warm short sleeve tight t shirt to use under my pads somtimes, and honestly i dont know how well they work. the material is comfortable, but there doesnt seem to be much of a temperature difference. i think mostly its mental. However the material works very very well for sweat.

Anyways this got kinda long.
Cliffs: Buy regular underwear

i wouldn't choose to wear it in replacement of underwear, personally I'd use it in addition to underwear (except for the top, which would be in replacement of an undershirt)..
ESPECIALLY for cold-climate

and I also believe its polypropylene, because I have some stuff I bought that we call polypro, and is 100% polypropylene... I use it for cold-weather in addition to my BDU's when in the field for training.

I heard that underarmour wasn't recommended overseas because of the danger of it melting to your skin in the event of a fire or extreme heat.

True or not?

no clue.. but I'm not overseas, just a cadet here at Ohio State.. so I couldn't say.
one of the Cpt.'s here said he wore polypro on the field at night, because iraq is cold at night.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: apologetic

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: iron crotch
first of all as you already may or may not know under armor isn't all cotton. its more of a spandex/Lycra type of composition, I'm not really sure what its actually made of.
I've never worn the "tighty whities" But i do have the warm compression shorts for cold lacrosse practices. they work well and do keep me warm , so i think they are worth it. I also have the knee high white under armor socks because its part of our uniform. these seem to work like any other sick I've used, nothing special. Also i have a cold and warm short sleeve tight t shirt to use under my pads somtimes, and honestly i dont know how well they work. the material is comfortable, but there doesnt seem to be much of a temperature difference. i think mostly its mental. However the material works very very well for sweat.

Anyways this got kinda long.
Cliffs: Buy regular underwear

i wouldn't choose to wear it in replacement of underwear, personally I'd use it in addition to underwear (except for the top, which would be in replacement of an undershirt)..
ESPECIALLY for cold-climate

and I also believe its polypropylene, because I have some stuff I bought that we call polypro, and is 100% polypropylene... I use it for cold-weather in addition to my BDU's when in the field for training.

I heard that underarmour wasn't recommended overseas because of the danger of it melting to your skin in the event of a fire or extreme heat.

True or not?

I work on a military base for the DoD, and I know there were some folks talking about this and it was published in the base newspaper. I don't know if it was actual Under Armour or some knock off brand but there was a problem with flame retardancy and certain types of these materials.

 

[confused1234]

well i know that when running outside for LONG distance(10+ miles) you want something that is skintight and NOT cotton. because if its not skintight you will most likely chaf in some places and if its cotton it abosrbs the sweat from you and doesnt like to let it go which can be horrible if your running in cold weather.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: confused1234
well i know that when running outside for LONG distance(10+ miles) you want something that is skintight and NOT cotton. because if its not skintight you will most likely chaf in some places and if its cotton it abosrbs the sweat from you and doesnt like to let it go which can be horrible if your running in cold weather.

LOL!! Yes this is true. I remember many times of chaffed/bleeding nipples from running in the cold here in NC (in Dec-Feb) in cotton. :brokenheart:

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: confused1234
well i know that when running outside for LONG distance(10+ miles) you want something that is skintight and NOT cotton. because if its not skintight you will most likely chaf in some places and if its cotton it abosrbs the sweat from you and doesnt like to let it go which can be horrible if your running in cold weather.

Yeppers. Runner's nipple sucks.

 

[confused1234]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: confused1234
well i know that when running outside for LONG distance(10+ miles) you want something that is skintight and NOT cotton. because if its not skintight you will most likely chaf in some places and if its cotton it abosrbs the sweat from you and doesnt like to let it go which can be horrible if your running in cold weather.

Yeppers. Runner's nipple sucks.

ya it does;however im abnormal. in order to stay warm in minnesota i have to also put on a sweatshirt over 2 layers and thus i chaf on my adamsapple, the inside of my elbows, and all around my leg right above the knee(briefs). it looks so weird

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze

Originally posted by: apologetic

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: iron crotch
first of all as you already may or may not know under armor isn't all cotton. its more of a spandex/Lycra type of composition, I'm not really sure what its actually made of.
I've never worn the "tighty whities" But i do have the warm compression shorts for cold lacrosse practices. they work well and do keep me warm , so i think they are worth it. I also have the knee high white under armor socks because its part of our uniform. these seem to work like any other sick I've used, nothing special. Also i have a cold and warm short sleeve tight t shirt to use under my pads somtimes, and honestly i dont know how well they work. the material is comfortable, but there doesnt seem to be much of a temperature difference. i think mostly its mental. However the material works very very well for sweat.

Anyways this got kinda long.
Cliffs: Buy regular underwear

i wouldn't choose to wear it in replacement of underwear, personally I'd use it in addition to underwear (except for the top, which would be in replacement of an undershirt)..
ESPECIALLY for cold-climate

and I also believe its polypropylene, because I have some stuff I bought that we call polypro, and is 100% polypropylene... I use it for cold-weather in addition to my BDU's when in the field for training.

I heard that underarmour wasn't recommended overseas because of the danger of it melting to your skin in the event of a fire or extreme heat.

True or not?

I work on a military base for the DoD, and I know there were some folks talking about this and it was published in the base newspaper. I don't know if it was actual Under Armour or some knock off brand but there was a problem with flame retardancy and certain types of these materials.

I think it was actually the Marine Corps which issued a directive (at least for awhile) that forbade the wear of Under Armor because it does, in fact, melt when it is exposed to fire (such as burning fuel from an IED explosion). It only stands to reason because the stuff is synthetic -- it's the same reason Navy personnel are not allowed to wear patent leather shoes anymore after the USS Stark was hit with a missile.

Now, the problem is that more Marines (and everyone else over there) are likely to be overcome with heat exhaustion than to ever be put in a situation where the melting is an issue. Yes, it happens, but heat exhaustion/heat stroke is far more common during the hot months, which is most of the year.

I wore the stuff when I was in Baghdad, and the underwear made a huge difference compared to my cotton stuff (had a mix of them). As an added bonus, it doesn't stink as much! Now, I had some generic stuff, too, which I bought at the Navy Exchange at Norfolk, and it worked just as well for a lot less money. It didn't seem to have quite the durability, though, as it started to fray by the time I left.

 

[Itchrelief]

I guess the Marine Corps. needs to win the lottery so they can equip all their troops with nomex underwear.

 

[krunchykrome]

I wear under armor under my clothes when I workout. So I basically layer my clothing, with the under armor underneath. I can't really explain why I like it other than it's thin, tight, stretchy, and it just feels good on your body when you're working out.

 

[Babbles]

I have a couple of Under Armor shirts I picked up on sale that I wear to the gym and I find them entirely more comfortable than just a normal cheap cotton t-shirt. I think I paid ~$15 for each and I feel that they were worth the money in terms of comfort.