It’s 100% acceptable for women to wear yoga pants or spandex to the gym and it’s acceptable. We have heard stories over the years of guys wearing runners to the gym and being asked to wear shorts over them. This even happened to our own UNB Shawn. There seems to be a bit of a double standard in the world of spandex and gym wear. UNB Shawn covered that in his post.

I think the core issue with the debate boils down to body image. I know guys who are built and have six packs who wear shorts over runners. On the other hand, I have seen bears just walk out in gym with all the confidence in the world and not care what people say. I used to wear them while working out, when I did years ago, and never thought twice. Now that I’m bigger and need to get in shape, I hesitate to put them on.

Another argument is that it’s “obscene” for guys to wear just spandex. Let’s not be afraid of the curves of a guys body. Specifically the bulge. Some guys have more than others in that department, and can’t do anything about how much bulge they show. Most guys aren’t at the gym to show off, they are there to work out. They feel comfortable in the runners and want to wear them.  Wearing shorts over them makes things bulkier and contracts movement.

As you can tell I am very much pro “No shorts.” We should be able to wear them to the gym without being told we need to wear shorts over them. The double standard of it’s good for one sex and not the other needs to end. Guys are branching out to wear more things that have not been considered “masculine” by traditional standards. We are creating a new masculine definition!

Choosing new undies is serious business. We all have our favorite factors that go into our buying decision. To one guy a pouch is more important, and another the back side is the important factor. We asked you guys to rate some of the trends we have seen over the last few years. Instead of asking we just wanted to confirm what we know and if you guys change your opinions.

This is pretty much a given. We all want underwear that is made well. We don’t want to spend $20 and have it fall apart after a few wearings. We want our money’s worth. 

Granted fashion is subjective to the wearer. We want something that doesn’t fit well but also looks great. We want to know we wearing something fun and now.

This is one for me it depends on the undies and it’s function. Date nights, hell yeah I want sex appeal. Undies for work I want more function over form. But you guys want underwear that has great sex appeal. I say bravo and always wear sexy AF undies. 

This is another no-brainer. We want underwear but we don’t want to break the bank. There are brands we will all splurge on. But we won’t buy the entire line. It goes into the decision making process. 

Color is part of our personality. In what we wear to work and out. Our underwear is no different. We want to wear our favorite colors. Personally it makes me feel better when I wear colors I like! 

I love this question. I knew this would blow out the VERY IMPORTANT. We buy the style we love. We are not going to look at boxer briefs when we want a thong. 

Sizing is a big issue. It matters if a brands sizing is consistent or off. We want to know the undies we buy will be the size that is stated. I’m not talking not looking at the size guide, but if it says it’s a 36 and you’re a 36. You get it and put it on and it’s a 33. That’s not a good thing.

We hope you enjoyed this peek into the underwear drawers of others, we have so much more to share!

Let’s get down to business. What is your favorite style to wear and what do you wear on a regular basis. We asked the major styles in this and we had some write in’s but for this, we are just focusing on what was asked. The very first question is what is your all-time favorite style. We gave you one choice in this question. So you had to pick just one.

The most popular style is the Brief. Almost 30% of guys say that’s their fav style. Next is one that has moved up this past year is the thong. It’s the number two at 21%. Right here is 50% of you guys. Next is the Bikini at 17% and the biggest surprise is the Boxer Brief at 14%. I was not expecting it to be so high. We need to up our boxer brief game!

Then we asked you what pairs you wear on a regular basis. So you can respond always to never. Here are each of these pairs broken down:

This was not a shock, not a lot wear Jock Briefs. It’s a pair that I think you love or hate!

This chart proves that thongs have grown over the last year. We have a lot of “never but a lot of sometimes. This is more than in years past. 

If you said jocks were dead you would be wrong. There are a lot of you out there who still wear them. It can be for working out or just fun. But More of you guys wear them than don’t. 

This was no shock due to the main graph above. The brief is the go-to style on UNB. It’s the classic we all love, including myself.

This one surprised me by the number of guys who never wear a bikini. I was not expecting that, at all. I figured it was a more popular choice. 

The Boxer brief didn’t surprise me. It skews more on the don’t wear side. I know most of you guys love more fun pairs that give greater support. 

Last is the trunk, It’s a bit higher than boxer brief but still skews to the Maybe wear category. But this tells us we need to cover more boxer briefs and trunks.

If you missed out this year, we will have new survey next year. Also, we will have several smaller polls throughout the year.

On UNB it seems every guy is a massive thong lover. Thongs are experiencing a renaissance in the last two years. Back when I was younger, they were bigger, then they died down and now it’s like it has exploded overnight. Everywhere you look on Instagram, guys are in thongs. And, there are weekends popping up all over for like minded guys to get together.

Starting an underwear blog, I pretty much like all undies. Yes, there are even a few boxer briefs I like, although, that list is very short. Thongs have always been something I have liked but rarely worn. It’s not that I don’t like the style so to speak. But, rather there are styles I like better. I would rather have a sports brief or bikini over a thong. Put on an amazing pouch and I’m sold.

If it sounds like I’m anti-thong, it’s further from the truth. The only pair of underwear I”m against is the boxer.  When I was 18, I joined a gym and would often wear my thongs to the gym as workout underwear. Yes, I even changed in the locker room. I got a few looks but being 18 and a twink, I didn’t even care. This probably got me labeled as the F@g of the gym, but I didn’t care what others thought of me.

The very first thong I remember loving is the 2(X)IST Y-Back thong. It was super comfortable and had an amazing pouch. I would wear it to work and out on dates. And it would definitely be appreciated by several dates I had over the years. I was like if we are going to get busy then why not wear something good for them to see. I’m glad that 2(X)IST has brought this pair back.

As for now, thongs are something I don’t buy very often. I think if you look like Scruffy Gear or UndiesGeek85, go for it. They have enough in the back to pull off a thong. Plus they look amazing in them. Even if you don’t and are like me with not so much junk in the trunk. If it’s what you want to wear, rock that thong and enjoy! Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t wear whatever underwear you want. Give them the finger.

Reading an underwear blog, we assume you buy underwear. The question is how often do you guys buy underwear? I have talked to readers over the years who buys daily and those who buy monthly. It all depends on how much you LOVE underwear… well not really it more depends on your disposable income.

Most of you guys buy underwear monthly or every few months. Which doesn’t surprise me. Underwear we report on is pretty darn expensive. And spending $20 or more on a pair limits how many you will buy. Granted we do have a very few who buy daily or weekly.

Next question is if you buy at regular price or on sale. This was one I guessed wrong on before I saw the results. I thought I knew more people would buy on sale. This proves you guys buy a mix of on sale and regular price. We didn’t ask what the mix is but there are the pairs I will spend full price on because I know the brand and the quality they represent.

I hope you enjoy these results! We are running them every day until we are done!

When I was coming up, back in the stone ages, jocks were still acceptable to wear to work out. It was not uncommon to see a guy in the locker room stripping down to his jock. Nowadays, jocks are rare to see in the locker room. There are a few reasons for this decline in the jock in the locker room. In sports (football, Baseball, and etc) you can see them.

The Rise of Compression gear

One reason the jock is no longer the underwear for working out is the rise of the compression gear. Brands like UA came onto the market and have done lots of research into keeping guys cool and giving them even extra support. I for one, when I do workout, prefer wearing compression gear on my legs. It makes recovery much faster.

This is one time where technological advancement has replaced an old school design. This isn’t a bad thing at all. New designs should improve on the pervious designs. One thing that is awesome in the UA line up is their jock. A spandex jock made for a protective cup. One of the best on the market.

Guys are wearing better underwear

When you look around the locker room, guys are starting to wear much better underwear. Underwear that has better pouches and fabric. This includes straight guys. UNB is the perfect example of that, we have 1/3 reading about underwear. This is further done by stores like Target carrying the Champion brand that is not the boring ill-fitting boxer briefs.

This is a trend we will see more of as the years go by. Guys are wanting underwear that is super comfy and reliable for every day and working out.

Are jocks completely gone?

There are still some old school guys who believe in wearing them. Guys who have higher impact workouts are more likely to wear jocks or something similar. Just lifting and cardio is not a reason for guys to wear them. I would recommend them for running, crossfit and other high impact sports. The support you get will be totally amazing.

If you wear jocks let us know or if you’ve never worn one! Just curious who out there wears them for working out and when.

First I want to thank all you guys who took part in our annual Readers Survey. Its first a lot of fun and second it really helps me drive content for the site for the coming year. This years survey was the biggest yet. In both questions and respondents. It was pretty awesome. We asked some new questions and some standard questions.

First, let’s talk about how big your..underwear collections are!

It was no surprise to me that most guys had 21-40 pairs. This I think is a good number that is manageable. However, the third place is guys with over 150 pairs. I wasn’t expecting so many to have this big of a collection. This leads to the question how do you guys organize your collections.

How often do you buy new underwear? I thought for sure the monthly or twice a month would be bigger. Most of you guys buy every few months. I’m more than confident it’s the price over the urge to shop. Buying new undies every month can add up. If it’s rent or undies, I would choose rent. You can always find deals on undies

Here are the first results. Each day we will bring you new results!

We have run some real guy pics but we always want more! Also, just because you submitted a pic doesn’t mean you can’t submit more pics. I think we have gotten great feedback about the Real Guy Brief Distractions. It’s showing how real men look in underwear. We may even have a real guy video review soon too! More on that later! Just fill out our form and we will get in touch

I need to dig in my underwear drawer and organize it and get them in order. I have let them get way out of hand. But I’m thinking I may need to change things up rather than doing what I am currently doing. Right now I have them organized by my favorites. The top drawer is my favorites, then second fav and then ok pairs. Then the others are in a tub in the closet. This has served me well but it’s not rotating the collection. Every so often I find a pair and go, “OH yeah I loved this pair.”

Here are the ways I”m thinking of organizing:

Organizing by Favorites

I’m lazy what can I say. Just keep things the way they are and go through the collection and put new favorites in the drawer and go through the older pairs and see what I discover. Sorta mix things up and still go by my favorite pairs. I mean it’s served me well for several years.

Organize by style

I know many guys like to organize by briefs, bikinis, thongs, jocks and such. It’s a great way to go through a collection and find what you need when you are in a mood to wear a certain pair. I could do briefs and bikinis in the main drawer, followed by Jocks, boxer briefs and thongs.

Organize by Brand

One I’m not big on is organizing by brand. I’d have to remember that Cocksox is in the top drawer and then Xtremen is in the bottom drawer. It seems like a lot of work to do by brand. I can easily sort style faster than brand. Plus putting away would be much faster by style or favorite.

Organize by color

This is one I have considered in the past. Color is very important to me and I love to wear bright bold colors. I can put my favorite colors in the top drawer and go down from there to my least favorite color.

Which do you think I should do? Which one do you organize your undies drawer by and what do you like about it? I’d love to hear from you guys.

I have recently dipped my toe back into the dating pond. I say dip rather than jump in head first. It’s nice to date but I don’t let it define who I am, and to be honest I don’t mind being singlet for the most part. I think it gets a bad wrap sometimes. And, I am not one of those people who has to constantly be with someone. I can be more of a loner and don’t mind quiet times at home.

A few weeks ago I had a first date. I always pick out underwear for the date. Because there is always a chance it maybe seen one way or another. Yes, I have gone on a first date and ended up spending the night. Hell, that’s how an ex and got started. But back to underwear. I try to wear something sexy but not over the top. Can’t scare them off at the beginning. Or at least if you don’t know how they feel about underwear.

This date I decided to wear something with a great pouch and of course made me feel great. I chose the Cocksox Sports brief. Mainly because it has a waistband. I didn’t think he would be able to see it over my pants but you never know. Second, the pouch is one of my favorites and it just makes me feel sexy.

Other times I have gone full on sexy and worn skimpy bikinis, sheer undies, jocks and more. It depends on my level of nervousness before the date. The more nervous I am the more likely it is I will wear a sexy pair on the first date. It’s one less thing to worry about. I know it will fit me and not give me any issues.

One rule I have about dates is no new underwear. Meaning no new brands or styles on a first date. I only go with tried and true undies. There is nothing worse than being distracted by the undies.Plus when they find out I run and underwear blog and are wearing annoying undies I do tend to lose some street cred on undies.

What is your philosophy about first date undies?  Oh as for my date, it turned out to be a one and done. Well on to the next date!

This week we have the awesome SupaNova from Supawear as our deal of the week. Have you bought yours yet? If not what are you waiting for? Get them before they are gone! We have briefs, jocks and more! Go to UNBdeals.com to see this deal. Or go to the site to sign up for our email list to be notified for new deals.