• Hi, I am the owner and main administrator of Styleforum. If you find the forum useful and fun, please help support it by buying through the posted links on the forum. Our main, very popular sales thread, where the latest and best sales are listed, are posted HERE

    Purchases made through some of our links earns a commission for the forum and allows us to do the work of maintaining and improving it. Finally, thanks for being a part of this community. We realize that there are many choices today on the internet, and we have all of you to thank for making Styleforum the foremost destination for discussions of menswear.
  • This site contains affiliate links for which Styleforum may be compensated.
  • STYLE. COMMUNITY. GREAT CLOTHING.

    Bored of counting likes on social networks? At Styleforum, you’ll find rousing discussions that go beyond strings of emojis.

    Click Here to join Styleforum's thousands of style enthusiasts today!

    Styleforum is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Keeping gym clothes clean?

Great Satchmo

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 19, 2008
Messages
75
Reaction score
1
For those of us that don't have 5-7 pairs of everything we wear to the gym, what do you do to keep it clean?

I've either gone stinky or washed mid-week, which is a pain as I'm usually busy during the week.

Anyone have luck showering with things to clean them? Does Febreeze and hanging work? Any other ideas?
 

suited

Distinguished Member
Joined
Aug 18, 2008
Messages
7,642
Reaction score
3,562
Wash your gym clothes as soon as you come home from the gym. Ideally, within an hour of working out.
 

Great Satchmo

Well-Known Member
Joined
Feb 19, 2008
Messages
75
Reaction score
1
Originally Posted by suited
Wash your gym clothes as soon as you come home from the gym. Ideally, within an hour of working out.

I don't have that kind of access to a washing machine.
 

yerfdog

Distinguished Member
Joined
Sep 23, 2006
Messages
1,320
Reaction score
2
Depends what you wear to the gym. I always just wear an undershirt or old t-shirt (so i just throw it in laundry) and some nylon athletic shorts (I only have a few pairs, but they dry in like 10 minutes because they are nylon, so if necessary I can just wash in sink)
 

Matt

ex-m@Triate
Joined
Jan 14, 2005
Messages
10,765
Reaction score
275
Originally Posted by Great Satchmo
For those of us that don't have 5-7 pairs of everything we wear to the gym, what do you do to keep it clean?

I've either gone stinky or washed mid-week, which is a pain as I'm usually busy during the week.

Anyone have luck showering with things to clean them? Does Febreeze and hanging work? Any other ideas?

step 1. go to Target step 2. purchase 5-7 pairs of the cheapest shorts, socks and t-shirts that they have in a discount bin step 3. prosper.
 

Gradstudent78

Distinguished Member
Joined
Jul 16, 2003
Messages
2,255
Reaction score
19
Originally Posted by Great Satchmo
For those of us that don't have 5-7 pairs of everything we wear to the gym, what do you do to keep it clean?

I've either gone stinky or washed mid-week, which is a pain as I'm usually busy during the week.

Anyone have luck showering with things to clean them? Does Febreeze and hanging work? Any other ideas?


$11.15 for a pair of shorts: http://www.amazon.com/Champion-Rugby...=26B8EUNSBLQ56

$8.07 for a shirt: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0010EI1H4

Spend $25 or have amazon prime and you get free shipping.


Alternatively, hand wash your clothes in your sink with very hot water and hang dry.
http://www.wikihow.com/Wash-Clothes-by-Hand
 

GraphicNovelty

Distinguished Member
Joined
Aug 27, 2009
Messages
5,486
Reaction score
2,945
silica gel packets in your gymbag
 

coop86

Senior Member
Joined
Jul 10, 2010
Messages
120
Reaction score
2
Wear a fresh undershirt each time and Febreeze pants before getting in the shower after the gym, hang, and Febreeze again right before leaving for the gym again...
 

creezy

New Member
Joined
May 11, 2011
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
What I wear to the gym is a jersey and mesh shorts. After I'm done, I take the jersey in the shower with me and give it some soap and water, squeeze it all out, then hang it up. It works.
 

alliswell

Distinguished Member
Joined
Jul 8, 2007
Messages
3,954
Reaction score
18
Originally Posted by coop86
Wear a fresh undershirt each time and Febreeze pants before getting in the shower after the gym, hang, and Febreeze again right before leaving for the gym again...

1. Buy polyester workout shirts and shorts.
2. Handwash as soon as you get home - it takes a minute.
3. Hang to dry - they'll be ready for the day after tomorrow.
 

hastur

Senior Member
Joined
Feb 8, 2010
Messages
344
Reaction score
1
buy 5-7 pairs $10 champion shorts at target, i've got a laundry basket full of em.
Originally Posted by lynnyy
I think you should wash your clothes immediately when you back home. I will feel uncomfortable if leave the dirty clothes alone.
not necessary but you do need to hang them up if they're really sweaty to let them dry, then you can toss em in a laundry basket and forget about them until they need to be washed
 

ter1413

Stylish Dinosaur
Joined
Dec 3, 2009
Messages
22,101
Reaction score
6,033
Originally Posted by alliswell
1. Buy polyester workout shirts and shorts.
2. Handwash as soon as you get home - it takes a minute.
3. Hang to dry - they'll be ready for the day after tomorrow.


+1
 

Featured Sponsor

How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 85 37.6%
  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 86 38.1%
  • Really don't care

    Votes: 24 10.6%
  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 35 15.5%
  • Depends on price

    Votes: 36 15.9%

Forum statistics

Threads
506,434
Messages
10,589,274
Members
224,230
Latest member
pcassid23
Top