It's been driving me nuts. I paid $60 for those shorts! (Long story short: I followed a cute gal into the Paia store and had to buy something so it didn't look like I was stalking her.)
But this was back Janurary. I wore them once then I lost them. Instead I went and got some cheapo replacements from Footlocker, which cost $9.99.
They're both black, have the built in spandex and are made of some tough, stretchy sort of nylon material. So why the price difference? Well, my consumer reporting skills are somewhat lacking but I will try to explain. Mainly I found two, count them two important differences:
- Lululemon shorts have pockets. The Footlocker version doesn't.
- Your ass sweat seeps through and shows in the Footlocker version. Lululemon keeps it all inside.
Yup. I'm not sure what the hell they make the Lululemon shorts out of but if you don't want your ass sweat to show, these are the shorts for you. That's what $60 buys you and damn it, it's worth it.
And in case you were wondering my Lululemon shorts were hidden underneath a pair of khaki shorts that I don't wear anymore.
Also I have to bust a couple of my female gym partners. It might have been sometime last week when we had to do overhead squats I believe. They were watching Luke do the workout and one of them says, and I kid you not, "I love watching Luke workout, he's so smooth."
Okay, so if you don't know Luke this might seem a bit weird or pervy. But Luke's body mechanics are such that he does perfect technique on almost everything. Unlike myself. Usually I make up my own technique which leaves Bumper shaking his head. Think caveman powerlifting and you get the idea.
This would be the opposite of Luke. If you haven't seen Luke's muscle-ups you haven't hated yourself lately. It's so perfect you feel like either kicking his ass or kissing his hand, so I sort of understand what these gals, who will go unnamed, were admiring.
THEN AGAIN . . . they were probably looking at his butt go up and down too and loving every second of it. One of our trainers Kristi has unreal stomps when she does any sort of snatch and grab movement. She stomps her feet hard on the gym floor and that weight goes up like nothin. I was stunned and watched her over and over again to try and copy what she was doing.
Of course, when it comes down to it I'm still a guy staring at a woman's legs. You sort of have to, just like these gals were watching Luke. So it's sort of like a free pass to stare under the pretense of studying biomechanics.
Out loud you say: "Damn, that's good technique."
Inside you say: "My gym is awesome. I'm never going back to 24/Hour Fitness."
Hey, that's a freaking great idea for a commercial. Would have been better for TV than radio though. Ah well.
Also my son is here! He's living with daddy this summer and I couldn't be happier about it. Of course I took a couple days off from RFM but I should be back on Friday (tomorrow).
Betcha you're wondering who those two gals were that were staring at Luke huh? Not gonna tell ya. Gotta protect my sources.
Later,
Rod
But this was back Janurary. I wore them once then I lost them. Instead I went and got some cheapo replacements from Footlocker, which cost $9.99.
They're both black, have the built in spandex and are made of some tough, stretchy sort of nylon material. So why the price difference? Well, my consumer reporting skills are somewhat lacking but I will try to explain. Mainly I found two, count them two important differences:
- Lululemon shorts have pockets. The Footlocker version doesn't.
- Your ass sweat seeps through and shows in the Footlocker version. Lululemon keeps it all inside.
Yup. I'm not sure what the hell they make the Lululemon shorts out of but if you don't want your ass sweat to show, these are the shorts for you. That's what $60 buys you and damn it, it's worth it.
And in case you were wondering my Lululemon shorts were hidden underneath a pair of khaki shorts that I don't wear anymore.
Also I have to bust a couple of my female gym partners. It might have been sometime last week when we had to do overhead squats I believe. They were watching Luke do the workout and one of them says, and I kid you not, "I love watching Luke workout, he's so smooth."
Okay, so if you don't know Luke this might seem a bit weird or pervy. But Luke's body mechanics are such that he does perfect technique on almost everything. Unlike myself. Usually I make up my own technique which leaves Bumper shaking his head. Think caveman powerlifting and you get the idea.
This would be the opposite of Luke. If you haven't seen Luke's muscle-ups you haven't hated yourself lately. It's so perfect you feel like either kicking his ass or kissing his hand, so I sort of understand what these gals, who will go unnamed, were admiring.
THEN AGAIN . . . they were probably looking at his butt go up and down too and loving every second of it. One of our trainers Kristi has unreal stomps when she does any sort of snatch and grab movement. She stomps her feet hard on the gym floor and that weight goes up like nothin. I was stunned and watched her over and over again to try and copy what she was doing.
Of course, when it comes down to it I'm still a guy staring at a woman's legs. You sort of have to, just like these gals were watching Luke. So it's sort of like a free pass to stare under the pretense of studying biomechanics.
Out loud you say: "Damn, that's good technique."
Inside you say: "My gym is awesome. I'm never going back to 24/Hour Fitness."
Hey, that's a freaking great idea for a commercial. Would have been better for TV than radio though. Ah well.
Also my son is here! He's living with daddy this summer and I couldn't be happier about it. Of course I took a couple days off from RFM but I should be back on Friday (tomorrow).
Betcha you're wondering who those two gals were that were staring at Luke huh? Not gonna tell ya. Gotta protect my sources.
Later,
Rod
