Undies for workout leggings

elpgal

Do you all have a favorite? Not to get too graphic but it is not the outline of the edges that I find bothersome but the seam of the gusset.

2 years ago

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23 replies

Latest reply was from Helena

Zaeobi

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Have you tried seamless leggings? Or Thinx do a pair of period leggings, so you can wear them without any underwear underneath:
https://www.shethinx.com/products/thinx-leggings (disclosure: I find Thinx shorts comfy, but haven't tried the leggings yet)

I just wear a pair of men's boxer briefs under my workout leggings Don't know what you call them - they've got legs (like boxers) but they're tight (like tightey whiteys), so no VPL.

2 years ago

Anonymous

I just wear my normal Wacoal- never noticed a problem!

2 years ago

Anonymous

Uh, nothing (if the leggings have a gusset) or a seamless thong. I have a serious poison eye for underwear showing through workout tights.

2 years ago

Janet

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Same as Lisa. I wash them after every wear anyway…

2 years ago

Runcarla

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Ditto (what Lisa P and Janet said)

2 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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Y’all must have very different workout leggings than mine, starting with the gusset. Mine are from Prana, Uniqlo, and Pour Moi. But for me, workout wear is about function anyway. If anyone notices vpl, they’re looking at the wrong place, and too hard!

2 years ago

Anonymous

SF - typically "better" athletic brands have gussets - no? And for exactly the reasons discussed above. Is that what you're saying?

2 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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Lisa, I’m saying pretty much the opposite. I’d rather be noticed for my pec flyes than for what I’m wearing doing them.

2 years ago

Greyscale

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I wear thick cotton jockey elance undies under workout leggings because else I get a wedgie with sanitary consequences. They have mild vpl but I don’t really care. (I can only wear cotton leggings, for similar reasons.)

2 years ago

Anonymous

I also wear thick cotton jockey undies under my workout leggings. If there is a vpl, I really have not noticed. But like Stag, I never bothered to look at my rear when I am working out. I am just happy to be working out.

2 years ago

Greyscale

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And to be clear, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with going without undies. It just happens to be uncomfortable for me.

2 years ago

Helena

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Uniqlo seamless undies are my go to for wearing with my workout leggings. No seams around the legs, waist or gusset.

2 years ago

RoseandJoan

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I wear longer length fitted bamboo t-shirts for this reason.

2 years ago

elpgal

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I generally tend to wear Sweaty Betty, Lululemon Wonder Unders or Athleta leggings. My protruding bits get chafed if I go commando even in tights with a gusset. Like Lisa, once I started noticing, the aesthetic bothers me. I want to be a sleek and smooth machine lol.

2 years ago

Janet

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Hey, we are all built differently and what works for one person may not work for another. I started going commando when I started cycling and wearing padded chamois leggings. And with my body type, it’s almost inevitable for any underwear to create VPL under even substantial tight workout pants. I feel and look much better without underwear with those pants! I do however have Lululemon and Icebreaker underwear for my hiking pants and shorts. I’m quite sure they would not look good under tights-style pants.

2 years ago

MsMary

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Soma Vanishing Edge for the win!!

2 years ago

UmmLila (Lisa)

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I wear leggings with gusseted crotch so no need for undies. I prefer leggings that are pretty substantial so that they are not hinting at what's underneath any more than necessary.

2 years ago

Anonymous

I’m still recovering over here from “ protruding bits”

I wish emoticons translated here . Lol.

2 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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Me too, LisaP!

Janet, I know plenty of people go commando with chamois bike shorts—my husband did, and those were his around-the-house faves. For myself, if I have to go commando at all, like if I miscalculated how many pair to take while traveling, I’d skip them in jeans and wear the one remaining pair to work out. But then again, the leggings I wear aren’t designed for commando use. Most of the time I wear shorts anyway, and the legs are wide enough that undies aren’t optional. Main thing is, we are taking care of our bodies and wearing what facilitates that for each of us.

2 years ago

elpgal

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Ha! Sorry ladies

2 years ago

elpgal

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Update: Helena’s recommendation for Uniqlo undies worked. They are fab. Thanks!

2 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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