Fuck It, I Tried Leggings For My Workout Today

The other thing about today that was a first but will definitely not be a last is the fact that I figured out a solution to the garage being a bit cooler. Sweatpants just don’t cut it. They’re too thick, too loose, and get in the way and distract me so much that they did more harm than good. I’ve noticed guys in videos wearing leggings lifting and such, and a few people at the old gym did at times.

It’s something I’ve been meaning to try, but at the same time, I don’t do dull plain colors, or if there’s anything printed, it’s camo. Camo is boring, and the printed ones were a bit more expensive, so I always thought that I would be screwed if I didn’t like them. I wouldn’t feel right returning them if I’d worn them and then found out I didn’t want them. I finally pulled the trigger and, in just one day, wore them to lift and WOD. Ordered other ones from a different company to see if I like them better. That shit’s comfy as hell.

The cool thing about working out here in our garage, and my girlfriend even reminded me, is that I can wear what I want. I don’t have to even wear shorts over them. Not that I have to, but in a public place. Here, if anyone looks in the window and doesn’t like what they see, well, that’s their problem, not mine.

I’ve found a few places now with colors and prints I actually like. Ever since my last cornea transplant, I’ve liked bright colors; the more colorful, the better! Everything after my eye recovered was so much brighter that I didn’t realize what I’d been missing. For whatever reason, that graft failed. I still like those bright colors. I do. It just reminds me of what I could see at one point. I like them. It doesn’t matter.

They were warm but not hot and didn’t get in the way at all. They also felt like it gave my legs more body awareness, helping me feel the positioning where they were and how they were bent, which is a good thing. For years, I’ve worn my compression shorts underneath regular ones, and that felt good, except my regular shorts have gotten too big over time as I’ve been losing a lot of fat recently. Lifting and WODing too much and not eating enough FTW! Shit, even my jeans that were way too tight last spring are falling down.

It sucks that these meggings, leggings, or whatever you want to call them, are a bit pricey, but the fun ones I’d buy seem to be handmade mainly by small businesses, and it’s a good thing to support that anyway. My only regret is not trying them sooner. Had I found them in a store, I probably would have.

With various things going on in life, I need to have a little more fun. Life is short.