Workout Clothes That Survive the Workout
Shorts that ride up, a shirt that's soaked in five minutes and a phone bouncing in your pocket: none of it helps you lift. These are the workout clothes and sweat gear our crew recommends, from compression shorts with real pockets to the towel that should live in your bag. This list is part of The duuude Gym Bag Series, our crew's guide to everything you carry into the gym and everything that helps you walk out of it. Look for the next part at the bottom of the page.
The quick picks:
Best compression shorts: WOLACO North Moore Short
Best workout tees: Fresh Clean Threads Activewear
Best sweatband: Temple Tape
Best for sweaty hands: Carpe
Best gym towels: S&T INC. Microfiber Towels
1. WOLACO North Moore Short
Compression shorts with pockets that hold your phone.
WOLACO built the North Moore around two water-resistant compression pockets, so your phone and keys stay put while you move. See how they held up in our WOLACO review.
Best for: running, lifting and everything in between
2. Fresh Clean Threads Activewear
The tee brand our crew rates highest, built for the gym.
Fresh Clean Threads scored a 9.5 in our Fresh Clean Threads review. Their activewear line covers performance tees, tanks, shorts and joggers.
Best for: guys who want gym clothes that still fit right
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3. Temple Tape Sweatband
Keeps sweat out of your eyes.
A thin sweatband that stays put during a workout and fits under a hat or helmet. More in our Temple Tape post.
Best for: hot yoga, runs and summer workouts
4. Carpe Sweat-Absorbing Hand Lotion
A better grip on the bar.
A lotion that helps keep sweaty palms dry, so the bar, the rope and the next handshake don't slip. Our crew covered the lineup in our Carpe review.
Best for: guys with sweaty hands
5. S&T INC. Microfiber Gym Towels
A six-pack of towels for the bag.
Quick-drying microfiber towels sized for the gym bench. Six in a pack, so there's always a clean one.
Best for: wiping down equipment and yourself
The Final Duuude Take!
Get the shorts right first: WOLACO solves the phone problem for good. Pair them with Fresh Clean Threads tees and keep a towel and a sweatband in the bag. Next in the series: the supplements and electrolytes that go in your shaker.
Our crew's picks:
WOLACO shorts and Fresh Clean Threads tees.
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