Best shorts for rowing???

Jim40 · Post by **Jim40** » November 1st, 2008, 6:36 pm

OK, I give up. What are the best shorts for a man to wear while rowing??? Standard running shorts don't seem to contain things as well, and get bunched up, etc. Biking shorts seems to work a bit better, and I'm wondering if there is a rowing-specific garment or if you all have a better suggestion. thanks.

badocter · Post by **badocter** » November 1st, 2008, 8:51 pm

I have been pretty comfortable using compression shorts, but just got an all-in-one from Godfrey's and that worked quite well (though I still wore a jock underneath it as opposed to a number of purists who insist on going commando...)
http://www.godfrey.co.uk/clubproductvie ... &Submit=Go

For whatever it is worth, I also use the C2 "deluxe" seat pad to make things more barable and enhance the grip between the seat and the seat

Cyclist2 · Post by **Cyclist2** » November 1st, 2008, 10:02 pm

Try JL Racing. http://www.jlracing.com/tab.2.html

philrow · Post by **philrow** » November 1st, 2008, 11:43 pm

I prefer to row as the gods intended: no shirt, no shoes, no shorts. Try it some time; it is sublime, especially on the water.

Phil

p.s., I love CoolMax shorts and shirts and highly recommend them.

bloomp · Post by **bloomp** » November 2nd, 2008, 2:20 pm

Under Armor all the way

Or my unisuit, either one works great. But yes, erging shirtless is excellent. The less, the less heat you trap, the better you feel after cranking hard

Jim40 · Post by **Jim40** » November 4th, 2008, 10:02 am

Thanks for your replies.

Any experience with compression shorts, like 2XU??

bloomp · Post by **bloomp** » November 5th, 2008, 7:44 am

they're the best... when i said under armor, i meant the compression shorts!

badocter · Post by **badocter** » November 5th, 2008, 10:11 am

My compression shorts are also Under Armour and I'm very happy with them.

Sheepster · Post by **Sheepster** » November 11th, 2008, 1:49 am

I'm not a man - but I really like the Zensah Seamless Compression Shorts. http://www.zensah.com/8200.html This guy reviews their entire line: http://www.militarymorons.com/gear/zensah.html (although not from a rowing perspective.)

Sometimes I combine these with the J & L padded rowing shorts.
http://jlrowing.com/trou-padded.html