Shaving Legs (Page 3)

My wife loves Troy.

Troy's the best....It's funny, everyone I talk to, from all my differnt social groups, LOVE Troy and want him to win...ahhh, but I'm getting off topic...we were talking about shaving legs, eh? Shaving legs, wax or razor, beefcake calendars and The Apprentice...could someone *please* explain what this thread is doing on a message board for triathletes????

He is a very cool dude, and I literally taught him everything he knows. Not really, although he was training under me at the job we worked together at.  He is married to a very cute, nice lady.  Troy is a really good guy and its very easu to root for him on the show.

I love it when threads take a life of their own.  It always fun to see where they'll end up.  We have some unique people here.  The thread starting off by me asking about the benefits of shaving of the legs, as I have seen many triahtletes and bikers in my area are doing so.

This is easily the funniest thread ever.

Hmmmm, I think the trick, you see, is to fool the forum....i didn't exactly *say* "killin g" I said "killin". I guess it just means the forum isn't that hip on slang.

oh no

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I don't know....I've heard the real 'metro' men are getting Brazilians done.....


Ok, let's see where this tghread goes now!

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hey, I just wanted to see some leg and listen to them whine! Nothing else, believe me!

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Edited by Lara_SD 2004-02-24 6:32 PM

OMG that is too funny about your friend. The sad part is that I can relate. I tried some wax a looooong time ago and it was a miserable experience. But I am too cheap to go pay someone to do it for me, so I have volunteered my husband for the task. I have friends who swear by wax but I don't know.......I do know I am sick of shaving my legs. I'm sick of a lot of other things to, but that's just way too off topic, even for this thread!

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now there's an oldie and a goodie....the Epilady. Any of you guys care to try that? That'll cure the "I wanna shave my legs" bug going around here!

Here we go again ... Top reasons for shaving legs ...

1. The pros do it. Let's stop fooling ourselves. It's an emulation thing. It's the same reason why the guy that finsihes dead last has much of the same equipment as the guy that finishes first. The look. How much of triathlon is how you look?

2. Some men like shaved legs. I don't understand it. I doubt I ever will. I like shaved legs .... on women. I respect a guy that stands up and says "I shave my legs and I like it!" Well, as much as you can respect a guy that shaves his legs (you know I'm joking)

3. If you're wrecking on your bike so often that you need to have shaved legs, then maybe you should spend less time shaving and more time practicing your riding skills. Ooops, I wasn't suppossed to say that. My bad. =)

4. Okay, I can understand the massage thing. I've had hamstring and calf massages that have felt like hair removal sessions. I prefer ice to massages anyhow.

5. It is a "fit-in" thing. It's looking the part. No one wants to say this. It's the same reason everyone has the same gear and the same look regardless of finsihing times. Wasn't this #1? Oh no, I'm cycling back.

I was told my hairy legs will give me away as an "amateur". Better my legs than my finishing time [both will be evidence of my newbieness]

Keep your hairy legs. Fight the power to acclimate to the unisex look. Be proud. Grow facial stubble. Pull your shoulders back, walk tall. It's okay to be masculine. I am man, hear me roar. That just doesn't have the same ring to it.
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I'm having some fun b/c I'm not the leg-shaving type .... but really, let's just say it ... shaved legs is to triathletes what eye black is to baseball players (which I once was). Baseball players wear eye black to draw the glare of the sun away from their eyes ... yet we wear in on cloudy days too. It looks cool. Shaved legs are the "breath right strips" of triathletes. God forbid you resist to do it because "everyone else is".

Some of the stuff I have seen triathlon *ahem* men wear and do makes me wonder what the heck is going on. Is there a new species of *ahem* man evolving here or what?

Don't mind me ... do what you want.

ok, but let's talk baseball. How come you gave it up?

lololol, roflmao! What a great image! mom: "Use an iron, honey."

and if anyone does, feel free to NOT share it here! LOL

nite all, it's awful late for someone who ges up at 4AM.

ok, but let's talk baseball. How come you gave it up?

Quite simply ... psycho sports dad. Great dad. Great Man. Horrible sports dad. A 5'7 father living through his 6'3 son. I had everything he wished he'd been born with. Oh, and a left-handed pitcher no less.

Burnout from the endless comments from the stands after EVERY pitch (even at the college level). Burnout from the endless discussions post-game, etc. After 15 years, it gets old.

I spoke to him once on a drive to St. Louis to see a game, about how I felt and he felt sorry, but never really understood the scope of it. I'll never tell him how I truely feel about the experience ... it would crush him beyond repair. I love and respect him too much for that.

I say this humbly and confidently. I may be the only 6'3 left-handed pitcher with a mid-80s fastball (84mph) to not play at least in the minor leagues after being in college in the 90s.

I stopped playing in 1994 as a junior despite a great chance to get drafted or at least signed during my senior year. I haven't touched my glove since. I have a son that will be 3yo shortly. If he plays baseball, great. If not, I could care less.

I only tell this story because many of us have athletic kids (or will have) and there will always be temptation to "help" them get to the next level. Proceed with caution. If your kid is gifted enough to make, they will. If not, no amount of practice or lecture will get the job done. Let them at least enjoy what they are doing.