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With my spinal arthritis, I've been advised by everyone on my medical team that regular swimming will improve the quality of my life well into old age. No stress on my spine!
It's a large facility which is the envy of many larger Canadian cities, complete with an Olympic-sized pool, saunas, hot tubs, indoor running tracks, workout equipment, and fitness classes of all descriptions, including many free 'drop-in' ones for members. It's also host to various clubs such as the Masters' Swim Club although sadly, there are no gay groups. :-(And it's very convenient, equidistant between my home and school and only a mile from my parents' home. I fully expect to swim every second day at least by either leaving for school and hour earlier than usual or going there afterwards.
I also expect to go there (after skiing, for example) just to shower, sit in the hot tub and to enjoy the scenery. Also, I can go there with my troubled friend, Dave* who is a real gym-bunny and has a membership. I've hated working out on machines in the past, but maybe with some company and some proper instruction, I might grow to like it.
*Dave is depressed, HIV+ and is the survivor of sexual abuse by his high school guidance counselor.
A few other bonuses:
A: The facility is less than a kilometer from both our local university and community (technical) college. There are fit, university-age hotties everywhere you look. I feel like such an old perv!
B: The shower room is a large communal affair with shower heads all around the perimeter. The teenaged boys never take their dork shorts off while showering, but they're too young for me to be ogling anyway.But most of the 20-something dudes have no shyness in showering naked. It's like real-life gay porn, looking at lean, wet bodies with soap dripping of flopping cocks and (my favourite) running down between the cleft of tight ass-cheeks.
In the locker room, there is no "changing-under-your-towel" nonsense. All the men, even the young 'uns, strip fully naked with their cocks, balls and asses hanging out unashamedly for all the world to see.
And I'm not just ogling the young 'uns. There are also many older hot men including lots of 30ish Daddies with beautiful furry torsos, swimming with their little kiddies as I used to do. I think these are my favourite category of men, actually.... in their sexual prime!
There are also large numbers of very fit men in the 50 - 70 range who look very hot and are absolutely inspirational to me.
I consider myself very lucky that I find such a wide range of men attractive. Of my three visits there so far, I saw men ranging in age from 18 to 65 who caused a stirring in my nether regions. The vast majority of them were very attractive. Woof!
This sounds great! New source material and pics of BB in speedos! Helpful hint: keep a water bottle at the end of your lane when swimming. Even though you're in water you're sweating and need to hydrate. You'll notice a big improvement in your performance. Small sips.
ReplyDeleteThere may not be any gay specific swim groups but the place if probably full of gays. Hey, maybe you could suggest they start one? We used to have an "after" meet up in my tennis league that was open all, including non players for that day or non players period.
"I feel like such an old perf!" yeah but you don't feel bad about it! ;)
My public Speedo-wearing days are long gone! I'm too thick around the middle to look good in one.* I don't want to become one of those old, flabby men wearing a Speedo which causes everyone to avert their eyes.
Delete*Note: But if I was at an gay, all-bears swimming party, I would definitely wear a Speedo; no question.
Another factor: every time I'm swimming, I see many of my students, either working as lifeguards, swim instructors or just working out. If I wore a Speedo, the whole school would be a-buzz with the exciting news instantly.
I wear a black JM square swim trunk (a Canadian brand), made of a 90% nylon / 10% spandex knit. It fit perfectly, looks okay on me and isn't TOO revealing.
I'll try the water bottle idea today! And you had an excellent point about the gays who probably are already in the Masters Swim Club.
Actually Buddy, from the link pic, it is even hotter than a speedo.
DeleteThanks, I think so too! Apart from my flabby belly, I fill out the square-cut better than the boy model with his skinny thighs.
DeleteI have reasonably muscular, "mature man" thighs which are accentuated by the tight legs of the suit. And when the legs are pulled up snugly towards my crotch, the effect is to produce an amazing-looking package. lol
Good for you--this regular exercise will pay big dividends in the future. I think you know my feelings about inter-generational sex (that you do very well anyway) so I certainly don't see you as a perv, rather a hot Daddy type any college boy would lucky to have as a lover.
ReplyDeleteI think Sean is absolutely right about starting a group. Many years ago Fritz and I met a group of gay men from NYC at a labor Day weekend retreat. We're from the Boston area where there are many gay book, hiking, contradance, kayaking, cooking, etc. groups. They complained that there was no place for gay men to gather in the city that wasn't a sexualized bar, gym or other meat rack-hook up kind of place. We said why not start one? They looked at us as if we were from Mars. I thing you're MUCH smarter than that.
Thanks, Will! Not to sound immodest (again!), I firmly believe that the 22 year old men I have sex with are very lucky. I am highly respectful of them and their needs; I am determined to give them the maximum amount of pleasure.
DeleteMy goal is that they leave our encounter feeling good about themselves, their bodies and their sexuality, and with a little bit more self-confidence than they arrived with.
And yes, Will! I will consider the possibility of starting a gay group on my own.
Wow! But remember to take time out from looking and go exercise. LOL
ReplyDeleteWise advice!
DeleteHow awesome! And this post couldn't have come at a better time, since I recently discovered the joys of a YMCA locker room. Woof indeed! I hope you enjoy your swimming sessions as much as you do the hot tub. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, I loved reading your post on your experience at the YMCA. I urge everyone to read PART 1 and PART 2.
DeleteBy the way, I changed my blogroll to your new blogger address.
Good advice from SEAN! I learned this some time ago, and it makes a difference. Down here, if you're under about 50, it seems that they are teaching "if someone sees your wienie, it will burst into flame and fall off". I've never seen gymnastics as good as the ones people go thru to avoid being nude in a shower room and locker room. Ugh.
ReplyDeletePeace <3
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Oh, and I much prefer working on the machines with a friend. It's very motivational even if you don't say a word to each other!
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Locker room nudity is a topic which fascinates me. In general the younger men hide behind towels while the older men (and they are not 'lookers') have no qualms to walk around 'sky clad' as it were. My gym's locker room has almost no nudity in it; perhaps because of the mormons.
ReplyDeleteI should have known that if stifling something fun like nudity was happening, the Mormons would be involved somehow. I wonder if they're really the western branch of the New England Puritans.
DeleteDr. Spo and Will: excellent points! I was going to suggest that there is a deep-rooted streak of prudism in the USA which probably originated with the Puritans.
DeleteI will continue this discussion in my next post.
Prudery about SOME things. Womens' breasts and asses can be and are exploited freely in this country but when it comes to men, the U.S. is what I call very peniphobic.
DeleteWill, you invented a new word? lol
DeleteYes, in some ways, popular culture in the USA is saturated with sex.
Back when I did work out regularly, I used 4 different YMCA's. It was as if each had its own "nudity culture". Ranging from shaving while nude to covering up as if their life depended on it. I always got a chuckle out of it but did try to remember which one I was in.
ReplyDeleteGoing to the gym just for the scenery can make the membership fees worth it!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! Have a wonderful day!
The last guy, the customer at 24 Hour Fitness, certainly gets a thumbs up.
ReplyDeleteBut, trust me, I work out there 4 - 6 days a week, he is an exception to the rule. Most are definitely not "sponge worthy." This is especially true of those who actually take showers -- guys in their 40s plus whose best days are waaaay behind them, if they ever had any. Sad. (BTW, I am in that age group so I can be brutally honest).
Better luck people watching at the beach during the Summer.
I think the guys must be fitter where I live. There are a few fat, old dudes but the majority are quite fit. I would "do" most of them lol
DeleteI live in So Cal near several high schools and colleges. So, we do have a fair share of fit dudes but most of them are 17 - 24, very inked (not a fan), and very reluctant to show the "goods" to anybody other than the clueless 15 - 20 year old girls they're banging (or hope to bang) at home.
DeleteMy other theory is that they have gay / bi tendencies and are afraid that something might come "up" should they use the showers around other guys and be totally embarrassed. But, that is probably nothing but wishful thinking on my part.
Merry Christmas, Buddy Bear.
Merry Christmas back at you! I too find most tatts unattractie, but there sure are a lotbof them, these days!
DeleteMaybe with society's obsession with cock size, the young'uns are worried about not measuring up.
Hi, Buddy Bear. Me again. That may be true. I have been told that I have a nice package. ; )
DeleteBut, to be honest, I may be the only queer out there who does not fixate on what my nine year old nephew calls, "my junk." I am totally focused on those assets above the Mason-Dixon Line. Interestingly enough, the hotties in our gyms around here do occasionally remove their tops and do their best impressions of Narcisus in front of the mirrors. When that happens, a satisfied smile may come to my face. And, every once in awhile, when someone really clean and rippling (pecs and biceps in particular) walks by, I come a little too close to swooning. It can get hot in there, and I am not talking about the temperatures of the showers.
Happy New Year as well.
Thanks for sharing your observations! I find guys who are full of themselves to be really unattractive.
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