How open are you guys in the locker room? (story inside)

[California Dolphin]

Originally Posted by PSDave

I used to feel free to walk around naked in the locker room as most guys did then. Showers, massages, sauna and jacuzzi were all nude activities so why get covered between? That has all changed. With the pervs now finding sport in taking pics and videos of strangers and posting them online has taken what should be private and turned it public. It seems guys think they are cool with their blog of locker room photos, they are not - they are perverts. If they want to post photos of naked men they should do their friends or find a mirror.

Taking photos or vids of unsuspecting naked guys in a private area is illegal and probably a felony that will eventually land the perp in jail.

However, I would NOT go to the extreme of unnecessarily covering up just because someone might be intent on violating my privacy.

[karlos]

Originally Posted by MISpeedo

Forgot to say that after the swim team damp dries their upper body and puts their towel around their waist they next first put on a tee shirt before the towel dance to remove the wet gear. Waiting for one of them to fall and hurt themselves. it is funny To think they have been swimming with skin showing and now nothing showing among friends.....

In the mixed sex changing cubicles at the local pools I visit, I'm guilty of doing the 'towel dance' as above. But in my defence, with very little body fat (even in my 30's) I can get incredibly cold after 40 minuets to an hour in even a moderately warm pool. Add to that, the pool side shower/rinse off in my jammers and by the time I'm back at the lockers all I want to do is get dry as fast as possible. Hence the drying of my top half, wrapping the towel around my waist, t shirt on etc.

[ucstr8]

I never had a problem with nudity in a locker room, in high school that's how it was after gym/swim class. Today I'm still the same way, I'm there to shower, change and be on my way and I'm nude in the locker areas and showers today.
I visit a spa north of me a couple of times a month, old Russian steam bath place, it's old world and everyone is nude, in the lockers, showers, steam room, sauna and even in the lounge area and nobody thinks about it or bats an eye. Each time I go there.........when in Rome............

[DadInASpeedo]

The gym we belong to has open showers and a sauna and hot tub in the locker room. I don't have any problem being naked while I'm there. After a swim, I'll often spend 20-30 minutes enjoying the facilities in my birthday suit.

I'd say that's true of about 65% of the members. Some of the younger guys (and a few of the older ones) cover up more. There's nowhere to hide in the showers, so some shower in their swimsuits and change under towels.

My boys are in the group that's less comfortable being naked. I've been trying to get them to try it out. They often prefer to use the family changing rooms by the pool, where we can change without other people around.

My older son and I went for a swim tonight. After, he followed me to the sinks instead of going straight to the showers and took off his suit to rinse it off. Then we showered together nude. I didn't say anything, since I could see he was nervous. Must've been overwhelming, because he got an erection. I didn't mention it as we finished and went back to our lockers to get dressed. Hopefully it doesn't put him off being comfortable in the locker room in the future.

[beachg0y]

I doubt it'll put him off, DiaS. In fact, it seems clear you are giving him the opportunities to experience what it's like being a self-aware, grown man and as a result the confidence his contemporaries by and large are not gaining.

Too many young men do not get the essential, approval messages from their fathers, "You can cut it," "You've got what it takes," etc. Thank you for how you're provisioning your sons for their futures, so they can live as leaders, as MEN, not loiter throughout their lives waiting for someone's permission to no longer remain as BOYS, as followers. Kudos to ye!

[DadInASpeedo]

Originally Posted by beachg0y

I doubt it'll put him off, DiaS. In fact, it seems clear you are giving him the opportunities to experience what it's like being a self-aware, grown man and as a result the confidence his contemporaries by and large are not gaining.

Too many young men do not get the essential, approval messages from their fathers, "You can cut it," "You've got what it takes," etc. Thank you for how you're provisioning your sons for their futures, so they can live as leaders, as MEN, not loiter throughout their lives waiting for someone's permission to no longer remain as BOYS, as followers. Kudos to ye!

It's funny how quickly they get self conscious. The moment puberty starts, they go from kids who don't care about running around naked to tweens/teens who'd rather die than be seen nude.

Until our recent experiences, I hadn't seen my older son naked since he was probably 12. He got a big surprise toward the end of last year when I took him for his sports physical. We switched doctors after his old one retired. A youngish assistant took us back and checked his vitals, then told my son to undress to his underwear. She said the doctor would be in to see us shortly.

A few minutes later the doctor arrived. She introduced herself and got to know us. The doctor started the exam. At one point, she had my son stand up. She sat down on a stool beside him. "Is it okay if I slide these down?" she asked as she hooked her fingers in his briefs. Without really waiting for him to respond, she pulled them down.

My son got a panicked look on his face as he was exposed. I couldn't help but peek and see how my son had developed. She had him sit down and finished the exam, leaving his underwear on the floor. When she was done, she finished filling out the form. He quickly retrieved his underwear and put them back on before getting dressed.

[Schoolspeedo]

i'm not bothered about my nudity. i'm happy enough to wander around the locker room totally nude apart from flip-flops though i see guys being very careful to cover up. What i do object to is young kids coming in the locker room and i then think its dangerous. at my gym which has a pool also there is a separate changing area for families and i think young kids should go there if unsupervised. in the UK there is a climate of fear and all it would take would be for some kid to mention something to a teacher about seeing a naked man who happened to look at them...not comfortable. i even left my other gym because there were guys used to regularly bring their young kids in and on a couple of occasions i caught the same young girl staring at me while getting changed.

[dm106]

Originally Posted by DadInASpeedo

It's funny how quickly they get self conscious. The moment puberty starts, they go from kids who don't care about running around naked to tweens/teens who'd rather die than be seen nude.

Until our recent experiences, I hadn't seen my older son naked since he was probably 12. He got a big surprise toward the end of last year when I took him for his sports physical. We switched doctors after his old one retired. A youngish assistant took us back and checked his vitals, then told my son to undress to his underwear. She said the doctor would be in to see us shortly.

A few minutes later the doctor arrived. She introduced herself and got to know us. The doctor started the exam. At one point, she had my son stand up. She sat down on a stool beside him. "Is it okay if I slide these down?" she asked as she hooked her fingers in his briefs. Without really waiting for him to respond, she pulled them down.

My son got a panicked look on his face as he was exposed. I couldn't help but peek and see how my son had developed. She had him sit down and finished the exam, leaving his underwear on the floor. When she was done, she finished filling out the form. He quickly retrieved his underwear and put them back on before getting dressed.

Did he start to get aroused when she examined him?

[dm106]

How old is your son?

[DadInASpeedo]

Originally Posted by dm106

How old is your son?

He's 16 years old.