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

[Greenleaf]

I don't think of myself as particularly modest but compared to the guys above, I must be an exhibitionist. My pool's LR is open so when I get there I strip completely facing the locker, but moving a bit so I can check what other guys are doing. No starring at any of the guys. Then I put on my briefs, take a quick shower and hit the pool. On finishing my swim I bring my bag back to my locker and go to the open sink area. I wash my cap, strip off my brief and wash it well in cold water, totally naked then, not sure how many guys follow my example but I am not the only one. I then dry my suit in the spinner and walk back to my locker. Then I sling my towel over a shoulder, grab my bag with soap and shampoo and walk to the showers. Our showers are stalls with curtains but I always leave the curtains wide open. I shower and towel off and go back to my locker again with towel over shoulder and re-dress as before. I am no Adonis but have nothing to be shy about. I mean it is a MALE locker room, just wish guys were more comfortable with their own anatomy, but that is just my opinion.

[BriefBro]

Originally Posted by Greenleaf

I don't think of myself as particularly modest but compared to the guys above, I must be an exhibitionist. My pool's LR is open so when I get there I strip completely facing the locker, but moving a bit so I can check what other guys are doing. No starring at any of the guys. Then I put on my briefs, take a quick shower and hit the pool. On finishing my swim I bring my bag back to my locker and go to the open sink area. I wash my cap, strip off my brief and wash it well in cold water, totally naked then, not sure how many guys follow my example but I am not the only one. I then dry my suit in the spinner and walk back to my locker. Then I sling my towel over a shoulder, grab my bag with soap and shampoo and walk to the showers. Our showers are stalls with curtains but I always leave the curtains wide open. I shower and towel off and go back to my locker again with towel over shoulder and re-dress as before. I am no Adonis but have nothing to be shy about. I mean it is a MALE locker room, just wish guys were more comfortable with their own anatomy, but that is just my opinion.

This seems to be a mix of what most guys at my gym do, actually. This is also what that one guy I mentioned pretty much did. I was caught off guard at how lax it was all. There seems to be an air of naturism rather than exhibitionism. I feel as if the latter is more for the shock factor or getting a kick of it, when it actually is just being cool with one's self.

Not many guys do this, however. The people at my gym seem to be more on the older-middle age range, and we also have a gay-friendly city near so that's probably why most guys are relaxed about it at my gym. Also, I'm almost certain a good number of those who go to the gym don't actually enter the locker room, but that's the younger crowd usually.

[Greenleaf]

Always interesting to me that so many younger guys...20s, 30s...who are using the gym and not swimming will come with gym duds under their clothes. No stripping to change, just uncover to their shorts, shirt and off to pump iron. On return they never strip and shower, just put back on same outer clothes and gone. Gross to me not showering and of course I can't enjoy viewing the physique. So much shyness about being naked around other guys.

[MISpeedo]

Like others I am not an exhibitionist; nor do I do the towel dance. Getting ready to swim l change out of my pants, underwear and dress shirt, put on my speedo, and lastly take my tee shirt off. With towel in hand, I head to the showers to rinse off and then hit the pool.

My gym is an old one with an open locker room and an open (gang) shower room. After swimming, I first rinse down and then take my speedo off to rinse it out and then take a soap shower. After showering I grab my towel, dry off, and then wrap it around my waist headed to my locker. On the way to the locker I stop by and spin dry my speedo.

At my locker I remove the towel and finish drying. Then put my towel down to stand on while putting on my underwear, pants, tee, and dress shirt. Lastly making sure my feet are dry then putting on my socks and shoes.

Daily I have to laugh when the swim team comes back from the pool. All in jammers and dripping wet directly from the pool (or showers) headed to their lockers. Opening their locker and grabbing their towel to damp dry their upper body. Then wrapping it around their waist and “towel dance” to drop their soaking wet jammer and maybe a speedo too to the floor. Then with the towel still around their waist they proceed to get their pants (jeans) back on using a reverse towel dance. Go figure?

[BeachGuy]

I strip down and change into my bikini. Swim laps. Take off bikini and go into sauna (naked). Shower naked and go to locker room naked. Most others do the same (with the exception of sauna). No big deal.

[ronniewheelz]

I've had to come to terms in the past with not being private in changing room owing to my disability being paralysed from waist down means I've no leg movement at all. Usually used to get out of pool and back to changing room, transfer from my chair to bench, wriggle and lift my legs and bum until trunks are off before drying and pulling on tracksters. All this takes time so even my smallest particulars are in view for a while!!

[wemabikiniguy]

I'm in no great shape, but not horrible. It doesn't bother me if guys look or if they are bothered by my nudity. I'll usually get in the LR and open the locker, then get down to underwear and T-shirt, then I go through my bag and find what I'm changing into. If I'm in the gym before my swim, I get my shorts and shirt out, then whatever underwear I'm working out in (usually a thong or sport bikinis). I pull my shorts and sneakers on and off I go. For the swim, I usually have 4 or 5 suits in my bag, so I can choose depending on my mood and the crowd. I have a Joe Snyder Rio camo one that I just don't have the nerve for yet. I usually opt for my black Nike briefs, or a square cut. I like to wear a thong under my suit to, not sure how I got into the habit but I do. I rinse off and head to the pool with my towel over my shoulder. After the swim, I strip off my suit, pat dry so I'm not dripping, and rinse my suit off while I'm nude. I pull the curtain closed on the shower, but then I dry off in there, towel around my waist to my locker, but then the towel hangs over my open locker door. I hate getting dressed when I'm not totally dry, so I'll get my clothes out, check my hair in the mirror etc..all nude so I can be dry. Then dressed and out of there. I'm not showing off, I'm just using the facility, if someone doesn't like it, they can not look, if someone wants to get a peek..go ahead...

[Torchwatch]

In an open plan changing room with gang showers it is normal to be naked and to be seen naked. When changing cubicles and shower curtains are introduced people get curious as to what is being hidden and do perverted things like drilling holes in the sides of cubicles and trying to peep around gaps in shower curtains.

It is healthy and harmless for a man to see other men naked, becoming obsessed by seeing something hidden creates perversion. There also comes a point where obsessively hiding our bodies can become perverse as well.

Have confidence that your body is not offensive, it won't frighten the horses, so just strip off and shower with all the others.

[California Dolphin]

Originally Posted by Torchwatch

In an open plan changing room with gang showers it is normal to be naked and to be seen naked. When changing cubicles and shower curtains are introduced people get curious as to what is being hidden and do perverted things like drilling holes in the sides of cubicles and trying to peep around gaps in shower curtains.

It is healthy and harmless for a man to see other men naked, becoming obsessed by seeing something hidden creates perversion. There also comes a point where obsessively hiding our bodies can become perverse as well.

Have confidence that your body is not offensive, it won't frighten the horses, so just strip off and shower with all the others.

The phobia about nudity comes from concerns about embarrassment over sexual arousal or being uncomfortable with their own sexual orientation and being eyed over by other men.

If these issues are that overwhelming, just stay away from any venue that involves full or partial nudity. That includes swimming, hot tubs, communal showers, etc.

Reminds me of the old saying "If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen".

[zonneman]

Here's my 'locker' room experience from a weekly barefoot dance event I regularly attend. Regular visitors are of age 45 - 70 years, with 30% men on average.
The event takes place in a high school PE facility, so most patrons take advantage of the changing rooms and showers - there are no lockers, just wardrobe/cloakroom style hooks. The changing rooms are gender separated, so I can only speak about the men's routine.
On arriving, people just change quickly; a few may take a shower when sweaty form their bicycle ride.
After the dance, most men - including me of course - strip naked upon entering the dressing room. Many men will try to stay naked as long as possible. The showers accommodate six people at a time, so you may have to queue. You need to leave your towel in the dry part.
Interestingly, from one end of the room, the matching end of the women's room is in view - there are no doors. To enter the toilet (restroom), men may be exposed to women's eyesight. Some men do wrap a towel for this reason.
Even more interesting, women do not always respect the gender separation and may prefer the men's room which is always less crowded.
Now, this is not America ... It is the Netherlands, barefoot dancing is a very open minded subculture, with a high proportion of naturists.