Um...that’s insane.

You're obviously not washing them enough. You can also do a quick sink press and rinse to get everything out - it takes 10 seconds and you can use real detergent that you keep in the bathroom.

If that's not working enough, layer some febreeze on top and you'll be smelling like fresh lavender or cotton.

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considering most tech fabrics say to wash them with cold water, it sounds like you're doing a number on your workout gear by using hot water and also wringing it out. also, do you notice if people avoid running/biking near you when you do group activities? if so, i might know why.

Thank you. I shall try this.
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Buy more shirts. Shorts I stretch it to 2-3 uses if I am not soaking them in sweat

But when I do, I wash it with Dos Seces.

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you only use a pair of shorts 2-3 times? What kind of shorts are we talking here?

I'm thinking "2-3 uses between washes" was meant

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Stay stinky, my friend

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These EZ squirt concentrated detergents are where it’s at if you’re doing this frequently.

https://www.amazon.com/...x=method+&sr=8-7

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Post a video and we'll be able to make better comments.

just ordered some

lol nice - that stuff is convenient

Your fiancé will be happy

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I wash my stuff in the shower like you do, but after it dries it goes in the laundry pile. The "shower wash" is just to get the sweat and bacteria off the fabric.

When travelling, I've found that the "shower/sink wash" was good for getting a second ride out of a pair of bibs, tech tee, shorts or socks. Past that, they were definitely not fresh at the start of a workout.

Beyond the smell factor, you really want clean bike shorts/bibs. Saddle sores suck.

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I do the same, to help it avoid stinking up dirty clothes pile. Or I will at least hang dry it without washing before putting it in dirty laundry so it isn’t sweaty-wet.

I do that in the Summer, but it's no substitute for a good washing


Our washer has a "Speed Wash" cycle which runs through in about 20 minutes, then I hang on a clothesline we have in the laundry room

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Yeah between washes is what I meant. But shirts get worn only once cause everybody has lots of shirts. Workout clothes go in pile separate from normal clothes for me. For me the smell i have trouble with is from the shower towels getting damp.

I do this same thing.

Also, to save on toilet paper I will fold the paper in half after using it and set it on the roll for next time.

Icky!!!

That's gold. This is how you stop global warming. One perforated sheet at a time. Also to save time u can wash out your bottles in the toilet cistern and clean your chain in the coffee machine, use the grounds as low cost high fibre bullet proof keto crossfit caffeine

I’ve been washing my workout clothes this way my entire life. I’ll soap the underwear and nothing ever smells bad once it dries. Far too wasteful to justify doing laundry nearly a hundred extra times per year when it can be done seamlessly in the shower. I think this is a necessary skill of all athletes and it bothers me that sone people wash clothes after every wear especially without sweating in them.

You're not the only one.

The real question is Why is your fiancé smelling homeless men?

Beyond that I will concur with the first response that your current practice is insane. You should take it a step further and install a garbage disposal in your shower.

Genius!

Total Genius!

I'll go you one better. When I read the garbage disposal idea it made me think of that guy in Dr. Seuss's Star-bellied Sneetches. (Sylvester McMonkey McBean).

He'd make a freaking killing selling cool useless gizmos to tri-geeks worldwide. With a specialty of GPS watches and other shit for lap swimming!

I'll take a shower with my clothes on! Only a tri-geek would say that!
I'm laughing so hard, I'm crying...

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Totally agree with this!

Apparently you never watched Seinfeld. I can only hope I was giving the garbage disposal poster due credit for his comedic reference.

what? "the show about nothing" I did yuck it up watching that show more that a few times, but alas, musta missed that one. I'm afraid to watch it on the trainer for fear of laughing too much instead of suffering.

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Yeah. I can’t take credit for the idea. :)

Nasty MFer. Lmao!

Gross

Oh, c'mon


Even if they ARE stinky, shorts are at least 2-3 feet below your nose, and noxious gases are always heavier than air, so they stay down there - even if you're not moving

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I stand corrected

Good grief, some of you sound like the guys who wear hats 24/7 because, "I haven't washed my hair".

Get enough kit so that you can make it through a week without wearing the same thing twice. Put everything in the laundry on Sunday night (along with your underwear and socks if necessary to make it a worthwhile load). You won't destroy the environment doing a load of laundry once per week. You'll smell better and you might even avoid getting sick from something nasty in your dirty clothes.

Oh, and wash your hair.

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The majority of technical fabrics are supposed to be washed immediately after use. Why on earth would you toss a week's worth of expensive, sweat-soaked workout clothing in a laundry basket to sit and fester in sweat and bacteria? All my sweaty bibs, run shorts, singlets and sock get washed immediately. Over time those fabrics will hold the sweat smell if not laundered shortly after use, ruining expensive clothing.

Why would u waste money on buying overpriced training clothes? It’s just training so there is no advantage to be gained

I don't know what clothes you're using. Washing every day seems a lot, but I'd join you doing that before I wore the same bike/run gear without washing them. (Maybe I should read the "care and washing" instructions when I buy clothes?)

I've got stuff from Assos and DeSoto to Performance and Big 5. Living in NM, even sweaty clothes air dry pretty quickly. I've not had any problems, with odor, skin problems, or wearing out the fabric, going with the once per week washing routine for the past 20 years.

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