A couple of my mates are working out together occasionally and one of them is quite comfortable, as one would expect in my opinion, stripping off and changing in the locker room after the work out. The other one goes on about not wanting to see his friends junk and calls the other one an exhibitionist.
I don’t get what the fuss is about. Most of my male friends have seen me naked at some point and while I realise that some people are more modest than others I don’t get why being someone’s friend makes them someone you want to avoid being seen by. So, my question tonight to you all is, are you comfortable with your friends seeing you naked, in the shower, gym, beach or anywhere?
I love these photos of groups of guys just casually showering nude together even out in the open. Personally I think it’s how things should be.
I have a friend from work who I work out with now, after he lost 125 lbs. in a medical weight loss program. We usually change at work, then drive to the nearby gym, then leave to go home; so we never change or shower at the gym. The other day, things worked out that we were meeting at the gym from a non-work function. He told me that he got there and changed very quickly because he didn’t want to have to change with me in the dressing room. He said he’s still not happy with his body (he is still overweight and has extra skin from the excessive weight loss) and I’m in too good of shape (which I don’t see, but whatever), so he didn’t want to have to deal with the comparison. I just figure our bodies are what they are, and we’re both doing things to be more healthy, so what’s the big deal? But that’s just me I guess.
it is hard to say. i was brought up in a house hold of no nudity not even topless. we dress before we come out of the bathroom. so i was very reluctant to change in front of people. but now that i am older i am more relaxed but still not that comfortable going naked in front of friends…..george
nice collection of pics.
it is an ongoing pleasure to challenge the shy humility of my catholic youth
There are several nude beaches where I live, and I frequently go to them. I don’t have any issue’s with my friends seeing my naked or even seeing my friends naked. It’s actually kind of cool to hang out with friends that are free of inhibitions from being nude.
Well this is Finland land of the sauna so nudity is quite open and taken in stride. Although I do not have a beautiful body, I do not mind it being seen
It’s strange really. I love nude beaches and have no issues being nude in front of strangers or regulars at the beach. Somehow [and I am not sure why] it is more difficult being nude in front of some closer friends or people I see regularly in a different environment.
I’m Eurotrash in prudish America. I love to get naked, shower at the Gym, go to the nude-beach, lie naked at the pool of the local sauna, etc. Last year we had a great pool-party from our running club. Some of us got naked, others didn’t and everyone was cool about it.
My best friend and I recently joined a gym together. First off let me tell you there is an age difference. He is 29 and I am 50. We met at work about 2 years ago and started hanging out. He is straight and I am gay, He has a nice body, I’m overweight. I’ve gone oral on Him a couple of times but He still has a problem getting undressed in front of me, except in the locker room at the gym. There He struts around naked from one end of the locker room to the other. I have no problem with my body, I’m over weight, but thats why I’m at the gym, and I find that even some of the muscle men will look my way when I’m nude and not see anything wrong with me, and yes I’m checking them out.
GREAT PICS, BRENTON! No. I have no issues going naked anywhere! The only thing that keeps clothes on me at all is our society. In fact, working out and using the locker room 5-6 times a week is a terrific release for, what I find, a very natural, beautiful thing.
I read an article not too long ago about a poll done by the Univ of Minnesota where both men and women said “there’s too much nudity in the locker room.” I laughed. Really? Where the heck else is there going to be nudity, but in a locker room? They complained that their friends and “other people” should “cover up” while changing their clothes. This goes back to the time before where I mentioned the ridiculous machinations that guys go through in the locker room when I work out. And it’s the younger guys, not the older guys, so it’s a new generational prudishness. They draw more attention to themselves with the elaborate dances they do trying to keep anyone from seeing their bits. In fact, I watched one guy fall over in his strain to keep his towel from falling off before he’d pulled up his briefs.
As to doing it around friends, that used to be a little different until I did the musical (yes, I’m an actor by avocation) “The Full Monty” in which half the guys were my friends. Let me tell you, once you’ve been naked onstage not only beside your friends, but with many female friends in the cast watching, not to mention the friends in the audience, you lose many inhibitions! That was two years ago and I’m much more blase about things now!
it’s easy to say how lovely being nude is, but that’s usually said by people that have stunning bodies and nothing out of place or not an ounce of imperfection, and it helps to have a decent size appendage too. Unfortunately, despite our often best efforts, we’re not all like that and while the urge to get nude might be there, the thought of being mocked or stared at like a freak show act tends to win out.
it’s great to have straight mates that feel comfortable being naked in front of you. some of my mates won’t even stand at the urinal next to me, even though they know i have no intention of looking, let alone get changed in front of me at the gym. I do have a straight mate that went to gym / squash together 10 years ago - and would have a sauna after session, He always felt ok to go totally nude in the sauna at the gym. I haven’t seen that much of him lately but we caught up a couple of weeks ago and went to a nude beach, spent the afternoon totally naked in the sun, was a great day! wish more of my straight mates would be so relaxed.
My friends and I flash each other our junk all the time. Especially if we’ve been drinking, there will certainly be a dick flashed at some point. None of us care and we’d probably hang out naked if it were just us gays hanging out, but it usually isnt.
I don’t mind being naked in front of friends, but then again I have a good body and a big dick :P
Just live in Europe. Showering together naked, chatting with each other naked, etc. is plain normal.
Hi Brent, never replyed b4, but have been watching your blog for ages, and its one of the best around. love being naked and i dont care who sees me….. Steve liverpool england… its bloody cold here for summer got my fur coat on lol xx
Showering or seeing friends naked seems perfectly normal to me. It only becomes strained if you’re thinking of them as more than a friend……
Generally, I have no qualms about being seen naked. I work out near my office, which means a lot of guys from my workplace work out there. I find I am somewhat more reserved in walking around the locker room naked when there’s a chance I’ll run into my boss or someone who reports to me. That’s just the office politics, though.
I have zero problem being naked on the beach or skinny dipping at a friend’s pool. I have a buddy (we’re both gay), though, who has never been naked in front of his other gay friends nor has he ever seen any of them naked, he claims. I think that’s just peculiar.
I have no problem with being naked in front of anyone. The spa to which I belong (part of a 5* hotel) has a beautiful wet area with jet baths, whirlpool, sauna and steam room etc… guys of all shapes and sizes would happily sit around nude together. A few months back, signs went up advising that appropriate swimwear or shorts were required! Some of the hotel guests seem to observe this new rule, but most of us local members have chosen to ignore it. What’s the point of having a private mens spa area, if you have to be clothed all the time??