
things they dont let you know about pants when you start working out the upper leg muscles..
1. Your “normal” size stops meaning anything
Your waist might stay the same, but your thighs won’t. You can be a size X in the waist and suddenly need pants designed for people with tree-trunk legs. Regular cuts start feeling like compression leggings.
2. Jeans become the enemy
Denim has zero sympathy for lifters.
You’ll experience:
- thigh suffocation,
- restricted movement,
- sudden ripping fear when you squat or sit.
3. Tailors become your new best friend
You may need:
- to size up for thigh room,
- then take the waist back in so the pants stop sliding off.
The “quad-butt taper” is a custom art form.
4. Sitting becomes diagnostic
You can tell within 5 seconds if a pair of pants is going to survive:
- Sit → feel the tension → know instantly whether you bought clothes or restraints.
5. Dress pants are secretly worse than jeans
Fabric doesn’t stretch, so you’ll feel every fiber protesting whenever you take a step larger than half a stride.
6. Your pockets start to flare
Thick thighs push pockets outward like wings. You’ll look like your pants are trying to escape your body.
7. Joggers become your personality
At some point you give in and wear:
- joggers
- stretchy chinos
- “athletic fit” everything
- or straight-up gym shorts everywhere.
8. You start judging pants like fitness equipment
“How deep can I squat in these?” becomes a real question.
9. You’ll learn fabric science against your will
You suddenly care about:
- spandex percentage
- gusseted crotches
- stretch weaves
- blend durability
You become a low-key textile expert.
10. Your pants wear out in strange places
Not the knees or cuffs—oh no.
Always the inner thighs because they’re constantly rubbing like two tectonic plates.