I'm what you'd call athletically cursed. Six-foot-two, 190 pounds, with thighs that could crack walnuts and a butt that has its own gravitational pull. I've got a 32-inch waist, which sounds reasonable until you realize it's attached to haunches that belong in a nature documentary.

Shopping for jeans is like trying to solve a physics problem that God designed as a practical joke. The pants either fit my waist and turn my legs into sausage casings, or they fit my thighs and I look like I'm smuggling pillows. There's no middle ground - just the sound of fabric surrendering to forces beyond its understanding. I've accepted that I'll never sit down gracefully. Every chair is a potential crime scene, every pair of pants a ticking time bomb. The dry cleaner knows me by name, mostly because I keep bringing him evidence of my ongoing war with basic human furniture.

But i'm gonna tell you something about these jeans from Barbell Apparel, and I want you to listen carefully because this is important. These are the greatest pair of jeans I've ever tried on. These jeans, they sit on me like... well, like they were made for me, highlighting my quads and glutes, which is great because in this household, skipping leg day was never an option.

The knees are fitted, which I greatly appreciate because baggy knees on pants just look wrong. And the boot cut flare? It's tasteful. Not too much, not too little. Just enough to say, "Hey, I'm a man who wears pants with a slight flare." Very macho. Very sophisticated.

But let's talk about how they feel, because that's where things get interesting. I can do a deep squat in these things - ankles to hamstrings - and the jeans don't complain once. I can run, I can go up stairs, I can sit however I want. It's almost illegal how comfortable they are. And I've worn a lot of jeans in my day, believe me. Most of them feel like wearing a straightjacket made of denim.

Then there’s the gusset situation. For those who don’t know, it means your family jewels actually have room to breathe. When you've got legs like tree trunks from all that not-skipping-leg-day, your gentleman's area doesn't have a lot of room to operate. Regular jeans squeeze everything together like a vise, and you end up walking around like you're in a Charlie Chaplin movie. But these pants? It's like they built a little penthouse for the boys. Five-star accommodations.
I just love the gusset—the inseam where all my old jeans cried uncle and ripped? These things are tough as nails and merge durability with comfort.

So if you're out there - and I know you are - if you're a guy with an itty bitty waist, long legs, thighs like tree trunks and a butt that could have its own zip code, well, your prayers have been answered.

I wish I'd found Barbell Apparel sooner, because from now on, I'm only buying pants from you. It's like finding out there's been a really good restaurant in your neighborhood the whole time, but you've been eating at the terrible place next door for twenty years.

Barbell, you’ve got my heart (and my butt) forever. Oh, and for the curious: I went with 32x34.

Had been searching for jeans that fit me well while allowing me to be plenty active to boot. These hit the mark spot on. They're so good I bought two pairs.

I have found that most of the barbell shirts run small, but this runs true to size. Fits and looks great. Very comfortable and great looking shirt

Bought it since it was a good price on surplus section. Love it so far and might buy another. Great office shirt for those hot days

Bought on surplus sale and glad I did. Went back and got the other color.

Really good fit/look and super comfortable. Need to buy more colors

Great shorts for running. Pair them with some compression shorts and your great to run any distance.

I’ve been wearing these shorts almost everyday for 2 weeks now and absolutely love them. Light, breathable, and with just the right amount of stretch. Great gusted crotch for additional range of motion. I wear them for both working out as well as casually out and about. Also work great in the golf course.

Great fit and looks awesome. The extra stretch is a bonus. Highly recommend

Great fit and looks good in the office or walking around town. Highly recommend

Great polo with a cool design. Love wearing it for golf or just casually on the weekends

Awesome and light feeling polo for summer. I like to take a walk at lunch and even on an 84 degree day, it's breathable and I don't sweat like crazy.

Definitely some of the most comfortable training pants. I use them for Oly lifting. Like the name suggests ultra light so you don't get too hot even as it's getting warmer out!

Great fit and feel. Makes this grandpa look jacked.

Great shorts! Awesome for my workouts, Super comfortable and I can comfortably conceal carry in.

These are better than the 2023 version, little less snug and look great. Could wear them all day

These are solid, very comfortable joggers. Swoosh-type of feel

I gotta be honest with the review. If you’re on the fence about buying these shorts, don’t be just get them. My wife is CONSTANTLY commenting on them and HATES when I wear them out in public. They definitely show off the gains and you will get random people coming up to and asking you where to get them. Just do it!

I have several ultra lite polos the fit is spot on and the colors are exceptional

The shorts have a super clean look and very comfortable to wear while training. The pockets are also a good size considering my phone falls out of a lot of other training shorts pockets.

I am completely done with Nike running shorts after using these. They are durable, lightweight, quick-drying, supportive and non-restrictive they feel great and look great.

Wore these to disney and were so comfortable to walk in all day. But on top of that the water pretty much just bounced off the shorts. Can't wait to order more and see the new colors!

Absolutely love these pants, I bought two pairs green and black. Both size 32 green fit perfect, black are a little snug on the waist, I’m not sure how that happened and now I don’t know which size to get next time.
But I will be buying more. Love the pockets, and feel of the pants.

Fits well and feels great!

Lost a bunch of weight and had to find new workout clothes. I decided to give these a shot and boy I'm glad I did. For reference, I'm 6'/155lbs/med