Leg Waxing for Men
Why Athletes Remove Body Hair
Often you see sprinters with hairless bodies. Not surprisingly, there is a performance advantage involved. Research backs this up. An article in the Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise demonstrated that a time savings ranging from 0.01 seconds in the 100 m to 5.7 seconds over the course of a marathon can be achieved by removal of hair. Seconds count in this sport, even fractions of a second
Wrestlers are associated with smooth, hairless skin. They remove hair to prevent chaffing and rashes caused by rubbing. Triathletes of all levels often remove hair prior to events for the reasons mentioned above. Lastly, bodybuilders' motive is pretty straightforward: it is purely aesthetic
Leg Waxing for Men
Why do cyclists wax their legs? Here are some of the reasons:
- It looks great and lets you show off your diamond-cut calves
It makes post-ride massage easier, less painful and more pleasurable
It makes cleaning and treating wounds easier and speeds up healing
It makes you faster because it's more aerodynamic than hairy legs
it's senseless to ignore the slight but real advantage of having bare legs
(To wit, a 1987 study conducted by Chester Kyle for this magazine concluded that the aerodynamic improvement is roughly 0.6 percent, which could result in a savings of around 5 seconds in a 40km time trial ridden at 37kph.)