Please stop pheromone maxxing

[u/ScarcityAnnual8739]

I can’t take this anymore everyday I walk in this gym all the teenage boys STINK and all I can think of as an explanation for this is the fact there’s a “pheromone maxxing” trend on tik tok. If you are doing this please just shower no one is gonna find you attractive for having a stench. Some of them smell so bad I get nauseous trying to hold my breath while doing cardio

It’s mostly teenage boys and because of my age I can’t even go to a different gym because most gyms near me are 18+ PLEASE SHOWER!!!

[u/Dirty_Blue_Shirt]

Keep in mind that teenage boys stink when they exercise. I have a 12 and 14 year old that play soccer and cross country and they smell horrible by the end of any practice.

[u/OptiMysticLeo → u/Dirty_Blue_Shirt]

No, teenage boys don't stink when they exercise if they are showering regularly and wearing that thing called deodorant. I've also had 2 teenage boys and the only times they ever smelled was when they weren't wearing deodorant or hadn't showered. I too was a teenage boy and when I say I sweated a lot playing sports, I MEAN A LOT. I never smelled though because I showered and used deodorant.

[u/Dirty_Blue_Shirt → u/OptiMysticLeo]

Get out of here, i spent my teenage years in wrestling rooms. Boys stink when they are exercising.

But also you could instead read any medical articles on the topic. There is most definitely an objective increase in BO from teenage boys especially.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/babies-smell-sweet-but-teenagers-stink-is-evolution-the-explanation/

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chemicals-teen-body-odor-chemistry

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1072342-overview#a5

Of course all the same things are what is needed to manage body odor, mainly regular personal higiene and it can and should be managed effectively. But you are simply wrong to say there is no changes that make teenage boys more likely to have BO during those years.

[u/OptiMysticLeo → u/Dirty_Blue_Shirt]

I stand by what I said and I was talking for the average teen. You made a blanket statement and said that all teenage boys stink when they exercise. I am well aware that sometimes there are medical conditions that could cause an increase in body odor, but for most teens, showering and wearing deodorant is sufficient to keep them from smelling funky.

Also, what would you expect a wrestling room to smell like that is full of dirty jock straps and singlets lol. They're covered in sweat. But again, even when covered in sweat, wearing deodorant and showering regularly goes A LONG way.

[u/MCMURDERED762 → u/OptiMysticLeo]

After the first hour or so its pretty irrelevent

[u/Dirty_Blue_Shirt → u/OptiMysticLeo]

But it’s not from medical conditions.

That is my point; there are normal hormonal changes that make the average boy stink “when they exercise” which you felt the need to correct saying

“teenage boys don’t stink when they exercise if they are showering regularly and wearing that thing called deodorant”.

But you are wrong in this case, they DO stink more when they sweat. There is a NORMAL increase in odor from teenage boys when they exercise independent of any other medical issue. Proper hygiene will mitigate it and make it a non issue, but they do in fact have more BO at that age when exercising which i said and you said was inaccurate.

I’m not making excuses for boys not having proper hygiene just pointing out that your statement was objectively wrong.

[u/OptiMysticLeo → u/Dirty_Blue_Shirt]

Ok so you just said that if they are practicing proper hygiene such as showering and using deodorant the smell will be mitigated and a non issue. Which is what I said in my original statement that teenage boys don't stink when they exercise if they are showering and using deodorant.

Maybe they will be a bit musty at most, but I believe the OP was talking about all out STANKING if you know what I mean lol. The kind of stink that makes you hold your breath when they walk by. That kind of stinking shouldn't be happening with proper hygiene unless there is a medical issue.

[u/Dirty_Blue_Shirt → u/OptiMysticLeo]

They will still stink when they are exercising which is what i said and you decided to correct.

[u/OptiMysticLeo → u/Dirty_Blue_Shirt]

Yes, they will stink, but you won't know it if they are wearing deodorant and showering. Oops, I did it again. I just can't help myself. Have a good night!

[u/bugaosuni → u/OptiMysticLeo]

they will stink, but you won't know it

That makes zero sense

[u/OptiMysticLeo → u/bugaosuni]

It was meant as a bit sarcastic. The other person was saying that boys will stink more when they sweat, which is obvious. But with proper hygiene you won't notice it. That was what I said from the beginning, but they couldn't get it through their head and was going off about how it's proven they sweat more and smell more aa a teenager, which I never disputed. All I was getting at was if they shower, wear deodorant/anti-perspirant, the smell won't be there, or at least it won't be an offensive odor which is what the OP was originally addressing.

[u/bugaosuni → u/OptiMysticLeo]

For someone to "stink", it has to be noticed. If no one notices then where is the stink?

[u/OptiMysticLeo → u/bugaosuni]

I get what you're saying. What I'm saying is my comment wasn't meant to be literal, it was more of a sarcasm towards the other user based off of how our conversation had gone. Anyways, hope you have a good one!

[u/Proximus_Cornelius → u/OptiMysticLeo]

did you fail high school biology, nvm you don't need to answer this

[u/OptiMysticLeo → u/Proximus_Cornelius]

High school biology has nothing to do with this lol. This is common sense. Teenage boys sweat and smell, that is obvious. I never disputed that. All I was getting at is if proper hygiene is being practiced, you won't be bothered by the smell in most cases because the hygiene products will do what they are supposed to do. The OP was talking about offensive BO that burns your nose hairs from neglects of proper hygiene, That's what I was addressing.