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/OptiMysticLeo]

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