Why do guys lift up their shirt and touch their stomach during gym class?

Question

In mine they did that

Answer 1

Maybe just to check if I am fit or how much I should work out this time considering that I need to fill it up again.

Answer 2

It's because of pure self-love. I do it because I enjoy myself and my body not so much because I want to see if I have gotten better abs. What abs can you get from 10 or 30 min exercise?

Answer 3

Maybe they want to see if they made abs......

Answer 4

It's a throwback to animal dominance behaviors - ever see a gorilla pound his chest to announce his dominance ?   "Looking right at me" - you mean like staring you down like gorillas do (another dominance technique) ?  Wanna see more evidence ? Go into the cafeteria and just choose a guy and stare at him until he notices you staring, then continue to stare.  Within 5 minutes, without saying a word, he'll either get up and leave or he'll come over and offer to rearrange your face.  The only difference between animals and people is that people wear clothes.

Answer 5

maybe they want to see if they are getting any abs  lol.I agree that is pretty awkward and weird..probably even more if you are a guy watching another guy doing that..um just look away.hahah.

Answer 6

Haha, they do that in mine too. I guess they just like showing off their "abs" lol.

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