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Woah, look over here —"Younger Men", K,T. Oslin
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FAT BURNING SUPER SWEAT WORKOUT with ALAN VALDEZ and his METHOD
When an athletic character is shown working out or practicing for a sport, this is a great opportunity for Fanservice and Eating the Eye Candy as well.
This is a common method of introducing stealth fanservice, especially in action movies, plus it's easier for the guy to convince his significant other to join. Often, they're either shirtless or wearing very minimal or form fitting clothing. Female characters aren't excluded from this either.
Not counting the shirtlessness, this is equal opportunity fanservice - both guys and girls are subject to this trope.
When working out, this can be justified as training for a fight. Needing their bodies to be in top shape and to learn the new weapon and honing superhuman abilities (especially, the new ones) in order to handle the fight's intensity.
This all boils down to only one thing: the idea of a sweaty, bare chested muscly guy or scantily clad, curvy girl sculpting their bodies in front of us, although having them workout in the nude is optional.
Compare Macho Camp and Training Montage.
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Advertising[]
- The early 2010s has Lucozade's YouTube series titled "Sweat Session" which is aimed at the British audience. The video shows famous sportspeople working out at a gym. The vids aren't really examples of the trope but the ads that promote the video and feature Jessica Ennis are.
Anime and Manga[]
- Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach has brief scene in the anime and that scene has him doing pushups shirtless. That was in Soul Society and the training was in order to obtain a Bankai.
- Victoria Daughton in Lyrical Nanoha' was shown working out in a pair of shorts and a sports bra.
Comic Books[]
- The Uncanny X-Men issue 466 Psyloche, the titular heroine helps some friends out by doing her regular
exercise routine (and showing some legs in the process) to distract some Sentinels.
Film[]
- Jane Russell sings "Ain't Anybody Here For Love" while wandering through a team's workout room in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
- Stoned: In the classroom version of the Afterschool Special episode, Mike's pushing iron with his shirt off.
Live-Action TV[]
- Angel does a lot of shirtless Tai Chi exercises on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. In the "Revelations" episode, this trope's recognized as Word of God.
Other[]
- The Sweat Under Gear Workout: This You Tube video has a male model lifting weights in just a jockstrap.(NSFW)