The 9 Best Socks for Exercising in most Conditions of 2020

Since my Brookes broke in, I find I no longer need cycling shorts, so just resort to jogging bottoms, but a lycra jersey is a must to wick away all that sweat, and store my phone. Mind you I’m only doing upto 45km a day, maybe it changes beyond that.

Just gonna throw it out there. We really need an update vid on this with mannon in <3 maybe go more into layers and maybe even cycle rucksacks.

I care about what I look like, and I don’t want to look like a squid in a plastic bag. So this fat boy wears baggies. Mountain biking shorts over cycling underpants, and a quick dry T shirt or long sleeve (UV protection) T shirt when sunny.

Love lycra on the bottom…but nylon singlets on top, tank tops, no sleeves for me. Who wants sleeves on a 90 degree day. Yeah, I know…sun protection, but jeez.:)

Haha is that your dog joining the video audio towards the end? Sighing and acknowledging in background.:-)

When I see people in lycra, whether they’ve been riding all day or wether its athleisure (posing) i cant think of anything but how much bacteria is going wild in there. Its pretty disgusting.

Great recommendations. Luckily it doesn’t get much colder than 0 C (33 F) here in Madrid so I very seldom need to bundle up for extreme weather. Buffs are awesome, I have about 6 all with different materials. Some polar fleeced ones for colder days and some lighter ones for everything in between.

I’ve found the secret is the base layer long sleeve top. I got a couple recently (on sale too!) and I usually just wear them with a t-shirt over and a lighter running sweater on top of that. That’s enough to get me through most runs here.

Recently splurged on a Gore Wear running jacket which is the most expensive items of clothing I own aside from my winter coat! I haven’t had the chance to use it yet which is actually a good thing. It probably won’t rain for ages now and it’ll just sit in my closet. But I’ll be ready when it does. Also bought some Gore Wear gloves and they are really great (a little pricey tho). They keep my hands warm and dry and I can keep them on during my entire run and never feel sweaty and clamy. I had some cheaper Nike gloves that I used for years but even on the coldest days I had to take them off after about 30 mins because my hands would get very hot and sweaty. Plus they never really kept my hands warm. Went from freezing to uncomfortably warm in like 5 mins.

Anyway, really appreciate the suggestions, especially the more reasonably priced stuff. Def gonna check out Craft and TCA gear.

Love this video. Training for first marathon in February in Arizona, but I live in NY. This helps.

Been following alot of the GMBN workouts for the gym has helped me so much this year
Getting fitter and stronger on the bike so thank you for all the tips and videos you all do

Another great video. Many thanks for so many ideas.

One question that I have is how do you organize drinking during long winter runs ( about 2 hours)? Do you carry bottles with you? Or do you place the bottles somewhere?
And, what do you drink? Warm beverages?

Key for serious cold: wind-block undies (to wear underneath tights or running pants). Makes such an enormous difference!

I wore regular t-shirts as a teen. Then a wasp bumped my throat and ended up blown under said shirt. That was both a quick and painful strip. Since then, my riding shirts have tight collars.

god i needed this video. same weather here (toronto) and ive been freezing my ass off! its great that you’re using products that aren’t necessarily running brands… to avoid that skyhigh pricepoint where you can spend half a grand on a synthetic down jacket. kudos

Noticed no Nike products in this. Was this due to your current stance on Nike? Or just don’t really use Nike products that much in winter?

Good video, but surely it’s just a bike cave, doesn’t have to be just for us male riders.

I’m early, nice.
Btw please do more blake x sam pilgrim videos. Their the funniest crap i’ve ever watched

The only time I see cyclists wearing lycra clown costumes is on sundays, when the white 40+ men having a mid-life crisis are out and about.
Everyone else just wears normal clothes, including me.

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Bike cave dude,less of tha man cave, think about them gals. Ladies love bikes too!

Haha give us a thumbs up like if you’re ready to shread your bike.

I swear you are so lucky that you get to experience the cold weather, Hawaii never gets cold lol

I would highly recommend the Nike Snood. It is a soccer product but i have used it in a few long runs for conditioning in early cold morning. You should give it a try.

This makes Scotland look tame, not sure about running on the edge of the water. Even when I wear waterproof socks I am trying my best to avoid unnecessary moisture in my feet. Buff is a great all year round flexible piece of gear. Winter as you described and summer on the head as a sweatband or protect the head from the sun. Carpe Diem

1:20:00 Encore; Dan Ariely

(Was this a repeat? Wrong VT, Errol?)

Trolley Problem again etc…

1:40:30 Roundup

What would have been great, it to see the host and their camera selected for “sun up”, and then timed 14 hours later for “sun down” (obviously would have to pick the right geographic location)

BUT, no fridges (thank goodness) and no fridge magnets – a few book shleves tho! Nice.

This was (surprisingly) a very mixed bag. (Lots of book plugging, but sure, ok, this is what its all about!)

Rory does seem to “ham it up” zoom has been around for some time and globally distributed teams and integrated apps like Zapier have been around for a few years now.

Yeah… good effort.

Interesting from many aspects, some surprising, some for good reasons, some for not so good reasons…

The part at the end is very, very true and something to be cautious about. Long runs in the windy cold can really ruin you

Just Between Me And The Subscribers But Does It Seem The Lack Of Content On Both GMBN and GMBN Tech Have You Wondering If They Are Now Just Slapping Together Videos (Or The Lack Of Videos GMBN Tech) Just For The Monetization Factors of Said Subscriber Numbers? The Pushing Of Sponsored Content?
Seems Strange They Would Add New Hosts and Then Less Content.

Just Saying.

Blake I have a question for you. How long would you consider a “short” ride?

Helpful information. But cotton socks for all that water you run in? Cotton holds water. Why not a more technical sock?

I feel for you folks in the midwest!!! I ran last night in a singlet and shorts and was still hot and humid:)
Stay warm my friend!!

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I totally love your channel! Really like this episode. Would you have one of your club member lady do the same for winter running essential for ladies? 2) I understood that you went back to Apple Watch but, I did not understand what you had as a “second” choice. I found hard to use touch screen during the winter (Boston winter!!!). Thanks!!! Great YouTube content!!!

I’m trying to get the CEP socks but I have an ankle width of 7.5 inch. CEP wants you to use ankle measurements to find your size. I’m a size 2..which they don’t offer for men….SO my confusion has prevented me from buying CEP socks. I’m a US 10.5 in shoe…
CEP recommends me buying the women size 2 (foot size women 4.5-6.5. No way I’m fitting in a women’s…the customer service at CEP says the sock will stretch but how can it stretch THAT much to equal as mens sizer 10.5 foot. My ankle measures the same as the women size 2 but my foot length would be a size L in 2XU… so confusing. Please help if your familiar with CEP’s fitment.

I have that same buff from road runner and love it! Haven’t been able to find it again

You are scaring me with the sliding!! I would have busted my behind

57:40 Benoit DeFleurian (IS this section a parody? Is this that French sense of humour that us Brits dont get?)

LOL! Paris and Art. A love hate relationship.

And the old trap; of asking visitor what they think of the Louvre Pyramid. What ever you say is punished!

“Fantastic” NON! It is a scourge upon the face of Paris.

“Horrible” NON! C’est magnifique!

The only answer is “ITS PERFECT…. FOR PARIS”.

Yeah, my parents had one thing to say about Paris, and it was the urine.. everywhere. WHY?

1:00:00 OH FFS! The Broken Window Theory was one of “THOSE” lexems as per Kai’s talk. When used in NY it was effectively a racist programme that targetted non-whites, frisking, “zero tolerance” or “zealotry” for short.

And as to Zimbardo; that prison study – The experiment has been repeated, without the end results of Zimbardo’s. And i think this has become muddled through history. Zimbardo was actually making a point to show that prison reforms were needed. And if my read is right, it was a warning as to what we’re seeing with the contemporary issues with police and oppression. That such structures are vulnerable to manipulation by a few to create an horrendous outcome (Zimbardos point of ‘manipulating’ the guards. This wasnt a dishonest endeavour, but one done to show how easily the institutional apparatus can be co-opted by a very small minority as we are now seeing)

1:01:50 Also, I have to ask… if it is socially acceptable… then…who is determining otherwise? I mean, personally, I find it objectionable, but then, natural. Life, has been overly sanitised and in the words of at least one great French philosopher… has become “Hyper-Real”

To say “this in not a place you can pee” is to enforce an opinion and judgement. People CAN pee there. Its within their physical capability. What you mean is “we would like people NOT to pee here, even though they can”.

Im a huge polarity responder. I dont need to be told “Not to pee on the floor” as ive seen in some public toilets. When I read this, its my assumption that the persons who put that sign there had an assumption, a very low expectation of my behaviour… and it grates… so much, I pee on the floor just to make a point; that this rhetorical device doesnt work.

Give people a good reputation to live up to; not assume the worst.

1:02:39 FFS:

“Junkies” oh wow, what a compassionate description. So loaded with EMPATHY, EMPOWERMENT and what was that other word Kai used? EARNEST… wow.

“NO more junkies”. WHAT A PRICK… NO! The “junkies” just go somewhere else…

Yes, THIS IS exactly “broken window” theory, punishing the poor, punishing the destitute, washing them away, discriminating against people with issues, problems and often victims of institutional bias. So much for building community – only if your face fits? I see…

�������� ���� ���������� ��������������������������. The Ogilvy representative didnt say what happened to the “Junkies” did they get help, or were they just “moved on” to someone elses problem? (I.e not really solved the problem, just “nudged” it down the road)

(Im kinda cautious of the sub-text with this presenter… it has “tendencies”)

AND YOU OUGHT TO KNOW, it seems SNCF didnt want the bad publicity, so they’ve hired an intermediary to do the dirty work?

1:02:55 The dude says “bringing back social norms”… but it seems pissing in the street IS the social norm there. What is he talking about! (I mean, I dont like the idea of peeing in the street, but, “When in Rome…”, or more specifically, “When in France…”)

Creativity…yeah…blah blah..blah. Not sure what to make of this segment.

9:40 I saw someone doing that today when going to the gym to run on the treadmill lol.

Are you riding for commencal now is is that just the World Cup team who have the joint sponsorship between mucoff

2mph faster. From 18 to 20 mph average-speed just by looking like a gimp on vacation.

if u have a north face outlet near you try to stop in and look at some flight series stuff, been my favorite for everything from rain to mountains right now

Lycra or baggy, or somewhere in-between? What’s your go-to for cycling?

Love your videos generally. But specially love that you actually run in a cold city!! Gets a bit tiring listening to runners talk about cold running only to find out they live in California LOL I have routinely run in temperatures 20 / -30 / -40 Celcius and have moved back to that kind of winter weather this year; 53rd parallel north. I know Chicago is quite capable of reaching those temps at least some times:) What I have not done before is train in those sorts of temps and I’m doing Boston again in the spring, so it should be an interesting build. And I don’t do treadmills (there are days I wish I could but I just. can’t. do. it!:) ), although ‘speed work’ will be done on an indoor track. In any event, waterproof (e.g. goretex or shield) so windproof shoes are an absolute must for me, and a pair of shoes with ice spikes for the icy days after a thaw and refreeze. And I wear two pairs of socks, one of them double walled. I also wear gaiters to keep snow out of my shoes. On my hands I wear more than when I ski – usually a wickable base layer, fleece mittens and a goretex mitten outer shell. No matter what I’m layered with on legs and upper body, the final layer is a windproof shell a layer of ice usually forms on the penultimate layer under that wind breaker. Goggles, definitely. THE biggest challenge is mouth and nose coverings. No matter what I use and I have tried a lot of different combinations, ultimately it freezes over enough that getting enough air for the exertion becomes really annoying:) I’ve tried changing face coverings mid run but in deep freeze temps its just too dangerous to expose a sweaty face and head to those temps, so long runs can get cut short or broken into two parts so I can go home and change face gear. Your caution about monitoring one’s self in cold is excellent. I would add to watch for clothing creep that can expose skin by mistake (e.g. a hat rides up and ear lobes get exposed, or ankles where pants and socks stop meeting). That all said, on Sunday I did a run in shorts!!! A week earlier it was minus 18 C. Have fun out there!

GMBN isnt very good anymore. They just regurgitate old videos in a different order.

Winter came early and with a vengeance in Montreal! I ran this afternoon and it felt like a February evening! I lost some weight since last winter and I am now feeling the cold more bitterly than I remember.

Hey kofuzi, I’m a xc / track runner in 9th grade and I’m looking for some new running shoes. I was thinking of getting a pair for longer road runs, and a faster, tempo run pair of shoes. I’ve been running in the Pegasus turbo 2’s for about 3 months, and I was wondering if anyone has advice on which new shoes to get! Great videos!:)

I think it’s completely sexist that all the close-ups of the shorts were of Si’s butt only. And quite annoying too:/

For cold-cold Michigan running my go-to has been Sporthill 3SP fabric pants and top (pass on the gloves though-too thin). They stop the wind and breathe well. Neither cheap nor lightweight, but will last many seasons. Face and feet become the limiting factor.

one more tip is riding with someone who’s actually better&faster than you, let them lead and you follow down the trail. you’ll pick up a skill or two by doing this. just keep humble and suck up your strava pride for a moment.

plus you can verify if that guy who’s topped you on strava using an e-bike or not 😉

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I refuse to wear spandex. It looks uncomfortable. I wear cargo shorts and a tee shirt. Gotta stay smooth for the ladies.

8:07 1 week my bike is dirty and I’m going snowboarding so i won’t clean it next week neither…. Oof

Dont wear long socks…..only roadie nerds wear long socks…..and shorts dont need to be bib in summer….more flexible witbout.

nooooo! roadbike tires on a mountain bike!!!! ride em fat bikes are better for you

50 years ago when I started bike touring, there wasn’t much choice. I wore cut off jeans and a tee shirt. Worked for me.

I choose baggys cause I’m just starting and I’m still T H I C C C

Is it best to have a moderate stride in the cold so that you don’t increase body heat loss?