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The days of it being acceptable to turn up to the gym in old, sweat-laden band t-shirts, baggy three-quarter length cargo shorts and tennis shoes are well and truly over. Gym clothes for men have moved on; we now live in an age of anti-sweat t-shirts and energy-recovering shorts, so you need to move on too.

But it's not just a style thing. Sure, athleisure is in and your good-for-nothing-else gym clothes are definitely out, but choosing the correct gym attire will have you performing, as well as just looking, better.

But where to start? There are so many options to choose from it can be difficult to sort gym wear from gym scare, and with relative new kids on the block like Gymshark and Lululemon competing with established brands like Nike and Adidas, it has become even harder to know what to go for.

To help you, we’ve compiled a basic 5 pieces of the most up-to-date and science-backed gym clothes for men. Heed our advice and you'll look, feel and perform better for it. But if you're still not sure why you should care about the clothes you work out in, we've also included in our Facebook page and Blog a few reasons why you should be judicious about your gym wardrobe.