Here Are Photos of Vladimir Putin Working Out in a Dorky Gym Outfit
If you go to the gym regularly, you know that there's always that one old guy who goes through the motions on dumbbell curls and leg presses, usually in a pit-stained T-shirt and sweats he's owned since 1998. Russian President Vladimir Putin is one such old guy, as these new photos of him getting his reps in clearly demonstrate.
Russias President Vladimir Putin (C) and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev work out at a gym at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on August 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/Getty Images)AFP/Getty Images
Take a look at the fit. The V-neck and sweats don't do him any favors, and the giant gloves make him look like a giant dork. (Is he trying to prove how tough he is?) Although, maybe as Americans we shouldn't be throwing shade at other world leaders and their gym outfits, considering our own Barry O has been known to sport some pretty disappointing looks.
We just have one important question for Putin regarding his footwear choice: What are thoooooooooooose?!!!
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If you'd like to avoid looking like Putin next time you pump some iron (and to be clear, you really should), see our guide to gym style here.
Jake Woolf is a writer who has covered men’s style for over ten years and has contributed to GQ since 2014. A graduate of Parsons The New School for Design (good school, long name), he also has bylines at Robb Report, HighSnobiety, Pitchfork, and the defunct #menswear website Four Pins... Read moreWriterXRelated Stories for GQVladimir PutinPolitics