When fit guys and wanna-be starters gather together... we get friendly competition, team spirit, encouragement... and fun. So let's join some larger gatherings today... all sorts of sports... starting with a fun foursome of swimmers: A wrestlingt club: Swim team: Some Asian amateur pyramid builders: A little more of the same:   Street workout dudes (all in a gymnastics club as it happens): Some more workout guys:   Bodybuilders at street workout:     (start 'em young!)...    ...Combine with martial arts? ...and weights training for all ages...   River swimmers: Weight trainers: Soccer training: Gymnasts (I think): Gymnasts working on their splits in the sun:   Models? Slightly naughty (I suppose) models: Musclemen: Some tough dudes: Boxers/wrestlers:   Night on the boardwalk:   At the pool:   Nearly at the pool: MMA:   Vacation?   Restroom checkout: Just chillin' in the cabin: Dorm room: Woodland clearing:  Goodness knows... (but looks like fun!) Canyoning: 'Showtime&#

  Does this picture bring back any memories? Was your school PE like this, or were you forced into shirts, socks and trainers the whole time however hot and sweaty you were? There used to be a blog called 'Shirtless Freedom' - sadly long gone. As a boy, I can remember PE class where we were told to play team games 'shirts v skins'. Some boys (like us!) threw off their shirts straight away, anxious to be 'in their skin', while others shuffled behind others desperate to keep theirs on and not o be picked for 'skins' - and they were usually the non-sporting boys - aka 'nerds' I'm afraid - but often only anxious because they felt that their bodies were underdeveloped and would be 'laughed at'. Tey never seemed to learn that if they joined the shirtless pack, they would become part of that community... The other class of boys seem to throw off their shirts at every opportunity: 'When the boys get together, the shirts come off!' And