What is your workout style?

On Friday night the London 2012 Olympics opened. The Olympics event is the biggest sport event in the world intended to be about the purity of sport and its importance in the unity of this world (although I'm not sure how much of it is true anymore). We get the chance to watch athletes from 205 nations competing in 300 events. They preform with blood, sweat and tears while stretching their limits, breaking world records and creating the best real drama, the one that only sport can create.
In honor of the event i decided to dedicate a post for the Olympics....but with so many bloggers and magazines already covering every possible angle, i went with a more personal one. So, if watching the long distance race on your TV screen inspires you to get off the coach and break a world record, here my recommendation on how to look your best while doing it.

A Man of Style's Workout Gear

What do we have here? A basic black and blue color story spiced up with a touch of neon yellow and orange. I like compression items for style and performance, they're light and tight, and keep your body worm (lowers the risk of pulling muscles and improves your performance). The Nike Pro Combat Hypercool 2.0 fitted short-sleeve top delivers major ventilation and sweat-wicking fabric to help keep you cool and comfortable. Go for a dark color, it will insure looking good even when you're all wet and sweat. A black/yellow neon 6 inch, 4-way stretch shorts from New Balance will provide ease of motion, and these light blue Nike Hypercool Shorts underneath will keep your hamstrings flexible while adding color to the workout. Feather weight adiZero® by Adidas will make anyone feeling as if they're been running on air while a blue half zip long sleeve top from Adidas will keep you warm before and after your exercise. To keep track of your world breaking records use the help of Nike SportWatch GPS while blasting your workout playlist with the Nike Vapor headphones. No Look is completed without a bag, once again the perfect opportunity for a color addition for a style statement! Orange sport duffel bag from Y-3 is a great choice.
That's it, you are all set, all you need now is a little motivation and a Gym membership......

Findings - Brera Quattro watch

The Brera Quattro timepiece at Barneys

WHY: I think its actually the first time I'm posting about a watch, i guess the main reason is cause i dont actually wear one. With today's technology you have the time on your phone, Ipod, Ipad, computer etc. so from a useful perspective to have a watch on your wrist just doesn't serve much. I feel that watches became either the property of the old school, classic guy or a status symbol for the young contemporary guy. When i was a kid, to have a watch meant the world for me, i remember my first one, it was an analog silver round watch with a blue dial by Citizen....i was probably about 12-13  years old and i think that was the most expensive watch i ever owned cause after that i only went for cheap (not to say fake) of the street watches, so i could have few of them to style with my outfits as needed instead of investing in one expensive watch i would probably get bored with after few months. Shortly after i stooped wearing watches on my wrist (it felt annoying and got in the way of my bracelets) so i use to tie them on the front of my pants on a special loop i made on the waistband (the advantage of making your own pants).
This timepiece from Brera draws inspiration from the modern lines of contemporary Italian design and combines a sporty/casual touch with a bit of a dressier feel, so you can wear it with your business suits or with shorts a T while hanging in your summer house (and to make it even easier It includes their interchangeable strap changing system that allows to change straps quickly to match your different looks (where was that when i use to wear watches???). The square shape and the metal case with the four screws gives it a masculine touch, yet compare to other heavy and bulky masculine watches this one is fairly minimalist and sized (43 mm or about 1 5/8") well to still look sophisticated...

INFO: Rubber strap with embossed beading and logo, square case with four screws, dial with tonal indexes. Hours, minutes, and seconds; date window. Three subdials with chronograph function. 43Made in Italy.
PRICE: $695.00
WHERE: Barneys