Where to Find Jeans That Suit Your Muscular Legs

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We asked where you buy jeans that really fit if you have the butt and legs of someone who exercises a lot. Regular-size jeans that fit around the waist may not press on the quads, and it turns out that a wide variety of athletes (lifters, cyclists, etc.) have this problem. Today we present several possible solutions.

So far, we haven’t heard of anyone trying brands specifically for athletes like Barbell, so it’s still a mystery. It makes sense: When you’ve given up on jeans, buying expensive ones online is a gamble.

The caveat that applies to all of these guidelines, of course, is that we are all built differently and have different preferences for how jeans fit. So consider this as a starting point for finding the right jeans:

Levy 541

Whether you are looking for a masculine or more casual style, the Levi’s 541 Athletic Fit is the most popular choice. It’s designed to address exactly this problem: “extra space across the seat and thigh” and 1 percent elastane mixed with denim so they stretch. We also got a few votes for 569 , 527 and 502 with a stretch .

A citizen

I promise Levi’s is not paying us for this. Denizen, a Levi’s brand sold at Target and several other places, makes jeans that fit well enough for a muscular lower body, although that doesn’t seem to be their goal. In other words, they have:

  • Women’s sizes (men may like these too, but you may have to shop in the women’s section to find them)
  • … with “seductive” cuts
  • … and a lot of stretching in the material.

“Curvy” is the code word for the slits that are larger on the hips while keeping the same waist size. It works great no matter what those curves are made of (fat, muscle, wide pelvis), so don’t think about whether you consider yourself a curvy person, just whether you need additional tissue and stretching in the buttocks area and thighs. I have a couple of these labeled “curvy skinny” which sounds like an oxymoron, but they fit like a dream and I wouldn’t call myself curvy or skinny.

The old fleet and the gap

Old Navy’s Rockstars with built-in sculpture and Curvy Skinny jeans have fans for the same reasons as Denizen. Gap’s True Skinny jeans too. Some simply said that in these two stores you can usually find jeans that fit their buttocks and quads – just look for the stretchy fit and ignore the fact that most of them are “skinny”.

Honorable mentions

These jeans have been mentioned once, so I can’t confirm if they fit into any particular pattern, but I know there is at least one satisfied customer:

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