Workout selfies of gym bunnies wearing figure-hugging leggings, short-shorts and biceps-baring tops have become as commonplace as spotting someone slugging down a protein shake on your morning commute. That is to say rife. But this week, the American singer Lenny Kravitz took the genre to a whole new, unforeseen level.
Posting a video to his Instagram, Kravitz was filmed lying on a decline bench press thrusting weighted barbells into the air while his trainer gripped his legs. While his workout technique has received heavy criticism from gym professionals, it is his choice of gym wear – a pair of black leather trousers, a sheer vest, black Cuban heeled boots and bug-eyed blackout sunglasses – that has garnered the most attention online.
