@jacob98 My dude. Here’s what I’ve found after 12 years of CrossFit and large legs with a smaller waist.
For reference 5 foot 9 and I weigh between 215-230 depending on the time of the year.
Jeans.
LLbean flex straight. 10/10 Perfect fit through and through. Spandex built in, small gusset solid fit. Available in 5 washes and reasonably priced. And you can find a store near you (hopefully ) and try them on.
Fran Denim 6/10 limited stock for men, good fit. No discounts at the time, haven’t bought them in years though and not even sure if they’re still around .
Prana- don’t know which ones I own, and I ripped the tags off , but they’re one of my go to jeans. They have them at REI so you can actually try them on in person. 8/10
Vertex (tactical company) 8/10 they have a solid fit, but may look a little too baggy on you depending on how thicc you are. If your bigger than me then these will fit well. They don’t have the washes I like only dark colors.
Jaxon Jovie 7/10 fit. A little too tight on my calves but they fit everywhere else perfectly. Solid gusset and available in light washes . I think they’re still in Biz.
Levis stretch straight (can’t remember the name)- 4/10 will never buy again.
Devil dog Denim. - 2/10 poor fit, wash colors are off, looks like I’m wearing jeans from Walmart that are 3 sizes too big. (Apologies for anyone who buys jeans from Walmart )
Wrangler stretch- good fit 4/10 wore through them in three months, quads were a little tight and rubbed on inside of thighs until holes wore through.
Viktos- multiple different types. I’ve only had one and I can’t remember which ones , but they were my #3 for a while before I lost them. They fit well, had enough room , and had some extra hidden pockets but still looked professional. It’s been a while but I’d say 8/10
More “tactical “company’s are coming out with jeans and they’ll typically have a larger gusset more spandex and a better fitting quad area for you.
Pants
Lulu ABC
686 everywhere pants (expensive )
No luck with KUHL, north face , Eddie Bauer, or EMS. My legs are just too big for them.
10,000 gear pants- just got a pair , I really seem to like to them so far . Ripped them at work (my fault not the pants) good stretch hood gusset - about $100 for a pair.
Undies - I have an entire book to write on these. More to follow in the next couple days.
UNDIES
So let me preface with I’m not happy with any pairs yet. I’ve tried about 10-12 different pairs and am not sold on any of them except the old LULU’s . But those are discontinued so I digress.
Lulu always in motion- 6/10 modal fabric is nice , they ride up on me often, and I’m not super impressed with the price point.
Underarmour boxer jock- 7/10 they don’t ride as much, the material seems to hold a stench so I find myself ditching them annually. Not bad when you snag them in 2 and 4 packs.
Stance Boxer brief - cotton spandex blend. 6/10 they bunch and pull up.
Jockey- 1/10 had to buy a pair when I was traveling rapidcool i think they were called.z - they were the worst..
Pair of theives - gimmicky- 5/10 pulled up and bunched , not impressed.
Ex officio- I had a pair and I seemed to like them, but I remember the price point being like $35 and that seems out of my range at the time.
Battle Briefs- not the worst not the best. 7/10 Could be better with more spandex at the leg to hold them down.
NIKE boxer briefs. Gotta check the name , I liked them as much as the underarmour, for sure a 7/10 . They rode up a little but for the
Most part they were solid. I’m going to try the modal ones next.
I’m sure I’ve tried others. I’ll keep adding to this list over time.
Sorry it’s late and I’m tired apologies for any spelling errors and what not. I’ll try and edit this post tomorrow. Hope this helps.
