Russell Athletic Essential Muscle T Shirt Reviews Summary

Material Quality

Pros:

• "Dri-power keeps you dry and cool, odor protection, helps to keep fabric fresh from odors and has UPF 30+ to protect from harmful rays."
• "They do seem to be made of good quality material."
• "No loose stitching, no shrinking in the dryer."
• "Well made with no loose threads or hanging hems."
• "The fabric is high quality, not too heavy or too thin."
• "These shirts are very comfortable and soft in fact I enjoyed them so much I ordered few more very satisfied with these shirts."
• "Russell makes a great product and this is no exception. Great fit and sweat resistant."

Cons:

• "This shirt is much thinner than previous versions."
• "The material feels just a little bit itchy or scratchy."
• "They also seem to lose their threading - lose strings that I have to cut off after every wash."
• "Pretty thin material. The fibers at the sleeveless part were already falling apart when I receive the product."
• "This muscle shirt is as thin as paper. Very poor quality."
• "The fabric of this shirt is not as soft as I expected."
• "Material is very very thin so beware."

Fit and Comfort

Pros:

• "Correctly sized and comfortable."
• "I have a longer torso, but this shirt hangs well below the waist band."
• "Great feel and fit."
• "True to fit."
• "This muscle shirt fits as expected and true to sizing."
• "Perfect fit, he is not a wide guy, more on the narrow side."
• "Very comfortable and the fit is perfect."

Cons:

• "Just be aware that the shirt is 40% cotton. I wore it for running a few times and it rubbed against my nipples and made them bleed and raw."
• "They must have changed the pattern or something. Now 3x feels like XLJust way too small and the arm holes used to be huge."
• "I'm a large man and I took a 3XL, and it's too small."
• "The arm holes do not fit just under the arm pit as the picture shows but rather are open almost to the waist."
• "I like the shirt, but I think I'm going to order one size up next time; it feels too tight through the chest and waste."
• "The size L was like XL for me."
• "I normally wear a 3xl which is the size I ordered but was surprised these were too large."

Durability

Pros:

• "I have washed them 5 times now in cold water and they are still the same size."
• "Did not shrink or fade with washing."
• "The wash well, no shrinkage noted."
• "After washing this the first time the fit has not shrunk at all."
• "They wash up nice in cold water no stretching, some fading after a while."
• "Washes well, but I don't dry it all the way so it doesn't shrink."
• "They are very durable, even after several washings."

Cons:

• "I have worn this shirt 1 time and washed it once. On the left side arm area, it has completely shredded apart to where it can never be worn again."
• "The seams came undone at the first wearing."
• "The stitching started unravelling minutes after I put it on."
• "Bought a few of these for working out and the stitching has started to come undone after maybe 5-6 wears on every one of them."
• "The stitching came apart. It literally came apart at the seams in more than one place."
• "The first time we washed them some of the seams began to unravel."
• "within one wash, this shirt already has loose seams and strings of yarn sticking out."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "It was very inexpensive, so I can't call it low quality, because that is what I paid for."
• "Good quality very affordable."
• "Can't beat this sleeveless top from Russel. Fits like pictured."
• "For $10 I won’t complain."
• "GREAT price!!"
• "Great workout shirts for the money."
• "Can’t beat the price."

Cons:

• "Would not purchase again."
• "I won't buy again."
• "Wouldn’t buy again."
• "Regret my purchase and wouldn't recommend."
• "The price is cheap but not worth the money."
• "It's not worth the price and again... REALLY THIN!"
• "wow for 9.99 a shirt it's not worth it ...very poor."