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Putting on a Protective Suspensory Cup (aka Jockstrap)

The most common way to wear a jockstrap is to put it on immediately over the skin, as the bottom layer. The leg straps can be seen through white baseball or football pants; if this is embarrassing, one can wear the jock under a pair of compression shorts. The pouch goes in front and the legs go through the leg straps. Pull it up and adjust to comfort. Some men like their penis to point directly up, others like it pointing either to the left or the right, while still others bend it forward so it points down. Because there are two styles of cups -- the banana-shaped cup and the tradtional triangular-shaped cup -- the most comfortable placement of the penis inside the cup is not the same for both styles of the cup. With the banana cup, the most comfortable placement for most men probably is pointing down. With the traditional triangular shaped cup, however, the most comfortable placement may be either pointing up or down. The traditional triangular shaped cup is wider at the top and many men may prefer to lift up their penis and place it under (and across) the top wider part of the cup. If a man's penis becomes erect or partially erect while wearing a cup, it can feel uncomfortable to the man. With the banana shaped cup, the penis will attempt to point upward, but it has no place to go and it will push uncomfortably against the bottom of the cup. With the traditional shaped cup, the erecting penis is able to find release by pushing itself out under the edge of the top of the cup. A lot of times the penis ends up moving and pointing to one side or the other which if this happens you just need to readjust a little to keep pointing the way you want. With cup style jockstraps, some prefer to place the cup in before stepping into a jockstrap, while others prefer to place the cup in after.

Men should be aware of the fact that a protector-cup, to function properly, must fit snugly. A blow or impact to a loose-fitting protector-cup will only slam the cup into the man's testicles, causing pain and possible injury. Many men and sports coaches never think about this. Many cup-supporters, briefs, or sliding shorts do not hold the cup in place snugly. In these instances, a man should wear a pair of tight-fitting nylon/spandex athletic shorts over his cup-protector/jockstrap, so that the cup is held tightly against his body.

A jockstrap can also be worn under pants. They are very useful to wear instead of regular underwear during hiking, biking, camping, or other outdoor activities as they absorb less moisture than a pair of cotton briefs and can provide much needed cooling. Jockstraps can also prevent scrotal chafing and impact because the scrotum is lifted away from the thighs, very useful while hiking long distances. Since most jocks are a cotton, polyester and/or spandex blend, they can easily be washed and hung to dry quickly each night.