Put on an Athletic Cup
A cup is a piece of athletic equipment designed to protect the testicles from injury by distributing the force of the impact across connective tissue of the pubic bone. Cups come in a variety of sizes for adults and children and different styles depending on the sport played. Regardless of the size or type, all cups are worn the same way. The only difference in how to put them on is in whether you are wearing regular underwear with an athletic supporter or with a cup-jockstrap or special athletic shorts with a built-in pouch. A cup can also be worn for protection doing certain kinds of work activities. Also, some men wear a cup all the time because they like the support and protection a cup provides or because they want to augment their natural masculine appearance.
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Steps
Choosing a cup
- Compare the styles available. The style of cup protector a man prefers to wear - the banana curved cup or the traditional triangular and flatter shaped cup - is a matter of personal preference. With both styles the testicles fit into the lower part of the cup. With the banana shaped cup, the penis hangs down. With the traditional triangular shaped cup, the penis can be lifted up and placed across the inside top of the protector cup. Some men think a curved cup is more anatomically correct and ultimately more comfortable. Make sure your cup doesn't pinch or anything; if so you will have to get a larger cup.
With Regular Underwear
- Put your cup-jockstrap on first, under your underwear if you choose to wear underwear too. Choose underwear that is snug and tight-fitting over your cup-jockstrap because it will help hold the protector cup in place.
- If your underwear is too loose it will not hold you in place.
- Excess material under the cup could prevent the cup from working properly. If you wish to wear something under your cup athletic supporter, you should wear thin spandex/nylon briefs which have a pouch.
- You should use a cup-athletic supporter and not a regular athletic supporter. A cup athletic supporter has a pocket or pouch in the front to hold the protector cup..
- The cup athletic supporter should have a snug fit to keep everything in place.
- Bend, squat and do some practice moves to make sure the supporter fits without constricting your movement.
- Slide your cup into the pouch of the cup athletic supporter.
- The sides of the cup should rest against the tissue over your pubic bone and the cup should completely cover your penis and testicles.
- If your penis and testicles do not fit properly, graduate to a larger cup. There are two kinds of cups. One is called a banana shaped cup and the other one is called the traditional or triangular shaped cup.
- Bend, squat and do some practice moves to make sure the cup stays in place and does not pinch, bind or chafe against your thighs.
- Testing your cup with movement is the best way to determine how the cup will feel when being worn. You may need to wear it for awhile to be able to decide if you like how it feels on you..You may want to try both the banana cup and the traditional cup to find out which style you prefer.
With Athletic Compression Shorts
- Put on your cup athletic supporter before the athletic compression or support shorts if you are using compression or support shorts that do not have a built-in pocket to hold the protector cup.
- For athletic underwear (compression shorts) with a built-in cup-pocket, skip this step.
- Choose a pair of compression shorts or athletic briefs that fit snuggly and will help hold your protector cup tight in place..
- The intent is to hold your protector cup in place and to prevent it from moving out of place.
- Bend, squat and do some practice moves to make sure the athletic compression shorts fit over your cup protector jockstrap without constricting your movement.
- If you chose to wear athletic compression shorts or athletic shorts which have a pocket in the front to hold a cup protector, slide your athletic cup into the pouch of the athletic compression shorts or loose fitting shorts..
- Be advised that most loose fitting athletic shorts that have a pocket in front to hold a protector cup will not hold the cup tight and firmly over the male anatomy.
- The cup should rest against the tissues and muscles which attach to your pubic bone and it should completely cover your testicles and penis.
- If your testicles and penis do not fit properly, graduate to a larger cup.
- Bend, squat and do some practice moves to make sure the cup stays in place and does not pinch, bind or chafe against your thighs.
Tips
- For a tighter and more secure fit, wear tight fitting athletic compression shorts over your cup jockstrap.
Warnings
- Be aware of the fact that some athletic shorts that have a built in pouch for a cup do not hold the cup tight against the body. You should wear real tight fitting compression shorts over your cup-jockstrap to hold it snugly in place.
- Do not use padding under your cup. The extra padding could prevent the cup from distributing the impact properly.
- Make sure that your cup-protector fits tight against your body. A loose-fitting cup can slam into your testicles and cause you almost as much pain and injury as could occur when not wearing a cup-protector at all.
- Wear the cup-jockstrap against your body and not over cotton or thick underwear. Underwear underneath can prevent the cup from fitting tight against your body. If you want to wear something under your cup-jockstrap, only wear thin nylon/polyester/spandex briefs.
Things You'll Need
- Protector cup and a cup-jockstrap.
- Athletic compression shorts without cup pocket
- Athletic compression shorts with cup pocket, optional
- One or more athletic cups, banana or traditional style
