That is, until a public relations rep for Diamond MMA compression jock and cup system-available for just $90-sent me a complimentary set a few weeks ago. Related: The Better Man Project, 2,476 tips to keep you happy and healthy for lifeīut I haven’t put on a jockstrap since sentences like “I’m worried about tomorrow’s algebra test” and “I sincerely think that dry-humping my girlfriend during a slow dance at prom sounds like a meaningful relationship milestone” were things I thought about regularly. There’d be ruptures, fractures, contusions, torsions there was no end to the horrible things that could happen to our nuts during a friendly game of pickleball. Worse case, we’d suffer testicular trauma. We’d twist the wrong way, and that’s it, our reproductive organs would be mangled beyond repair.Īnd that was if we were lucky.
I vividly remember grim warnings from my high school gym teachers, who lectured us on exactly what would happen if we didn’t wear them.īest case scenario, we’d never be able to have children. Or more specifically, remember when guys used to wear jockstraps?