Sexy athletes on their way to Rio!

[+ deej]

Today, thousands of men exercise in just a pair of shorts....loose shorts God bless them. Just watch some track and field on TV; the freely swinging, bouncing cocks and balls are mesmerizing. High school guys play in gym with no more support than their boxers and still manage to get their girl friends pregnant. What's the deal, are jocks on their way out, other than as a fashion statement? Are they needed? Were they ever needed? Where did they come from? Do you wear one when exercising?

 

A jockstrap's primary role has always been to hold in place the protective cup, so it still has a role in professional sports.

 

Although I read an interview with a long-tenured MLB baseball player recently where he said he'd never used a cup. Said it made him a better defender. "I WILL stop the ball." I'll bet.

[mattr]

So what's the history of the "athletic supporter"? How did men go from playing naked to wearing a device specific to put protecting their precious gonads? Is @LivingnLA right? Did we get bigger? Was it for modesty and produced by Victorian values? Was it truly to avoid injury? I never heard of any injuries. I know in my life it was REQUIRED in gym. There was even an alternate slightly lighter weight "swimmer's supporter" available, but it was not acceptable for the running, jumping, climbing, etc in gym.

 

Today, thousands of men exercise in just a pair of shorts....loose shorts God bless them. Just watch some track and field on TV; the freely swinging, bouncing cocks and balls are mesmerizing. High school guys play in gym with no more support than their boxers and still manage to get their girl friends pregnant. What's the deal, are jocks on their way out, other than as a fashion statement? Are they needed? Were they ever needed? Where did they come from? Do you wear one when exercising?

 

The supposed history of the jockstrap....

 

http://www.jockstrapcentral.com/history.php

[LivingnLA]

This history of the jockstrap is somewhat in dispute, which is unsurprising since ideas tend to appear nearly simultaneously in multiple locations once specific environmental needs are recognized. Having said that, Sharp & Smith in Chicago is generally regarded as the first jockstrap manufacturer in the USA. They became the Bike Web Company and currently still operate as the Bike Company.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jockstrap

 

The name is derived from the original use, providing genital support for bike jockeys in Chicago when cobbled roads made it painful if your genitals were caught between the seat and your body.

[LivingnLA]

This page has some interesting images of old jockstrap designs and advertising.

 

http://www.jockstraps.com/Jockstrap-History.aspx

[jjkrkwood]

 

In Case you Missed it ! Swimmer Nathan Adrian

 

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bf5CAULPrCQ/T3ZWm2JccRI/AAAAAAAABe0/vNMscg7SALY/s640/120330094641_uspresswire_swimmer.jpg

 

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/06/27/17/35B99F5700000578-3662338-image-a-14_1467044141769.jpg

 

 

[bigvalboy]

In Case you Missed it ! Swimmer Nathan Adrian

 

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bf5CAULPrCQ/T3ZWm2JccRI/AAAAAAAABe0/vNMscg7SALY/s640/120330094641_uspresswire_swimmer.jpg

 

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/06/27/17/35B99F5700000578-3662338-image-a-14_1467044141769.jpg

 

 

 

He's going to age well...A sista knows these things.

[jjkrkwood]

He's going to age well...A sista knows these things.

 

 

That only applies to blacks.... Causasians shrivel up.......Black don't crack....

[+ Truereview]

That only applies to blacks.... Causasians shrivel up.......Black don't crack....

Actually, Nathan is biracial. He is half Asian/half Caucasian. Mom, I believe is Chinese and Dad is German. He will not "crack" in my opinion. Btw, Tommy Hillfiger men's apparel is reported to have signed him up. If that's the case, we will be seeing a lot more of this six-foot-six tall drink of water.

[jjkrkwood]

Actually, Nathan is biracial. He is half Asian/half Caucasian. Mom, I believe is Chinese and Dad is German. He will not "crack" in my opinion. Btw, Tommy Hillfiger men's apparel is reported to have signed him up. If that's the case, we will be seeing a lot more of this six-foot-six tall drink of water.

 

 

OK you win, the Asian 1/2 saved him. They don't age either....

[+ Truereview]

OK you win, the Asian 1/2 saved him. They don't age either....

Marge, you R so right...

http://1000uglypeople.com/wp-content/uploads/Wrinkled-Old-Lady-Fugly-Old-Woman.jpg

[jjkrkwood]

Marge, you R so right...

http://1000uglypeople.com/wp-content/uploads/Wrinkled-Old-Lady-Fugly-Old-Woman.jpg

 

 

Come on Trudy, give me a break....she aint Aged, SHE'S DEAD ! (or she's 100 and allowed to look like shit)

[bigvalboy]

Ugly people.com?

[jjkrkwood]

Ugly people.com?

 

That's cruel Annie.... Picture her with a little lipstick and some eye shadow.... You'd eat your words.

[+ Truereview]

Ugly people.com?

I thought the same after I posted it, BVB. She doesn't strike me as ugly. She has aged, but I do see beauty.

[bigvalboy]

That's cruel Annie.... Picture her with a little lipstick and some eye shadow.... You'd eat your words.

 

Moi? I think you misunderstand. I was just pointing out the website where the image came from. Up in the corner of the pic, you will see it says "Ugly People.com". I was not saying she was ugly. No disrespect to my Asian brotha's and sista's.

[jjkrkwood]

Moi? I think you misunderstand. I was just pointing out the website where the image came from. Up in the corner of the pic, you will see it says "Ugly People.com". I was not saying she was ugly. No disrespect to my Asian brotha's and sista's.

 

 

Good, just checking. (eventhough I kinda agreed with you) . NO ONE will ever be as Fabulous as YOU and ME !

 

http://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2015/mardiGrasQuiz/images/6-maynge.jpg http://www.sternbergclarke.co.uk/images/744.jpg