# Workout guys - a moment of your time please **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 29, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118 "2012-01-29T23:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/1 "2012-01-29T23:15:18Z")
My boyfriend has asked me to ask you this question because he’s too embarrassed to ask the trainers at the gym. What do you do with your nuts? They always seem to be in the way, he says, when he uses the bike or rower or really any other sit down machine. He wears boxer briefs which fit him perfectly but the nuts don’t seem to want to stay where he puts them and it’s quite uncomfortable. Thanks guys 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/2 "2012-01-29T23:18:30Z")
Electrical tape. Under the briefs, obviously. If that doesn’t work, then you have to choose between comfort and the possibility of children. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/3 "2012-01-29T23:20:40Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > possibility of children. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Um, electrical tape? So, you…um…tape your nuts to what… your leg? Doesn’t that hurt? ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/4 "2012-01-29T23:30:20Z")
> [@congodwarf](#): > > HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA > Um, electrical tape? So, you…um…tape your nuts to what… your leg? Doesn’t that hurt? Both suggestions were equally serious. A serious suggestion: Perhaps his boxer briefs are too large or loose, thereby allowing the testes to slip out of them? You say that the boxer briefs fit him perfectly but apparently they don’t because one of the basic functions of briefs is to keep everything inside said briefs. Briefs that fit snuggly should be able to keep everything in a controlled tight package. I use plain briefs (not boxer briefs) and I never have a slippage problem. Perhaps he has legs which are significantly smaller than the leg holes, thereby creating a gap. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/5 "2012-01-29T23:41:24Z")
Just politely ask someone to hold them for you. People at the gym are usually pretty helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/6 "2012-01-29T23:42:11Z")
I don’t know firsthand - I’m a girl, but I thought that’s what jock straps are for. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/7 "2012-01-29T23:45:52Z")
Oh, I know you were serious about the kid thing. It’s not exactly a priority for us. I think you found the problem. He said that his boxer-briefs fit perfectly around the waist but are loose around the legs. I’m not sure if regular briefs will work either though because, though it’s been a while, I remember him having the same problem. We’ll have to do some experimenting. I was serious about my question though. How exactly do you tape them? Granted, I’m not a guy but that sounds horribly uncomfortable to me. **msmith537** - He found a guy there today (in the locker room) who might be willing to help. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/8 "2012-01-29T23:46:55Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > I don’t know firsthand - I’m a girl, but I thought that’s what jock straps are for. I thought they were to protect them from impact from the front. I don’t think he has ever had a reason to wear one because he seems pretty clueless too. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/9 "2012-01-29T23:49:17Z")
I just checked wikipedia. It would appear that you’re correct. They’re for supporting AND protecting. He just said that as stupid as it sounds, he never even thought of a jock strap for just regular exercising. Being nutless, it never occurred to me either. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/10 "2012-01-29T23:50:34Z")
"I was serious about my question though. How exactly do you tape them? Granted, I’m not a guy but that sounds horribly uncomfortable to me. " That sounds even more horrible to me. I was channeling my inner ClockworkMelon when I suggested taping them and wasn’t serious. Do _ **not** _ do this. And if you do it, post pics. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/11 "2012-01-29T23:52:31Z")
😃 Ok, that made me crack up. I’m really glad you were kidding because we do have access to a lot of electrical tape and probably would have tried it. Since I think he hates the idea of wearing regular briefs more than the idea of a jock strap, I think we’ll get him one before we go back to the gym. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/12 "2012-01-30T00:05:54Z")
> [@congodwarf](#): > > we do have access to a lot of electrical tape and probably would have tried it. Damn, should have played it straight. ---
**Author:** ![Al\_Bundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@Al\_Bundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al_Bundy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/13 "2012-01-30T00:12:32Z")
He should probably be wearing compression shorts. That takes care of everything with no jock needed for exercise. He must be handing pretty loose if this is even a problem. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/14 "2012-01-30T00:17:39Z")
> [@Al\_Bundy](#): > > He must be\*\* handing \*\*pretty loose if this is even a problem. (bolding mine) This is about to get good. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/15 "2012-01-30T00:22:56Z")
Seroius reply; semi-tight boxer briefs over a jock strap works best for me. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/16 "2012-01-30T00:25:18Z")
Commando. Not small or otherwise unobtrusive and never had an issue. Granted I don’t run, in which case if I did I’d be sure to bind the boys in a jock to prevent jostling. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/17 "2012-01-30T00:39:20Z")
> [@Al\_Bundy](#): > > He must be handing pretty loose if this is even a problem. He said gravity has not been his friend over the years. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/18 "2012-01-30T06:19:32Z")
For an extra challenge, throw 'em over your shoulder in a sling. You really feel the extra weight on those squats! ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/19 "2012-01-30T12:51:02Z")
Get him a set of bikini briefs. He can wear those under his shorts if he needs the additional support. I never wear underwear but own a few pair of those for times when undies or support is must. For example: In warm water conditions I prefer to go diving in a diveskin, ( a very thin spandexy type shorts-tanktop garment) rather than a thick wetsuit, so if I don’t want to be uncomfortable or obscene, I need to wear something under there. Bikini briefs are easy to find in any store. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118/20 "2012-01-30T13:42:38Z")
> [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](#): > > Commando. Not small or otherwise unobtrusive and never had an issue. Granted I don’t run, in which case if I did I’d be sure to bind the boys in a jock to prevent jostling. Just what flavour of crazy juice are you drinking? Commando to the gym?!?!?! I can’t imagine any less practical. Most of my underwear is in the form of boxer briefs and they’re typically fine for the gym, although sometimes I’ll wear a jock or briefs instead as I have a few reserved for workouts (and for sexy time too, us gays love them 😃 ). Compression shorts would work fine too. Alternatively he could just stick to activities that don’t require him to sit, the bike is the only one that comes to mind that would have that effect. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workout-guys-a-moment-of-your-time-please/611118.md?page=2)