Old School Jock Straps

How many men still own/wear an old school jock strap? If you do, is it for physical activity (gym or swimming) or is it sexual attire. What does your partner think about it?

I own a few and have worn them both for the gym and for fun. Speaking of "old school," I also still have one of mine from high school, but I know that old elastic wouldn't survive trying it on even if I could still fit in it.

I mostly wore old school jock straps in middle school, high school, and college PE classes about 50 years ago.

Maybe I wore one a few times to play squash at the YMCA about 20 tears ago.

I think I wore one once or twice for fun doing a striptease for my wife.

In high school, we used to call a jockstrap an under-the-butt-nut hut.

And we called a woman's bra an over-the-shoulder-boulder holder.

Of course, we thought we were very clever and very funny and very cool, all of which we were NOT.

I just bought one a few weeks ago. I do wear it when I play pickle ball. It is pretty skimpy in the front and has two straps that kinda cradle the ass cheeks. The rest of the back side is open

I had one in middle school and high school but it is long gone by now

Do these things even exist outside of the US? perhaps Canada?

I had them through high school, maybe early college. Switch to jock briefs when they became available, no motor hassles with the strap sticking out or getting wound up.

Bike still makes the original as well as jock briefs a google search shows a lot of “designer” ones in multiple colors, varying degrees of skimpiest etc. that seem to be more fetish oriented

Back in the early 1960’s, guys were required to wear the old traditional jockstrap in PE from 7th grade onward. A few years ago, due to a medical condition involving my scrotum, my doc prescribed wearing one for a while. I found that Walmart still sold them. I still have two and do wear them occasionally — and for play.

Never heard of jockstraps when I was at school in England 1970s-80s, seems very much to be a USA thing

I still have some of my jockstraps from Junior High, High School and University and still wear them for strenuous physical activity. Most of them are Bike with one Duke and 2 Protex supporters, both regular and cup supporters in sizes from boys to large mens. My most recent is an Elite Hockey cup supporter.

Like the others I had them because they were required back in the 60's and 70's in gym class. As an adult I used to go run (jog) several miles a day several times a week. I found I did not need any support as everything tightened up on its own.

I had hernia and scrotal surgeries in the past. I was put into old style jock straps after the surgeries for support. Those jock straps put away someplace but do not use them.

I wear boxers and prefer the loose hanging feeling rather than up high and tight.

I have several, for bicycling, skiing, and everyday wear. I think my current favorite is the Martin regular band athletic supporter.

My sub has one that we use as "fun" attire for him. When he wears it the access to his bum if great. The back straps accentuate his cute little behind.

Up until maybe 10 years ago I wore one when I went to the gym. Maybe it's my age but I don't think I'm doing anything strenuous enough to warrant one. After we were first married my wife saw me in it when I was changing and thought she was going to die laughing.

If you date back to old school years, did you wear a jockstrap because, as posted @john657 posted, they were required? Were you able to purchase one with gym clothes sold at the school? (My elementary school only sold the shorts, and t-shirts.) Was the jockstrap specific to a sport, a hard cup, or no cup? I don't know if new school years still sold gym clothes. Like underwear, did you wear, but what you saw others wearing? Like briefs, did you decide that they weren't cool to wear?

@Wrestler67

In the early 1970s, in the western USA, a jockstrap was required in for our gym class. Once a week, on a random day, the gym teacher would have us line up and when he walked by, we had to pull down one of the two "straps" below the pant leg of the gym shorts so he could clearly see the strap. If we were wearing just briefs, we had points taken off of our grade for the day.

One day, I remember a kid pulled just the edge of his briefs down to the edge of the gym shorts so half an inch (1.2 cm) was showing. He figured the teacher would be in a hurry and seeing enough white material, he would just move on thinking it was a jock strap. Mr. Shanderah had seen that trick before and the kid got double points taken off and had to do push ups in front of the class.

If it had been five years earlier, the kid would have gotten several smacks on the bum with the "whooper." The whooper was an old rubber sole from a very large man's tennis shoe. Mr. Shanderah had removed the upper cloth and laces. He could hook his fingers in the large rubber "toe" covering and swing the whooper so the heel smacked hard on the intended target. He kept the whooper hanging on the wall in his office for old time's sake, but last used it in the late 1960s -- the good old days.

One day, I asked Mr. Shanderah for a demonstration of a couple of whooper smacks on my bum. He hummed and hawed and hesitated as I continued asking during class time. After my many requests, he acquiesced and took me into his office. He had me bend over to touch my toes and he gave me a couple of sturdy whacks that really stung. I don't think he swung as hard as he did in the 1960s for real discipline because he didn't want to face a lawsuit for teacher abuse. And he did not have me pull my shorts and jockstrap down for the same reason. I'm sure he could tell by my playfulness that I had no interest in suing him. I just was curious to know what it would feel like.

@Vasbyt. I recall the gym teacher in Junior High School frequently checking just like you said, lining us up in rows at the start of class and going down each row, having us pull the leg strap of our jockstrap down below our shorts to show we were wearing one. If we weren't we had to do pushups and then go back into the change room and put our jockstrap on. If we didn't have one he gave us an old used one to put on from the lost and found bin. In both Junior High School and High School the school sold complete gym uniforms on the first day of gym class. They included shorts and T-shirts with the school logo on them, a jockstrap, white gym socks, running shoes and a gym bag with the school logo to store them in.

@gboy. Yes, through middle school and high school, we had to have the complete "uniform" including T-shirt, shorts, jockstrap, white socks, and gym shoes, but no gym bag.

We also had to have our name clearly printed on the shirt and shorts with permanent ink, and I think the name had to be printed on the jockstrap, too. No trading clothing with others.

@vasbyt, we didn't have jockstraps to wear in New York public schools in the 1960's. Boys would get down to briefs, and put on school shorts, and t-shirts. Jockstraps were needed for junior high wrestling, but not gym class.

The summer before I was going into seventh grade (age 12), I was talking to a fellow newspaper boy who was two years older than I was. We were talking about gym class and that I would need to get a jockstrap. I knew what it was, but I didn't understand why it was needed. He explained that it was to hold all your junk in place so it wouldn't flop all around and I still didn't understand because I had not entered puberty so my junk was small and close to the body like a little boy. My junk all stayed right in place and didn't flop anywhere.

Once I went to my first gym class and had to shower with 29 other boys, I understood. Some of the boys were well developed and their junk hung down and out and could easily flop around while running or doing other activities. I was, along with half the other boys, self-conscious about my wee little winkie and my hairless crotch. The "big" boys were well-endowed and the envy of us smaller boys.

Not to worry, it wasn't long before the hair came in for the rest of us and the winkie grew five sizes and we all needed the jockstraps to hold our junk in place and keep it from flopping around.

I do remember the days in junior high and high school athletics when the jockstrap was required. Our classes were all divided into squads and a student squad leader went down his squad’s row to verify everyone had on every piece of required gym uniform to include the jockstrap. We had to pull the leg strap out through the leg opening for this verification and tradition was to simply let it snap back into place. I never minded wearing my old Bike brand jockstraps as they were comfortable enough and served a purpose. These days, Ranger panties are my go to for a run in the park or other physical activity.

We were all required to buy the clothes required for PE starting in the 6th grade- gym shirt, gym shorts, sweatpants, and jockstrap. They were available at the gym coach's office. The jockstrap, or supporter, as the gym coach called it, was a Bike #10 with the wheel logo. This was in the early 1970's.

A number of years ago I when to a new person I found for a Colonic. She was older lady who required males to ware a Jock Strap to get a Colonic, which she supplied. She left the room told me to take every think off, handed me a Jock Strap told me to put it on, get on the table under a sheet. I must say the Jock Strap was more erotic than just the sheet.

Like Scotty55, jock strap use started in "Middle School (Grades 7-8 )" for gym and after school sports. Only time I ever used one.

Nice to see all the old guys in this thread.

You can buy WWII surplus jock straps on eBay. They're expensive.

They just don't make 'em they way they used to.

We were required to wear our gym uniforms, which consisted of a T with the school emblem, cotton gym shorts, and a jockstrap. One teacher, who was rather aggressive, made us lower the waistband of the shorts to make sure we were wearing our jockstraps.

I still own a couple of them but haven't worn them in years. They provided cool support while bicycling.

Not old school, but I still wear a jock strap every time I’m at the gym. Nothing provides better support without riding up. I prefer Calvin Klein but have other brands too.