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Main article: Protective gear in sports Banana-style cup, down position Traditional cup, up position I’m a parent of a 4-year-old boy, and I’ve been on the receiving end of a barbarous foot or elbow. I’m well aware of what it’s like to receive a crushing ball blast from a kid not old enough yet to realize that scrotums have the same general resistance to blunt force trauma as hard-boiled eggs.

Then he tries on his own cup—the Diamond MMA people were kind enough to send me two—and I give his groin a pounding (although admittedly I pull my punches.)

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That may be useful if your job requires people trying to kill you, or at least severely damage your yam bag. But for us non-MMA athletes, do we really need that much ball-protecting technology? Having one piece of gear that can work for multiple activities saves you time and money, leaving you to only focus on important things – being fit and attaining your fitness goals. Besides that, improved circulation can have other health benefits as well. Better blood flow means more oxygen and nutrients are delivered to your muscles, which can help them work more efficiently and recover faster. Best case scenario, we’d never be able to have children. We’d twist the wrong way, and that’s it, our reproductive organs would be mangled beyond repair. After a hard workout, the last thing anyone wants is to be slowed down by soreness and inflammation.

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Improving your range of motion can make a big difference in your athletic performance. It can help you lift more weight, stretch better, and target specific muscles more effectively. Kimmel, Michael; Milrod, Christine; Kennedy, Amanda (2014). Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis. Rowman & Littlefield. p.97. ISBN 978-0-7591-2314-4. Probably,” says Brian Steixner, M.D., Director of the Institute of Men’s Health at Jersey Urology Group in Atlantic City.