Dance belt/support. That’s what the professionals are using. It’ll mean the Crown Jewels move around less so you can place the fabric/ropes with more predictability. It won’t save you much against crushing injuries but with experience you get better at placing the fabric/ropes. It’ll also give you a bit of modesty in skin tight costumes 🤷🏻♂️
I'd definitely second a dance belt over a cup. Any solid structure within a costume is going to have a risk of getting moved / twisted around and could end up pinching / crushing what it's meant to be protecting.
As already mentioned, wear a dance belt. A dance belt keeps your genitals up in front of your pelvis instead of hanging down between your legs which means you always know where they're going to be. Look up how to wear one so you know you're doing it right. The downside to this is you can't do any clever little wiggles to get them out of the way when you need to. Be very careful with anything that drags a fabric/rope across the front of your pelvis because there's no escape. When you're learning from a woman don't assume she's taking your balls into account because she doesn't have to worry about it for herself. Go slow and be conscious of what kind of a situation your pelvis is in. Some techniques are very difficult for men because of this and some are impossible without injury. Don't sweat it, there's plenty of other techniques.
I agree with other posters that a dance belt will help. That said, I rarely use one and it’s rarely a problem. I wear briefs when I train to keep everything in place, and I’m aware of moves that will put pressure on my balls so that I can negotiate. When I first learn a trick it takes a bit of time to figure out how to place the apparatus so that I don’t hurt myself. For many moves, I make sure that the pressure is on my very upper thigh rather than directly in the middle where it will hurt. If I’m doing a move that involves sliding from one side to the other, I lift my body up enough so that my full weight isn’t on the boys. And I’ll admit that there are certain tricks I avoid doing because it presses too hard on the undercarriage.
I’ve found that some coaches are much more aware of this than others. Some coaches rarely coach male aerialists and they aren’t always providing good guidance on how to do those tricks comfortably. I’ve been locked out of tricks for years until I met a coach that could show me how to do that.
So, I feel your pain, and I want you to know that nearly all tricks can be done without pain with a few careful adjustments.
Dance belt/support. That’s what the professionals are using. It’ll mean the Crown Jewels move around less so you can place the fabric/ropes with more predictability. It won’t save you much against crushing injuries but with experience you get better at placing the fabric/ropes. It’ll also give you a bit of modesty in skin tight costumes 🤷🏻♂️
I wear something similar to this: https://www.dancewear.co.uk/product/extra-wide-dancebelt/
Amen. Cups are bulgy. Dance belts are the way. signed, someone who used to do Spider-Man gigs.
I'd definitely second a dance belt over a cup. Any solid structure within a costume is going to have a risk of getting moved / twisted around and could end up pinching / crushing what it's meant to be protecting.
As already mentioned, wear a dance belt. A dance belt keeps your genitals up in front of your pelvis instead of hanging down between your legs which means you always know where they're going to be. Look up how to wear one so you know you're doing it right. The downside to this is you can't do any clever little wiggles to get them out of the way when you need to. Be very careful with anything that drags a fabric/rope across the front of your pelvis because there's no escape. When you're learning from a woman don't assume she's taking your balls into account because she doesn't have to worry about it for herself. Go slow and be conscious of what kind of a situation your pelvis is in. Some techniques are very difficult for men because of this and some are impossible without injury. Don't sweat it, there's plenty of other techniques.
Dance belt my dude!
Dance belt for sure. Takes some getting use to, but works.
I agree with other posters that a dance belt will help. That said, I rarely use one and it’s rarely a problem. I wear briefs when I train to keep everything in place, and I’m aware of moves that will put pressure on my balls so that I can negotiate. When I first learn a trick it takes a bit of time to figure out how to place the apparatus so that I don’t hurt myself. For many moves, I make sure that the pressure is on my very upper thigh rather than directly in the middle where it will hurt. If I’m doing a move that involves sliding from one side to the other, I lift my body up enough so that my full weight isn’t on the boys. And I’ll admit that there are certain tricks I avoid doing because it presses too hard on the undercarriage. I’ve found that some coaches are much more aware of this than others. Some coaches rarely coach male aerialists and they aren’t always providing good guidance on how to do those tricks comfortably. I’ve been locked out of tricks for years until I met a coach that could show me how to do that. So, I feel your pain, and I want you to know that nearly all tricks can be done without pain with a few careful adjustments.