![]() ![]() (YOW!) The company claimed its belt could cure “weakness,” impotency, back pain, poor circulation, kidney and liver diseases, and “all nervous disorders.” But… yeah, no. ![]() It was a battery-powered belt with electrodes along the front and back of its waist and one for the genitals. One particularly kooky health-nut version of the jockstrap, the Heidelberg Electric Belt, claimed to fix all sorts of medical issues. Bike jockstraps still sell today (though the brand was purchased in 2003 by the Russell Athletic company.)Īs the garment gained popularity, “jockey strap” was shortened to “jockstrap,” and the athletic men who wore them came to be known as “jocks,” according to one source.Īs jockstraps gained popularity in the early 1900s, retailers and medical professionals began recommending them, not only as a way to avoid athletic injuries, but also as a great supportive garment for men recovering from non-sports injuries as well as guys who had undergone genital surgeries for things like hernias and hydroceles (excess fluid in the testicles–EEK!). But in 1897, he formed his own Bike Web Company and began mass producing the “Bike Jockey Strap,” selling them as “athletic supporters” for guys who played all sorts of sports. Bennett invented a “jockey strap” to protect bicycle jockeys (deliverymen, messengers, etc.) from knocking their genitals against their bike seats when riding over cobblestone streets paved streets were still a hot new invention at the time.īennett initially developed these garments for the Chicago sporting goods company Sharp & Smith. In fact, no one ever saw a jockstrap until 1874. But it didn’t use to be like that, no ma’am. ![]() Anyone who has stuck their nose into a gogo bar, Pride party, gay Instagram, or underwear catalog will likely see jockstraps to and fro. ![]()
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