Style Me DUGG: Mens Underwear for Sports and Athletics

Men of all fitness levels look for sports underwear that will keep them comfortable while reducing distraction, moisture accumulation, and friction. Traditional active mens underwear brands such as Jockey and Bonds may be adequate for many needs, but underwear designers have come up on some new technologies to improve the functionality and comfort of athletic undergarments. Your Style Me DUGG advisors have collaborated on some key elements of athletic underwear to help you expand your options and refine your solutions.

Long Trunks

For the man who likes to work out in loose-fitting shorts, we recommend long trunks and boxer briefs to ensure full coverage no matter what position you take in the gym. A excellent choice is the Active Trunk by Oroton, which features a double front layer and contoured shape, made from a comfortable and absorbent cotton elastane blend, with a logo waistband. Oroton makes several versions of sports-appropriate long trunks, including the colourful Parallel collection and the classically-styled Equator collection.

Jockstraps

When your sporting attire provides all the necessary support and coverage that you desire, and you just need a little support and skin protection in the front, today’s jock straps serve to function in a variety of ways. For pure and simple support, the BIKE Jockstrap Adult Supporter is an all purpose model with a 5.75 centimeter non-roll waistband and comfortable knit pouch to provide support, along with moisture wicking to minimize perspiration and prevent discomfort. If you want a more youthful look to your functional jockstrap with more colour and configuration options, check out the Timoteo jockstrap collection. For a wide variety of tantalizing jockstraps that enhance and improve your shape, the Cocksox collection of mens underwear features items that are constructed primarily of mesh fabrics.

Quick-Drying Materials

Nobody likes the feel or appearance of a build-up of perspiration, whether you’re sparring in the gym or doing a site visit on a hot afternoon. Various makers of mens athletic underwear employ a variety of quick-drying materials and fabrics in the design and construction of undergarments that help to “wick” away moisture from the skin into a material that quickly releases the moisture to the air. Moisture wicking fabrics help you to feel more cool when you’re hot and, by reducing the accumulation of perspiration, you are less likely to develop odor problems, heat rash, and microbial infections. 

Notorious for its extensive line of sports undergarments for men and affiliation with professional and amateur athletes around the world, Under Amour sporting apparel has its own proprietary wicking technology in mens underwear, shirts, shorts, and leggings that frequently include supportive compression fabrics.

In addition to being an effective moisture-wicking material, mesh lends itself to some creative and sexy options for men who require little support and want to show off and enhance their shapes. Two of the best makers of super-sexy mesh underwear for men are Male Power and Good Devil.

Support and Compression

As discussed in the Style Me DUGG - Shapewear for Men article and the DUGG Blog post, Shapewear and Athletic Performance Apparel for Men: It’s Not Your Momma’s Girdle, men are finding new ways to deploy modern textiles for the health benefits of support and compression. Compression fabrics have been used in the medical field to improve circulation in patients who are healing from injuries and surgeries or suffering from circulation problems that require support to optimize functionality. Fabrics that provide supportive structural elements can help to maintain ideal posture during exercise and even while sitting long hours at a desk. Some of the most popular brands of mens underwear that have extensive selections of support and compression underwear are EQUMEN, SPANX, and 2(X)IST.

Swimwear

Not only water sports enthusiasts get in on the swimwear collections for men that DUGG carries. Sometimes utilizing the same fabrics as athletic underwear to provide for moisture wicking and support, swimwear can serve a purpose in a variety of other circumstances and athletic activities. SUPAWEAR swimwear for men comes in fashionable colours in close-fitting shapes that are suitable for water sports or under other sporting apparel, while DIESEL offers a more casual, laid back collection of swim shorts that can be worn around the house or on the street.