running shorts - testicular torsion

wtf is testicular torsion never heard of it until now

It's as scary as it sounds.

Quit the testicular tomfoolery!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugIShP1qgKk

a real runner now wrote:

Went for my first run free-balling in running shorts yesterday. Quite nice! Up until this point I ran in shortie tights underneath shorts, but let the thighs breathe! felt like my legs grew 2 inches. Felt quite cool and breathable although I was scared my stuff would flop out.

Read up a bit on it on this forum and saw a lot of people were talking about wearing briefs to help support everything and keep the rod away from the pistons.

specifically testicular torsion, is this fearmongering against the freeballing republic or is this a legit concern?

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what

you say

so what say you lets run.

is testical torsion a legit concern when you run without support or just free ball in some running shorts?

I used to free ball. Unfortunately, the elastic in some running short liners doesn't hold up to the rigors. When things start to fall out, they will continue to fall out.

The liner inside running shorts IS the support. It sounds like you're buying shorts that are too big. If you buy the right size then there won't be any need to wear briefs underneath. And unless you buy a super cheap pair, they'll hold up for a long time.