The bodybuilder suggested that if gay athletes were looking, they were probably not just checking out your size, but also possibly hoping for something more. It was particularly interesting to note that two of the gay athletes did feel more self-conscious changing in front of other straight athletes, while the straight athletes did not have the same inhibitions. Two nicknames that were mentioned included "schlonger" and the "biggest dick in Scottish basketball." The cock became a focus on which to banter, create nicknames, and enjoy the fundamental basics of being a man. These "large-cocked" individuals became a focus of camaraderie and team building within their sports environments. Those with the larger penises were revered and idolized by their teammates as a symbol of masculinity. This knowing of who has a large cock and who didn’t within a homosocial environment helped individual sporting males climb up a social hierarchy of importance. The activity of checking out each other occurred irrelevant of sexuality and the type of sport all participants noted that they looked at each other’s cocks in the locker room. The research suggested that men look at each other’s cocks, as a gauge to see how big or small they are, comparing themselves to the rest of the team or men in the locker room. These interviews took over a year to analyze. The methodology only requires a small number of participants due to the intensive analytical process. The data were analyzed utilizing Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), developed by Jonathan Smith in 1995.
The athletes included in this study are three soccer players (all straight) one soccer and rugby player (straight) one fitness trainer (gay) one bodybuilder (gay) one squash and tennis player (gay) and one former pro gymnast (gay).
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