So, You Wanna Know About Fisting

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Taking a fist can seem daunting, but according to enthusiasts, it's one of the most intimate and powerful sexual acts you can experience. Porn actors and vers fisting couple HungerFF and FFurryStud are beloved for their incediary JustFor.Fans videos, so we asked them some of our most pressing questions about going shoulder deep.

What are the most important steps in fisting preparation?

According to HungerFF, diet is a major factor in being fist-ready. "You want to make sure that what you ate the day before (or the day of) is something that is going to pass through your system clean and easy." For Hunger, that means avoiding foods that look the same going out as they do going in: corn, black olives, whole blueberries. He also chases every meal with a glass of Metamucil, which helps keep everything smooth on the way out. Hunger prefers to clean out in the shower rather than the toilet, which he acknowledges isn't for everyone. "I generally use lukewarm water and rinse and repeat over and over until the water runs clean. For me that process might be a little more involved because my hole is so deep, but it's basically the same as for getting fucked." When it comes to play, lube is king -- you can literally never use too much. Hunger also advises tops to keep their nails filed to avoid scratches or injury. And, he advises, the most important part of fisting is patience. "Remember: it's not a race, we're all just here to enjoy our bodies and have fun."

What's the deal with gaping?

FFurryStud is "totally obsessed with big, blown out, open holes." Seeing a gaping hole is one of his favorite parts of the experience, because it means the bottom has "put some miles on their hole" and is going to be able to handle everything the top is prepared to give. "One of the biggest things that turns me on about HungerFF's hole is the air sounds it makes when I'm fisting him. He sounds totally hollowed out inside ... you don't usually get that with a tight hole."

Do you need to try bottoming to be a good fisting top?

"I think the best fisting tops are also fisting bottoms," FFurryStud admits, but adds that there are exceptions to that rule -- some fisters are total tops who have never had receptive anal sex but "really know their way around a hole." That being said, fisting bottoms know what feels good and what doesn't, and that intuition can make the experience so much better for when they top.

Common "fist-conceptions?"

These pro-fisters hope to dispel some myths around fisting, like the idea that anyone into being fisted will always be loose, or eventually need to use diapers. "This is all so far from the truth," says HungerFF. " While I'm not going to say that every guy into long term fisting has a vice grip for a hole, I will say I've never met a fister who has suffered incontinence or is wearing diapers due to regular fisting." After all, the sphincter is a muscle, which can be trained over time to accommodate different levels of stress.

Can fisting be intimate?

"Fisting can be a primal experience for one person and a spiritual experience for another," HungerFF acknowledges. He falls into the primal category, although play with his partner tends to be a bit more spiritual. "With fisting, you're getting to experience the height of human physical pleasure. Once you get over the initial discomfort associated with fisting, the possibility for pleasure is basically infinite and with that infinite pleasure comes the potential for a seriously intimate connection with your partner." Being fisted is an incredibly vulnerable sexual act, and that vulnerability can open you up (pun intended and relished) to an emotional experience that transcends more vanilla sex.

This article is a part of a three-part "Butt Stuff" package of Out's August 2019 issue celebrating the body. Click on to read everything you need to know about bottoming and a missive on exactly why we must stop poop-shaming.

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