Men's Nylon Compression Inner, Full Sleeve

A men's compression inner in nylon: one close full sleeve layer that goes on first, under your training top, your jersey or your hoodie.

• Cut: raglan sleeves that run to the wrist, a crew neck and a skin-close fit.
• Fabric: 77% nylon and 23% spandex, 240 GSM, in Quick Zone.
• Colours: Moonless Night (black), Moonlight Navy and Aquamarine Whisper (light blue).
• Sizes: S to 2XL; see the men's size chart.

What is a compression inner?

A compression inner is the layer you put on first: a close-fitting top worn under whatever you train or play in. In India "inner" is the everyday word for anything worn next to the skin under your clothes, and a compression inner does that job with a tight, stretch fit. This one covers you from the neck to the wrists, so the outer layer can be anything: a sleeveless training top, a loose tee, a team jersey or a hoodie for the warm-up.

Kit rules for what you wear under the shirt

If your inner shows on match day, the rules decide its colour, and in professional cricket even its logo. Two rulebooks Indian players meet most often:

So pick the colour from the kit: Moonless Night under black sleeves, Moonlight Navy under navy, Aquamarine Whisper under light blue. Club, school and corporate leagues set rules of their own, so ask your organiser before match day.

Layering it, step by step

1. Put the inner on first and draw each sleeve down to your wrist, so nothing rolls up later.
2. Smooth the body flat over your chest and back; an inner works with no folds under the next layer.
3. Add the outer layer. A sleeveless top leaves your shoulders free while your arms stay covered; a tee or a jersey covers the rest.
4. If the outer layer has sleeves, pull them over the inner's, not under, so the inner stays flat when you reach.
5. Start a cold morning with a hoodie on top and take it off once you are warm.

Do full sleeves keep the sun off your arms?

They cover your arms, but no tight fabric blocks the same amount of sun once it is stretched over muscle. In a 1999 study in Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine, Kimlin, Parisi and Meldrum measured the ultraviolet passing through 50 denier stockings and found that stretching them 30% beyond their resting size cut their sun protection sharply. Any close-fitting layer is stretched when you wear it, and more across the shoulders and forearms than at rest. On a long day at the nets or the ground, treat the sleeves as cover, and keep sunscreen for the skin they leave open.

Fabric: 77% nylon, 23% spandex

It is knitted at 240 grams to the square metre. The spandex is the stretch that lets a close full sleeve go on over your shoulders and still move with you; the nylon makes up the rest. Quick Zone means the fabric is made to keep its shape and last. For how nylon and polyester compare, see the compression wear page.

Pair it with

For the same full sleeve cut in polyester, there is the full sleeve compression shirt. For half sleeves in nylon, there is the compression vest for men. Below the waist, add the compression tights.

Made in Tiruppur. Style code: T3M26