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Lululemon’s pants designed for the male anatomy are totally crushing it

Athletic apparel company Lululemon is successfully tapping into the menswear market with pants better suited to the male anatomy.

Pedestrians walk past a Lululemon Athletica store in New York

Athletic apparel company Lululemon is successfully tapping into the menswear market with pants they say feature “ABC technology” — short for “anti-ball crushing.”

Bloomberg reports the $128 male-friendly pants helped Lululemon post a 16% in same-store sales last quarter for menswear as part of a larger strategy for capturing a slice of what is believes is a $1 billion men’s clothing market.

Yoga-loving men worldwide are surely thankful.

Lululemon reported earnings of $0.78 per share and $602 million in revenue Thursday, beating expectations. Comparable-store sales jumped 8%, Fortune’s John Kell noted.