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    Default Sports bras make boobs sag?

    I went for a bra fitting found the following in a pamphlet at the store:

    Myth: Sports bras are best that compress the breast tissue during rigorous exercise.

    Fact: False, compression causes the bust to move as a solid block and actually damages the root tissue closest to the chest wall resulting in irreparable harm and loss of firmness. Select a sports bra based upon the strength of the bra and the seamed support that distributes the pressure and weight of the breasts.

    Because:

    It is unhealthy to compress breast tissue, you’ll lose firmness.


    http://www.myintimacy.com/myths.html

    The store did not sell sports bras. I've been wearing the uniboob compression bras when I run. Am I really causing flapjack boobs?

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    well, i used to wear sports bra's alll the time and my boobs are not as perky.. by far! I Have natural 38Ds...but still!
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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    Omg.. I'm not surprised. I always wondered about this..They totally mush your boobs together..

    But , have you noticed that SO many companies are making sports bras different now? They look a bit like regular bras (in the sense that they have individual cups) but they're obviously a lot more supportive..

    Personally, I think the best thing to wear during exercise, is a firm supportive bra (not necessarily a sports one) a structured tank top, maybe another one on top..If you need the support.

    I'm worried, because my boobs grew to a D, (they're firm though) but I'm afraid of sagging..

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    Just great. NOW I find this out after years of running in sports bras.

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    I'll just say that I always wore an underwire bra UNDER my sports bra. It just felt better...I hate the sweaty uniboobs...and the sports bras never gave me enough support...but the support of the underwire WITH the sports bra was great!

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    VG, me too. Even when I was just a small B, it was more comfy, and less smooshed

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    i have always bound the living fuck out of my boobs when running. hard core sports bra AND a lycra crop top, under a singlet.

    i had 34Ds to start with... as i aged they shrank to 34Cs... but they are still pretty darn upright for a chic of my age.

    i trust sports bras. the way i truss my boobs up, they don't move at all...

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    I'd like to see their research for that.


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    Consider the source...I call BS.

    I've been wearing sportsbras since age 14...both "uni-boob" mashers & underwire...& my tatas look great. The main concern of preventing sagging from sports activities is keeping the ligaments in your breasts from stretching.

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    Doesn't really matter to me, I avoid sports bras like the plague.

    I'm not incredibly well endowed anyway, but when I wear a sports bra it looks like I have the bust of a little boy. Not sexy.

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    That sounds kinda weird but makes some sense also. But I haven't done anything physical that required too much running, bouncing, etc for a long time. It just doesn't work for me

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    I am bound to a sports bra for the next month ( post BA) but have always worn a bra under my sports bra while working out.

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    The main concern of preventing sagging from sports activities is keeping the ligaments in your breasts from stretching.
    exactly !

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    There's money to be made when you raise concerns about perky boobies, and that's all I'm saying.

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    Great, just great.....this thread casued me to immediately run to my bedroom mirror and stare at my boobs for about 20 minutes....trying to decide if they are 'saggier' than before.....

    Who do I get to thank for this new addition to my perfection paranoia??? Hehehe.




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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    Quote Originally Posted by VenusGoddess View Post
    I'll just say that I always wore an underwire bra UNDER my sports bra. It just felt better...I hate the sweaty uniboobs...and the sports bras never gave me enough support...but the support of the underwire WITH the sports bra was great!
    I'm going to try this
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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    I call BS too! My breasts have been looking MUCH better & perkier since I started wearing a sports bra. They have to be the right material, though, elastic enough. You can generally tell when your tits are lifted right.

    It will depend also on the size and placement of your breasts, mine are B cup and far apart -- almost out to my armpits -- have been since I got breasts. Underwire bras really don't work for me very well usually.

    The advice I've heard is, sports bra is better than underwire for small tits, underwire is better than sports bra for large tits.

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    The salesperson said that the best sports bras have "cups" and offer support, not squishing. Squishing, ulitimately, causes the boobs to move as one and stretches the ligaments. I attached "good support" bras.

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    Default Re: Sports bras make boobs sag?

    I've been recommending the regular bra under sport bra back when I used to work @ a fitness studio.

    The problem is also that most women don't wear sports bras right- many don't check to make sure they're not compressing their boobs down toward the legs, rather than making sure that it's evenly compressed into the sports bra. Wearing an underwire helps with this considerably, as well as offer an additional layer of support

    I use a regular cotton underwire bra under my sports bra- and I'm a 32B.

    That said, the sports bra= sagging issue is a complete myth. Any bra that's no used right may result in mishappen boobs over time.

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