Another Sports Bra Help Thread

sarahk - 2012-01-26 8:08 AM Thanks everyone - I'll wait for the Shock Absorbers to arrive from back order and go try out an Enell in the meantime.Going up in bandsize isn't the solution. No way these girls are fitting in DD, even if I get a 40. Sigh...

Tom Demerly. - 2012-01-26 10:34 AM

In DD cup sizes the Ta Ta Tamer sold by LuLu Lemon has shown that it reduces tissue deflection and G load upon footstrike in large busted users. In my sports bra education I've learned that's not the only metric though.

Several sports bra manufacturers have tried to use video and motion capture to quantify breast deflection under footstrike. It's a good metric to compare products but, ultimately, no two bra users are the same. Shape, cup size, position of breasts on the torso and the density of the tissue varies greatly. Also, different users want a different fit and feel- so it is very individual.

I've tried testing for deflection with sports bras: Measure the amount a D cup breast moves on footstrike using photography and depicting it in a loaded/unloaded, before/after still photo. It's an interesting start point for bra comparison, but it isn't the same as donning the bra and doing a quick run in it and also looking in the mirror to see how it looks, which is also a factor.

Especially in the sizes above C cup there is no substitute for actually putting the thing on and running in it based on the users I've spoke to.

Here's the Ta Ta Tamer:

http://search.lululemon.com/yoga/Tamer

JeffY - 2012-01-26 12:37 PM

I really wanted to come up with something to say that funny, yet tasteful....couldn't do it.

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

sarahk - 2012-01-25 6:19 PM And no boys, no pics.  ;-)

Tom Demerly. - 2012-01-26 9:34 AM

In DD cup sizes the Ta Ta Tamer sold by LuLu Lemon has shown that it reduces tissue deflection and G load upon footstrike in large busted users. In my sports bra education I've learned that's not the only metric though.

Several sports bra manufacturers have tried to use video and motion capture to quantify breast deflection under footstrike. It's a good metric to compare products but, ultimately, no two bra users are the same. Shape, cup size, position of breasts on the torso and the density of the tissue varies greatly. Also, different users want a different fit and feel- so it is very individual.

I've tried testing for deflection with sports bras: Measure the amount a D cup breast moves on footstrike using photography and depicting it in a loaded/unloaded, before/after still photo. It's an interesting start point for bra comparison, but it isn't the same as donning the bra and doing a quick run in it and also looking in the mirror to see how it looks, which is also a factor.

Especially in the sizes above C cup there is no substitute for actually putting the thing on and running in it based on the users I've spoke to.

Here's the Ta Ta Tamer:

http://search.lululemon.com/yoga/Tamer

sarahk - 2012-01-26 3:56 PM

Tom, awesome reply.  Even if you didn't mean to be funny.  :-)

But I need something way beyond DD.  I should have been more specific - I need to find me some 34H holders.  Now that the interwebs know my boobie size, I feel very accomplished for the day.

Tom Demerly. - 2012-01-26 11:34 AM

In DD cup sizes the Ta Ta Tamer sold by LuLu Lemon has shown that it reduces tissue deflection and G load upon footstrike in large busted users. In my sports bra education I've learned that's not the only metric though.

Several sports bra manufacturers have tried to use video and motion capture to quantify breast deflection under footstrike. It's a good metric to compare products but, ultimately, no two bra users are the same. Shape, cup size, position of breasts on the torso and the density of the tissue varies greatly. Also, different users want a different fit and feel- so it is very individual.

I've tried testing for deflection with sports bras: Measure the amount a D cup breast moves on footstrike using photography and depicting it in a loaded/unloaded, before/after still photo. It's an interesting start point for bra comparison, but it isn't the same as donning the bra and doing a quick run in it and also looking in the mirror to see how it looks, which is also a factor.

Especially in the sizes above C cup there is no substitute for actually putting the thing on and running in it based on the users I've spoke to.

Here's the Ta Ta Tamer:

http://search.lululemon.com/yoga/Tamer

Tom Demerly. - 2012-01-26 9:34 AM

In DD cup sizes the Ta Ta Tamer sold by LuLu Lemon has shown that it reduces tissue deflection and G load upon footstrike in large busted users. In my sports bra education I've learned that's not the only metric though.

Several sports bra manufacturers have tried to use video and motion capture to quantify breast deflection under footstrike. It's a good metric to compare products but, ultimately, no two bra users are the same. Shape, cup size, position of breasts on the torso and the density of the tissue varies greatly. Also, different users want a different fit and feel- so it is very individual.

I've tried testing for deflection with sports bras: Measure the amount a D cup breast moves on footstrike using photography and depicting it in a loaded/unloaded, before/after still photo. It's an interesting start point for bra comparison, but it isn't the same as donning the bra and doing a quick run in it and also looking in the mirror to see how it looks, which is also a factor.

Especially in the sizes above C cup there is no substitute for actually putting the thing on and running in it based on the users I've spoke to.

Here's the Ta Ta Tamer:

http://search.lululemon.com/yoga/Tamer