- I tend to be a 34E, 34 double D.
Somewhere in that range.
Sometimes I can get,
I can squeeze the tissue into a C, (laughs)
but generally I'm pretty comfortably double D at this point.
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So during 2020, I actually took some time and money
because what else was there to do in 2020 besides this,
to figure out a good running bra for me.
As someone who is not even amazingly endowed,
but endowed enough to be annoyed with the running bra scene.
And I purchased a lot of bras,
returned a lot of bras,
and I finally found bras that worked for me.
And so in this video,
I'm gonna talk about my three favorite bras
that I like to wear for running.
And then I'm also gonna talk about some tips
and other tools I use
to make sure that my running experience
is overall a pleasant experience for me.
Before we get into this video though,
I just wanted to quickly mention.
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Let's get into this video.
I tend to be a 34 E, 34 double D.
So I know generally you're supposed to start
with your least favorite,
and then you go to your favorite for watch time or whatever,
but I'm gonna get straight to the goods first.
And I'm gonna go ahead and say this right now.
Nike, do not discontinue this bra.
Y'all be acting like y'all have high support bras,
and then I buy 'em,
and they're not high support for who.
Y'all be acting like that.
This one actually is.
Don't discontinue it or we gon box.
This is the Nike Dri-FIT Alpha.
This is what I run in 9 times outta 10.
It's a moveable hold.
There's nothing in it that's too stiff and constricting,
and it's incredibly light,
which if you're a long distance runner,
you're trying to minimize the amount
of weight you're carrying
because I mean your chest is heavy enough, right?
Really epic band for support under the chest.
And then also, something I really like about the design here
is it has like a spillage gate across it.
It has this spillage that allows,
so like you don't be spilling out from the top
which I really like.
The next thing about this bra
that I think might annoy some people,
but I think is a pro is it has double straps.
So it straps once at the bottom,
and then it straps again about halfway up your back.
I think this is really cool
because it helps to distribute the weight more
across your entire back and your entire chest,
rather than right at the back
where you would usually hook at.
And of course, nice thick straps,
and a lot of strapped length to work with.
Obviously for me, I'm shorter,
and so I have the straps pretty pulled down.
But for those of you who are taller and heavily endowed,
there's a lot of space for you to work with
from where your breasts probably naturally sit
to however tall you are,
the separation from your shoulder
to where your breasts naturally sit.
You know what I'm saying?
And having a lot of adjustment ability with that.
It really is dry fit and like moisture wicking.
So when I go on long runs,
I am someone who sweats very quickly and very easily.
And something that can be very frustrating
about different bras is they're made to be worn
in the most ideal conditions.
And so once they get wet,
the support that they are supposed to offer
kind of like goes away,
and that doesn't happen with this bra.
I'm still feeling the support that I need to keep running.
And something I've noticed too when I wear this bra
is it does get wet pretty quickly,
and that's because it's doing what it's supposed to do.
It's taking your sweat,
pulling it to the outside of the bra, so it can drop off.
And so I'll be five miles into a run,
completely soaked, drenched in sweat,
and I can feel my sweat coming off of the bra
and sliding off of me.
This is my favorite bra.
I have like four of these.
So that way I can run for a whole week.
and then wash 'em all.
One thing caveat I will say about this bra
is again, I am a 34 E, double D.
Somewhere in there.
I'm also a petite person in general.
So I wear a size small in this bra.
I am not tempted to go up to a medium.
Even though there is,
I do have like a smidge of spillage,
but because of the guard it doesn't bother me.
And I feel like if I went up to a medium
it would actually be too big.
So I wear a small,
and I think that this bra works really well
for someone at least in the double DDE range.
Now, for those of y'all who are passed the double DDE range,
you know, purchase at your own discretion.
Keep your, keep your return tags. Okay?
Do your at home jump test.
You know what I'm saying?
Do your at home test,
and see if it works for you.
Next, second favorite bra.
And I actually discovered this bra because of ads.
You know, sometimes the ads actually be hitting.
Okay. Sometimes they really be out here
doing the Lord's work with these ads.
The SHEFIT bra.
And I think the thing that makes the SHEFIT bra epic
is the amount of customization that you have
at like every area of this bra.
I'll make sure to cut the footage,
but the back strap itself,
you can adjust the backs strap to really get a tight fit.
You zip, you know,
you locked and loaded in, zipped in.
And then also you can adjust the straps across the top
to really get a good fit,
and to really feel like you're truly supported.
If you're someone who is trying to get
into like high intensity workouts, things like that,
strongly recommend the SHEFIT bra.
Like you can really just,
I keep saying locked and loaded,
but like that's what I,
that's what it feels like.
It feels like when I put it on I'm just like,
"I am ready."
You know, you're gonna be out there
doing this thing with the ropes.
You know, you see people doing that thing.
The ropey dope doing that, you know?
This one.
The limitation of this bra is sweat.
Sweat, sweat be messing it up.
Sweat be, sweat be making this.
This bra is heavy when it gets full of sweat.
It is so heavy.
I ran, I ran with this on a 5K.
I was completely soaked in sweat,
and I could feel this bra starting to give up.
Now, thankfully,
I had the ability to adjust the straps as I was running
because they are pretty easy to access
but it's, I could never quite get it.
Obviously you don't wanna disturb your race.
Like you don't want to be trying
to like fix yourself during a race.
So that made it really difficult.
And I could feel that that sweat had nowhere to go
like no moisture wicking capabilities, really.
So that just really limited what this bra could do,
but I was pretty, like I said, locked and loaded.
I would say if you're someone
who is heavily endowed, beautifully endowed,
beyond the E cup range,
definitely check this bra out
because I do have other friends
who are way more endowed than me,
and they have this bra, and they really love it.
Like it really works for them.
It really allows them to have that movement.
I haven't checked out SHEFIT in a while
since I purchased this bra.
And so maybe they've come out with a lighter version of it.
You know, maybe they've come out
with some moisture wicking stuff,
and I'm just not aware, but.
My third favorite bra.
Really it's a toss up if I'm being honest.
It's a toss up between the SHEFIT and this one.
And the reason why,
and the only reason why this went to number three
is purely aesthetics.
This is a bra by Anita,
which is apparently has been making bras for a minute.
They've been making bras since like 1886.
Something crazy.
And this is their active bra.
I don't know what,
if I find what model it is was
I will link to it in the eye of Sauron.
So supportive, like crazy support with this bra.
And as you can also see ton of mesh,
so that way you're letting the air get to the tissue.
(chuckles)
You know what I'm saying?
It's letting the tissue, the air tissue happen,
which is great.
Really, I don't have much to say negatively about this bra.
The thing that's a bummer about it,
and why I don't wear it very often.
So I'm based in Texas.
It is so hot.
And for me, and I think most of the runners here in Texas
that I see when I'm running,
most of us like no shirt.
So I'm generally running in my sports bra
and my running shorts.
And like, that's it.
I don't usually wear any sort of loose,
you know, meshy tank, or something like that
that I'll see runners in other not so hot places wear.
Generally, it's so hot.
Nothing.
I got sunscreen on and that's it.
And this bra's aesthetic?
I can tell that people are just looking at me confused
because it, it looks,
it looks like your grandma's bra.
You know, like they've been making bra since 1886
and the design, it is functional,
but it is not fashionable. (chuckles)
It's not giving sports bra.
It's giving 1920s grandma bra
that you're just wearing out in the atmosphere.
And so everybody, men, women, children,
they, them, everybody is just looking at me like.
I wear this bra when it starts to cool off
that way I can finally wear it with a tank,
or, you know, a long sleeve jacket,
or whatever the thing I'm wearing to keep myself cool.
That's when I bust this bra out.
But the aesthetics it's just it's giving,
it's giving grandma.
It's giving 1920s flapper,
you know, esque.
And it's, it's just not the look.
It's not the vibe, but rowdy support.
But this bra is also pricey.
Anita, Anita is proud.
They know they've figured some things out,
and they are proud of that.
So keep that in mind as well.
On top of those three bras,
I also make sure to invest in the following
to make sure that I don't have any chafing.
And I don't know
if I'll necessarily recommend this particular brand.
This is just the one that I've used the most
because, actually my husband had this,
and so I started using it, and lifesaver.
Gold Bond Friction Defense.
And you can put this anywhere that you have friction,
more or less on your body.
Obviously don't put it.
You'll know where not.
You don't put it where,
you'll know where not to put it.
Don't put it there.
I also do rub it against my inner thigh as well
even if like, I'm not even like thick, thick like that.
And I still am like
inner thigh.
Something I think that you should keep in mind as well
when you are going to use this around your breast
is make sure that you're like really putting it
that U shape.
You're getting under, okay?
Under, all the way in between.
I go all the way in between,
all the way around to my pit area,
like really put it on.
And then I rub it,
like I do at least like 5, 6, 7 strokes across each boob.
And then I also run it across,
and through and around the nipple area as well.
Sometimes I think people will say like,
"Oh, friction defense."
Or like, you know,
"Stuff like this doesn't work for me."
And it's like, you probably just ain't putting enough,
like be generous. (laughs)
Second thing.
And this is, I've noticed that this is more marketed to men
which I don't know why because we all have nipples.
NipEAZE.
They have two different sizes of NipEAZE. (chuckles)
The name is hilarious, but they work.
They have two different sizes of NipEAZE.
I use the 1 inch one,
and not because I'm like crazy big or anything,
but more just because like coverage.
Like I just really want good coverage, you know?
So NipEAZE is great.
And for those of y'all who don't know,
NipEAZE are basically just adhesive stickers
that you can put on your nipple
to make sure it doesn't po protrude,
and again rub against shirts or rub against your sports bra.
And I can go for a long run.
Put these on they, they survive.
They survive the long run til I get back, take a shower,
and I usually take 'em off in the shower.
A little bit of water,
get under the adhesive a little bit to help remove it
without like causing too much discomfort or pain.
In the comments below,
please share if you are someone who is beautifully endowed
and have found a bra that really works for you,
and is truly high support.
Like truly high support, not like high support.
No, but it's high support.
Let us know in the comments below.
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