painful running

xlbeaner
xlbeaner Posts: 3 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
This is a weird question, but does anybody else have trouble with getting their nipples beat up during running? And if so, does anybody have any remedies to this problem?

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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Very common problem, gets worse as your distances increase & summer temps / humidity goes up.

    I use an under armour compression top under my running tee, other runners will use vaseline, body glide, band aids, nip guards etc etc - takes a bit of trial and error to find what works best for you.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    It is actually not weird and extremely common for men. Some suggestions - a tight fitting wicking shirt, or at least a wicking shirt. Avoid cotton at all costs. Body Glide, Vaseline or some other product like that over the nipples. Or band-aids.
  • knot_enough
    knot_enough Posts: 176 Member
    im not gonna lie. YES lol. its the shirt. I either got one that doesnt bounce around so much or just lost the shirt altogether.

    that or pasties.
  • HerbertNenenger
    HerbertNenenger Posts: 453 Member
    google "marathon nipples" and see what you get - it's common. I think Moleskin is a wonderful invention if you can stand a strong bandage-pulling afterwards to remove. I carry them all the time for foot blisters.
  • BillRicks1
    BillRicks1 Posts: 473 Member
    Very common problem, gets worse as your distances increase & summer temps / humidity goes up.

    I use an under armour compression top under my running tee, other runners will use vaseline, body glide, band aids, nip guards etc etc - takes a bit of trial and error to find what works best for you.

    Yes to all the above. Word of warning - even on a slightly hairy chest, band-aids are not fun to remove! Just sayin.
  • HornedFrogPride
    HornedFrogPride Posts: 283 Member
    Yes, it's a problem. Using Glide and/or Bandaids can work. However, KT tape (kinesiology tape) adheres better than bandaids. Sometimes I have to wear a KT tape strip on my chest to protect myself from heart-rate-monitor cutting my chest. Think about small pieces of KT tape. Or just wear a full strip of KT tape if you're going long.

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