Sport Bras?

Best advice I ever received was to check out r/ABraThatFits on reddit. They have some amazing resources for larger busts and great info on the different types of sports bras.

Panache sports bras are my JAM. I am a 34GG and i have wireless sports bras from them. I am so in love with this bra, it's made me feel like I can do all the things without popping out of my bra or bouncing all over the place. Highly recommend.

Don't know where you're located, but I buy all my sports bras from M&S. There is a specific one that I always get. They change the pattern and colours occasionally, but it's still the same bra. It's the (normally) black one with the zip up the middle. I have been buying different versions of this bra for a good few years now. And they last for ages. (I think the sizing goes up to DDs for the normal, I don't need to venture into the larger sizes than that, so I don't know for even larger sizes)

Also, bra shopping tip (that I wish I'd known sooner): Put the bra on, lean forward, and shimmy for 10 seconds. If those puppies bounce out, not good enough!
With sports bras it's a slightly more vigorous jumping up and down and shimmy shaking. I like a nice tight sports bra so I'm looking for even less move. I do very high impact sport, so it's important to me.

Deviette wrote: »

Don't know where you're located, but I buy all my sports bras from M&S. There is a specific one that I always get. They change the pattern and colours occasionally, but it's still the same bra. It's the (normally) black one with the zip up the middle. I have been buying different versions of this bra for a good few years now. And they last for ages. (I think the sizing goes up to DDs for the normal, I don't need to venture into the larger sizes than that, so I don't know for even larger sizes).

M&S is where I buy my regular bras -- they are great, fit really well and are not at all expensive. But their sports bras are impossible to put on for me, because of that front zip -- really hard to get done up!

jrochest wrote: »

Deviette wrote: »

Don't know where you're located, but I buy all my sports bras from M&S. There is a specific one that I always get. They change the pattern and colours occasionally, but it's still the same bra. It's the (normally) black one with the zip up the middle. I have been buying different versions of this bra for a good few years now. And they last for ages. (I think the sizing goes up to DDs for the normal, I don't need to venture into the larger sizes than that, so I don't know for even larger sizes).

M&S is where I buy my regular bras -- they are great, fit really well and are not at all expensive. But their sports bras are impossible to put on for me, because of that front zip -- really hard to get done up!

That's really interesting, because I actually quite like that it's a tight fit! Although I don't have much of a problem getting into them, I find that they're more secure and less likely to move

Works for different people I guess

I like Victoria’s Secret Knockout. They have sales such as buy one get one half off pretty often. The fit is tighter, which has been great for me since when I bought mine I was a 36DD and now I’m 34C and they’re still fine.

Not sure what you mean by larger bust, I'm a D. I really like the C9 ones at Target. The high impact one I use for running are great, no movement at all. They hook like a normal bra in the back and took a while for me to be flexible enough to actually hook them in the back, very tight.

i do c9 too or whatever i can find at tjmaxx

WholeFoods4Lyfe wrote: »

Enell is by far the best sports bra I have ever owned. It's like a medieval torture device getting on, but the girls seriously do not move and it's actually quite comfortable given how secure it is.

Just coming in to say this. They used to have a video on their website showing the science behind their design.

Camigwen wrote: »

Best advice I ever received was to check out r/ABraThatFits on reddit. They have some amazing resources for larger busts and great info on the different types of sports bras.

pbprincess wrote: »

Panache sports bras are my JAM. I am a 34GG and i have wireless sports bras from them. I am so in love with this bra, it's made me feel like I can do all the things without popping out of my bra or bouncing all over the place. Highly recommend.

Both of these. Bratabase.com is also excellent for bra sizing and recommendations in general--and if your body shape is changing significantly, it can be hard to keep up with what size you currently wear.

I run in Panache underwired sports bras, which I have done in size 40DDD to size 32D, and many points in between during my weight loss process. They only make bras in D and up, so they are specifically designed for larger busts. Nothing moves that is not supposed to move. I LOVE my Panache bras. I love them so much that almost all of my everyday bras are either Panache or Cleo, their more "stylish" line.

Also...putting the Panache bra on is not torture like people are saying about some other sports bras. It fastens exactly like a normal bra, and has a little hook on one strap so you can convert it to a racerback if you want (which I do). No contorting to get in and out of your sports bra!

How large? You've gotten some great suggestions.

I started at 32JJ (UK, 32N US). When I started I got a Panache one on Amazon. I've since shrunk out of it.

My next bra was a 30JJ (N) in Freya Active (underwire version), also from Amazon.

I still wear that one, because I'm a 30 band still, but it doesn't work well because my breasts have shrunk. But I'm changing sizes so fast and they are too expensive to buy so often.

I wear a 30HH (L) now, and I've got a Shock Absorber one I love. It is my first super-smoosher bra (the other two were underwire encapsulation style, great for shape, not as great for shrinking breasts). I can get into it myself but find it much easier with someone helping fasten it. It's tight. But it is so freeing, it's like not having large breasts anymore. But it was $60....I want a second one! But I dutifully wash it after every gym trip so it will be ready the next time.