Low Impact Bras in Large Cup Sizes?

VainJane · 06-15-13, 12:33 PM

Does anyone have suggestions for a low impact sports bra that comes in size 34F? All of the large cup bras I come across are super-supportive, which is a good thing for cardio, but I find them too restrictive for Pilates, especially when I do back bends and twists.

monterey vidiot · 06-15-13, 03:27 PM

Just a suggestion (since I don't have an answer) -- a tank top or camisole with a shelf bra? I have some that I got at Walmart. http://www.walmart.com/ip/FAST-TRACK...-tank/21643705

sbh · 06-15-13, 04:07 PM

I was a 36C last August. That's pretty big for my frame. I exercise in my Genie Bra. http://www.geniebra.com/shop.php It stays in place but flexible, and most of all comfortable. No bounce. Now that I am a 34B, it still fits perfectly.

Lula · 06-15-13, 06:24 PM

Bravissimo makes a bra tank top that might work: http://www.bravissimo.com/products/s...t-blue/ov15cb/.

VainJane · 06-15-13, 09:11 PM

The problem with the built-in shelf bra tops is that the proportions are off. I'd need to get a L or XL for the shelf bra to fit my breasts, but the rest of top would be flopping around my torso. The Bravissimo bra-tank is pretty much like a regular (i.e. non-sports) bra. I tried doing Pilates in my regular bra, and it's not ideal - the underwire pokes me when I do twists and rides up when I do backbends. The Genie bra looks like it might work; I'll give it a go, though other non-cup-sized sports bras I've tried before have been too small in the breast area and too big in the ribcage. *Sigh*, what I'd give for C cup breasts ...

Lula · 06-15-13, 11:12 PM

Do you mean the band rides up when you do bends? Could it be that you need a tighter band?

VainJane · 06-15-13, 11:51 PM

The front rides up when I do a deep backbend in a regular underwire bra. The underwire crescents ride up, resulting in underboobage. When I wear a sports bra that I wear for cardio (Panache or Freya), the band is too restrictive, not allowing me to twist as deeply as I'd like, or expand my ribcage on the backbends. So what I need is a bra with more flexible fabric, no underwire, that allows for contortions but stays in place, and fits my large breasts & small back proportions. I've scoured the internet (because there are hardly any 34F bras in stores), but haven't found anything, and I figured if anyone can help me it's the ladies of the VF forum.

Waterbabie · 06-16-13, 05:32 AM

Maybe this Glamorise? http://www.freshpair.com/Glamorise-N...ra-G-1066.html though the band may be too stiff on 2nd thought.

If you are near an Atheta store, trying on some of their support tops might be an option (or try your luck online)

VainJane · 06-16-13, 10:33 AM

I've tried on the Glamorise one, and returned it right away - the fit didn't work well for me at all. I've done some more digging, and it looks like the LuluLemon Energy Bra might be an option (http://shop.lululemon.com/products/c...en-sports-bras) it's not cup-sized, but the reviews by some large-cup ladies say it fits well. I'm going to a mall today that has both a LuluLemon and an Athleta store, so hopefully I'll find something in one of them.

Edited to add: No luck at either Lulu or Athleta. Have to keep looking.

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06-15-13, 12:33 PM
VainJane Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Seattle, WA	Low Impact Bras in Large Cup Sizes? Does anyone have suggestions for a low impact sports bra that comes in size 34F? All of the large cup bras I come across are super-supportive, which is a good thing for cardio, but I find them too restrictive for Pilates, especially when I do back bends and twists.

06-15-13, 03:27 PM
monterey vidiot VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Monterey County, California	Just a suggestion (since I don't have an answer) -- a tank top or camisole with a shelf bra? I have some that I got at Walmart. http://www.walmart.com/ip/FAST-TRACK...-tank/21643705 __________________ "It takes work to change the shape of this muscle." Susan Harris in The Firm Vol. 1, talking about the triceps, in 1986 Still working on my triceps after all these years. ~Cynthia

06-15-13, 04:07 PM
sbh Join Date: Feb 2006	I was a 36C last August. That's pretty big for my frame. I exercise in my Genie Bra. http://www.geniebra.com/shop.php It stays in place but flexible, and most of all comfortable. No bounce. Now that I am a 34B, it still fits perfectly.

06-15-13, 06:24 PM
Lula Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Toronto	Bravissimo makes a bra tank top that might work: http://www.bravissimo.com/products/s...t-blue/ov15cb/. __________________ Lula

06-15-13, 09:11 PM
VainJane Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Seattle, WA	The problem with the built-in shelf bra tops is that the proportions are off. I'd need to get a L or XL for the shelf bra to fit my breasts, but the rest of top would be flopping around my torso. The Bravissimo bra-tank is pretty much like a regular (i.e. non-sports) bra. I tried doing Pilates in my regular bra, and it's not ideal - the underwire pokes me when I do twists and rides up when I do backbends. The Genie bra looks like it might work; I'll give it a go, though other non-cup-sized sports bras I've tried before have been too small in the breast area and too big in the ribcage. Sigh, what I'd give for C cup breasts ...

06-15-13, 11:12 PM
Lula Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Toronto	Do you mean the band rides up when you do bends? Could it be that you need a tighter band? __________________ Lula

06-15-13, 11:51 PM
VainJane Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Seattle, WA	The front rides up when I do a deep backbend in a regular underwire bra. The underwire crescents ride up, resulting in underboobage. When I wear a sports bra that I wear for cardio (Panache or Freya), the band is too restrictive, not allowing me to twist as deeply as I'd like, or expand my ribcage on the backbends. So what I need is a bra with more flexible fabric, no underwire, that allows for contortions but stays in place, and fits my large breasts & small back proportions. I've scoured the internet (because there are hardly any 34F bras in stores), but haven't found anything, and I figured if anyone can help me it's the ladies of the VF forum.

06-16-13, 05:32 AM
Waterbabie VF Supporter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S. Jersey	Maybe this Glamorise? http://www.freshpair.com/Glamorise-N...ra-G-1066.html though the band may be too stiff on 2nd thought. If you are near an Atheta store, trying on some of their support tops might be an option (or try your luck online) __________________ ~~ Sharon ~~

06-16-13, 10:33 AM
VainJane Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Seattle, WA	I've tried on the Glamorise one, and returned it right away - the fit didn't work well for me at all. I've done some more digging, and it looks like the LuluLemon Energy Bra might be an option (http://shop.lululemon.com/products/c...en-sports-bras) it's not cup-sized, but the reviews by some large-cup ladies say it fits well. I'm going to a mall today that has both a LuluLemon and an Athleta store, so hopefully I'll find something in one of them. Edited to add: No luck at either Lulu or Athleta. Have to keep looking.