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Title: Is this an OK way to flatten my chest?
Post by: Tyler90210 on December 12, 2010, 10:17:34 PM
Post by: Tyler90210 on December 12, 2010, 10:17:34 PM
Is it OK to use the back of my arms, to push on my chest to try and make it flat? It seems to work at least a little. I have a pretty small chest. Small enough that I don't need to bind and look completely flat in a button down shirt. And I need to wear a men's undershirt to look flat in a T-shirt. And the pushing seems to make it look smaller after I do it.
Lately my chest seems a little bigger. I think I am retaining water because of the Depo Provera shot. And that's why my chest is looking bigger. I think the pushing helps maybe move the retention somewhere else? Or maybe it just flattens me in general? I don't know. It just seems to work.
So is it OK to do that? I usually do it for like three minutes at a time a couple of times a day. That can't cause any problems with my lungs right? I don't think it can, but I just want to make sure. And I'm like 99.9% percent sure it won't cause any problems pushing somewhat hard right above my heart, right?
If there's no problem with doing it how I do it, could I also up my time per day?
For what it's worth, I used to do this when I was younger, like 12, and never had any problems then.
Thanks guys.
P.S. Anyone else do this?
Lately my chest seems a little bigger. I think I am retaining water because of the Depo Provera shot. And that's why my chest is looking bigger. I think the pushing helps maybe move the retention somewhere else? Or maybe it just flattens me in general? I don't know. It just seems to work.
So is it OK to do that? I usually do it for like three minutes at a time a couple of times a day. That can't cause any problems with my lungs right? I don't think it can, but I just want to make sure. And I'm like 99.9% percent sure it won't cause any problems pushing somewhat hard right above my heart, right?
If there's no problem with doing it how I do it, could I also up my time per day?
For what it's worth, I used to do this when I was younger, like 12, and never had any problems then.
Thanks guys.
P.S. Anyone else do this?
Title: Re: Is this an OK way to flatten my chest?
Post by: Quicksand on December 13, 2010, 05:14:33 AM
Post by: Quicksand on December 13, 2010, 05:14:33 AM
You're totally fine--the lung problems come with wearing very tight compression shirts day after day, hours at a time, for years. However, if you're looking for long-term chest size reduction I don't think this method will do it--the reduction you see afterwards is probably just a temporary compression of the tissue there that will expand back to normal size afterwards. Think about when you wrap something really tightly around your finger and then unwrap it--you may still see the indentation of the string, but after a little bit it returns to normal size. However if you're having good luck with this, that would be awesome! Full speed ahead!