I've been wondering if anyone has tried binding with athletic shirts, and if they were any help. Are there any you would recommend, or certain cuts/styles/whatever that work better than others? I'm still not out to my family, and am trying to find decent binding methods that won't out me if I need to ask to buy them.
If by athletic shirts you mean like underarmour or compression shirts, they would only work if you didn't have much to bind. A simple back support from K mart would do much better and is adjustable while being easy to put on and remove. The velcro can be a bit uncomfy and any effective binding will cause you to sweat.
I'll have to look into the back supports, then.
As for not having much to bind... *Looks down* I guess they're like largish B's. Maybe I could go for a tighter sports bra to flatten them out a bit more. :-\
Some people have had luck with sports bras. For me, it made things worse. Good luck with it if you try it.
Ah, thank you. I'll have to find a few to try on...
Could you link me to it?
Won't really do anything unless you're really small to begin with.
I wear a compression shirt under my binder - it keeps me cooler with the binder. My son is a nearly a and just wears a compression shirt most days - works for him
I used to do the layers and have this be one of the layers. It didn't work all that well. Maybe if you were tiny.
--Jay
Quote from: aleon515 on August 17, 2013, 08:56:33 PM
I used to do the layers and have this be one of the layers. It didn't work all that well. Maybe if you were tiny.
--Jay
Is that the GC2 shirts you're talking about? I was wondering if they'd suit his needs, but I don't have personal experience of them and you're the only person I know who does.
Question about athletic shirts for compression: Is it generally better to get the men's or women's cut? I know men's is the more obvious choice, but as a guy who isn't so little in the middle, and has small shoulders the men's cut tends to be too big in the armpit. Have others seen this who have used athletic shirts?
ETA: What size chest generally works at a maximum for that?
Thank you all for the help!
There are a lot of athletic and sporting goods stores over here, so I thought that finding athletic shirts for this purpose would be fairly easy. It's just as well that I can try them on in the store.
As for the larger-than-needed armpit holes - I've had some experience with those when looking for sleeveless tops, but not much.
Would it be something one could tailor into fitting better?
A larger size could allow you to take in the sides, and with it the holes for your arms. Or, perhaps they could just be taken in alone, without the need for a larger size. The last might work better with a women's shirt, if it's cut to fit one's chest size; then the material wouldn't be as tight as it would when doing the same with a men's shirt if it's spread out in the right places. But then, women's shirts don't usually have that problem.
I think I saw a few guides -somewhere- for making athletic shirts (or rather just spandex shirts, I think) into binders. Has anyone tried that, and - same questions, really: any guides/materials/brands you'd recommend, advantages, disadvantages, how long did they last, and how well did they work?
Quote from: AlexanderC on August 17, 2013, 08:58:40 PM
Is that the GC2 shirts you're talking about? I was wondering if they'd suit his needs, but I don't have personal experience of them and you're the only person I know who does.
No, I actually think they work a bit better. OP might try these, if he is really small as I think they are cheaper than the under armour shirts and work a bit better.
I was really using these due to sensory issues. I have a C chest and really too big for these
I'm not really sure but I am guessing this is with a GG2 shirt
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmWh2eT6.jpg&hash=503f0dcd978b2ec518cb47305514db05a0e3704b) (http://imgur.com/mWh2eT6)
And then with a loveboat binder:
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FGBJkHJr.jpg&hash=f97b92ca6d7c607ff10573293f8393b8a83fb76f) (http://imgur.com/GBJkHJr)
You see I'm much flatter in a binder, but it does work a bit even for me.
They are a bit cheaper and more secure feeling than a underarmour shirt. URL:
http://gc2compression.com/GC2-Compression-Dual-Compression-Body-Contouring-Shirt-DCBCS-W.htm
you can buy them in packs which is nice.
Also a guy on youtube reviews them, it's quite funny as they take him to be a cis-guy and he gets comments about why he hasn't had his gynecomastia surgery yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnTnHOFa3jQ&noredirect=1
(Note: just checked this out. This guy had surgery and had a peri. That tells you a lot about his chest size. I could not have a peri.)
--Jay