Hey guys! So I joined the intramural rugby team at my university, and underworks compression shirts just aren't cutting it--the rolling, slipping around, etc make it so that I'm constantly readjusting it after every time I get sacked or do any sprinting. Are there any better, more rigid and stable binding methods I could use?
I know there are health risks that accompany tighter binding, but since it would be for a limited period of time a few days a week only, I'd actually be willing to take that chance. I just don't know what methods would actually be most effective in this scenario. I would love not having to wear an underworks shirt at all and just have something around my chest during practices and games, as it's very hot this time of year.
The other question was just if anyone has noticed that they have less diaphragm/lung control while singing in a binder and sound worse as a result. Or maybe my binder is just too tight and it's messing with the blood flow to my head and making me crazy ;)....either way, any and all advice is greatly appreciated!
Sports bra?
Do you have the tri-top?
For myself, I cannot do any sort of cardio exercise while binding. My chest is too big, the compression is too much and the rubbing while sweating is beyond uncomfortable. That said, I do know a lot of guys that swear by the title 9 frog bra. With a regular binder (depending on you chest size, what binder, etc) there's a lot of moving/jiggling. The frog bra eliminates the jiggle and flattens you out. Since it's cut to be a sports bra it's made to be comfortable and wearable while playing sports.
I did try to exercise a few times while binding and after a short while I was out of breath and felt light headed.
Frog bra, and then one of the lighter-compression binders over it (Cotton Concealer or 998) to smooth out lines. If you wear a jockstrap or compression shorts or other sturdy athletic bottoms, you can then install velcro or buttons/buttonholes or snaps in the waistband of the bottoms and in the outer binder so it stays put.