Hey guys, I got myself one of these binders a few weeks ago, I only have the medium underworks tritop to compare it to though.
So I ordered a medium sports pullover even though I measured a little over the medium sizing guide but I thought why not. The front material is a layer of binding material surrounded by stretchy material and the back is meshy, but a different mesh to the tritop.
I put this binder over my head and it was much easier than the tritop, when it was on I can honestly felt like I was wearing basically nothing! I mean I could tell I wasn't naked :p but I could actually inhale properly in it! So I went to the gym in it and did my usual weightlifting workout and it felt awesome! I could even do a bit of cardio! (I couldn't when I wore my tritop)
This binder is shorter than the tritop and doesn't make you completely flat but for me it is passable flat easily still!
I recommend this binder definitely to anyone who fancies it and is a small c cup or smaller! Wouldn't really be able to tell for larger sizes so....

That's awesome man, all of my binders are LLB -- been very happy with them. I just got a new one actually (the 3rd gen velcro short binder in large) and it's amazing. Yeah the stretchy material is interesting in how you can barely feel it but it still somehow flattens pretty well. While I'm not 100% completely flat, I feel like it's a good balance between comfort and level of compression. It's so much easier to get dressed and go outside when you have a binder you're comfortable with, you know?

Yeah I've had my problems with LLB. Getting the size right (can't believe but I actually should get an XL) and then feeling that I need to keep pulling it down, but I found the solution for me. I got a coolmax tank top and wear underneath. Slides down real well. I couldn't believe it was so comfortable. You could use underarmour as well.

These are good for hot climates and I agree re: size. I think over a C cup they would be too small. They are also $$$. I since got a no- name binder (think it's actually underworks) used. It is so hot I can't wear it.


--Jay Jay

How well does it bind?  I've got a cut down XS Underworks 997 at the minute and think I'd like to try LLB for my next binder, but although everyone's said this one is comfy the photos on LLB seem to give the impression that it binds less than the others?

Quote from: AlecSky on July 08, 2012, 06:06:13 AM
How well does it bind?  I've got a cut down XS Underworks 997 at the minute and think I'd like to try LLB for my next binder, but although everyone's said this one is comfy the photos on LLB seem to give the impression that it binds less than the others?

How is the xs binder by underworld btw? I have a very small ribcage and chest and wonder if it would be tight enough to compress?

The champion sports compression bra is good to smooth things over but it doesn't compress my chest and it still looks "bumpy".

It's good at binding but I just couldn't stand it constantly rolling up and I always got paranoid that my shirt would lift up and everyone would see the binder beneath (also someone poked me in the stomach with it on once and it took some explaining why it was so hard).  Recently I cut the bottom of it off to make it about the same length as a short binder and since then it's been great.  I'd suggest maybe looking at the tri-top before the double front 997 because it seems a bit of a waste to buy something that you're just gonna end up using half of further down the line.

I'm not sure what sort of size my ribcage is, but I'm in about the middle of the range for the XS 997 and I think I might be a B cup (not that I really have a clue on that), and can wear 11-12 year old shirts easily.

I actually think the LLB does a pretty awesome job of binding. I'd guess that only goes if you are not too large, which you don't seem to be. The down side is not their binding--it's things like price, shipping, etc. I am absolutely flat with it, and am a C.

--Jay Jay

I find that the sports pullover binds my chest very well but also I am relatively small chested. When I got it my chest measured about 33 inches and the medium fit great. Now I don't bind much at all and just wear button downs that hide my moobs but when I wear t-shirts it is very comfortable. I live on the equator and it is damn hot, from what I hear about underworks my life would be hell trying to step outside in one. So if it is hot where you live that is something to consider.

Totally agree lexical,I'm not 100% flat either with it but flat enough to pass easily and able to exercise in it :p getting the right size does feel crucial with the llb binders really but seems to work very well if you do get the right size!