Gives 'The Girls' A Home.
Written: Jun 02 '00 (Updated Jun 07 '00)
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Pros: Gives the girls a home.
Cons: It's a freakin sports bra.
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| Lambira's Full Review: Champion Action Shape Bra |
Was there really such a demand for a 'sports bra' category on Epinions, or is this a way to sneak some modest pictures of ta-tas on an otherwise family-oriented site? Is there really THAT much you can say about a sports bra? As far as I'm concerned, if it mooshes up the jobblies so that they don't flop around while running, that's about all you CAN or NEED to say.
I don't even know how or why I found this category, but now that I've finished wiping tears of laughter from my eyes I'll take a crack at a review.
I am wearing this sports bra right now. I am in San Francisco on business, and I like to try to run in every city I visit. I ran from Ghiradelli Square to the Bay Bridge and back, and while I was jogging, my Champion-clad breasts drew gasps and admiring stares from the tourists. I even posed for some photos. Though it gave support to the girls, it didn't do anything to help my knee, which is currently creaking like an antique rocking chair.
Seriously, though. It's quite an ugly sports bra, but unless you have extremely small breasts, you've already resigned yourself to owning bras with the stylistic appeal of two hubcaps joined by a length of chain. It comes in prison-issue colors: black, white, and heather grey.
If you are extremely concerned about fashion statements, you are buying the wrong bra. Give yourself this test: Do I have color-coordinated workout outfits consisting of capri leggings and matching tops? Do I wear my fur coat over my workout gear on the way to they gym in the winter? Do I spend more time on my pre-workout makeup than on the workout itself? If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes', look elsewhere.
It's got these little bits of puckered fabric underneath the breast cups. I can't say that they add anything to the supportiveness, but they sure make it look silly. On the plus side, it does draw draw the eye from the Texas-shaped sweat stain that tends to form front and center after mile three. For this reason, I recommend black, which doesn't showcase perspiration quite as much; however, when it dries, the salt residue stands out in sharp relief.
The shoulder straps are velcro and therefore adjustable, with an ugly little metal hinge between the bra body and the shoulder strap. Make sure you adjust it properly the first go-round, and NEVER put it in the industrial-strength laundromat dryers such as myself, because if you do you'll notice that the plastic velcro fingers have melted into an inseperable blob, never to be adjusted again.
The back has a dual closure. One is a poignantly pointless plastic snap, which also wears out after a few washings and causes the unsecured piece to flop to and fro when running. Since I can't see it, though, I am not terribly worried. Main closure duties are borne by two metal hooks, which have a tendency to become bent outward and dig into one's back.
Shapewise, it will give you the figure of Grandma's lumpy couch, smashing and redistributing the fatty tissue at whim. But as I said earlier, it does keep your melons up close and personal when the rubber hits the road.
I buy these jog bras over and over again, due to their supportiveness, but also due to the fact that I can't stand being in a Lady Foot Locker for more than twenty minutes at a time. If you're really looking for some support, you really need to try on a whole bunch and figure out which one feels the best instead of reading this blather.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 35
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Finicky and allergy-ridden, I often display a holier-than-thou attitude to compensate for a boring life.
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