Shock Absorber sizing?
So I've been getting by with my good ol' panache sports bra in 28FF for quite a while. I sized up to 28G maybe 6-8 months ago, and while the bra was too small, it held me in enough. I don't think I'm quite a 28GG yet, but the 28FF sports bra is most definitely far too small, and my freya decos in 28FF (so similar to 28G) are too small as well... (and all my other 28Gs are on the verge, but not quite one full cup too small) Sooo, time for a new sports bra!
I'm looking at picking up a Shock Absorber for cheap on ebay. I know it runs tight in the band, but with a 62cm tight underbust, the 28 band doesn't really concern me. Does anyone know how the cups run? I'm particularly looking at the "level 4" as it seems to be cheapest. Basically, I'm wondering if I can get away with a 28GG if it doesn't run large in the cups. If it runs small or runs true to size, I think a 28GG could work.
For what it's worth, I don't do any super strenuous exercise. I mostly jog for a little bit or wear it when I'm semi-power-walking around my neighborhood, and I wear it for hiking. I don't have soft breast tissue, so I don't need something super insanely tight to prevent all jiggling.
Thoughts?
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If anything it runs a bit small in the cup (and in the band as you mentioned). You might be OK with a 28GG, if you're OK with feeling a bit compressed (kind of necessary with a compression bra, some people just aren't into it though). I run between a 30GG-32G (open on top) and a 30H-32GG in regular bras, and the 32GG in shock absorber is perfect for me. My breast tissue is a little bit soft in some places, but quite firm in others and does not like feeling squashed, and I love my shock absorber.
Is it the Shock Absorber Active Multi Sports (4490) ? If so, I'd agree with the above comment that it runs small in the back and cup. I'm normally a 30DD but wear a 32DD in this. It's a brilliant sports bra; I wear mine for running, and whilst admittedly I'm pretty small-chested, nothing moves. At all.
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