Shock Absorber Active Multi Sports Support Bra - Womens - Black

I sized up the band as recommended, which made everything too big. The band was already at the tightest setting to even attempt to make it work. The straps were too long and had minimal ability to adjust (this is a theme I see in sports bras).. Ultimately no way this would work for high impact for a large chest. Back to the drawing board: I may end up looking for old style compression bras and wearing multiple.

I have needed a non-wired sports bra for a while, and according to the item description, this fitted my needs (HIIT workouts). As per Bravissimo advice, I went up a band size.However, this bra has been disappointing. The band size is too big and I've had to use the smaller clips from the start. Also, as per other reviewer findings, the shoulder straps have barely any adjustment room, so they are too big on the shoulders.Lastly, there us very little support in the cup area. I chose this bra due to it's compression claims, however, although I have a large chest (36G as measured by Bravissimo), my boobs just aren't as firm as they were, and there is not enough support or compression upon jumping or running movements.

My boobs are somewhere between 12G and 10H depending on the brand. So they're heavy, awkward, usually getting elbowed, and make far too much contact with cupboard doors accidentally.They also sublux (partially dislocate) my ribs if left unrestrained for too long.I had recently purchased a Shock Absorber Active D+ Classic that was Very Good but the bottom band has a tendency to roll up on itself after about 6hrs wear, and ends up tooth-flossing my ribs which is not ideal and quite painful.I noticed the different closure for this model and figured it was worth trying to see if it behaved differently. It does!The split closure spreads the load over a larger area, minimising the stress on the bottom band so the rolling/flossing occurs much less frequently and after ... MoreMy boobs are somewhere between 12G and 10H depending on the brand. So they're heavy, awkward, usually getting elbowed, and make far too much contact with cupboard doors accidentally.They also sublux (partially dislocate) my ribs if left unrestrained for too long.I had recently purchased a Shock Absorber Active D+ Classic that was Very Good but the bottom band has a tendency to roll up on itself after about 6hrs wear, and ends up tooth-flossing my ribs which is not ideal and quite painful.I noticed the different closure for this model and figured it was worth trying to see if it behaved differently. It does!The split closure spreads the load over a larger area, minimising the stress on the bottom band so the rolling/flossing occurs much less frequently and after longer period of wear. The only downside to this closure design is that if you're not flexible or hypermobile, you might need someone else's assistance to get all strapped in. Or maybe you've got smaller boobs and can wriggle in and out? I know I can't.Both models of the Shock Absorber bras hold my ******* in against my chest firmly, I feel very supported and secure while wearing them. The straps sit nice and high on my shoulders, closer to my collarbone where the muscles can take the load. Excellent design, easily the best non-wired bras in my experience so far.