There are about a million ways to pull your neck out. Sleep wrong, turn your head too sharply, dance a little too hard . . . a little too long, and of course, the most inglorious way—putting on your sports bra.
There is nothing more curse-inducing-frustrating than having your sports bra roll up like a human sized rubber band, lodging itself right above the “girls,” jammed up into your armpits, just ever-so slightly beyond the contorted attempts of your oh-so-short fingertips to unroll it. The only thing worse is having to summon someone to release you from fat-roll-press-down-flat bosomed tourniquet nightmare. I have literally thrown sports bras in the trash with a disdainful growl over this issue. Most of the time, the problem starts if there is any--and I mean any moisture on my skin--no matter how minute.
I have a homegrown self-administered remedy-and I warn you—this is something that should probably stay here between us! It is not slick or pretty.
You know all those single socks you have? Take one that is longer than an anklet and put about a half-cup of baby powder in it. Close to the opening, either use a hair tie or tie a knot in the sock itself to seal the powder in. You want to leave enough room in the sock for the powder to move freely.
Now, before you attempt to “strap in,” swing the sock over your shoulder and beat yourself up with it-all over your back. (Self-sock flagellation, if you will) then bring the sock around front and powder off all the normal places that the sports bra gets jammed up. This will make it easier to pull those “onsies” down your torso. And if you tell anyone I told you this, I will deny it.
If anyone else has some ideas . . . send ‘em on.
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I was rolling on the floor laughing at this....because I have been there, and you describe it so eloquently.
ReplyDeleteI think the only thing worse than getting it on, is getting it off!! When I am sweaty, it is worse! Any advice here?
(Thank you so much for doing this. I have been running with Jeff Galloway, my nano/nike+ and your music, training for my first 1/2 marathon a week after this event.)
Funny you should ask-I am about to descend into the depths of disclosure, so hang onto your tourniquet: I use a wooden hanger-I know I know-but just bear with me-and I use the metal hanger part to hook the back of the "all in one"-the part that is cutting off my sweaty circulation-
ReplyDeleteI grab the end of the wooden part and pull it up-all behind my back like I was scrubbing my back with a back brush. It's sloppy-but it eventually works!