# Sports bras for men: Why?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-bras-for-men-why/991001>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 2, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-bras-for-men-why/991001 "2023-10-02T12:51:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-bras-for-men-why/991001/21 "2023-10-04T05:06:14Z")

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[Andy Bernard on The Office](https://tenor.com/view/the-office-andy-bernard-nipples-chaffing-blood-gif-14302082) had a memorable chafing experience that still gives me the willies.

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-bras-for-men-why/991001/22 "2023-10-04T20:33:22Z")

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I don’t have that issue myself but when I’m breaking in new running shoes I use [New skin](https://newskinproducts.com/collections/all) prophylactically so that I don’t get blisters. It is a liquid band-aid, though from the smell I think it’s really clear nail polish.

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-bras-for-men-why/991001/23 "2023-10-04T21:11:13Z")

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Thanks, that looks like a product that would be useful to me in several different ways.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-bras-for-men-why/991001/24 "2023-10-05T01:17:09Z")

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New Skin is good stuff. I don’t know if it would hold up to heel rub but I use it on backpacking trips for other wounds.

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**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-bras-for-men-why/991001/25 "2023-10-05T15:39:59Z")

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For times when I have a band-aid that won’t stick or is likely to get wet or caught on stuff, I’ve found that a strip of regular old medical tape wrapped around keeps it in place pretty darn well.

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-bras-for-men-why/991001/26 "2023-10-05T19:49:43Z")

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The best tape I have found for sticking to skin is paper tape – as long as the skin is dry when it is applied, it can last for days. It also sticks to itself quite well, for those occasions when wrapping around is required.

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