Chub rub - please help!

[Loudy McFatass]

Men. After a long layup due to health problems I've finally started training in anger again.

Lost 1st 8lbs so far with another 3 ish to go.
Now I've just started running again, not much, just 8-10k every other night on the treadmill.

I'm having a problem with bleeding nipples.
Until I've lost this excess terry, what can I use to stop it?

[otolith]

Sticking plasters on your nipples?

[RCBRG]

Vaseline?

[boyse7en]

Losing weight probably won't help. I run 25-30 miles a week and in wet weather (or if it is really hot and I sweat a lot) always get bleeding nipples on long distance runs.

Best thing I've found is Micropore tape. Cheap, sticks better than plasters and comes away without hurting.

[Loudy McFatass]

otolith said:

Sticking plasters on your nipples?

Tried plasters, micropore tape and that plaster wrap. All peel of after 15-20 mins.

[otolith]

Bandage round the chest? Superglue?

[vx220]

Get a running t-shirt (one of the wicking base layer types) but so tight you have to squeeze into it, worked for me

• obviously wear something over it if you're running outside, you will look awful in it!

[Mobile Chicane]

Try 'Compeed' blister plasters. If these can stay on sweaty feet for marathons, they ought to stick to your nips.

[rash_decision]

A sports bra?




Sorry, couldn't help myself!

[Tiggsy]

Sports lube. Done

[Lynch91]

You wearing a decent sports t-shirt made from a soft material eg something from Nike, rather than say a polo top with an embroider logo on the nipple which will rub?

Or failing that search tit tape

[Tiggsy]

The only tshirt type that will help is a TIGHT compression top - Nike Pro Combat is what I run in. But even with that, sports lube if going for a long/wet run.

And as has been mentioned....A compression top will have women stopping and staring - so something over the top until that's a good thing.

[AmiableChimp]

Run nekkid.

HTH

[Cybertronian]

+1 for the Compeed patches - watch out if you're hairy though and need to peel them off...

Vaseline and plasters work well for shorter distances. Heard good things about a product called Bodyglide that supposedly doesn't come off easily.

[Tiggsy]

bodyglide is what i use - did a 24hr marathon last year....no soreness anywhere and only applied twice

[Loudy McFatass]

Cracked it! Using a much smaller square of micropore tape has cured it.

[Crush]

Lynch91 said:

You wearing a decent sports t-shirt made from a soft material eg something from Nike, rather than say a polo top with an embroider logo on the nipple which will rub?

Or failing that search tit tape

I used to suffer quite badly with nip rubbing in the old style rugby shirts, the club logo and shirt maker logos were directly over each nipple and I used to be in agony I was very happy when the skin tight jerseys became popular!