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Brava users and chest muscles
March 12 2009 at 3:04 AM roakie (Login roakie)
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I have asked this before, more than once, and no one has ever responded.

My pectoral muscles (the chest muscles under the breast) are huge and hard from wearing Brava. They have always been noticeable because I have no breast tissue to speak of, but even where they attach to the upper arm is so big now. I never have had pectoral muscles this big and strong, even when I used to be into strength training. I don't like it, especially since there is very little breast tissue over them!

Does anyone else using Brave notice this?



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molehills
(no login) Re: Brava users and chest muscles March 12 2009, 3:15 AM


not me yet, but I remember reading on the Brava website that one of the people who gave a testimonial said when she had a mammogram they told her that her pecs had gotten bigger than someone who lifts a lot of weights...guess that tissue is under tension too.


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roakie
(Login roakie)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users and chest muscles March 12 2009, 7:14 AM


Uugh. Well, I hate it. They are SO big and I think that might be a big part of what is making me measure a tiny bit bigger, and not actual breast tissue growth.


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CousinRose
(Login CousinRose) Re: Brava users and chest muscles March 12 2009, 9:04 AM


I have not noticed any difference in my chest muscles. They don't look bigger and I don't think they are stronger.

I don't just measure my circumference I also measure each breast individually from the begining by the armpit and to the sternum where it ends. I do it because I am looking for more symmetry and maybe you should do it as well so you don't include your chest and back!


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roakie
(Login roakie)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users and chest muscles March 12 2009, 1:25 PM


Cousin rose, do your domes extend under your armpits when you wear them? I have the medium wide and my chest circumference is 30 inches. The silicone rims touch at my sternum, but the outside rims definitely extend a bit under my armpits when they are on. I wondered if the narrow domes would actually give my pec muscles a break. Thing is, I just got new medium wide again and my measurements seem to big for the narrow.


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Rox3
(no login) Re: Brava users and chest muscles March 12 2009, 2:19 PM


Roakie - my domes do NOT extend under the armpits when I wear them. They go to the armpits but not under. I have Wide Large.


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CousinRose
(Login CousinRose) Re: Brava users and chest muscles March 13 2009, 10:00 AM


My underbust measurement is 28,5 inches and I use the narrow ones. (I am borderline narrow/large). Mine don't go under my armpits if I have them close together in the middle.



molehills
(no login) Re: Brava users and chest muscles March 13 2009, 2:35 PM


my underbust is 29.5, and I have wide large domes. They do go somewhat under/into the armpit but kind of roll under there with suction no matter how much I try to flare them. That's the most uncomfortable spot....



roakie
(Login roakie)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users and chest muscles March 13 2009, 3:07 PM


I measure 30" exactly and was told to get wide/medium. I have the same problem as Molehills. If the suction gets too great, the rims roll under at the armpits.

Even with narrow, they would still got over the pec muscles so I guess this is unique to me. My husband can't believe how big they've gotten, either. Especially where they cross from the rib cage over to attach on the upper arm. They are like a big, hard rope.