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Putting together a list of the best sports bras for men has been the most tiring and exhausting task ever. A bra typically aims at offering support, comfort and protecting the breast tissues therefore, men should not shun from wearing them.

Male and female bodies are almost similar in a way save for the sex organs. However, they can not wear female sports bras since there are some tiny details that tends to affect the fit. For instance, men generally have massive lats, wider torsos and shoulders and they all have an impact on the bra’s fit.

Choosing Men’s Sports Bras

When choosing the best sports bras for men always ensure they are comfortable, low profile, basic, simple and functional. Keep that in mind when shopping!

Some basic colors include white, gray and black with no embellishments. A seamless design would also be ideal to keep it virtually invisible underneath while flattening the breast tissue as opposed to giving it a rounder shape. The band and straps should be wide enough for support and comfort reasons. Men’s sports bras shouldn’t be dainty!

The bra’s affordability, adjustability of the straps and the type of closure is a matter of personal preference.

How the Sports Bras Were Ranked

Support

• The amount of coverage the sports bra offers and support
• Does it flatten the chest?

Comfort

• How does the sports bra fit?
• Is it comfortable enough?
• Do the shoulder straps stay in place or dig in?
• Is it efficient especially in terms of bounce control?

Seamlessness/ Smoothness

• Is it invisible underneath both at the front and back?

Ease of Wearing and Taking Off

• Is it an easy on and off sports bra?
• Do you need help putting it on?

All these factors were put into consideration when choosing the best men’s sports bras. Let’s look at some of them:

Best Men’s Sports Bras

Comparisons of the Front View

You can easily tell the thickness of the straps, band, coverage, overall fit and placement from the sports bra’s front view.

 

 

Comparisons of the Side View

You can easily judge gauge and side support from the sides. From the images you can see that the cups were a bit big for the last three bras.

 

Underarm View Comparison

Bra cups that come high up under the arms tend to cause irritation and chaffing. Glamorise and Anita Sports Bras were especially notorious with irritation.

 

Angled View from the Side

This view typically shows the smoothness of the bra cups. The Great Divide, Absolute and Infinity had very smooth cups.

 

Comparisons of the Back View

The view will show you the bra’s fit on the back. For this exercise, we went for sports bras with different back designs. Notice the racerback style with perfect fit on the first four sports bras that help keep the straps securely in place all day long. You will love the wide straps on Patagonia and Infinity.

Absolute Sports Bra features thin straps that tend to dig into the shoulders. All the bras had thicker bands ideal for comfort and support while keeping it invisible underneath an athletic shirt.

 

Front View Comparisons Under a Shirt

A lot of men take interest in this part because they want to see if the sports bras will remain discreet enough under their shirts. In our case, we used an athletic shirt as its known to show every muscle, roll and bump underneath. Remember, shirts made of thicker fabric tend to hide what’s underneath even better.

From the images below, you realize the first four bras had that smooth look underneath the athletic shirt. You can see some faint outlines almost similar to a vest or tank top owing to the thick straps. The last three bras were quite visible since the bra cups were bigger than the breast tissues. This therefore means the overall fit of the bra is equally important as it tends to affect the look underneath clothing.

 

Back View Comparisons Under the Athletic Shirt

The back shirt view is also quite interesting. Most of these sports bras remained virtually invisible except for Glamorise since it features thick adjustable straps. The rest were not adjustable but equally wide.

 

The View While Flexing

We also had to check how discreet the bra is when you flex. Anita and Enell Sports Bras typically remained invisible and were quite smooth at the back thanks to the front fastening clasps. Glamorise on the hand was noticeable because of the back closure.

 

Surprising Things About the Exercise

The exercise was helpful because got to learn a thing or two about men’s sports bras including:

• The accuracy of the bra size calculator

It was a bit off for some bras. When shopping for men’s sports bras go for those in sizes XL, L, M and S for a perfect fit which is the exact opposite for women. The calculator doesn’t consider the fact that men generally have bigger lats and broader shoulders which throw off the cup measurement calculations. Men should exercise patience when shopping for sports bras to find the right size. The trial-and-error method is exhausting but worth it in the long run.

• Men are not flexible enough when it comes to wearing and taking off sports bras

Sports bras with pull on closure were the most difficult to wear and take off. Honestly, some women also struggle with putting on these types of bras. For men, pulling the bra over the head was just hard which can be very impossible for someone with limited arm mobility.

Absolute sports bra was the most difficult to remove and the model literally asked for help. However, those with front fastening clasps were much better and convenient to wear and take off which is one of the things you should consider when shopping for men’s sports bras.

I hope the above reviews will come in handy when looking for the best men’s sports bras in the market for comfort and support.