The boob size thread

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So Peebee's sagginess is due to wearing too much bra?  Huh.

Just watched one of Sara's Romance scenes and this was exactly the case.  People were complaining about everyone having small boobs but damn Sara has some knockers much like Jayde Rossi 

Hum boobies, there is nothing more important!

Butts are more important.

Small boobs > Big boobs. Just my personal opinion.

Cassandra had perfect boobs in DA:I, so I'm not going to complain.

Ok, but:

Won't they sag more of the muscle below the boob itself (Note: Yeah, I knew they aren't muscle, but they have muscles surrounding them) isn't somehow trained? (and if its only by not giving it support constantly)

Also: How did women cope before the bra was invented? (I don't know how long we've had bras now, but it's probably not that long (don't think we've had them in the year 1850...I'll look that up, now that you've made me curious!)

What I want to say with that is: A bra isn't exactly a necessary item for most women (I know some who don't even wear them daily - like my stepsister, then again: She has small boobs, so that might be the reason for that...I've heard that women with larger chests are uncomfortable without), many (most?) are just used to it and feel more comfy with a bra!

greetings LAX
ps: Don't kill me (as I've said: I've only read about that in passing - it's not something I normally tend to research (just like most women will probably not research erection problems or vasectomies etc.))

Well, to be fair, I'm pretty sure this is a topic that people just don't think about that much - especially guys. How could you be expected to know?

As for sagging with untrained muscles, not that much, in my experience. I think this is in part because of the direction of the muscle fibers, which run horizontally as opposed to vertically. If the muscle atrophies, the effect tends to be that the scapulae/shoulders are pulled inward, creating a concave chest, rather than the breast tissue being affected, as would maybe (??) be slightly more likely if the muscle was vertically oriented. Because the muscle is under the breasts, it losing volume can make the breasts look slightly smaller (as they have less muscle pushing them outward), but it doesn't seem to effect breast position that much from what I can tell - mostly size (if anything).

Although I think you're right that other muscles can function this way to a degree. Think about glutes - because they're such a huge muscle group, their size can really affect the appearance of your butt, and can make a big difference in perkiness levels. That said, it doesn't hold true in all cases... it depends on genetics and fat distribution. But breasts are much more concentrated fat tissue, so they don't seem to be as affected as butt shape is by exercise.

Anyways, back to pecs. They also aren't muscles with a whole lot of movement to them. Think of your arm muscles - they have to go from very short to very long depending on movement, and they have a lot of stretch to them. But your pecs are pretty static, and the tissue connection (fibrous tissue, various membranes, etc) just doesn't move that much. I think that also contributes to the lack of relationship between pec size and breast position.

However, if you look at professional fitness models and female bodybuilders, you will see that those who do not have implants tend to be perky, albeit because they have such low bodyfat levels and for many their breasts have gone down to an A cup or so. Once you get down past a certain point, there isn't much fat tissue left, and your chest is mostly all muscle. I always thought that was interesting - it means that most professionals end up getting implants to try to maintain the "curves" that are required in competitive fitness modeling. Anyways, that's just another unrelated thing I find interesting.

But, I'm not a professional about any of this by any means. Various internet fitness articles (which should probably be taken with a grain of salt) do seem to state that pec training can affect perkiness a little. While it hasn't held true in my experience, I guess I would say that there isn't a super significant relationship between the two. There may be some effect, but it seems to be minimal, you know? That said, bras still wouldn't weaken the muscles or cause sagginess, either way.

As for the reasons that women wear bras, there seem to be two major ones.

1) For women with medium-large breasts, not wearing a bra is extremely uncomfortable. It can be downright painful because the breast tissue is really heavy, and it moves any time you move. Even taking a step causes some pulling/swinging, and without a bra your skin is the only thing supporting you. So your skin is basically constantly being pulled downward and jerked around in a very painful way. Think, "constant micro-tearing". This is why sports bras are much more supportive than regular ones - running or larger movements can cause rapid changes in direction of the breast tissue, and the constant up-down, acceleration-deceleration is really uncomfortable. Even women with A or B cups will find any kind of sports or working out painful without a bra in these cases.

2) Societal expectations. Due to the fact that showing nipples is just not acceptable in most situations outside of a club, women feel that they need to have something padded covering themselves. Not doing so can make you feel really self-conscious, and you get a buttload of unwanted staring. While thinner bras that didn't hide the nipple were more common in the 1990's and early 2000's (look at old episodes of Friends, especially Rachel), they really aren't acceptable now. Some women use other methods for coverage such as stick-on cups, but by far the easiest thing is just to wear a slightly padded bra.

As for what women did in past centuries, that's a really interesting question! I really don't know, besides corsets. I guess I need to do some research, too!
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Hm...isn't reduction surgery a thing? Especially if having large breasts truly is HURTING YOU? I mean I am critical of cosmetic surgery, but here it's not only for looks (hate breast implants - or at least the reason why women get them...I like small and perky breasts more than large mellons that will end up hurting the one who has them )

Just a thought - don't want to imply that they should be forced to get that surgery or something!

greetings LAX