Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH!

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BloodSweatAndBeers

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Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 02 February 2010 23:01 (permalink)

I'm just getting back into my training, the first thing I need to do is strip the fat away so I'v been doing 6 miles at quite a fast pace on the treadmill every evening, today my nipples were red raw from all the friction from my tshirt, it was so painful I almost bailed out on my 4th mile but I kept going and one of them actually started to bleed!
And there was agony when I jumped in the shower tonight too!
There must be a way to stop this from happening? I was thinking, maybe plasters over them or maybe theres some kind of gel you can buy?
Whats the best way to stop it?
I don't really want to resort to buying some Under Armours, they arn't cheap and Id need atleast 5, plus the extra washing...I could do without it.

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HicSuntDracones Total Posts : 1105 Reward points : 2876 Joined: 13/05/2009 Location: Near Warrington Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 03 February 2010 07:56 (permalink) Plasters work, although if you're hairy removing them can be painful. I smear a bit of vaseline over mine before doing a cardio session, works well for me. My progress journal
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big Ab Total Posts : 449 Reward points : 3113 Joined: 23/07/2008 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 03 February 2010 15:02 (permalink) T shirt LESS Build: Big Athletic 6ft - 2" 18 stone 10lbs
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J K D Total Posts : 529 Reward points : 4907 Joined: 04/04/2005 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 03 February 2010 20:46 (permalink) try some different tops, i find i only get sore nipps in certain tops, others have no effect, the only problem is the nipps will get a hammering finding out which is which.... http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/JKDS-INSULIN-Fuelled-Uber-Bulk-Progress-pics-from-2005-2010-on-page-1-m3799814.aspx
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Aks Total Posts : 1965 Reward points : 3510 Joined: 05/03/2008 Location: London Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 04 February 2010 11:25 (permalink) For the marathon i pasted the vaseline onto me which worked a treat! don't hold me to this but i'm pretty sure i've heard masking tape before! "Train hard or don't bother training at all!" Facebook - Backyard Bully marathon running to bb'ing
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BloodSweatAndBeers Total Posts : 109 Reward points : 214 Joined: 30/01/2010 Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 04 February 2010 21:39 (permalink) Thanks for the helpful suggestions, I tried vasaline today and it seems to work a treat. Hopefuly this is the end of my nipple chaffing woes!
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ianFindlater Total Posts : 225 Reward points : 733 Joined: 20/08/2009 Location: Glasgow Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 25 February 2010 21:47 (permalink) Cotton T-shirt? used to get sore nips playing football,was the shirt i was wearing,lol file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Sfx/My%20Documents/Downloads/fire.gif
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rathga Total Posts : 183 Reward points : 2560 Joined: 07/09/2008 Location: London, UK Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 15 March 2010 14:57 (permalink) Sports Bra
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english Total Posts : 50 Reward points : 1418 Joined: 09/03/2010 Location: aldershot Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 15 March 2010 15:02 (permalink) used to get this on long tabs in the army plasters or vasaline or you no those thins yo get for you feet for corns little ring things sounds crazy but they work and not as sore as removing plasters
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leeb87 Total Posts : 56 Reward points : 688 Joined: 04/01/2010 Location: Sunny Bristol Status: offline Read my TROG	Re:Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 16 March 2010 20:44 (permalink) i wear t shirts that are 100% polyester, no chaffage what so ever!
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Re:Nipple chaffing!??! ARHHH! 31 March 2010 14:19 (permalink)

It's a real problem for us bulkier triathletes, 'cos everything starts off soaked. I just tape 'em. Ordinary plasters, or those round corn-plasters English mentioned, are great. I've used electrical tape, micropore and even gaffer tape once.

Snug-fitting synthetics that don't stay wet are best to wear.

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