This thing is amazing! My shoulders are in rough shape after years of abuse. This thing seats them in the right position and gives a good amount of comfortable pressure on the joints, which ultimately leads me to be pain free while wearing it for normal activities. I don't wear this while performing weight lifting movements, but I will wear it before and after. I also wear it while I'm working at my desk. Lastly, I've found it to really help in my running. Take note, this is not something you'll wear all day right off the bat. You need to ease into it. Otherwise it's going to be uncomfortable. But if you take your time and give good effort, the reward is wonderful. Read more
of course its stiff and uncomfortable at first. it's correcting your posture and doesnt have sensors to stop it from pinching the fat on the side of your pecs or underarms. If i wear it during my warm ups i have little to no irritation during chest presses and dips, or overhead work. really enjoying it. wearing it while studying and reading as well. Read more
Just had to get a bigger size. This is my second bowtie, also bought one for my wife. We use these for after work. I'm bent over a surgical downdraft table for most of the day, my wife is at a desk for 8 hrs. The bowtie helps me feel normal and its a passive rehab device for me. Which makes it easier to commit to utilizing it. Read more
I believe this is a quality build with quality materials. I have been wearing this for around 4 hours every day that I work (4 days a week). I ordered a large (5 foot 7 inches and 175 pounds). I have a large chest and shoulders in porportion to the rest of my body. I would like to see how a XL fits me just out of curiosity. No way that I would recommend a Medium to any adult male. After three or so hours of wear, I do find it uncomfortable in the axillary region. However when my shoulders drift forward it makes it worse so that's incentive for me to keep wearing a little longer. My philosophy of use for this product was to help me with my shoulder pronation and stop from developing kyphosis. After using this, I believe I'm getting the value that I desire from it. I wear it underneath my scrubs (over an undershirt) while I am at work and no one even notices it. It does tend to ride up the back and the person that attached a bungi to the back handle in some review I saw. This allowed him to pull the bowtie down to a more inferior position. I thought that was pretty genius, but I have not tried it. The riding up does bother me as I would rather have it at stay at a lower level. I often ask my girl to pull it down for me if I'm wearing it at the house. But it only alleviates the problem for a few minutes, and then it drifts back where it wants to. For my purposes, I would recommend this. I haven't used it for weight training so I can't speak to it's effectiveness for lifting or strength training. Read more
what I like - it changes the posture immediately. what I don't like is the size discrepancy. I am 200 lbs and bought L size ( 185 -225 lbs) which is too small for me ( it effects my blood circulation in my hands). And I don't like I had to pay $13 to return the product. Read more
Getting back into lifting. This product helps me keep great posture so I keep good form during exercises to hit targeted muscles. Although after using a bit it’s losing its elastic strength. Read more
Received a used product that was advertised as new. Packaging was an unsealed secondary plastic bag and product had hair and food particles on it. Returned for full refund. Read more
Once I figured out the right size, it was good. Err on the side of larger. I use it to help correct my posture, being a long time shoulders forward hunched back kinda guy. Using a cheaper version helped, but was so uncomfortable and quickly lost shape and started to fray. The wide band really makes the difference. Read more
