A new slimming Undershirt from RibbedTee!

[rich_202]

Thanks Mikel, I just ordered a couple classic v neck tees. If I like them, I'll purchase some more.

[alex87tkd]

OK, provided we can stop accepting your smugness.
http://www.slate.com/id/2184517/pagenum/2
"Those of us who don't get fat should stifle our piety. Our relative thinness is 77 percent hereditary. "

There are plenty of people who live relatively healthy lifestyles (regular exercise, moderate eating habits), yet are overweight. If those people did everything in their power, could they be thinner? Sure. But life's short (no matter how you eat), and people have to spend energy on things like work and family.

All that said, this male girdle business seems pretty silly.

Hey I train 5 times a week to avoid being overweight, I lost 18 pounds in the past 3months. It's nothing to do with being smug, Brits and Americans are fat, but rather than lose weight we get complacent. I'd rather lose the weight and be healthy than wear a girdle and die of a heart attack at 50.

[CuffDaddy]

Hey I train 5 times a week to avoid being overweight, I lost 18 pounds in the past 3months. It's nothing to do with being smug, Brits and Americans are fat, but rather than lose weight we get complacent. I'd rather lose the weight and be healthy than wear a girdle and die of a heart attack at 50.

And I lost 50+ pounds about 5 years ago, and have kept all but a dozen off. That's not the point. The point is that one's propensity to gain weight varies dramatically. For some, losing even 10 pounds requires herculian efforts, whereas others can lose it quickly and with modest efforts.* It's not a subject for smugness.

*For instance, my wife gained weight during pregnancy more than a year ago. Despite getting up at 5:00am for "boot camp" training 2-3 times a week, and visits to the gym with a trainer on an equally frequent basis, and fairly careful eating, she's had a hell of a time getting the weight off. Plus, she chases a toddler around all day. She's been trying harder than anyone I've ever seen, it's just going very slowly. Laziness has NOTHING to do with it.

[mikel]

This shirt doesn't do anything for me, but I am very much indebted to Andy for recommending the regular/classic Ribbed Tee...by far the best undershirt I've ever worn.

Hi Cacalicious, thanks so much for the glowing endorsement. I'll see about getting your quote into our testimonials section on our website! Thanks, Mike

[mikel]

Thanks Mikel, I just ordered a couple classic v neck tees. If I like them, I'll purchase some more.

hey rich, thanks so much! we welcome and and all feedback about our undershirts and look forward to hearing what you think! Thanks, Mikel

[Jovan]

Hey Jovan, No offense taken at all! I actually agree with you about the pictures. Unfortunately, those were the only photos we could get our hands on at the time and figured that some photos were better than none.

We're planning to take our own product photos within the next month and will be replacing the ones on the site as soon as we're able. In the meantime, if you have any specific recommendations, we'd love to hear them. Thanks again, Mike

Though I'm dubious about the benefits of shapewear (not that I need it but I'm not about to get drawn into the argument going on here), thanks for taking my comments constructively.

Just curious, by "higher collar" (in your further redesigned undershirt for June) do you basically mean the neck opening is smaller or the collar piece itself has been widened and thus "higher"? Also, are the clearance white undershirts the last redesign you made? Thanks.

[mikel]

Just curious, by "higher collar" (in your further redesigned undershirt for June) do you basically mean the neck opening is smaller or the collar piece itself has been widened and thus "higher"? Also, are the clearance white undershirts the last redesign you made? Thanks.

Hi Jovan, Actually we reduced the front drop of our crew neck undershirts by roughly 1/4" - 1/2" so the collar sets up a little higher now - covers a bit more chest hair The collar piece itself has not been widened. Yes, the clearance white undershirts are our from our last design, just before the June update. The clearance undershirts marked as "OF" are identical in fit to our new design, with exception to the collar. The new June design undershirts are also updated with a slightly lighter, more breathable fabric.

Let me know if you have any other question. Thanks, Mike

[Cary Grant]

[Jovan]

Thanks, mikel.

Do you have something to add, Mr. Grant?

[hmas]

Ummm your max chest size is size 41-42 on a product made for people in fairly decent shape?

Even my "petite" friends will clear that (and man how they would hate me for hearing that).

I'm fairly athletic (altho not ripped) and wear athletic proportioned clothing (much larger chest than waist); but with a size 50 chest there is no way I could use something like that. Shame, I liked the concept.

Do guys really fall so heavily in the upper 30s for chest size? You guys need to eat your wheaties man, and do some bench at the gym once in a while yeesh.

[cdavant]

I ordered Monday and the shirts came today. I was able to sneak them into the house while my wife was on the tennis courts and will wear it to a party tomorrow night to see if she notices anything. If any sweet young things come on to me I'll be back for a dozen.

I'm pretty much a 42S with a 36" waist and what 63 year old doctors prefer to refer to as "Runner's Belly." The L seems to be right--a M would certainly be too tight and an XL wouldn't accomplish much. The Ts are very nice.

"Runner's Belly" comes from all those thousands of miles of pavement pounding bouncing your innards against your abdominal wall, stretching it enough that even taking weight off still leaves you with a noticeable bulge. Back when I was marathoning, I could drop 15 pounds (10%) and the belly still remained.

It's definitely not a "Man corset"--maybe a jock strap for your belly button.

[mikel]

Hi Everyone,

I thought you all would be interested in seeing RIPT Fusion in action on a REAL person and not a model, you should watch the video on the RIPT Fusion Facebook page. RIPT Tee was featured on The View last week and they had someone from their production crew try it on for the viewers.

On a side note, I do agree with the theme of the thread that you should not buy any slimming undershirt to replace working out or avoid having to lead a healthy lifestyle, but it doesn't hurt to have one of these in your arsenal of undershirts for that special occasion.

Mikel

[rich_202]

I just received my shipment of the classic ribbed tee. I have to say that they are very nice. Great length, longer than all my other tee shirts, which is quite important to me since I'm quite long in the torso. I can't see them coming untucked throughout the day. I'll wear it tomorrow, and report back. So far so good. Great shipping time as well.

[rich_202]

Well I have to say that I quite enjoyed wearing the undershirt today. I wore my worst pants for the troubling "fake spare tire" syndrome, and I have to report nothing but slimming effects from the classic undershirt. The shirt stayed put all day with absolutely no bunching or untucking. I haven't had this experience with an undershirt yet. I will be purchasing some more.

[Andy]

I got one of the new RIPT shirts from RibbedTee.com and it's great. I like the fabric, the collar fit is fantastic and it works. I didn't measure but looks like a couple of waist inches gone when I wear the shirt.

It feels really good too; both the fabric and the stretchy bit!

[cdavant]

Finally wore the damn thing in public. I was Sonny Bono in a Community Service Day 70-80s musical in front of around 400 people. Afterward somebody asked me how much weight I had lost. I'd buy a dozen if I could afford them. Maybe it was the wig...

[mikel]

Hi Everyone,

Do to overwhelming demand, we extended this special offer (topic of the post) to August 31st - you can get one package of RibbedTee undershirts FREE with the purchase of a RIPT Fusion undershirt. Demand has been so high for this offer & the RIPT Fusion, we are currently out of stock on several popular sizes and styles, but we are accepting back orders so people can take advantage of the special.

Glad to hear both Andy and cdavant liked the results they got wearing the RIPT Fusion!

Thanks,
Mikel

[petro]

So basically this is a man's corset.

No, it's just a t-shirt sized to be tight.

[petro]

Perhaps, but it cannot be denied that the British and Americans are considerably wider than people of equivalent economic levels in, say, Europe.

They are rapidly catching up.

And did you see the part where he said "77 percent hereditary"?

[robb01]

certainly seems a bit ridiculous to me