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Outta curiosity, anyone know or can recommend good scrubs for an individual with a lean muscle build? I typically wear my clothes fitted, and would like my scrubs the same...any and all suggestions are welcome?
Thanks!
I'm a male bodybuilder and an emergency department RN. Been practicing for 26 years and doing both bodybuilding and powerlifting for over 40 years. I've tried numerous scub brands that insist that they're scrubs are an ideal fit for an athletic physique. When these companies refer to an athletic physique they're not referring to bodybuilders or people who are built that way. Your best solution to getting a great fit is to buy scrubs that are made of stretchy material, then take them to a tailor. Both bodybuilders and powerlifters alike have a very large differentiation in size between their chest, shoulders and waist. If they made a scrub top that would hug your waist, then you'd never be able to get it over your shoulders, unless it was made with polypropylene fabric aka Under Armor which is super stretchy and I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Even when the tailor takes your measurements your going to have to settle for a zip up top or one with buttons due to the difference in shoulder to waist measurements. Or, you could always do what I did and simply opt for a custom made top. A good tailor can probably find the exact color your looking for in a very stretchy material and then design it exactly the way you want, ie pockets for your smart phone, pens etc. I did that years ago and even though I've had to change colors from time to time due to different hospitals, she's always come through.
Hey executives who take their jobs seriously want to look their very best. They spend the time and money to do so. You and your career certainly deserve the same. In the end. I would've saved hundreds of dollars if I had gone this route first.
I would recommend FitScrubs, their scrubs are stretchy and breathable. I have a few pairs that I wear and are very comfortable when I am in clinic and at the hospital. Also check out their Instagram postings, they have quite a number of nurses who lift and have a more muscular build and their scrubs should meet your "fitted" criteria.
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Benefit Scrubs... checkout the website.