How tight are knee pads supposed to fit?

Question

I know the obvious...tight enough to stay up; I'm wearing a small pair right now because I'm involved in a play that has some rough scenes that result in my knees taking quite a beating, so I'm asking this here because I don't have much sports experience with how they should feel. They can't show too much under my clothes, so I just bought small pair of the pull-on kind (I'm short and thin/athletic built and always wear small sizes of just about everything.) So anyway, they feel pretty good, but very tight...they don't seem to be cutting off my circulation though. But maybe they are too tight anyway? How tight are they supposed to feel? I really think a medium might be too big and bulky. I guess I'm asking, what are these really supposed to feel like? My co-worker told me that if they were TOO tight and cutting off my circulation I would have felt that right away. They do seem to be loosening a bit to my body as I wear them (it's been about an hour.) Any advice would help.

Answer 1

they should be as tight as you can get them and still be able to bend your knees comfortably.