Kevin Plank was relatively small for an American footballer and when he weighed the cotton T-shirt he wore under his team uniform he found it weighed three pounds because it was so drenched in sweat Knowing he couldnt hinder himself in this way he set about finding a material that wasnt so absorbent Going to a local fabric shop he soon learned that synthetic materials would not take in as much sweat so he had a shirt made and found it added just ...