Training accessories - what’s in your bag

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I’m curious what you all bring to train, I’ve assembled my set of accessories over the last several years but found i am very frequently using mouthguard now, I’ve always been a strap user on pull exercises, my grip strength lags and I don’t have patience / desire to fix it, so I guess straps are #2 most frequently used item outside of headphones and water bottle/towel

Neither of the gyms I workout at allow chalk so I don’t carry any. The items above, although functional, are somewhat crutches for me when it comes to heavy lifts… even the towel, which I will routinely wipe the handles clean on any dumbbell over 100lb before lifting as a habit/part of my routine. there is a psychological factor to gearing up before a heavy lift with straps etc that is probably as beneficial for me as the actual support that the item brings to my lift.

I’m curious what you all bring to the gym when you work out. For example, there is one girl at a gym I frequent that brings her own 6ft barbell bar in with her, which I think is insane, but each to their own I guess.

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Does the gym allow liquid chalk? Some gyms seem to be “no chalk” but don’t mind the liquid stuff.

My gym bag is boring. Straps, wrist wraps, water bottle, random t-shirt I should have taken out months ago… and not even sure if I wore it or not. Sometimes a spare jumper depending on what the weathers doing. Usually a plastic water bottle hanging around I’ve been too lazy to throw out.

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My gym bag (normally) isn’t too extravagant but my comp box (I have of these) is a bit ridiculous & has:
Rogue weight belt.
Some unbranded bench belt.
2 pairs of metal silver wrist wraps (which were knee wraps that I’ve just cut up & added Velcro to).
Pair of Inzer Iron Z wrist wraps for squats if my wrist(s) are playing up.
2 pairs of Inzer gripper knee wraps.
Pair of Puma hi tops for squats/deads.
Pair of water shoes (basically deadlift slippers) for bench.
Soft suit.
A size 48 & size 50 Inzer SDP (or now my Forell F8 depending on what comp I’m doing).
Inzer predator briefs.
Inzer leviathan ultra pro (for squats).
OG Inzer leviathan (for deads).
Extra socks for deads.
Then a container filled with ammonia caps.
Lots of snacks.
Talc.
Chalk.
First aid kit with bandaids, Imodium, ibuprofen, paracetamol etc.

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That pretty intense man!

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This is fun!

I bring:

  • AirPods
  • 7mm neoprene Rehband knee sleeves
  • 5mm neoprene elbow sleeves (some brand off Amazon)
  • A 10mm lever Pioneer belt (I actually prefer this to a 13mm nowadays)
  • Reebok Nanos
  • Versalifts - these are little heel wedges you stick in your shoes; they are great for leg days and I don’t have to carry a bunch of shoes
  • Wrist straps - the kind that are sewn together at the end so it’s a single loop
  • I have some really short wrist wraps in there I never ever use
  • I also have a mouthguard in there I had to use after a crown that I don’t use anymore - I probably should
  • Liquid chalk that I use for basketball more than lifting
  • Some assembly of bands, but almost always the long red ones

Edit: I pretty much always drink Surge during my session, if that counts here.

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Good timing. I just cleaned and repacked mine.

Clothes -
Vifuur baretoot shoes.
Classic Vans.
Swimsuit.
Backup t-shirt/socks/gym shorts.

Lifting accessories -
Cotton lifting straps.
Fat gripz.
Moleskin notebook.
A tactical pen, because it makes me look cool.
Box cutter in case a callus starts to get irritating.
Athletic tape.
Smartwatch.
Wired headphones.

Personal stuff -
Deodorant.
Beef Jerkey, flackers, cliff bars, nectarines.
Water bottle.
Powerdrive (RIP)
Spike shooter.
Shaker bottle.
First aid kit.
Hand sanatizer.
Goldbond.

Other -
Diapers, wipes, baby food pouches.
Padlock.
Lacrosse ball.
A zip lock bag of good toilet paper because single ply that most gyms stock is too weak.

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I have a strategic pen, because I’m 10 steps ahead!

That was clever and funny

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Rubbers. Slayer CD’s.

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-Mountain Dog Elite FTS band pack
-Otomix Bodybuilding Shoes
-Fat Gripz
-Super Squat Hip Squat Belt
-EliteFTS Old School orange lifting straps
-Notebook and pen
-Intra-Workout shake (often Surge)

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What kind of cardio you doing over there?

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High intensity extremely short duration

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Gotcha. So you work out alone.

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Never… I get fat girls from the cardio room

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Villain wrist wraps
Ethos elbow sleeves
Mark Bell Strong belt
Nordic Lifting squat shoes
Harbinger straps
Snacks