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Title: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Pet shop boys on July 16, 2014, 11:58:02 AM
This planet fitness crappy rule" its taking over every gym now   but why ?

I mean you buy a gym bag at Golds and then you cant take it to that very same gym unless you leave it at the locker? whats the use for it then ?  so if I need wrist/knee wraps etc I have to carry them around on my hands or walk to the locker room back and forth ?


I already told one of the staff that I need my gym bag as part of workout and is not preventing anyone to mind their business so They can give me my money back and I go somewhere else





what do you think about this 'rule"?





WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: funk51 on July 16, 2014, 12:02:45 PM
probably afraid customers will steal their tiny dbs, either that or take extra pizza home to feed the family.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Simple Simon on July 16, 2014, 12:03:50 PM
is the fanny pack going to make a comeback?
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Grape Ape on July 16, 2014, 12:05:50 PM
Good rule - you shouldn't need wrist or knee wraps / gallon water jug / mid workout sups or any other gym faggotry anyway.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: bigmikecox on July 16, 2014, 12:08:15 PM
some LA Fitness' are like that
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Core on July 16, 2014, 12:10:03 PM
i never understood the gym bag mentality. you dont need a belt or wraps of any kind. if you do, your using too much weight and thus should lower  that weight. water bottle you can carry in your hand.

i walk into the gym every day with just my wallet keys and cell phone

you really dont need all these accessories in my opinion
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on July 16, 2014, 12:10:45 PM
Good rule.  At a gym I used to go to, all of the loose accessories like cables, D grips, close grips, etc... would all go missing and the gym would take months to replace them.  Remember having to grab onto the ball on the cable machine because most attachments were gone.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Man of Steel on July 16, 2014, 12:14:12 PM
I love guys that say "you don't need wraps or belts".......makes me laugh.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: thegamechanger on July 16, 2014, 12:14:52 PM
How about bringing a suitcase? Imagine how much stuff you have room for and bring around with you

Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: funk51 on July 16, 2014, 12:15:29 PM
good point , i know these babies go missing in gyms all the time at 40 usa dollars for a pair, is no wonder why.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: residue on July 16, 2014, 12:15:55 PM
This planet fitness crappy rule" its taking over every gym now   but why ?

I mean you buy a gym bag at Golds and then you cant take it to that very same gym unless you leave it at the locker? whats the use for it then ?  so if I need wrist/knee wraps etc I have to carry them around on my hands or walk to the locker room back and forth ?


I already told one of the staff that I need my gym bag as part of workout and is not preventing anyone to mind their business so They can give me my money back and I go somewhere else





what do you think about this 'rule"?





WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

if it's taking over, what other gym are you going to go to? they'll have the same rule
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: wolfrittner on July 16, 2014, 12:16:51 PM
Needs to be done because losers steal weights ,pins, and grips.  ???
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: bears on July 16, 2014, 12:20:35 PM
This planet fitness crappy rule" its taking over every gym now   but why ?

I mean you buy a gym bag at Golds and then you cant take it to that very same gym unless you leave it at the locker? whats the use for it then ?  so if I need wrist/knee wraps etc I have to carry them around on my hands or walk to the locker room back and forth ?


I already told one of the staff that I need my gym bag as part of workout and is not preventing anyone to mind their business so They can give me my money back and I go somewhere else





what do you think about this 'rule"?





WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

technically at my gym there's a no gym bag rule too.  but there's also a sign in the locker room that's says that they are "not responsible for lost or stolen items".  and shit gets stolen from the locker rooms fairly often.  

so if they would ever call me on it, I would tell them that "if you aren't responsible for my stuff in the locker room, then my stuff stays with me."

I have a belt, wraps, sleeves, nike romaleos, chalk, wallet, some bands, phone, keys all in my gym bag.  that's a lot of money worth of stuff.

Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: the trainer on July 16, 2014, 12:23:12 PM
Simple solution to the gym bag problem.

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Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: That_Dude on July 16, 2014, 12:31:12 PM
Can't stand posers that think they are hard core because of their gym bag full of shit that they lug around with them. The bags are a waste of space on the gym floor along with the people who bring them.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Bear232 on July 16, 2014, 12:39:12 PM
Stupid rule.  I carry towels, chalk and throw my belt in there.  I use a small bag, doesn't get in the way.  
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: MCWAY on July 16, 2014, 01:01:05 PM
This planet fitness crappy rule" its taking over every gym now   but why ?

I mean you buy a gym bag at Golds and then you cant take it to that very same gym unless you leave it at the locker? whats the use for it then ?  so if I need wrist/knee wraps etc I have to carry them around on my hands or walk to the locker room back and forth ?


I already told one of the staff that I need my gym bag as part of workout and is not preventing anyone to mind their business so They can give me my money back and I go somewhere else





what do you think about this 'rule"?





WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

That rule hardly started with Planet Fitness. When I joined Bally over 20 years ago, that rule was there. And, as has been mentioned, it's because people steal the collars, small plates, and even some of the lighter dumbbells.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Simple Simon on July 16, 2014, 01:03:23 PM
I carry a shoe bag, I have straps, elastic bands, a couple of pins for the weight stacks because people steal or mislay the gym, ones and a couple of homemade handles.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: MCWAY on July 16, 2014, 01:04:43 PM
Can't stand posers that think they are hard core because of their gym bag full of shit that they lug around with them. The bags are a waste of space on the gym floor along with the people who bring them.

What kills me are the guys who bring their whole jug of protein powder or the whole can of pre-workout stuff, instead of just carrying one serving of each that they need for their workout.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: WalterWhite on July 16, 2014, 01:06:42 PM
I just go to the locker if I need something or I want put something away.

It's part of my cardio.  ;D
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Simple Simon on July 16, 2014, 01:08:52 PM
I just go to the locker if I need something or I want put something away.

It's part of my cardio. a great why of checking out the naked old dudes shaving, ;D

fixed.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: 240 is Back on July 16, 2014, 01:12:10 PM
Needs to be done because losers steal weights ,pins, and grips.  ???

I thought those were free?
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Core on July 16, 2014, 01:24:26 PM
I love guys that say "you don't need wraps or belts".......makes me laugh.

and why is that?
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: thegamechanger on July 16, 2014, 01:30:09 PM
What if gym bags where the only thing allowed at the gym?

No weights. No bars. Just gymbags.

Just a thought.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: the trainer on July 16, 2014, 01:30:46 PM
This is my gym bag, I carry a water jug, whey protein, creatine, multi vitamins, energy drink, gh, insulin, lifting belt, lifting gloves, straps, wraps for knees, wraps for elbows, extra workout shirt, and most important my disco thong.

(http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/1405812971/Mountaineering-bag-outdoor-bag-picture-90l-font-b-extra-b-font-font-b-large-b-font.jpg)
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Pet shop boys on July 16, 2014, 01:59:18 PM
This is my gym bag, I carry a water jug, whey protein, creatine, multi vitamins, energy drink, gh, insulin, lifting belt, lifting gloves, straps, wraps for knees, wraps for elbows, extra workout shirt, and most important my disco thong.

(http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/1405812971/Mountaineering-bag-outdoor-bag-picture-90l-font-b-extra-b-font-font-b-large-b-font.jpg)

Would be funny if walking from one machine to next a syringe falls out of the bag or a bottle of GH ...lol..



But seriously I think this is a battle I'm gonna lose ...


To go to another gym just to be told the same BS.


WoooSSHHH
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: HavoX on July 16, 2014, 02:26:12 PM
How will people know I'm huge if I don't have a gym bag??? ???
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Pet shop boys on July 16, 2014, 02:27:07 PM
How will people know I'm huge if I don't have a gym bag??? ???


Exactly my thoughts..... this new generation of 10,000 rules is impossible !




WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Man of Steel on July 16, 2014, 02:28:19 PM
and why is that?

Very simple, if you train with very heavy weights for years and years wrists wraps and belts are extremely helpful in avoiding injury.  I've personally used them for years and years and years.

Professional strength athletes, professional sports athletes, professional bodybuilders, professional strongmen, etc.... use them constantly.  

We attach this notion of weakness to wraps and belts, but the reality is when you're injured and could've used equipment that would've helped prevent injury that's when you sit on the sidelines and truly get weaker.

I stress fractured my right wrist twice 12 years ago due to consistent heavy weights....I had never used a wrap at that point.   Doctor recommended a wrap and I've never had another incident and only got stronger.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Simple Simon on July 16, 2014, 02:35:41 PM
Very simple, if you train with very heavy weights for years and years wrists wraps and belts are extremely helpful in avoiding injury.  I've personally used them for years and years and years.

Professional strength athletes, professional sports athletes, professional bodybuilders, professional strongmen, etc.... use them constantly.  

We attach this notion of weakness to wraps and belts, but the reality is when you're injured and could've used equipment that would've helped prevent injury that's when you sit on the sidelines and truly get weaker.

I stress fractured my right wrist twice 12 years ago due to consistent heavy weights....I had never used a wrap at that point.   Doctor recommended a wrap and I've never had another incident and only got stronger.
Doctor should have told you to stop lifting things that were too heavy for you.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: DroppingPlates on July 16, 2014, 02:39:15 PM
Calling PF a 'gym'? ::)
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: YngiweRhoads on July 16, 2014, 02:50:52 PM
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Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on July 16, 2014, 02:54:50 PM
The funniest are guys over the age of 25 who carry a gym bag from machine to machine with their arms pushed tight against their side to make it appear that their arms are bigger than they are. All the while going with ILS(Imaginery Lat syndrome). I get it if you're under 25, but people in their 30s and 40's showing this type of insecurity need to be put in a padded room...
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: the trainer on July 16, 2014, 03:05:13 PM
Very simple, if you train with very heavy weights for years and years wrists wraps and belts are extremely helpful in avoiding injury.  I've personally used them for years and years and years.

Professional strength athletes, professional sports athletes, professional bodybuilders, professional strongmen, etc.... use them constantly.  

We attach this notion of weakness to wraps and belts, but the reality is when you're injured and could've used equipment that would've helped prevent injury that's when you sit on the sidelines and truly get weaker.

I stress fractured my right wrist twice 12 years ago due to consistent heavy weights....I had never used a wrap at that point.   Doctor recommended a wrap and I've never had another incident and only got stronger.

You are wrong if you lift without straps it improve your grip strength.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on July 16, 2014, 03:09:59 PM
Very simple, if you train with very heavy weights for years and years wrists wraps and belts are extremely helpful in avoiding injury.  I've personally used them for years and years and years.

Professional strength athletes, professional sports athletes, professional bodybuilders, professional strongmen, etc.... use them constantly.  

We attach this notion of weakness to wraps and belts, but the reality is when you're injured and could've used equipment that would've helped prevent injury that's when you sit on the sidelines and truly get weaker.

I stress fractured my right wrist twice 12 years ago due to consistent heavy weights....I had never used a wrap at that point.   Doctor recommended a wrap and I've never had another incident and only got stronger.

I had all sorts of back trouble and always wore a belt.  Someone told me it is probably hurting me more than helping so I stopped and it took a little to get used to but since then my back never had any more issues.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: That_Dude on July 16, 2014, 03:11:36 PM
What kills me are the guys who bring their whole jug of protein powder or the whole can of pre-workout stuff, instead of just carrying one serving of each that they need for their workout.

Then they go on to spill more of it on the gym counter than they actually consume because of trying to use the large plastic scoops to put the powder into the opening on a regular plastic water bottle. ::)
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Hulkotron on July 16, 2014, 03:13:22 PM
"Equipment" (oh brother) of any sort, belts wraps shirts etc. are a way of lifting heavier weights than you otherwise could unequipped.

Anyone arguing that they are for injury prevention is using a very shaky definition of injury.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Hulkotron on July 16, 2014, 03:15:59 PM
Another typical thing you will see:

Guy lifts too-heavy weight with shite herky-jerky form, gets injured, puts on a wrap or something and lifts the same weight, claims the wrap prevents injury.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Core on July 16, 2014, 03:16:26 PM
Doctor should have told you to stop lifting things that were too heavy for you.

Right? The key words in his posts include the word 'heavy'. Heavy weights don't do anything but cause injuries and boost inflated egos of people who think others really care how much they can bench or squat.

I use 135 or 155 for incline bench on chest day I have no shame in admitting that. I also have no shame in telling you my elbows wrists and shoulders are quite intact and very healthy. Nor have I ever torn a muscle anywhere on my body. I don't even own a pair of wrist wraps or any other lifting equipment except a belt; but I have no idea where it is I haven't used it in so long.

I laugh at the idiots I see in every gym I've ever been to that think lifting more means they'll look better or be bigger. Personally, I think it's HILARIOUS to see some skinny idiot curling the 40s or 50s with his 13 inch arms, then go work in next to him and use the 20s or even the 15s and watch the look on his face as he realizes the guy with 30lbs more muscle than him is training his arms with half the weight he is.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: YngiweRhoads on July 16, 2014, 03:18:59 PM
Right? The key words in his posts include the word 'heavy'. Heavy weights don't do anything but cause injuries and boost inflated egos of people who think others really care how much they can bench or squat.

I use 135 or 155 for incline bench on chest day I have no shame in admitting that. I also have no shame in telling you my elbows wrists and shoulders are quite intact and very healthy. Nor have I ever torn a muscle anywhere on my body. I don't even own a pair of wrist wraps or any other lifting equipment except a belt; but I have no idea where it is I haven't used it in so long.

I laugh at the idiots I see in every gym I've ever been to that think lifting more means they'll look better or be bigger. Personally, I think it's HILARIOUS to see some skinny idiot curling the 40s or 50s with his 13 inch arms, then go work in next to him and use the 20s or even the 15s and watch the look on his face as he realizes the guy with 30lbs more muscle than him is training his arms with half the weight he is.

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Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Teutonic Knight on July 16, 2014, 03:24:02 PM
Posh shop in North Sydney sells brass made dumbells from 1 - 5kg ,who would not snap 1 if gym have them  ;)
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: oldtimer1 on July 16, 2014, 03:25:43 PM
I use to carry stuff like wrist straps, neck strap harness, dipping belt and a workout journal.

Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Mawse on July 16, 2014, 03:31:16 PM
Good every day rule, easy to maintain without a ton of stuff

I carry 3 resistance bands
Wrist wraps
Wrist straps
my own Freemotion handles to attach to Hammer Strength machines so they don't hurt my shoulder
Chalk
Duct tape for taping DBs together
Camera
Wallet because Urban Youth jimmy the lockers all the time
Clips, because they always get stolen so I bring my own

I lift everything super slowly with a squeeze or pause for 8-15 reps.. so there goes the theory of gym bag users 'lifting too much weight'
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: HavoX on July 16, 2014, 03:56:28 PM
Good every day rule, easy to maintain without a ton of stuff

I carry 3 resistance bands
Wrist wraps
Wrist straps
my own Freemotion handles to attach to Hammer Strength machines so they don't hurt my shoulder
Chalk
Duct tape for taping DBs together
Camera
Wallet because Urban Youth jimmy the lockers all the time
Clips, because they always get stolen so I bring my own

I lift everything super slowly with a squeeze or pause for 8-15 reps.. so there goes the theory of gym bag users 'lifting too much weight'

Say what now with the duct tape, Mr. Titus?
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Core on July 16, 2014, 04:10:04 PM
(http://priuschat.com/attachments/notsureifserious-jpg.64335/)

Haha very serious bro! The key is to not rest more than 20-30 seconds and instead of gripping the bar conventionally just let it rest on your palms right in line with where your forearm connects to your hand at the wrist; use your fingers to lightly press the bar into your palm like this to prevent it slipping out. This will help to remove the forearms and some of the triceps from the movement, also bring the bar to your collar bones, bring it down slowly and push it up slowly as well using a full range of motion and controlled movements. Do this with any kind of pressing movement for chest, works really well with machine presses as well.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Mawse on July 16, 2014, 04:23:54 PM
Say what now with the duct tape, Mr. Titus?

 I do a lot of goblet squats (since I need hip surgery and there's not much else I can do until I get it done next month) and 120lb really isn't enough. So I put one DB on top of another and duct tape them together to add extra weight.

 Also for DB rows, since I can do the 120's for 25+ with textbook form I usually duct tape a few 5lb plates on each end to make them heavier.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Hulkotron on July 16, 2014, 04:29:38 PM
I do a lot of goblet squats (since I need hip surgery and there's not much else I can do until I get it done next month) and 120lb really isn't enough. So I put one DB on top of another and duct tape them together to add extra weight.

 Also for DB rows, since I can do the 120's for 25+ with textbook form I usually duct tape a few 5lb plates on each end to make them heavier.

Haha, I remember when I had to chain a 5-lb plate to the 85-lb DB to do rows since it was the heaviest DB in my school's little gym.  I thought I was a real badass :D
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Vince B on July 16, 2014, 05:59:29 PM
Years ago I used to let guys carry dumbbells up the steps to the gym. Good exercise. One day three of those light dumbbells disappeared. That was the end of that exercise.

Over the years we have had protein cans disappear, a belt with rings to attach weight for dips and chins, various small plates, pins, and handles.

It would be good to have a metal detector to prevent theft. Maybe blokes hand small weights through a window?

Lots of guys have home gyms. The handles I make are stainless and custom built and polished. You can't buy these handles in stainless that I have seen. One day one

went missing. I wasn't pleased. I custom build the weight stack pins, too. Special hard steel pins that won't bend or rust with stainless tops plus polyurethane so there is no metal to metal contact.

You can't buy pins like these. My standard for gym equipment is high. Things have to last and last.

So we started the gym rule of no bags taken along in the gym. We provide secure lockers for valuables and a gym bag. You have to pay

for these as they were very expensive to buy. $90,000 for three banks that are controlled by a computer. This is a hard rule to enforce with muscleheads. Ditto the rule about having

a large towel so that no sweat or skin touches the upholstery. I need a split bamboo stick to help enforce these rules!
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: _aj_ on July 16, 2014, 06:07:48 PM
Fuck gym bags, I don't even wear clothes!
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Pray_4_War on July 16, 2014, 08:44:19 PM
I don't lug them around in the gym but I don't see why they would be banned.  After all, they are called fucking "gym bags".  If you can't use a gym bag at the gym, where the fuck can you use them?  Fascists everywhere in this country now.  They get off on rules and regulations. 
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: chaos on July 16, 2014, 09:21:03 PM
Lol@ not knowing the purpose of a belt or wraps.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: TheShape. on July 16, 2014, 10:11:16 PM
I being a bag but I just take what I might need for the day, liquid grip, a belt, bottle of water, and a small towel the most.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: tommywishbone on July 16, 2014, 10:18:45 PM
No gym bags in the gym?  What's next...

No fruit in the fruitcake?
No nuts in the peanuts?
No cake in the cupcakes?

Where will the madness end?
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Teutonic Knight on July 16, 2014, 11:17:05 PM
No gym bags in the gym?  What's next...

No fruit in the fruitcake?
No nuts in the peanuts?
No cake in the cupcakes?

Where will the madness end?


What's next, no more stripper's at gym Christmas party  >:(
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Pray_4_War on July 17, 2014, 12:21:47 AM
I being a bag but I just take what I might need for the day, liquid grip, a belt, bottle of water, and a small towel the most.

So, what's it like being a bag?
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: HavoX on July 17, 2014, 12:26:15 AM
Years ago I used to let guys carry dumbbells up the steps to the gym. Good exercise. One day three of those light dumbbells disappeared. That was the end of that exercise.

Over the years we have had protein cans disappear, a belt with rings to attach weight for dips and chins, various small plates, pins, and handles.

It would be good to have a metal detector to prevent theft. Maybe blokes hand small weights through a window?

Lots of guys have home gyms. The handles I make are stainless and custom built and polished. You can't buy these handles in stainless that I have seen. One day one

went missing. I wasn't pleased. I custom build the weight stack pins, too. Special hard steel pins that won't bend or rust with stainless tops plus polyurethane so there is no metal to metal contact.

You can't buy pins like these. My standard for gym equipment is high. Things have to last and last.

So we started the gym rule of no bags taken along in the gym. We provide secure lockers for valuables and a gym bag. You have to pay

for these as they were very expensive to buy. $90,000 for three banks that are controlled by a computer. This is a hard rule to enforce with muscleheads. Ditto the rule about having

a large towel so that no sweat or skin touches the upholstery. I need a split bamboo stick to help enforce these rules!

So you lost enough gym equipment to justify a 90,000 dollar set of lockers?

Ron would give you blue stars for 10,000... Just sayin.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: DroppingPlates on July 17, 2014, 03:13:28 AM
Fuck gym bags, I don't even wear clothes!

Hi Vince
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: MCWAY on July 17, 2014, 07:46:40 AM
Then they go on to spill more of it on the gym counter than they actually consume because of trying to use the large plastic scoops to put the powder into the opening on a regular plastic water bottle. ::)

It never dawned on them to grab a piece of paper and make a funnel.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Natural Man on July 17, 2014, 07:53:21 AM
Simple solution to the gym bag problem.

(http://jviti.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/fanny-pack.jpg)
do you spend a lot of time browsing pictures on "ArabMuscle" . net ?    ::)
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Natural Man on July 17, 2014, 07:54:44 AM
Years ago I used to let guys carry dumbbells up the steps to the gym. Good exercise. One day three of those light dumbbells disappeared. That was the end of that exercise.

Over the years we have had protein cans disappear, a belt with rings to attach weight for dips and chins, various small plates, pins, and handles.

It would be good to have a metal detector to prevent theft. Maybe blokes hand small weights through a window?

Lots of guys have home gyms. The handles I make are stainless and custom built and polished. You can't buy these handles in stainless that I have seen. One day one

went missing. I wasn't pleased. I custom build the weight stack pins, too. Special hard steel pins that won't bend or rust with stainless tops plus polyurethane so there is no metal to metal contact.

You can't buy pins like these. My standard for gym equipment is high. Things have to last and last.

So we started the gym rule of no bags taken along in the gym. We provide secure lockers for valuables and a gym bag. You have to pay

for these as they were very expensive to buy. $90,000 for three banks that are controlled by a computer. This is a hard rule to enforce with muscleheads. Ditto the rule about having

a large towel so that no sweat or skin touches the upholstery. I need a split bamboo stick to help enforce these rules!


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Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Simple Simon on July 17, 2014, 07:56:58 AM

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 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: _aj_ on July 17, 2014, 08:24:39 AM

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Love this gif. Only used on Vince B and Prime these days.

I suppose somebody's gonna drop it on me soon... :-\
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Hulkotron on July 17, 2014, 08:42:52 AM

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lol great gif :D
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Kwon_2 on July 17, 2014, 08:51:46 AM

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Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Hulkotron on July 17, 2014, 09:00:07 AM
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Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: That_Dude on July 17, 2014, 10:40:08 AM
It never dawned on them to grab a piece of paper and make a funnel.

Exactly. We are not dealing with an intelligent or resourceful bunch. 
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: ESFitness on July 17, 2014, 12:54:44 PM
technically at my gym there's a no gym bag rule too.  but there's also a sign in the locker room that's says that they are "not responsible for lost or stolen items".  and shit gets stolen from the locker rooms fairly often.  

so if they would ever call me on it, I would tell them that "if you aren't responsible for my stuff in the locker room, then my stuff stays with me."

I have a belt, wraps, sleeves, nike romaleos, chalk, wallet, some bands, phone, keys all in my gym bag.  that's a lot of money worth of stuff.



then you can either A) leave that shit in the car until you need it, or B) find a different gym.

you'd be surprised how many people I catch trying to steal shit. bands, D-handles, V-bars, 3-8lb dumbbells.

that shit adds up each year, so you can take your $289 a year and your attitude, and train somewhere else.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Simple Simon on July 17, 2014, 03:15:21 PM
then you can either A) leave that shit in the car until you need it, or B) find a different gym.

you'd be surprised how many people I catch trying to steal shit. bands, D-handles, V-bars, 3-8lb dumbbells.

that shit adds up each year, so you can take your $289 a year and your attitude, and train somewhere else.
Nice post.
Im sick of trailing all over the gym looking for stack pins and clips, thieving twats.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Vince G, CSN MFT on July 18, 2014, 06:04:59 PM
Years ago I used to let guys carry dumbbells up the steps to the gym. Good exercise. One day three of those light dumbbells disappeared. That was the end of that exercise.

Over the years we have had protein cans disappear, a belt with rings to attach weight for dips and chins, various small plates, pins, and handles.

It would be good to have a metal detector to prevent theft. Maybe blokes hand small weights through a window?

Lots of guys have home gyms. The handles I make are stainless and custom built and polished. You can't buy these handles in stainless that I have seen. One day one

went missing. I wasn't pleased. I custom build the weight stack pins, too. Special hard steel pins that won't bend or rust with stainless tops plus polyurethane so there is no metal to metal contact.

You can't buy pins like these. My standard for gym equipment is high. Things have to last and last.

So we started the gym rule of no bags taken along in the gym. We provide secure lockers for valuables and a gym bag. You have to pay

for these as they were very expensive to buy. $90,000 for three banks that are controlled by a computer. This is a hard rule to enforce with muscleheads. Ditto the rule about having

a large towel so that no sweat or skin touches the upholstery. I need a split bamboo stick to help enforce these rules!


90k .....bullshit
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Kwon_2 on July 18, 2014, 06:10:15 PM
Years ago I used to let guys carry dumbbells up the steps to the gym. Good exercise. One day three of those light dumbbells disappeared. That was the end of that exercise.

Over the years we have had protein cans disappear, a belt with rings to attach weight for dips and chins, various small plates, pins, and handles.

It would be good to have a metal detector to prevent theft. Maybe blokes hand small weights through a window?

Lots of guys have home gyms. The handles I make are stainless and custom built and polished. You can't buy these handles in stainless that I have seen. One day one

went missing. I wasn't pleased. I custom build the weight stack pins, too. Special hard steel pins that won't bend or rust with stainless tops plus polyurethane so there is no metal to metal contact.

You can't buy pins like these. My standard for gym equipment is high. Things have to last and last.

So we started the gym rule of no bags taken along in the gym. We provide secure lockers for valuables and a gym bag. You have to pay

for these as they were very expensive to buy. $90,000 for three banks that are controlled by a computer. This is a hard rule to enforce with muscleheads. Ditto the rule about having

a large towel so that no sweat or skin touches the upholstery. I need a split bamboo stick to help enforce these rules!

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Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on July 18, 2014, 07:22:02 PM

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Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: bears on August 19, 2014, 08:10:05 AM
then you can either A) leave that shit in the car until you need it, or B) find a different gym.

you'd be surprised how many people I catch trying to steal shit. bands, D-handles, V-bars, 3-8lb dumbbells.

that shit adds up each year, so you can take your $289 a year and your attitude, and train somewhere else.

right you're pissed because you got robbed.  yeah well SO AM I.  i've had my shit stolen from the gym lockers when i had a lock on it AND from my car in the parking garage.  and the parking structure has the same fucking sign the gym does.  so unless you want to prevent people from stealing from me don't ask me to keep my valuables anywhere but on my person.

and my gym is in Chicago, Illinois.  so yeah my shit stays with me.  they are more than welcome to check my bag anytime they want.  and if they asked me to leave because of it.  that would be fine with me.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: bears on August 19, 2014, 08:12:51 AM
i never understood the gym bag mentality. you dont need a belt or wraps of any kind. if you do, your using too much weight and thus should lower  that weight. water bottle you can carry in your hand.

i walk into the gym every day with just my wallet keys and cell phone

you really dont need all these accessories in my opinion

seriously just go to fucking hell. 
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: The Onion on August 19, 2014, 08:20:08 AM
"If a gym bag isn't allowed in the gym is it still a gym bag then?" - Jean Paul Sartre
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: DroppingPlates on August 19, 2014, 08:59:59 AM
"If a gym bag isn't allowed in the gym is it still a gym then?" - Aristotle
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: BigCyp on August 20, 2014, 02:24:10 AM
I love guys that say "you don't need wraps or belts".......makes me laugh.

Usually they are between 16-21 years old, and have never been under a bar that bends  ;D
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: gracie bjj on August 20, 2014, 03:45:52 AM
my gyms cool with the gym bag on floor, the guys who r saying stuff like u dont need them ect or u r using to much weight r just giving their opinion n thats fine but(every good builder or artist even carries either a tool belt with them or some kind of box that opens n closes, (thats there tools of their trade) n it contains their tools n peices that they need.bodybuilders or just people in general should have that privelage also, to me a belt,straps,knee wraps,chalk,towel ect r important to me n every other person that chooses to carry their bag around with them. its just a personal type thing,some people like them some dont,i dont knock the people that dont tho,thats fine n more power to them ;)
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Darren Avey on August 20, 2014, 04:16:00 AM
I walk in the gym, belt already round my waist, ipod plugged in my ears and chalk box in my hand. hey presto im ready for battle and I don't need no bag
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Mitch on August 20, 2014, 04:17:42 AM
Good rule - you shouldn't need wrist or knee wraps / gallon water jug / mid workout sups or any other gym faggotry anyway.
Wise words.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: XFACTOR on August 20, 2014, 04:51:06 AM
Good rule - you shouldn't need wrist or knee wraps / gallon water jug / mid workout sups or any other gym faggotry anyway.

Ya totally agree! I see guys trying to be a little too " hardcore " with the gallon jugs and duffle bags.
Title: Re: No gym bags allowed in the gym ??
Post by: Teutonic Knight on August 20, 2014, 03:11:56 PM
Simple & effective solutions: NUDE gym  :D no bags & no porkies !