How many of you carry around a giant jug of water and back pack around the whole gym

[Howard]

Cobra grips. Amazingly they work. Mega easy.
Other cheaper brands do the same.
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cobra grips , looks like a new product for porn addicts to use while they "enjoy " watching hahaha

Seriously, they look pretty effective and I may order some to use for back work.

[Howard]

Funny I use these too. In my mind, these ARE the cheaper brand option - when compared to the original Versa Gripps

I have had my cobra grips for easily 6 years and they still do the job every time

They smell like MY hairy BALLS though. Bad

Fixed

[bigmikecox]

Ive had my straps for about 8 years now.

My belt about 10 and my wife keeps saying I need a new one. Nope!!

[lifepulse]

Gallon jug, guilty as charged. I used to go through a full gallon of water just during my lifting session, not close to that now. I ditched using the jug in 2019, downgraded to a large water bottle. Last year my water intake got very crappy (dealing with injury and not training). I realized the only way I actually monitored my water intake with any degree of accuracy, is if I started the day with a full gallon and then saw, towards evening, how much I had gotten in. So I just leave it sit next to me while I work on the computer, then tote it with when I go to the gym.


Proud to be a meathead and do meathead things -- ridiculous clothing at times, fanny pack at times -- gallon water jug is a right of passage, Planet Fitness banned them, F all that, meathead til the day I die.

[Bestia]

Proud to be a meathead and do meathead things -- ridiculous clothing at times, fanny pack at times -- gallon water jug is a right of passage, Planet Fitness banned them, F all that, meathead til the day I die.

This!

And I think jugs of water became bigger with the social media spotlight on intra workout products. Personally I've never been big on anything intra workout. Maybe I missed the boat but for me the workout is the workout and only the workout

[Big Beat]

Only thing I ever needed pre, intra or post workout was water.

Caffeine fucks my nervous system up

[Big Beat]

What's the story with straps. I never needed them to deadlift 500lbs.

I remember an old guy in the gym who had hooks attacked to leather wrist straps, his grip had gone

[lifepulse]

What's the story with straps. I never needed them to deadlift 500lbs.

I remember an old guy in the gym who had hooks attacked to leather wrist straps, his grip had gone

Really depends if you’re pulling low reps (singles/triples), or doing “bodybuilding deadlifts” in a higher rep range (6-12). Even if you have a strong grip, when you’re pushing the movement for reps, grip will usually be the first thing to go, and you don’t want to be worrying about grip when you’re already putting all your focus into just completing the set, not blowing out your back, etc. Yes I think straps are “abused” more often than not- if you can’t pull a certain weight for a single without straps, makes no sense to throw on straps for that same single, way more risk than reward. I always warmed up to working sets with no straps, only broke them out for higher rep sets.

[bigmikecox]

This!

And I think jugs of water became bigger with the social media spotlight on intra workout products. Personally I've never been big on anything intra workout. Maybe I missed the boat but for me the workout is the workout and only the workout

Never did an intra workout either. I was always a low volume guy so id be an hour for most body parts at most but I did rock the Otomix, Hot Skinz and T-Michael

[Bestia]

Never did an intra workout either. I was always a low volume guy so id be an hour for most body parts at most but I did rock the Otomix, Hot Skinz and T-Michael

T fucking Michael!!!!!

[Beti ona]

Ive had my straps for about 8 years now.

My belt about 10 and my wife keeps saying I need a new one. Nope!!

A good belt should be able to last a lifetime.

And the straps should de use until they snap.

[Beti ona]

I have a half gallon bottle, I fill it up twice a day, but it's too big a bottle to take to the gym.

[bigmikecox]

T fucking Michael!!!!!

Check it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

T Micheal Tees & Muscle Shirts | Gym Clothing | Workout Tank Tops

[Bestia]

My favorite sweatshirt was a Crazee Wear gray top I got at a regional show. I was like Linus with a blanket with that thing

[GeorgeUK]

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Ive had my straps for about 8 years now.

My belt about 10 and my wife keeps saying I need a new one. Nope!!

I have a belt I sometimes wear that is 38 yrs old - Got it from my mum and dad on my 21st
Wear it a cpl times a year for sentimental reasons

As for straps
My forearms are often mentioned as being a good bodypart, so wearing straps/grips I think is overstated as a way of underdeveloping them. However, rowing 3 plates a side for 15+ reps isn't easy without straps : /