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re: Why so many backpacks in the gym?

Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:54 pm to
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:54 pm to
If your gym doesn't have free, secure daily lockers you will have backpack bros.
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
29945 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:55 pm to
Camera gear
Posted by Yeti_Chaser
Member since Nov 2017
8266 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:56 pm to
quote:

You can hear their Stanley cups sloshing and dinging around against their variety of containers for their 3 course lunches and myriad of snacks to power them through their grueling 8 hour shifts shuffling paperwork.

This is me. I work in an office all day and I bring my Yeti cup and 3 glass Tupperware containers in a backpack for breakfast and lunch that i weighed and portioned out plus a pre-workout snack since I go to the gym right after work. I'm not going to be one of the fat old fricks that warms up a packaged frozen dinner in the microwave every day and wonders why I spend so much on health care
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 12:57 pm
Posted by Ricardo
Member since Sep 2016
5395 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:12 pm to
quote:

This is me.


quote:

I'm not going to be one of the fat old fricks that warms up a packaged frozen dinner in the microwave every day and wonders why I spend so much on health care


Posted by Boudreauboudreaugoly
Land of the Rice n Son
Member since Oct 2017
1799 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:13 pm to
quote:

Why so many backpacks in the gym?


Meth
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
18352 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:19 pm to
My gym has cubbies instead of lockers. Some folks don't feel ok leaving their stuff in an open cubby. I change in the car and only take my car keys in with me.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
65844 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:20 pm to
quote:

My gym has cubbies for bags as well as lockers. Last year, I had my belt stolen from my bag in a cubby while I was lifting.


Did you not bring your own lock as well?
Posted by madamsquirrel
The big somewhere out there
Member since Jul 2009
51694 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:20 pm to
I take it to mean cubbies have no doors.
Posted by Puffoluffagus
Savannah, GA
Member since Feb 2009
6233 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:22 pm to
quote:

Did you not bring your own lock as well?


I assuming when he says cubby that's its open, i.e. no door, nothing to lock.

That's the way my gym is. My gym is fairly small though and never a lot of people in it. So not too worried about stealing studd. I just bring my keys, headphone case that I throw in the cubby.
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
78249 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:23 pm to
quote:

bring a small pack, Sig 320, 3 mags, Knife, etc


Not nearly enough ammo to survive a trip to the gym
Posted by Mr Clean
Pit Bull Paradise (Da Berry)
Member since Aug 2006
51116 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:24 pm to
The biggest positive about my gym is a stand-alone cardio room.

Keeps me from being exposed to noisy lifters.

I lift, too. It's usually not crowded at all. Makes it worth it to pay more than the discount chains.

There is no way in hell I would go to Planet Fitness regularly.
Posted by Norbert
Member since Oct 2018
3378 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:26 pm to
The gym attracts a lot of weirdos.

People working out barefoot.

People carrying gallon jugs.

Men wearing sleeveless tanks that show both nipples.

Gym selfies are apparently socially acceptable.

Men who lift their shirts in front of others to flex their abs in the mirror.

The list goes on and on.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
27354 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:26 pm to
You think I am just going to carry my interset gear in my pocket?
Posted by Chef Curry
Member since Mar 2019
2229 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:27 pm to
Noticed that a lot myself. I’ve seen people use it for their stupid tripod set up, some people bring their own equipment (handles, fat grips, rope, etc.) and others have it filled with pointless supplements that don’t work.

I’ve also noticed a trend of people pulling out their canister of pre-workout and throwing a scoop of dry powder into their mouths then swishing it around with a shot of water. People are attention whores and it’s not just the younger crowd either.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
84517 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 1:28 pm to
Belt
Lifting shoes
Knee sleeves
Jump rope
Grips
Water bottle
Towel

Posted by BeachDude022
Premium Elite Platinum TD Member
Member since Dec 2006
35497 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:50 pm to
My gym is always missing everything. I carry a tricep rope, hooks, single arm cable attachments, lifting shoes, liquid chalk, towels, squat belt, and barbell clips.
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 2:51 pm
Posted by touchdownjeebus
Member since Sep 2010
25033 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:58 pm to
I carry a backpack.

Contents:

Gloves

Wrist wraps

Various gym equipment like a tricep rope because I don’t want to look for one.

Grips

Stretching bands

Headphones

Water

Notebook

Sweat towel



This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 3:00 pm
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
23575 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 3:07 pm to
I bring my gym bag with me and keep it close by because there’s things in there I need sometimes, bottle water, lifting straps, wrist straps, etc. I just make sure it’s out of anyone’s way.
Posted by MRTigerFan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
4719 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 7:34 pm to
quote:

If your gym doesn't have free, secure daily lockers you will have backpack bros.

As I stated in the op, there are plenty of lockers in the locker room and plenty more outside of the locker room near the front desk. Yet still plenty of backpack bros and ladies. It seems weird. There may be some legitimate reason like grips, towels, other gear, etc. but most are carrying extra large, overstuffed backpacks that they never seem to actually open for any reason. Maybe I'm just old fashioned for actually using the lockers
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 7:46 pm
Posted by Krane
Member since Oct 2017
1471 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 7:45 pm to
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that i weighed



You dorks are hilarious
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