What's in your gym bag?

[All Chalked Up]

This was a fun thread a few years ago, so I'm resurrecting it for 2014 .

I got a gargantuan new one a few months ago after the Great Butt Glue Disaster (read as: little kid used it, didn't screw the top on correctly and my old gym bag is now a sticky fly trap).

Aforementioned colossal bag contains:
- 1 spare leo
- sports bra
- 1 spare pair of shorts
- 2 pairs of wristbands
- 4 knee braces
- a pair of beam shoes that smell like death
- an ankle brace
- miscellaneous healthy snacks
- juice box
- floor music
- two antiperspirants (one for armpits and one for my godawful slippery feet)
- grips
- old lucky grips
- hair elastics
- a box of Kleenex
- coaching clothes
- makeup wipes
- butt glue inside multiple baggies and a paper towel
- gym tape and athletic tape
- Aleve, Advil and Tylenol
- the third Lord of the Rings book (side note: I want LOTR floor music SO BAD).

As I said, the thing is ginormous and I am very disorganized yet like to be prepared- there is a method to my madness! What is in your gym bag?

 

[LiveLoveTumble]

-Inhaler
-Ankle brace
-Headband
-Random hair ties and bobby pins
-Aleve and Tylenol
-Tape
-Band aids

As you can see, I don't need to take much to the gym... grips stay at the gym, and practice is short enough to not need snacks or anything.

 

[CAGymmie]

This is kind of funny. I replied to this same post last year at the same exact time!

For practice I usually have:
-Chapstic
-Knee Pads
-Band-aids
-Shorts
-Water Bottle
-Inhaler
-Girl Stuff
-Phone
-Plenty of chalk and sand at the bottom

For competitions I have most of the above plus:
-Grip Bag (with grips, wristbands, tape, pre-wrap, band-aids, nail clipppers, alcohol wipes, chapstic and a tiger paw) (Grip bag stays at the gym, except for meets)
-Nail polish remover and cotton balls
-Hair gel
-Hair ties
-Little baby hair ties
-Bobby pins
-Advil
-Snacks
-Extra copy of music
-GLITTER HAIRSPRAY!!!!

Phew! That was longer than I thought it would be! I guess I have A LOT of stuff, especially for meets (I like to be overprepared)

 

[Tifgymnast]

I'm always super nervous that I won't have something so I usually have a lot of useless things...
-spare leo
-shorts
-grips
-wrist bands
-knee brace
-ankle brace
-hair ties
-scrunchies
-bobby pins
-headbands
-hairbrush and comb
-Chapstick
-socks
-t-shirt
-hand sanitizer
-Advil and Aleve
-iPod
-leg warmers (weird style going on at my gym)
-Tiger paws (just in case, even though I don't really use them)
-deodorant
-water
-snacks
-lots and lots and lots of tape...
-lucky patch

 

[stxrdusty]

We have lockers in the gym and some girls bring a bag with other things to and from the gym. We all take them to meets.

In my locker:
- old grips
- grips I'm using
- new grips that I still have to break in
- wrist guards
- 2 old ankle braces
- lots of those plastic things for wrist guards
- sports psych journal
- grip bag of tape and prewrap
- roll of prewrap
- deodorant

In my bag:
- wallet
- car keys
- glasses
- 2 or 3 rolls of tape
- bungee/thare band (is that how you spell that?)
- phone
- ipod
- earphones
- 2 deodorant
- advil or ibuprofen
- leggings
- tank top or long sleeve depending on the season
- girl stuff
- granola bar or small lunch when we have long Saturday practice
- chapstick
- sometimes a book I have to read for school if I expect to have to stationary bike

I also bring a water bottle and a bucket for ice (we have an ice machine and ice my ankles every night after practice so I take ice home with me) to and from the gym everyday.

 

[stxrdusty]

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[pamred4]

I have
- Leo
- shorts
- grips
- spare grip spacers
- loops
- gloves
- wristbands
- strapping tape
- box of stickers ( for coaching )
- snack for break
- socks
- hair ties
- medicine
- water bottle
- gymnastics diary
- bum glue
- old grips
- lucky wristband that coach got me from the Filipinos
- deodorant
The end

 

[emilykatherine]

If we're going to name stuff that is in out gym bag right now then:

3-4 Leo's because I never know which one I want to wear

3-4 shorts to go with said Leo's

6 ankle braces

Tape

Deodorant

A toy car

A stuffed cow from chickfila

Clothes from school Friday

My permit( and my dad's car keys)

Mascara I bought on the way to school once after forgetting to put any on

Ribbion

My old grip I decided to take home

Air freshener because my... Bag... Stinks

A doll my teammate got me from hati

A little bag full of kid president quotes

And finally hair ties

Wow.... Maybe I should clean it out

 

[molly2002]

Water bottle x3
Wrist bands
Hand guards
Metal bar stuff
Chalk phone
Card( we need them to swipe in at reception)

That is it. I feel quite organised now!

 

[molly2002]

And shorts

 

[SuperGirlmlm]

Lets see...
- deoderant
- lots of chalk
- grips/wristbands/grip bag
- tiger paws
- knee brace
- 3 empty waterbottles
- workout shorts
- spandex
- a t-shirt
- klenex
- advil
- broken hair ties
- white tape
- ace tape
- prewrap (both used and unused)
- dirty socks

 

[Gymnast9272]

2 ankle braces
Grips
Tape
Bobby pins
Hairspray
Journal
Goal book
Notes
Water
Clothes
Pins (on my bag)

And I think that's it I'll have to check later

 

[GymRat]

-Hairties
-Hairspray
-Hair clips
-Bobby pins
-Chapstick
-Hand Creme
-Sore Muscle Rub
-Knee brace
-Extra Leo
-Extra Shorts
-Money
-Granola bars
-Water bottles
-Tape and Prewrap (We leave our grips in our gym lockers except for comps.)
-Girl Things
-A ball of sweaty, "lucky" prewrap from a teammate
-A lucky coin from my coach from making my cast-handstand the first three times
-Socks
-A pair of ankle-warmers that I made out of an old pair of socks on a cold day in the gym
-Miscellaneous hair products
-A thick mixture of glitter, chalk, and sweat

 

[LucyTRA]

I don't specifically have a gym bag, I just throw everything into my handbag but....

2 leos
Shorts
Waterbottle
Hairbands
My emergency tin which has medication, painkillers, more hairbands and headphones in it
About 4 rolls of strapping tape
Scissors
Leo tape
Tramp shoes
Scrunchie
Knee brace
Wrist supports
Tubigrip
Routines notebook
Karate belt (for coaching)
Bean bag (for coaching/playing )
Chocolate
Hand cream
iPad (for coaching)

... plus all the usual handbag stuff; purse, keys phone etc. No wonder my bag is so heavy!!

 

[tegan_tegan]

This is what I have in my bag

Grips
Loops
Ankle brace
Tubi grip
Snack
A few coins I case I forget food for break
Long sleeve shirt ( winter)
Tights(winter)

In my locker

Spare sport bra
Spare shorts
Deodorants
Hair-ties
Clips
Scrunchies
Spare tubi grip
A few coins
Phone
Keys

 

[dreamergymnast]

Competition Leo, water bottle, warmup, snacks, deodorant, scrunchies, hair clips, phone, grips, and a notebook.

 

[RisingGymnast]

Ahh! I love threads like this!!

Lets see (I'm going off the top of my head here)
-Grip bag (with wrist bands, dowel grips, and beginner grips)
-Pre wrap
-Tape
-A little kit with nail clippers, scissors, and tweezers (very handy)
-A tiger paw that is not mine (I took it from the lost and found thinking it was a teammates and it wasnt! Whoops)
-2 water bottles
-A Cliff bar (They're a great snack before gym!)
-My goal sheet
-A little makeup bag that contains : a toothbrush (had a dentist appointment after gym one day, I mean I guess its okay!), lots of lady products, hair elastics, a scrunchie, and chapstick
- Acetaminophen

My meet bag is a little less crazy but still kind of crazy:
-Grip bag
-Pre wrap & tape
-Water, goldfish, and a blue powerade
-Acetaminophen
-Hair spray, elastics, bobby pins (Dancers love this stuff)
-Makeup bag (never once have I touched up my makeup)
-A picture of me and a graduated teammate (the "big sis")
-Leggings and socks

 

[dreamergymnast]

Did you ever get in trouble for the Tiger Paw thing?

 

[RisingGymnast]

Did you ever get in trouble for the Tiger Paw thing?

I didn't! There are so many in there, and it was the gym that my high school team practices at, not my regular team. So I'm sure no one knows who I am or that I took it. I do feel a bit guilty, but if I put it back next season, the person who lost it won't be looking anymore!

 

[dreamergymnast]

Nobody probably cares anyway, so it really wouldn't matter for me