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JUMPERS at the GYM?

Ineed2toneup
Ineed2toneup Posts: 33 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Do you wear a jumper, sweater, hoodie at the gym? Some article said its good to keep the muscles warm as you workout; is this done by people at the gym?

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  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    yes i keep my body warm with sweatpants, knee sleeves, hoodie etc. But once i am generating my own heat i will take off layers.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    When I'm cold yes. Layers come off as I warm up though.

    And when I'm competing, I will pull on sweats and a sweatshirt between attempts to stay warm.
  • chunkytfg
    chunkytfg Posts: 339 Member
    God no. 15 min warm up has me pretty much sweating and hot then I'm dining out a t shirt by the time I'm done.
  • Ineed2toneup
    Ineed2toneup Posts: 33 Member
    Where do you put your clothes as they come off in a communal gym? :/ carry the pile of clothes around with you...
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    Ineed2toneup wrote: »
    Where do you put your clothes as they come off in a communal gym? :/ carry the pile of clothes around with you...

    yes, in my gym bag and i carry it with me because i have stuff in it that i use.
  • Ineed2toneup
    Ineed2toneup Posts: 33 Member
    Do you use two towels and what size towels? I'm a gym virgin.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I just wear whatever I'm gonna wear...I don't layer and drop clothes. I do a warm up to get everything going and I'm fine from there.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Ineed2toneup wrote: »
    Where do you put your clothes as they come off in a communal gym? :/ carry the pile of clothes around with you...

    With the rest of my stuff for the rest of my day. Just hand out on some open shelving.
    Ineed2toneup wrote: »
    Do you use two towels and what size towels? I'm a gym virgin.

    No towels. Have some baby wipes to wipe myself down afterwards.
  • Ineed2toneup
    Ineed2toneup Posts: 33 Member
    Willbenchforcupcakes wrote: »
    Ineed2toneup wrote: »
    No towels. Have some baby wipes to wipe myself down afterwards.

    So no towel to wipe down equipment and sweat as you go?
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Ineed2toneup wrote: »
    Willbenchforcupcakes wrote: »
    Ineed2toneup wrote: »
    No towels. Have some baby wipes to wipe myself down afterwards.

    So no towel to wipe down equipment and sweat as you go?

    I don't do cardio, so no need to wipe down cardio equipment (my coach considers my daily activity to be enough cardio for me). And the last time I wiped down a weight bench was umm the last time I was in a commercial gym. So over a year ago. Eh. If I trained in a commercial gym around strangers I'd do a lot more cleaning.
  • Ineed2toneup
    Ineed2toneup Posts: 33 Member
    Oh ok thanks Cupcakes, I go to a commercial gym
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,255 Member
    I got face-towel sized towels at Costco. They're white cotton, so bleachable. Like $12 for a huge package of 10 or something.
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