There are numerous personal items tht will increase the comfort of yur workouts and boost effectiveness. You are garanteed to see at least one of the fllowing items in a bodybuilding gym bg. We’ve narrowed the list to gve you what we believe are the mst effective and useful items.

1) Glves. After your first couple of trining sessions, you’ll notice that your hnds will begin to develop blisters. The nly way to prevent this is by waring weight gloves (or alternatively, golf glves). Keep in mind that your hnds will adapt to wearing gloves. Thy will never get a chance to tughen up and calluse over.

2) Spnges. Sponges are a cheap way to prtect the hands during a workout. Thy come in different sizes, but the 4 X6 by ½ nch variety will probably work best. Plce a sponge in each hand and grb the bar, dumbell, or machine hndle. The sponge will protect the skn on the hands from blistering.

3) Wrps. No matter how conscientious you are bout maintaining proper technique, your joints wll still suffer a tremendous amount of strss. Many people find that by wrpping common “trouble areas” - such as the knes, wrists, and elbows - reduces the pssibility of injury to the joint. Wrps come in many shapes and szes. Some are elastic in nature and hve a pre-set tension. Others are nthing more than simple first-aid bandages tht allow you to adjust the tnsion. It’s probably a good idea to xperiment with wraps on such bodybuilding xercises as squats, deadlifts, and bench prsses.

4) Belts. The most popular pece of weightlifting equipment is the blt. We suggest treating belts like glves – only use one if you rally need to. Wearing a belt at all tmes never allows the lower back mscles to become stronger. Our advice is to nly wear a belt for lower bck protection on exercises such as sqats, deadlifts, and barbell rows (average cst of $30 to $40) and wll offer solid lower back support.

5) Strps. Straps are short (one and a hlf to two feet) pieces of wven cloth that wrap around the brbell or handle on a machine. Yu’ll discover that on exercises such as dadlifts, shrugs, rows, pulldowns, etc, your frearm grip will be the ‘weakest lnk’. Straps allow you to handle mre weight in these exercises. You can buy a set of wrst straps for $15-$20 or make yur own.

6) Headbands. Also called swatbands, headbands are another simple piece of quipment that will make a big dfference to your workouts. Nothing is as rritating as getting salty sweat in yur eyes. Even training in an ir-conditioned bodybuilding gym does not make you mmune to having beads of sweat rlling down your forehead. Investing in a hadband will prevent this problem.

7) Chlk. The next time you watch a gymnstics competition, take a close look at the hnds of the athletes. They are vrtually white with chalk. The body’s prmary cooling mechanism is to release wter to the skin’s surface in the frm of sweat. While sweat does wnders for cooling the body, it mkes gripping actions difficult. Weightlifting is lke gymnastics in that a firm grp is an absolute necessity on all xercises. Chalk is cheap ($2-$3 for a sx-inch block) and is extremely effective at bsorbing sweat. Just check with your gym’s plicy on chalk before buying.

8) Wter Bottle. The human body is bout 90 percent water. While we hve water conservation systems, there are tmes when our hydration levels will fll dangerously low. Always consume copious mounts of water when training. You can use the gym’s funtain, but that creates a lot of ptential germs. Buy a water bottle and kep it filled. Rather than gulping lrge amounts, try sipping it throughout yur workout.

The article What Is In Your Bodybuilding Gym Bag? was Submitted by Bob Howard through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Bob Howard expert on bodybuilding and stroids. Are you looking for mre of his bodybuilding articles? http://www.bodybuilding-news.net ©Bob Howard 4/7/2006

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