How Do You Kill the Smell in CrossFit and Gym Gear?

Quick answer: Gym and CrossFit gear smells because sweat feeds bacteria in materials you cannot toss in the wash, like lifting straps, wrist wraps, gloves, knee sleeves, belts, and the bag itself. Arrest My Vest eliminates that odor at the molecular level with OAM Technology, working instantly on contact. The Fitness Edition in Clove and Aloe is built for exactly this gear.

Why does workout gear smell worse than your clothes?

Your gym clothes go in the laundry after every session. Your gear does not. Your knee sleeves, straps, wraps, gloves, belt, and bag get sweat soaked over and over and almost never get properly cleaned. That is the whole problem in one sentence.

Sweat by itself is close to odorless. The smell comes from bacteria that thrive in warm, damp, closed materials. Neoprene sleeves and a zipped up gym bag are a perfect home for it. So the funk builds, session after session, until you can smell your bag from across the room and your sleeves make you wince when you pull them on.

Airing it out helps for about a day. Then it is back, because airing does nothing to the odor causing molecules actually living in the material.

Can you actually get the smell out of gear you cannot wash?

Yes, and this is where a lot of people give up too early. They assume the only options are wash it, which you cannot, or replace it, which is expensive and pointless when the gear still works.

There is a third option. Eliminate the odor directly.

Arrest My Vest uses OAM Technology, short for Odor Absorbing Molecules, to neutralize odor at the molecular level rather than masking it with a heavier scent. You spray it on, and it works instantly on contact. No soaking, no waiting, no drying time. It will not stain your gear and it leaves no residue behind.

How do you use it on your training gear?

Keep it simple. After a session, mist your straps, wraps, gloves, sleeves, and belt, and give the inside of your bag a few sprays too. That is it. Because it works on contact, you can spray gear and pack it away without waiting around.

If your shoes are part of the problem, and for most people they are, hit those as well. The point is to treat the gear on the way out of the gym, so the smell never gets the chance to set in.

Do this consistently and your gear stops being the thing you dread opening.

Built for gym bags, sleeves, wraps, and everything that never sees the wash. Shop the Fitness Edition in Clove and Aloe.