5 Best CrossFit Gym Bags for Your Workouts

Rated as our Editor’s Choice, with plenty of amazing features, the Adidas Defender III is a 100% polyester ports bag made to last and designed to hold all your CrossFit or workout essentials.

The great thing about the Adidas Defender III that sets it apart from most bags on the market is that it is available in a wide range of colors and two different size options, so it can suit any athlete or situation.

Another great feature is that it comes with is FreshPAK technology, which helps resist and eliminate bacterial odors that often are associated with used gym clothes, towels, and shoes. You never have to worry about your gym bag stinking up the car or bring embarrassed of its stench as your ride the train home.

The Adidas Defender III comes with a roomy main compartment that stands tall for easy packing, especially if you find yourself in a very small locker room with a tight locker. The two zipper-end and zipper-outside pockets work great to stash the little essentials you may need.

You can easily carry this gym bag with the reinforced 3D ripstop material designed on the strap, which is located in the end pocket of bag. You can alternatively use the removable padded shoulder strap for extra comfort – we can all relate to the pain that is caused by a heavy bag digging into our arms! Especially since it comes in two different sizes, you can choose which one best suits the amount of equipment you bring to your workouts.

What makes it stand out?
• Different sizes and colors to mix and match
• Has FreshPAK technology that resists and eliminates bacterial odors
• Has dual strap option

Which disadvantages must you keep in mind?
• No bottle holder included
• No shoe compartment to hold your gym shoes

The NIKE Brasilia Medium Duffel Bag is made of 100% Polyester material, making it very tough.

The entire exterior and interior of the bag is durable, so you can rest assured that none of your things will slip out or break through the bag material. Even if you stuff the NIKE Brasilia to the brim, everything will be held in place.

The bag has a water-resistant bottom that helps keep essentials dry and protected. In this day and age, this is an extremely important feature since you’ll more often than not be carrying an iPhone or an iPad in your bag, especially if you’re coming from work.

To hold the NIKE Brasilia duffel, you’ll have dual handles and a removable padded shoulder strap for versatile carrying. Whether you want to be hands-free and talk on the phone while walking to the gym, or you want to get your hands on the straps to get a full-on hold of the weight, you can choose how you’d prefer to carry it.

There is a spacious main compartment for easy access and storage for everything you’ll need during your workout. You can also use the interior hanging pocket, which secures small items or the mesh side pocket, convenient for small-item storage.

What makes it special?
• Available in a wide range of colors
• Comes with versatile strap choices, shoulder and dual handles
• Has a water-resistant bottom for electronics

What cons did we find?
• Doesn’t come with a wet storage area for damp clothes
• No bottle holder

The Mouteenoo gym bag is a sturdy and durable choice for a gym bag for any of your workouts—whether you’re into CrossFit or not. It is designed with high-quality water resistant material and held together with strong nylon threads. With all the extra reinforcement, you don’t have to worry about it ever falling apart.

The bag also secures together with SBS metal zippers for each pocket, so you won’t ever snag a zipper—no matter how full your bag is.

Speaking of full, you can fill the Mouteenoo gym bag to the brim, with a separate shoe compartment, specifically designed to keep your shoes and dirty gear in a separate location.

The bag comes with a shoulder strap that has a pad on it for comfortable wearing and it is adjustable, so you can wear it at the length that works for you. You can also alternatively use the handhold strap only.

In the bag, you’ll find enough places to store and stash your stuff – with a side mesh pocket, one side shoe compartment, two outer zipped pockets for quick access items, one inner pocket, and a main compartment. You can fit all of your gear – from your gym clothes to your shoes, from your water bottle to your wallet. It has everything you need to transport all your equipment to the gym and back.

What are our favorite features?
• Lifetime warranty on the bag so you can always get it replaced
• Has two different straps—the shoulder strap has a pad
• Has a separate bottle holder

What could be better?
• Only one shoe compartment

The King Kong Original 3.0 Nylon Gym Bag is one the of the most advanced, up-to-date bags by this brand. Perfectly designed for your CrossFit supplies and needs, you’ll have everything you could ever want in one bag. Although it’s specifically suited for CrossFit, you can use the King Kong Original 3.0 Nylon Gym Bag for any type of sports activity.

One of the most important features of the King Kong Bag is that it is virtually unbreakable. Since it is made with durable military spec. 1000D nylon, you can rest assured that no matter what you put it in it, your bag will withstand the pressure. Just like a CrossFit workout, no matter what’s been thrown in there, the bag still holds together. Its stronger, double-stitched seams and heavier-duty shoulder strap clasps definitely help keep everything inside and fit to carry.

The bag has a capacity of 11.9 gallons, which can easily carry everything you need— including your gym clothes, accessories, shoes, towel, and valuables. Even more, it has plenty of different compartments and partitions to help protect and organize your things, so you’re not just stuffing everything in there.

Its exterior is highly abrasion-resistant, making it virtually impossible to rip. It’s also water-resistant, which means you can easily stick in your wet towels or swimming gear—even throw in your leaky water bottle if you have to! The King Kong Original 3.0 Nylon Gym Bag comes with heavy-duty steel buckles and Ultra-Tough #10 YKK Zippers.

What stands out?
• Virtually unbreakable with the material it’s made of
• Can carry 11.9 gallons
• Highly abrasion-resistant and has heavy-duty steel buckles and zippers

What cons did we manage to find?
• May be too large for some

Advertised as the ultimate CrossFit bag, the Rigor Gear Duffle Bag can hold all your gear, extra equipment, and anything else with ease. Since it has numerous pockets and two shoe compartments, is designed in a large size and has a padded shoulder strap, you can rest assured that it will be able to fit all your gear.

The Rigor Gear bag can hold up to 11.9 gallons of internal storage, so you don‘t have to choose what you can afford to bring – you can easily fit your towels, clothes, weight belts, and even foam rollers. Although you might think that it couldn’t possibly fit into a locker since it holds so much, the Rigor bag has no difficulties with this.

If you need to store both your biking and running shoes, you don’t have to worry about not having one or the other on any particular day. As the Rigor Bag has a dual-shoe compartment – you can fit both! The bag also contains five external mesh pockets, so you can air out all that used gym gear or reach whatever you need with ease.

All of the pouches on the Rigor Bag are secured with zippers and velcro, so you can keep personal items safe in their compartments.

What stands out?
• Has lots of pockets so you can slip things in
• Comfortable shoulder strap
• Wet compartment to store damp towels or used clothes
• Extremely lightweight for its size
• Made with durable and sturdy materials
• Has heavy-duty zippers and velcros
• Two shoe compartments

What cons did we manage to find?
• Might not be in everyone’s budget range