Anybody use dumbells?

[Mik]

Now that I have the cardio setup working downstairs, I was thinking about getting a good set of dumbbells for when I don't have time to go to the gym or I want to do a little extra.

So what is the heaviest weight you use? I don't want to get 50 pounders if I really won't use them and i don't think what I use on the machines corresponds exactly to dumbbells.

[jon-nyc]

I tend to use 12.5 to 50 depending on the exercise. For me the 50s are for shoulder shrugs. Sometimes I use a 45lb plate instead. My gyms too close to bother with cluttering my basement with all this stuff plus I’m pretty dependent on benches and machines for a lot of stuff.

[Mik]

Yeah, I'd have to get a good bench too. It may not be a practical idea.

[Horace]

I have 25s to 100s in a three level rack. Bought them 25 years ago. Most recently I used the 100s for benching but now I just go to the gym.

[Mik]

I think if I had 5s to 50s it would be plenty for Janet and I, at least for a while. We'll see.

[xenon]

I've gone all the way down the home gym rabbit hole.

I have a full set of dumbells from 5 to 50s. It's great and covers almost everything.

I've progressed past the 50's on chest, but it doesn't matter now since I just added a machine that looks almost exactly like this: