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:

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Mik

You can do pretty much anything on a Smith machine.

jon-nyc

It would be hard for me to get motivated to use a basement gym every day.

Mik

I don't have a problem with cardio at home, but I enjoy getting out and going to the gym. Down 60 lbs over the past 10 months.

jon-nyc

Awesome Mik.

Are you doing GLP-1s too?

Mik

Yeah, Zepbound. It's quite unlike other diet drugs which were mostly some form of amphetamine. No side effects at all, it just makes you get full faster and not as hungry. I eat breakfast at 10-11:30 then dinner, staying down between 1500 and 2000 calories.

jon-nyc

Nice to see you tolerating it well. I have a few friends that had to stop after a few months for GI issues. Not zepbound in particular, but glp-1 agonists in general.

Mik

It seems to have the lowest profile of side effects.

kluurs

@Mik said in Anybody use dumbells?:

I don't have a problem with cardio at home, but I enjoy getting out and going to the gym. Down 60 lbs over the past 10 months.

WOW!! That's great!

xenon

@Mik Wow! Impressive.

kluurs

You are my people! I have from 5- 55lbs, some in the garage and some in the living room where people always have gym equipment.

jon-nyc

One thing I would enjoy about having my own weight rack like that is I could actually keep the weights in the spots they belong in. Crazy how randomly placed they get in the gym.

The New Coffee Room

Anybody use dumbells?