Help with home strength training

OCDguy said:


You can do a lot with dumbbells. If you have a fitness app I’d recommend doing full body dumbbell training. The best free app that I use is the Liftosaur app! They have so many free exercise splits and a server on discord for extra help. Add some zone two cardio at least one day a week on your non lifting day…and liftosaur even has a female training split that specializes in firming up those booty muscles if you want to go that route. Good luck, stay focused, and get fit!

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Thank you!
 
I'm a huge fan of dumbbells. But 10 pounds is nowhere near enough for anybody, unless you are just starting out, severely disabled or extremely elderly. For men, 50 pounders are a minimum and for many fit women 20 to 30 pounders should eventually be in the mix.

We are not talking elite athletes here either. People should work their way up to weights that require significant strength for their physique.
 
cujet said:


I'm a huge fan of dumbbells. But 10 pounds is nowhere near enough for anybody, unless you are just starting out, severely disabled or extremely elderly. For men, 50 pounders are a minimum and for many fit women 20 to 30 pounders should eventually be in the mix.

We are not talking elite athletes here either. People should work their way up to weights that require significant strength for their physique.

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Dumbbells are the best, I have 5 to 95's in my home gym. 4 or 5 different kinds assembled over 20 years. But they're heavy and the work.
 
cujet said:


I'm a huge fan of dumbbells. But 10 pounds is nowhere near enough for anybody, unless you are just starting out, severely disabled or extremely elderly. For men, 50 pounders are a minimum and for many fit women 20 to 30 pounders should eventually be in the mix.

We are not talking elite athletes here either. People should work their way up to weights that require significant strength for their physique.

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Hmmm… Thankfully I’ll fit in the “just starting out” category since I don’t want fat to equal “severely disabled” or 50 to equal “extremely elderly!” 🤣

I have a long commute and have repeatedly proven over the course of life that I won’t go to the gym even if it is convenient and I have time. 😀 So, home dumbbells and body weight it is. I’m not trying to get jacked, just trying to keep as much muscle as possible while losing fat on Reta.
 
You might like Apple fitness plus. It’s a lot the classes you’re used to, with no fluff or digging.. the resistance classes use bodyweight and dumbbells.
 
sonic_boom said:


You might like Apple fitness plus. It’s a lot the classes you’re used to, with no fluff or digging.. the resistance classes use bodyweight and dumbbells.

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I use Apple Fitness a lot since it is included in the family plus plan it whatever they call it.
 
I second Caroline Girvan! I have pretty complete dumbbells up to 60lbs but you won't need all of that to start. A chair a few dumbbells and a couple of resistance bands. If you can huck anywhere near the weight she is using you are strong and have very decent endurance.

We have done I don't even know how many Beach Body programs but they all talk a lot and I find it downright intrusive. My wife loves it though.
 
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