New Gym Only Has Light Dumbbells

Training Bodybuilding
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[quote]Bill Roberts wrote:
SteelyD wrote:
Just went through this myself not too long ago. Gym only goes to 100# dbs.

I switched to loading up the Triceps Bar. It’s only a little longer than dumbbells and a lot more stable than trying to balance a barbell.

Load the weight you want then just turn the bar vertical and pull from the middle-top.

Hmm, good idea. That also suggests to me that the Iron Mind kettlebells almost undoubtedly have room to be loaded up well over 200 lb if using 25 lb plates. I personally haven’t gone over 100 lb in unilateral rows, and haven’t used the KB’s for some time, but I’ll check this week to make sure if the KB’s can be loaded as high as needed here.

They’re a bit of a pain in the ass in that the collar needs to be screwed on with a wrench (1/4" or 5/16", I forget)and Olympic weights flop around a little on them because they’re designed for standard, but that’s not that big a deal.[/quote]

Just bought one where I can pour lead shot into the kebell. Was it a waste of $$$? I have very little time to work out and plan to keep the kebell in my office. Own the place so no worries about anyone else. I have a one pood already and want to add wt slowly. Do lift 3 times a week but only can run down (same strip mall) to the gym for 20 or 30 minutes.

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[quote]Nominal Prospect wrote:
Dylanj wrote:any of you guys have any thoughts?

Use machines. Each one goes up to at least 200. Better for hypertrophy, too.
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machines are crap no one wants to use them.

BUT! Use them if they are the only alternative.

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I would think onlyh a waste of money if the lead shot deal is more than you want to do.

Being in your office, if it were me, would make that operation a whole lot more practical than having to haul the lead shot into the gym every time and do the pouring in the gym. That was my objection to it. If it were a home or office gym deal for me, I might have gone for the lead shot myself.

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[quote]Dylanj wrote:
WhiteTiger711 wrote:
The one at my new crappy gym only go up to 65…
However thats all i need i use a BB for everything i need higher then that

i thought this retard was banned from this site.[/quote]

nope you’re just delusional

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depending on the length and shape of the dumbells you may be able to stack and lift 2 of them at once. One gym I used to train at only had dumbells up to 40kg (66lbs) and to get around this I would put a relatively long handled 20kg dumbell across the handle the handle of a 40 (making a cross shape). It’s a little awkward to grip at first but I had no problem using the stacked dumbells for pulling exercises like rows. Straps could make it a lot easier to deal with too.

However I wouldn’t try this for pushing exercises or for any situation where you could possibly lose control of the weights.

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[quote]Dylanj wrote:
the new gym i go to only has DB’s that go up to 100lbs, im used to DB’s that go up to 180lbs.

this is concerning DB rows in particular. i usually do DB rows with a 140lbs DB, now im only able to use 100lbs DB. ive been going a lot slower on the negative and powering it through the upward motion.

im curious if this is going to hinder my gains at all.

the new way im doing this i am still able to only get about 8-10 reps (im going very slow, and controlled, with extremely good form)

any of you guys have any thoughts?[/quote]

(TRY DOING THE DB ROWS CORRECTLY! and you will only need a third of the weight you were using. (ASK Poliquin)

IE GO AROUND YOUR HIP and actually use your lats instead of biceps.
!! simple solution.

NOTE FROM ARTICLE:

One-armed arc dumbbell rows

These differ from your standard one-armed dumbbell rows by the trajectory of the weight. In this modified version, instead of bringing the dumbbell to the chest, I instruct the athlete to bring the dumbbell to the hip.

In arc dumbbell rowing, because of the rearward trajectory used, the lat performs more of a shoulder extension movement. Of course, the weight will have to be drastically reduced, sometimes by two thirds.

Remember, though, that the elbow should come up as high “over” the hip as possible. Range of motion, particularly in this movement, is crucial.

As far as the standard version goes, I find that people use far too much weight, which is clearly shown by the tendency of most trainees to either bounce the dumbbell off the mat or bring the upper body down to meet the dumbbell. *(SOUNDS LIKE YOU_

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Yes, clearly the OP has no idea how to train. Its clear from his “pathetic physique” that he has been letting his ego rob him of valuable hypertrophy. By reducing the weight 70% and following Poliquin’s principles with pink dumbbells and a super strict ROM instead of doing the movement in a way that has worked for him so far, i’m sure he can finally make some improvements.

[quote]MISCONCEPTION wrote:

As far as the standard version goes, I find that people use far too much weight, which is clearly shown by the tendency of most trainees to either bounce the dumbbell off the mat or bring the upper body down to meet the dumbbell. *(SOUNDS LIKE YOU_

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i mean if your dumb enough to think your GONNA LOSE GROWTH, because your gym only has 100lb dumbells, WHAT SHOULD I DO?

i simply gave the answer, Make the movement harder! or pre exhaust!

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[quote]tribunaldude wrote:
Yes, clearly the OP has no idea how to train. Its clear from his “pathetic physique” that he has been letting his ego rob him of valuable hypertrophy. By reducing the weight 70% and following Poliquin’s principles with pink dumbbells and a super strict ROM instead of doing the movement in a way that has worked for him so far, i’m sure he can finally make some improvements.

MISCONCEPTION wrote:

As far as the standard version goes, I find that people use far too much weight, which is clearly shown by the tendency of most trainees to either bounce the dumbbell off the mat or bring the upper body down to meet the dumbbell. *(SOUNDS LIKE YOU_

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ahahahhaha, thanks, and an update! the duct tape and plate weights works wonderfully!!! doing my old DB row weight again, gonna try using the bar as a pivot as a different variation next time, thanks a million for the advice.

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[quote]Nominal Prospect wrote:
Dylanj wrote:any of you guys have any thoughts?

Use machines. Each one goes up to at least 200. Better for hypertrophy, too.
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i max out the machines too, i have to take a pin from another machine and tack a 55lbs plate (yes they have 55lbs plates for some reason). i struggle with this so it will last me a while, i still have some room to grow in rep range.

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Um, that’s a silly question. You will need to do higher rep work. To the extent that lower rep work is necessary in your plan, yes it will hinder gains. But you can work around it to some degree using some of the techniques people suggested. Why did you join a new gym without all the equipment you need in the first place?

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Lying supine on an incline bench and doing db rows is a great way of adding depth to your back and you can get a killer peak contraction.
Band rows are great also.
You must probably make do with barbell rows of different kinds to build overall strength and the dumbbells for higher rep work.

Should work

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feel your pain brother. I was a planet fitness last weekend. It was back day. No grunting or judging fat people in that sum bitch. The heaviest DB they had in there was a 60lber! A 60lber!! Didn’t need my straps.

Didn’t even have power rack for rack deads or some bent over rows. Come to think of it, they didn’t have a free olympic bar. I basically winged it and only did 15 sets and called quits. Looked like a monster in there next to all the pansies though.

Possibly the worst training facility for an aspiring bodybuilder. If your aren’t covered in sweat, chalk, with bloody shins, and can barely walk straight it ain’t fuckin’ back day in my world!