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Title: Heaviest DB's in your gym?
Post by: Ursus on April 16, 2012, 12:48:29 PM
My friend who owns the gym bought some 62.5kg's 137.5lbers last week. Almost 20lb heaver per DB than the second heaviest.

Had a rattle on them today. Awkward. How people do 200lbers God only knows!
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Post by: wavelength on April 16, 2012, 12:59:04 PM
1000kg
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Post by: howardroark on April 16, 2012, 01:05:34 PM
10lbs in buselmo's gym  ::)
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Post by: Ursus on April 16, 2012, 01:05:52 PM
1000kg

LOLd
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Post by: BB on April 16, 2012, 01:07:15 PM
Most I've been to stop in the 120-130lb range, a few to #150. After #150, I can only think of one or 2 that got into the #200 range.

After #150, they're mostly used for shrugs and rows. Once and a while, someone might try to bench them, but seldom succeed.

Biggest bell I've seen so far, was a custom #330lbs one.
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Post by: wavelength on April 16, 2012, 01:13:10 PM
LOLd

made em myself out of concrete filled truck tires
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Post by: dr.chimps on April 16, 2012, 01:13:48 PM
120's. Heaviest I've seen were 140's, and they were covered in dust.
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Post by: Skeletor on April 16, 2012, 01:16:01 PM
135 lbs.
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Post by: wavelength on April 16, 2012, 01:16:41 PM
120's. Heaviest I've seen were 140's, and they were covered in dust.

lazy slacker
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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on April 16, 2012, 01:18:13 PM
The two mexicans that show up at 5:00
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Post by: NarcissisticDeity on April 16, 2012, 01:20:22 PM
200lbs and people use them too  :o
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Post by: Samourai Pizzacat on April 16, 2012, 01:20:55 PM
120's..I dare not touch them!
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Post by: Prime on April 16, 2012, 01:21:46 PM
65 in my gym. Seen a 150kg one. I dont think anyone used it for anything.
Heaviest i have done is the 60's
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Post by: dr.chimps on April 16, 2012, 01:22:32 PM
lazy slacker
I see the truth in your statement.
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Post by: Schmoff on April 16, 2012, 01:23:36 PM
150lb
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Post by: Nails on April 16, 2012, 01:23:55 PM
150lbs... its funny every time i go to the gym that whole Dumbbell rack goes from 100lbs -150lbs is perfectly racked looks like it hasnt been moved around in months


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Post by: wavelength on April 16, 2012, 01:28:43 PM
I see the truth in your statement.

I'm sorry, I was talking to myself ;D
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Post by: Figo on April 16, 2012, 01:34:13 PM
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Post by: Nails on April 16, 2012, 01:36:35 PM
Ronnie   250lbs



(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r136/Romulus32/gallery_8115_435_170827.jpg)


(http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/6/c/6c45d_ORIG-Adam_Stu_Ron_Coleman.jpg)
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Post by: OTHstrong on April 16, 2012, 01:50:46 PM
.
There was an identical picture of Yates with 260lb dumbell I believe
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Post by: Nails on April 16, 2012, 01:54:43 PM
375lbs


(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll191/ironwill2008/375pound_dumbbells-1.jpg)





dude here is rowing 300lbs for 7reps



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Post by: Loc on April 16, 2012, 01:55:28 PM
250lbs, a lot o ppl use it at my gym mostly for shrugs. worst part is u will find the 150s-200s dropped off by assholes in the 40-60lbs section.
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Post by: doriancutlerman on April 16, 2012, 02:01:08 PM
My friend who owns the gym bought some 62.5kg's 137.5lbers last week. Almost 20lb heaver per DB than the second heaviest.

Had a rattle on them today. Awkward. How people do 200lbers God only knows!

My YMCA goes up to 150s. 

I'm not sure what "rattle on them" means because I don't speak Irish ;), but from the context of your message, I gather the [almost] 140s were heavy?

With a little practice, a lad as big and strong as you should be able to handle them for flat and incline DB presses.  And all natural, right? ;)
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Post by: deadz on April 16, 2012, 02:03:12 PM
120's
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Post by: Nails on April 16, 2012, 02:15:43 PM
250lbs, a lot o ppl use it at my gym mostly for shrugs. worst part is u will find the 150s-200s dropped off by assholes in the 40-60lbs section.

im much more hate the assholes that dropp off the 25-60 at the 100+ section of the gym....
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Post by: buresu on April 16, 2012, 02:20:05 PM
only 90lb..cause it's a damn fancy gym
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Post by: Overload on April 16, 2012, 02:21:18 PM
The power lifting gym i train at on the weekends has up to 160's in 5 pound increments.

Most gyms in this area have 125's max.


8)
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Post by: mesmorph78 on April 16, 2012, 02:54:12 PM
160's keep begging the gym owner to get bigger ones he promises but never does
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Post by: oldtimer1 on April 16, 2012, 02:58:06 PM
Up to one hundred but it's my basement gym. 
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Post by: Ursus on April 16, 2012, 02:59:38 PM
My YMCA goes up to 150s.  

I'm not sure what "rattle on them" means because I don't speak Irish ;), but from the context of your message, I gather the [almost] 140s were heavy?

With a little practice, a lad as big and strong as you should be able to handle them for flat and incline DB presses.  And all natural, right? ;)

It means have a go on them.

These new DB's the handle spacing is much longer than all others in my gym mkaing it much more difficult - the balance in particular but I hope in the next few weeks that I get the hang for them and the reps should increase to 6-8's sharp enough before I start having to work for every rep.

Oh and all natural. Never have and never will take gear or prohormones.

In my gym most will use them for shrugs or rows but a few will incline and one or two will snatch them etc

To the person who said teh 100s-150's in every gym are always lying in perfect condition. True - even 10 or 15lb increments at that weight are fine. In our gym we have nothing from 85's to 110's. There are adjustable DB's but they are a nuisance to make up.
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Post by: Ursus on April 16, 2012, 03:01:17 PM
160's keep begging the gym owner to get bigger ones he promises but never does

Only option man is to duct tape some 2.5kg plates to each side?
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Post by: OTHstrong on April 16, 2012, 03:13:54 PM
Only option man is to duct tape some 2.5kg plates to each side?
ha lol, I did that once with the 150"s taped the twenty five's to them and made 200 lb dumbells, it was like 3 in the morning and we where a little drunk :D
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Post by: mesmorph78 on April 16, 2012, 04:05:48 PM
Only option man is to duct tape some 2.5kg plates to each side?
ha ha i dont know about that man...  ;D
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Post by: wes on April 16, 2012, 04:07:39 PM
150 pounders
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Post by: mesmorph78 on April 16, 2012, 04:33:35 PM
375lbs


(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll191/ironwill2008/375pound_dumbbells-1.jpg)


Hey, I built those for my gym in 2006..  375s
wow only for rowing or shrugging....
impossible... to press especially due to the width
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Post by: Brocty on April 16, 2012, 04:36:36 PM
My gym goes up to 125, wish they went heavier..

Those 375ers are nasty!!!
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Post by: Coach is Back! on April 16, 2012, 04:42:17 PM
Right now 110's. Getting another set from 115 to 150's.
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Post by: ARMZ on April 16, 2012, 04:51:51 PM
I built those 375s in 2006 for my gym.. Here's the newer ones..  A few guys row with them.. that's about it..
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Post by: Ursus on April 16, 2012, 04:56:04 PM
I built those 375s in 2006 for my gym.. Here's the newer ones..  A few guys row with them.. that's about it..

Where do you live? USA?
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Post by: ARMZ on April 16, 2012, 05:01:05 PM
Where do you live? USA?



So. cal.
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Post by: Ursus on April 16, 2012, 05:03:47 PM
And I presume there are some enormous guys in your gym?
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Post by: mesmorph78 on April 16, 2012, 05:13:11 PM
I built those 375s in 2006 for my gym.. Here's the newer ones..  A few guys row with them.. that's about it..
looks unreal
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Post by: ARMZ on April 16, 2012, 05:18:31 PM
And I presume there are some enormous guys in your gym?


Sometimes  haha..  We have a 300 pound guy that wears a shirt that says, "95% natural"  LOL
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Post by: Nails on April 16, 2012, 05:27:27 PM

Sometimes  haha..  We have a 300 pound guy that wears a shirt that says, "95% natural"  LOL

Jason Cutler  ???


(http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000KKhm1ERyTW0/s/850/850/Jay-Cutler-MBV-0033.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s6LYFyWMCxY/TsjzEmf0nCI/AAAAAAAAFiw/qevwO5tmi3E/s640/Jay-Cutler-MBV-0036.jpg)

(http://webcast.bodybuilding.com/fitshow/other/secondfocus9d.jpg)
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Post by: Busted on April 16, 2012, 07:12:42 PM
200s and I use them :)
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Post by: Coach is Back! on April 16, 2012, 09:13:49 PM
200s and I use them :)

Cool story bro...how far can you roll them?
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Post by: OTHstrong on April 16, 2012, 09:17:01 PM
Cool story bro...how far can you roll them?
lmao ;D
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Post by: OlDirTy on April 16, 2012, 09:54:22 PM
 :o
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Post by: deadz on April 16, 2012, 09:55:37 PM
:o
CURRENT RONNIE COULDNT EVEN UNRACK THOSE
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Post by: abijahmaniaco on April 16, 2012, 09:59:20 PM
150lbs... its funny every time i go to the gym that whole Dumbbell rack goes from 100lbs -150lbs is perfectly racked looks like it hasnt been moved around in months


at my gym they have two sets of each five lb increment all the way to 150. people use the higher end dumbbells too. highest i've ever used is 105 for flat bench and two arm overhead tricep extension. i have a friend who's a stalky natural (a little chubby) who can bench 120s. has troubles with his shoulders though prob bc of it.

i saw another natural rowing a 130 the other day. the guys in excellent shape, but his form was total slop. his shoulder was all over the place. ::)
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Post by: Steve Namat on April 16, 2012, 10:12:50 PM
200s

Powerhouse Gym Downtown Tampa
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Post by: Coach is Back! on April 16, 2012, 10:16:17 PM
Going that heavy does absolutely no good. If anything, people who can do them is just.for show.
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Post by: jakesonyou on April 16, 2012, 10:16:31 PM
150lbs is the biggest in my gym.  Not a hardcore gym at all.  Myself and maybe 2 other guys use dumbbells in the 100 range.
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Post by: Steve Namat on April 16, 2012, 10:21:56 PM
Going that heavy does absolutely no good. If anything, people who can do them is just.for show.
Never used 200s... I just can't. LOL! Oh wait...sometimes for rows...

For reps (6-12)...

Shoulder press: 130lbs

Incline press: 160lbs

Flat press: 170lbs

Shrugs: 180 lbs

Rows: 180-200 lbs
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Post by: JasonH on April 17, 2012, 01:32:17 AM
A few years back we had a pair of 100kg (220lb) dumbells in Temple Gym but then one day they mysteriously vanished and no-one seems to know where they went. Maybe they got nicked?

Heaviest dumbells I have physically used for training - 160lbs for shrugs. Would have been able to use more if it wasn't for the above-average thickness of the handles.
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Post by: Figo on April 17, 2012, 01:38:10 AM
A few years back we had a pair of 100kg (220lb) dumbells in Temple Gym but then one day they mysteriously vanished and no-one seems to know where they went. Maybe they got nicked?

Heaviest dumbells I have physically used for training - 160lbs for shrugs. Would have been able to use more if it wasn't for the above-average thickness of the handles.

Not the easiest thing to smuggle out unnoticed
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Post by: abijahmaniaco on April 17, 2012, 10:24:46 AM
Not the easiest thing to smuggle out unnoticed

lol
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Post by: Ursus on April 17, 2012, 11:23:36 AM
A few years back we had a pair of 100kg (220lb) dumbells in Temple Gym but then one day they mysteriously vanished and no-one seems to know where they went. Maybe they got nicked?

Heaviest dumbells I have physically used for training - 160lbs for shrugs. Would have been able to use more if it wasn't for the above-average thickness of the handles.

Probably sold by managment of gym staff on the quiet
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Post by: Mawse on April 17, 2012, 11:52:54 AM
200's @ gold venice.

Idiots broke most of the other heavy DB's in the last few years and the New And Improved golds hasn't replaced them. Now there's a pair of 160's, a single 170, a couple of 180's and then the 200's

there used to be pairs in 5lb jumps all the way up to the 200's  :'(
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Post by: G_Thang on April 17, 2012, 11:57:57 AM
I think there are some 120s or something but I never visit that end of the rack. 
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Post by: IrishMuscle84 on April 17, 2012, 05:32:09 PM
Going that heavy does absolutely no good. If anything, people who can do them is just.for show.
People think that they have to lift extremely heavy too get big/build muscle. Thats not bodybuilding, thats STRONGMAN training. I workout at my local rec center, dumbells go up to only 100lbs. New rec center opening up next year in the fall, hopefully itll have better equipment/dumbells.
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Post by: trapz101 on April 17, 2012, 06:01:53 PM
only a pair of 65's
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Post by: OTHstrong on April 19, 2012, 04:59:18 PM
200's @ gold venice.

Idiots broke most of the other heavy DB's in the last few years and the New And Improved golds hasn't replaced them. Now there's a pair of 160's, a single 170, a couple of 180's and then the 200's

there used to be pairs in 5lb jumps all the way up to the 200's  :'(
Hey bro can you move the 200's, I know your one strong mofo... 8)
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Post by: WOOO on April 19, 2012, 06:34:07 PM
i train at home... my powerblocks are stage 3... approx 130lbs each...
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Post by: Yev33 on April 19, 2012, 10:27:46 PM
150's, did some one arm rows with 'em today, no straps.
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Post by: SF1900 on April 19, 2012, 10:45:10 PM
180 pound dumbbells. But last week I approached the owner and was like, "WTF, 180 pound dumbbells, are you fucking serious?" I then proceeded to hit a double bicep shot and said to him, "Do these arms look like they can grow with the 180's?" He hesitantly said, "Of course not, sir." I responded with, "Im a hardcore bodybuilder and I need heavy iron. Get the 200+ dumbbells or else." Interestingly enough, the next day they had 210 pound dumbbells. Even better, they personally rolled them over for me so I could press them.
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Post by: claymore on April 20, 2012, 12:48:04 AM
"Heaviest DB's in your gym?"...210's  ;)
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Post by: hazbin on April 20, 2012, 12:52:50 AM
mine are 170.  and one of my members, who is 190 lbs. brought them in.  he can do 7 reps incline press with them.  one other member can use them. and he is 230
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Post by: Figo on April 20, 2012, 10:11:12 AM
mine are 170.  and one of my members, who is 190 lbs. brought them in.  he can do 7 reps incline press with them.  one other member can use them. and he is 230
see,

That's how you run a business! Get people to bring over their own equipment!

 ;D

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Post by: funk51 on April 20, 2012, 10:21:27 AM
two of these babies can be added to as need be.
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Post by: Mawse on April 20, 2012, 10:22:05 AM
Hey bro can you move the 200's, I know your one strong mofo... 8)

hell no! getting too old to lift crazy anymore

a huge guy I used to train with tried to bench the 200's and almost tore his pec just getting them into place.

that guy doing 17 reps with the 210s... just crazy strong.
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Post by: OTHstrong on April 20, 2012, 10:49:32 AM
hell no! getting too old to lift crazy anymore

a huge guy I used to train with tried to bench the 200's and almost tore his pec just getting them into place.

that guy doing 17 reps with the 210s... just crazy strong.
fuck the 200s are just a different world.
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Post by: JasonH on April 20, 2012, 11:22:07 AM
two of these babies can be added to as need be.

That's a cool looking dumbell!  8)
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Post by: The_Punisher on April 20, 2012, 12:25:34 PM
Never used 200s... I just can't. LOL! Oh wait...sometimes for rows...

For reps (6-12)...

Shoulder press: 130lbs

Incline press: 160lbs

Flat press: 170lbs

Shrugs: 180 lbs

Rows: 180-200 lbs


at least, you're Honest about it
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Post by: Dr Dutch on April 20, 2012, 12:46:49 PM

at least, you're Honest about it
If you UP the gear, you can LOWER the weights...... ;D
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Post by: freespirit on April 20, 2012, 12:50:23 PM
(http://www.brainpickings.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/page157.jpg)
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Post by: Dr Dutch on April 20, 2012, 12:52:27 PM
From "Venus with biceps".... 8)
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Post by: Mr Anabolic on April 20, 2012, 02:38:11 PM
My local LA Fitness only goes up to 125 lbs.

Most hardcore gyms I've worked over the last 25 years max out at 150lbs.  Anything higher than that usually has dust on them.
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Post by: Marty Champions on April 20, 2012, 02:53:05 PM
I built those 375s in 2006 for my gym.. Here's the newer ones..  A few guys row with them.. that's about it..
they one arm row the 375's?

if so how many reps  :o :o :o :o
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Post by: ARMZ on April 26, 2012, 11:34:42 AM
Here's a couple guys that got 'em off the ground..