Question for serious trainers (Dumbell question)

[DroppingPlates]

Oh no! now I wont get my gold star and cookie from teacher....

Do a local show and get rewarded with 5 purple ones and a plastic trophy

[el numero uno]

The hex dumbbells look odd to me, I prefer the old school look.

[Hulkotron]

I'm sure the weights aren't exact and might be off by a pound or two but I have a hard time believing a company that makes dumbbells for a living doesn't consider the weight of the handle when offering their products.

In regards to feeling "heavier", if the dumbbell is longer then it's harder to balance (more weight away from the fulcrum point, i.e. your hand).  I think this is a more likely explanation than the weight of the handle being neglected.

[hazbin]

I'm sure the weights aren't exact and might be off by a pound or two but I have a hard time believing a company that makes dumbbells for a living doesn't consider the weight of the handle when offering their products.

In regards to feeling "heavier", if the dumbbell is longer then it's harder to balance (more weight away from the fulcrum point, i.e. your hand).  I think this is a more likely explanation than the weight of the handle being neglected.

an 80 lb. dumbbbbell has 8 - 10lb. plates plus the bar and bolts.

[mesmorph78]

I'm sure the weights aren't exact and might be off by a pound or two but I have a hard time believing a company that makes dumbbells for a living doesn't consider the weight of the handle when offering their products.

In regards to feeling "heavier", if the dumbbell is longer then it's harder to balance (more weight away from the fulcrum point, i.e. your hand).  I think this is a more likely explanation than the weight of the handle being neglected.

i initailly thought this till i trained in miami....
the weight difference was not 1 or 2 lbs
unless the dumbell in my gym arent labelled right as ther are old school and welded together.... those suckas are damn heavy

[Hulkotron]

an 80 lb. dumbbbbell has 8 - 10lb. plates plus the bar and bolts.

Then why does the picture of the 200-lb dumbbell in the OP have 9 same-sized plates and one smaller plate on each side?  Same with Ronnie's 200-lb ones here.

Dumbbell is the correct spelling.

[mesmorph78]

Then why does the picture of the 200-lb dumbbell in the OP have 9 same-sized plates and one smaller plate on each side?  Same with Ronnie's 200-lb ones here.

Dumbbell is the correct spelling.

my dream is to one day do a rep with that weight..... many many years ahead but Ill do it

[Hulkotron]

my dream is to one day do a rep with that weight..... many many years ahead but Ill do it

Aren't you a monster bencher?  Surely you can do one rep with 200-lbers already.

[YoungBlood]

read the thread title
 Question for serious trainers (Dumbell question)

So because he thinks the thread is stupid, based upon the fact that one ton of feathers is the equivalent to one ton of weights, makes him weak or not a serious trainer?

Do you believe a pound of fat weighs less than a pound of muscle too?

[mesmorph78]

So because he thinks the thread is stupid, based upon the fact that one ton of feathers is the equivalent to one ton of weights, makes him weak or not a serious trainer?

Do you believe a pound of fat weighs less than a pound of muscle too?

whatever...

[mesmorph78]

Aren't you a monster bencher?  Surely you can do one rep with 200-lbers already.

no im not a bench monster adrian is..
ive never had a chance to try ... i project that possibly i could do 180

[hazbin]

Then why does the picture of the 200-lb dumbbell in the OP have 9 same-sized plates and one smaller plate on each side?  Same with Ronnie's 200-lb ones here.

Dumbbell is the correct spelling.

ok, you win. in this situation that is correct.  i do own a gym, and have been to many more in my life. i have replaced my dumppell set four times in the 20 years i have owned it.  every time, the weights come from the factory with numbers painted on the dumddells equivolent to the weight of the plates only. i should have disclaimed that that may not be the case in every set in every gym in the world, but as a general rule, that is how they are labelled. i have the hex dummmells as well, and they are the true weight as listed. wasn't trying to be a know it all, just trying to explain to the thread starter why they seemed heavier.

and as i thought it was obvious by the way i spelled dumbbbbells the first time, i am intentionally mispelling it since you earlier pointed out that it had been misssppellled. a poor attempt at humor i guess.

[Hulkotron]

and as i thought it was obvious by the way i spelled dumbbbbells the first time, i am intentionally mispelling it since you earlier pointed out that it had been misssppellled. a poor attempt at humor i guess.

You must have me confused with someone else, the post near the top of this page is my first in this thread.

[hazbin]

You must have me confused with someone else, the post near the top of this page is my first in this thread.

yup, it was Droppingplates that had pointed it out earlier.  probably one of the most misspelled words in the fitness industry

[suckmymuscle]

which type of dumbells do you find heavier... of equivalent weight


oldschool
or
newschool
 

  So the laws of physics vary according not to the mass of an object but according to it's shape. Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiice....

  Getbig "bro science" at it's best.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

[Metabolic]

I am 100% sure the new stuff, black hex dumbbells, are somehow heavier than the old shit in my gym at same written weight.  Same happened with the plates...funny.

[Dr Dutch]

Still waiting for serious trainers to respond....

[wes]

JUST LIFT....if it feels heavy,it is heavy! 

[mesmorph78]

JUST LIFT....if it feels heavy,it is heavy! 

yup 

[The_Punisher]

which type of dumbells do you find heavier... of equivalent weight


oldschool
or
newschool
 

these old school dumbbells never dissapoint...I love the handling, somehow it feel better on the wrist....that's just my opinion

[mesmorph78]

these old school dumbbells never dissapoint...I love the handling, somehow it feel better on the wrist....that's just my opinion

agree

[wes]

At my gym everything is fucking rubber........have I mentioned lately that I hate rubber coated weights? 

[DroppingPlates]

At my gym everything is fucking rubber........have I mentioned lately that I hate rubber coated weights? 

Then don't come to me bro 

[Swlabr]

I hate rubber plates. They don't make a sound when you use them, I love the sound of plates banging against each other.

[hematocritter]

If I would have seen this thread a few years back, I would have thought it was stupid..... because
the weight is whatever weight it says on there, right?
Not the case.

My old trainer told me to weigh all the plates that I had at my house. Even ones from the same
manufacturer had huge variance. Supposedly 45lb plates ranged from 42-47.5 lbs.