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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #25 on: July 07, 2020, 05:01:45 AM »
55 lbs is light as shit what can you do with that...
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #26 on: July 07, 2020, 06:27:15 AM »
Quote from: MAXX on July 07, 2020, 05:01:45 AM
55 lbs is light as shit what can you do with that...

I am not as big as you, as I am sure you're a 290 pound shredded beast! Typical getbigger!!  :D
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #27 on: July 07, 2020, 06:46:14 AM »
to answer original question option  C  a rack of vintage dbs.
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #28 on: July 07, 2020, 06:49:09 AM »
Quote from: SF1900 on July 07, 2020, 06:27:15 AM
I am not as big as you, as I am sure you're a 290 pound shredded beast! Typical getbigger!!  :D

290?that was typical getbiggers in 2010 now its 325.
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #29 on: July 07, 2020, 07:12:44 AM »
Option D - fight.

It will be good exercise for you running away.
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #30 on: July 07, 2020, 08:23:42 AM »
Quote from: Primemuscle on July 06, 2020, 04:44:54 PM
Option D: Toss your laptop  ;D

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As for which dumbells to buy, the adjustable ones seem fragile but maybe I just tried a bad pair years ago.  In a home gym space can be at a premium so if they're of good quality then the adjustable models can make more sense.

Those doppelganger pics are pretty neato!
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #31 on: July 07, 2020, 08:30:27 AM »
Standard for me the others just look uber gay.
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #32 on: July 07, 2020, 08:33:31 AM »
The bowflex DB are easy to adjust but you have to baby them.  They can break easily.

Ironmaster DB are the absolute best and worth the investment.

During normal times, bowlfex dumps inventory 1-2x a year and the DB can be had for half price.
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #33 on: July 07, 2020, 10:39:53 AM »
Quote from: MAXX on July 07, 2020, 05:01:45 AM
55 lbs is light as shit what can you do with that...
You will never need more than 55lb dumbbells.  There are so many different exercises and so many techniques to make lifting them harder you could never outgrow them.
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #34 on: July 07, 2020, 10:44:45 AM »
Quote from: Humble Narcissist on July 07, 2020, 10:39:53 AM
You will never need more than 55lb dumbbells.  There are so many different exercises and so many techniques to make lifting them harder you could never outgrow them.

Yup.

Walking OH lunges, manmakers, turkish get up, etc.....tons of stuff.
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funk51

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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #35 on: July 07, 2020, 10:45:56 AM »
roland kickinger never used more than 75 lb dbs in his workout he was a giant by bodybuilding standards.   
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #36 on: July 07, 2020, 10:52:16 AM »
Quote from: Grape Ape on July 07, 2020, 10:44:45 AM
Yup.

Walking OH lunges, manmakers, turkish get up, etc.....tons of stuff.
Just slowing the reps down increases the effort exponentially.
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #37 on: July 07, 2020, 10:52:58 AM »
Quote from: Humble Narcissist on July 07, 2020, 10:52:16 AM
Just slowing the reps down increases the effort exponentially.

That too.

Or doing sets for time instead of reps - 1 min of DB presses, etc.
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #38 on: July 07, 2020, 02:24:00 PM »
Option B hands down.
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MAXX

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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #39 on: July 07, 2020, 02:27:15 PM »
Quote from: Humble Narcissist on July 07, 2020, 10:52:16 AM
Just slowing the reps down increases the effort exponentially.

Quote from: Grape Ape on July 07, 2020, 10:52:58 AM
That too.

Or doing sets for time instead of reps - 1 min of DB presses, etc.

Sounds like two old has-beens talking  :-* :P
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #40 on: July 07, 2020, 03:54:10 PM »
Quote from: robcguns on July 07, 2020, 06:49:09 AM
290?that was typical getbiggers in 2010 now its 325.

Yes, and average height has increased to 6’4 3/8
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Re: Dumbbells - Option A or B?
« Reply #41 on: July 07, 2020, 08:01:41 PM »
I'm thinking Core vs Bowflex. Core seems to be higher rated than Bowflex 552
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #42 on: July 07, 2020, 08:12:13 PM »
Quote from: funk51 on July 07, 2020, 06:46:14 AM
to answer original question option  C  a rack of vintage dbs.

nice old rusty dumbbells ...............
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Grape Ape

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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #43 on: July 07, 2020, 08:18:00 PM »
Quote from: MAXX on July 07, 2020, 02:27:15 PM
Sounds like two old has-beens talking  :-* :P

It does?

My DB set goes 10-120.

Doesn’t mean there aren’t variants of exercises that can be done with lighter weights.
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Re: OPTION A or B?
« Reply #44 on: July 07, 2020, 08:53:53 PM »
Quote from: LurkerNoMore on July 07, 2020, 07:12:44 AM
Option D - fight.

It will be good exercise for you running away.

hahahahaha that shit was fucking hilarious.
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Re: Dumbbells - Option A or B?
« Reply #45 on: July 07, 2020, 11:03:55 PM »
Option B.
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Re: Dumbbells - Option A or B?
« Reply #46 on: July 07, 2020, 11:06:16 PM »
B
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Re: Dumbbells - Option A or B?
« Reply #47 on: July 08, 2020, 12:15:52 AM »
Geeze.. Just get two decent dumbbell rods can even get two rods from a metal Workshop. Loads of plates. Cost much less than all this stuff. I have Standard plates and olympic but i Just use Standard plates on my two rods. Can put any plates on there. Have a pile ok 5kg plates. Can get the rods Cut to any length.
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Re: Dumbbells - Option A or B?
« Reply #48 on: July 08, 2020, 01:40:07 AM »
OPTION D
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Re: Dumbbells - Option A or B?
« Reply #49 on: July 08, 2020, 03:23:39 AM »

 B of course

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