Author Topic: What's the heaviest dumbbell where you work out? (Read 15952 times)

ribonucleic · « **on:** March 11, 2007, 10:57:23 PM »

With the clown-show in the Branch Warren video bringing the very notion of "hardcore" into disrepute, I thought it might be possible to re-examine the concept from a different angle.

Sam Fussell opined that, to be truly great, a gym must have a 180-pound dumbbell in it. But I don't think even the Gold's where Jay Cutler works out goes that high.

EDIT: According to FLEX, they made a 220 just for him. Aww...

Frauhorn · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2007, 11:09:41 PM »

Quote from: ribonucleic on March 11, 2007, 10:57:23 PM

With the clown-show in the Branch Warren video bringing the very notion of "hardcore" into disrepute, I thought it might be possible to re-examine the concept from a different angle.

Sam Fussell opined that, to be truly great, a gym must have a 180-pound dumbbell in it. But I don't think even the Gold's where Jay Cutler works out goes that high.

50kg (110 pounds)

your average get big member would only be able to warm up at my gym

phyxsius · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2007, 11:10:10 PM »

25 pound is the max baby!! It will be heavy after 2345 reps

RUDE BUOY · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2007, 11:10:56 PM »

Quote from: phyxsius on March 11, 2007, 11:10:10 PM

25 pound is the max baby!! It will be heavy after 2345 reps

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RUDE BUOY · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2007, 11:13:04 PM »

Quote from: Matt C on March 11, 2007, 11:11:12 PM

120s.

Check this out:

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=134058.0

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evolutnbatista · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2007, 11:40:19 PM »

damn 130's, the manager/owner wont buy anything heavier

OKMike · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:14:40 AM »

130 lbs.

getfast81 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:18:31 AM »

ARMZ · « **Reply #8 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:19:39 AM »

375's I win..

Read after Jay's Pics...

http://blog.bodybuilding.com/SecondFocus

gcb · « **Reply #9 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:30:15 AM »

110

tu_holmes · « **Reply #10 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:35:45 AM »

Currently 100s...

I've been doing a lot more benching (Flat and Incline) because of it...

I'll have to join up at either the World Gym or the Gold's in Venice because of it too... sucks... 'cause my current membership is free.

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:56:26 AM »

atthis current gym i train at...
they go up to 160's
..at my other gym.. 180's

hangclean · « **Reply #12 on:** March 12, 2007, 01:22:10 AM »

We have them up to 110 at one gym that I work out at and 160 at the other gym. Incidently, the gym with the 110's has only 8 members, 5 of which bench over 450 raw and one over 500. The gym with the 160's I dont think anyone can do even 405. Interesting.

marcus · « **Reply #13 on:** March 12, 2007, 01:36:19 AM »

MikeThaMachine · « **Reply #14 on:** March 12, 2007, 02:55:00 AM »

120lbs

Rimbaud · « **Reply #15 on:** March 12, 2007, 03:23:39 AM »

150lbs.

BigCypriate · « **Reply #16 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:03:06 AM »

The highest is currently 80kg (nearly 180 pounds) but there is a huge pile of bars and little plates near the rack so you can diy for heavier bells

(why the f anyone wants to make 200 pound bells is another Q!)

Luv2Hurt · « **Reply #17 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:18:39 AM »

2 pairs up to 100lbs in 5lb increments. Single pairs up to 150lbs in 5lb increments

Petrucci · « **Reply #18 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:53:52 AM »

110 more or less, the gym doesnt have more than this...BUT they got a kind of bar where you can put the plates and i think it can go at least to 160 maybe...i never used it tho

Saxon · « **Reply #19 on:** March 12, 2007, 05:04:06 AM »

70 pounders

They did have Olympic dumbbell handles for adding weight and you basically could put on what you wanted...but idiots kept dropping them and throwing them which was breaking plates so they took them away...

It isn't that bad actually, just have to do most of your workout with a barbell or smith machine.

bigtraps · « **Reply #20 on:** March 12, 2007, 05:11:48 AM »

150's, for shrugs.

natural al · « **Reply #21 on:** March 12, 2007, 06:10:11 AM »

130's, I've inclined them for 4 or 5 reps. At one of my old gyms they went up to 180's but nobody used them, I used the 150's for shrugs once but they were just very awkward.

When I was a teenager there was a "hardcore" gym I used to go to and this dude used to throw around the 180's like they were nothing, repped with 405, he broke a ton of state powerlifting titles...problem was he weighed about 450lbs and stunk to high heaven.

Playboy · « **Reply #22 on:** March 12, 2007, 06:11:53 AM »

Quote from: ribonucleic on March 11, 2007, 10:57:23 PM

With the clown-show in the Branch Warren video bringing the very notion of "hardcore" into disrepute, I thought it might be possible to re-examine the concept from a different angle.

Sam Fussell opined that, to be truly great, a gym must have a 180-pound dumbbell in it. But I don't think even the Gold's where Jay Cutler works out goes that high.

We have up to 200 pounders in the Gold's I go to.

PB

HUGEPECS · « **Reply #23 on:** March 12, 2007, 06:34:50 AM »

Very few gyms outthere goes more than 130lbs with dumbbells, most gold's I've seen have dumbbells in the range of 130's to 150's. but I know a couple gold's in florida around the fort lauderdale area that have 200 pounders and these gyms usually have a couple Pros that workout there. I think it depends on the gyms, sometimes management have to accomodate these pros. If I run a gym, I would get as many equipments as needed. shit, If I have guys that can lift 200lbs dumbbells, I would buy it for the gym. I see a couple gym rats in my gym that are complaining to management to increase the dumbbells to 170lbs, right now we only have 130's.

william · « **Reply #24 on:** March 12, 2007, 06:51:46 AM »

100's aint that a bitch!! im tired of doing 18 reps on incline because my gym wont buy any more weight. Sucks being the biggest and strongest guy in your gym expecially if your not even that big.