How much weight should a set of adjustable dumbbells be able to go up to if I want to be able to use them for squats or otherwise do my legs as well as my arms? (IE be a complete home gym experience)I'm a total beginner
>>77000097just get a good bar
>>77000101Not enough space for my living arrangement to accommodate that.
>>77000097I got 90’s and that was enough for a few years, but with adjustable dumbbells I found holding them for squats awkward so I ended up doing wide stance squats holding the dumbbells straight down.The high weight is also good for back rows
>>77000097Depends how much money you're willing to spend. If you've got a couple grand but no space, digital weight stuff is actually not a terrible choice (Tonal 2, etc). I fucking hate those things but if you REALLY can't get a rack, it's way better than just dumbbells.If you're <$1000 range, Ironmaster does make a set that goes all the way up to 165 lbs each, but it would be awkward as fuck to squat with that.If you are cheaping out, dumbbell handles with 2" collars are a choice... but they will be the most awkward choice ever.Personally I would not go below something like the 80 lbs Nuobells, and even then, it's hard to imagine getting gains with a 160 lbs squat without doing really weird shit that would just be annoying.
>>77000097you can double the effective weight by doing bulgarian split squats
>>77000097>for squatsyou'll go past 100kgs in 6 months so it's not realistic for regular squatsmaybe if you do those weird one legged squats
>>77000097DBs are not a complete home gym experience. You cannot do a proper lower body workout with them like a barbell. If you're serious about lifting and serious about a home gym then you want a pair that goes up to the 80-100lbs range, maybe even expandable to 120lbs. You will still need a barbell and bench and power cage. Just get a gym membership.
>>77000207then go to a public gym you weak bitch
>>77000097>How much weight>dumbbells>squats>I'm a total beginnerI'm betting you cannot even perform more than 3 squats with proper form.Come back in a year. Chances are, if you keep your new habit, you'll already have gained the answer that suits you, and not what an Internet teenager from Brazil tells you you should purchase.
>>77000844>then go to a public gym you weak bitchThis is the hard truth a lot of anons need to hear. If you’re a beginner, why in the hell would you spend any significant amount of money on a home gym when you don’t even know if you like lifting or can be consistent with it? And if you find out you don’t like it, it’s harder than ever to resell used equipment. Most of the flimsy chinesium I see people posting on this board will be up on marketplace forever. Find the best gym you can afford and go there for at least a year before jumping into home gym life, and even then, do it slowly—lots of guys thrive in public gyms and then find they can’t motivate themselves to work out at home.
