16 year old here wants to know how heave my dumbells should be.

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prolific

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I'm about 5'10, 150-160lbs.
I have no clue to how heavy my dumbbells should be. I'm about to purchase one and I need your help. I'm not a weakling at the same time not the strongest.
Please help me out here.
 
Nobody can tell you how much weight you need. Only you can decide that. BUT if I were you, I would get the dumbbells where you can add and take off weight, so that when you excell you don't need to keep buying new DB's, you can just add more weight. Good luck. :)
 
prolific said:
there's no like data or average for my age or anything like that?
Thanks for the help.
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Each person is different, it depends on what YOU can handle safely and still be a challenge. I agree that you should get db's that you can add plates to as you gain strength. The is no way to average what someone your age etc can lift as it is such an individual thing. Good luck finding something suitable. Let us know how you make out.
 
Yeah, they cost more but the adjustable db's are great to start out with.. They'll grow with you for a few years before you'll need anything else.
 
prolific said:
can you guys tell me which ones you guys lifted when 16?
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For what exercises? (sorry I know I'm not a guy but this will help to narrow down what lifts you want to know about) ;)
 
prolific said:
I'm about 5'10, 150-160lbs.
I have no clue to how heavy my dumbbells should be. I'm about to purchase one and I need your help. I'm not a weakling at the same time not the strongest.
Please help me out here.
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At 150-160 and 5'10, you have very little muscle mass and you need to build up a little for protecting joints and spinal region.

My reccomendation is the following:

1. You want adjustable dumbbells that let you add plates.

2. Start off with the bells weighing 5 lbs apiece.

3. Use a routine that has you do only a few movements.

4. Start out at doing roughly 1 set of 10 of each and working your way up.

The movements should be akin to clean and press movements, standing curl movements, squats, and presses. -Not saying the movements should BE these, but this will help to create a basic model for a proper program.

-And that is the point. You cannot take a wild stab in the dark with weights and expect magical development.

*** I recommend a complete program. ***

What I just suggested is merely a CONCEPT of a reasonable starting point. It is not intended to be a program, nor specific advice to lifting. Because you are starting out, you want to be safe rather than sorry, and a program will keep you safe.
 
prolific said:
can you guys tell me which ones you guys lifted when 16?
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You will need diffrent weights for each exercise.
I use 26kg dumbells for a standard shoulder press
but only 12kg for bicep curls.
Then 36kg for chest press.
and 8kg if I want to isolate a delt.
 
prolific said:
thanks all for the help.:)
decieded to get the 5-30lbs adjustable ones.
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Great idea. Adjustables will be great because as you progress, like mentioned, you can purchase additional plates to progress with you.
 
Doesn't bowflex have a really sweet set of dumbells where you just turn a dial and it selects the weights?

And as far as strength to size.. That is really hard to say. I know a guy who is about 145 or so and he can curl much more than me, I'm about 210 :)
 
niceone said:
Doesn't bowflex have a really sweet set of dumbells where you just turn a dial and it selects the weights?
:)
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The selectech ones, however they max out at about 55 pounds I think. Powerblocks are much better and I have heard better reviews.
 
Pff.. 50 pounds?? Thats only good for my warm up stretching. ;)
I see what you are saying. I didn't realize that they maxed out so low.
 
tonymcclellan said:
The selectech ones, however they max out at about 55 pounds I think. Powerblocks are much better and I have heard better reviews.
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they are not good at all first of all the break up pretty easy for a dumbel... , secound too expensive and the max weight is pretty low...
 
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