Eye of the Tiger Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 I am currently in the process of starting a plyometric program and part of the program will be a lot of resistance training with body weight and weights. I am buying all the plyometric stuff, but for the weights I only have a 15 kg set of dumbells. Do you think its necessary to buy a barbell or could you just use to dumbells to impersanate a barbell. I don't think a bench is necessary. THX in return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G95champ Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 DB are great. You can do everything with them plus they are eaiser to store. Our football team is in the process of getting rid of a lot of old equipment and adding a lot more DB's. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye of the Tiger Posted June 8, 2002 Author Share Posted June 8, 2002 What are your thoughts on the effectifness of using barbells. Do you really need them for effective weightlifting. Do you think dumbells are enough? THX in return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeRo Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 dumbells are cool i have some 5kg i use. there good for me. i dont want to do anything heavyer just incase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Withers M.A.A. Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Dumbells are good because they force you into lifting the entire weight with that one arm. However, if you're trying to bulk up you will need barbells because you can lift more weight that way and that is the only way to gain mass. 2nd Degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwon Do. 1997 NASKA competitor-2nd place Nationally in Blackbelt American Forms. Firearms activist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuth Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Real good advice from Withers. Semper Fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ti-Kwon-Leap Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 It is easier for a beginner to use barbell exercises because it takes less coordination. I must take issue with the assertion that dumbells cannot build mass and strength. If you use heavy dumbells, say 60-100 lbs. believe me your muscles WILL respond. Also you will need a bench if you plan on doing exercises for your chest. a bench is also essential if you want to do pullovers(one of the best single exercises in my opinion) Ti-Kwon-Leap"Annoying the ignorant since 1961" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye of the Tiger Posted June 10, 2002 Author Share Posted June 10, 2002 There are 2 ways to lift weights and thats to bulk up or to build speed and strengh. I am not intersted in bulking up I am actually trying to lose a lot of muscular bulk which I had been training for over the years which I want to get rid of to be more agaile and to build up more speed. I am doing plyometrics at the moment and I have never been this strong but I have lost quite a bit of muscular bulk. Speed and strengh is so much better than carrying around a big muscular body and eating a lot so you get bigger, well thats my experiance. All my equipment consists of a chin up bar, a set of dumbells 15 kg, skipping rope, plyometric box and a medicine ball. I am currently going to buy either a punch bag, paddle witch fits to the wall, or a set of 50 kg barbells. Which do you think I should buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 10, 2002 Share Posted June 10, 2002 Punch bag for birthday, buy paddle, Weights for christmas. JackCurrently 'off' from formal MA trainingKarateForums.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye of the Tiger Posted June 10, 2002 Author Share Posted June 10, 2002 I have decided that I'm gonna buy a 6 ft punch bag and throw in a paddle with it. 15 kg is enough for me anyway I think. I'v only used my dumbells to acheive my muscular bulk without using barbells. The only reasen for using barbells is that you can load more weight on to them. I'll save barbells for when my weights really get to easy for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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