Having to give up my gym membership...

Balance_Moderation

Hey all, I need some advice from you... I currently have a gym membership that I am going to have to give up. It is a long story but at least for the summer. My question for you all is this -- is it possible to have a good workout regime at home? I saw that EM2WL had ChaLEAN EXtreme on their recommend list (which I have). I pulled that out today and did it and it was fun and I enjoy the program. I have an extreme lack of space so dumbbells is pretty much the max for me, I know that I will be compromising by not having a squat rack and access to higher weights at the gym.

Can you all give me a good recommend for lifting at home with dumbbells. Is it possible to really focus on the fat loss at home with dumbbells vs. having access to all the weights and machines at the gym?

Thoughts on other programs? I have quite a few at home (ChaLEAN Extreme, P90X, PiYo, T25, Turbo Fire, a whole lot of Jari Love's) that I have access to now. I am wondering about Body Beast or some of the others???

heybales

I'd suggest either adjustable dumbbells, or the type you load on the plates yourself. You can get plenty heavy, and duplicate every lift at the gym probably, even squats with arms at side allow the same form, compared to deadlifts with arms in front like normal.

Go for olympic sized (2" holes) so you could upgrade to olympic bar down the road, and use the weights on that too.
The bars are about 5-10 lbs each with spring clips.
Then 4 x 2.5 & 5 & 10 lb plates should be enough. That gives 40-45 lbs per hand. If you need more, get another 4 x 10 set for 60-65 per hand, or 120-130 total. And you'll have to go lighter on dumbbells since more supporting muscle being used.
Bring your digital scale to the sporting goods store to get matched sets that are close in true weight.

Don't confuse the fact the fat loss comes from the diet, not the exercise.
The exercise is merely going to help what is under the fat when it's gone. And allow you to eat more while losing, which can help you adhere better.
Always adjust the eating level for the amount of activity you do. If lack of gym is causing you to miss 2 workouts a week, that means your TDEE has changed and your eating level should to of course.

Use this setup, and just select the section of dumbbell workouts.
http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Instructions.html

If you have the time 3 x weekly, use the full-body section.
If not much time, then split routine 3 x weekly.

XavierNusum

You can also get really good workouts using body weight moves. Pull-ups, pushups and body weight squats. Also look into a TRX or Jungle gym xt suspension system. They give all kinds of workout options with body weight. If you're on instagram you can follow @home_exercise for ideas