In Need of Strength Training Tools?

skoobygeek

I own 3 pound and 5 pound dumbbells. What should I go with next for strength training? How many reps should I start with?

Phiallis

You'll exhaust the usefulness of these dumbbells in no time... They are way too light for a meaningful strength training program.

If you want to go the weight training way, get an olympic barbell, a bench, a squat rack, and some iron plates (you'll probably need 120kg of iraon plates to start with. For programs, go with 'starting strength' or 'stronglifts' (which is free).

You can also follow a bodyweight strength training routine, but you'll need a pull up bar for that. In which case go with 'Start Bodyweight'.