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Weights? I don't know a thing about them

Serenstar75
Serenstar75 Posts: 258 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I want to add resistance or weight training somehow into my regimen. I own a set of 5lb little barbells. That's all I own. I know nothing at all about resistance (even own body resistance would be great) or how to start. I don't know what terms to look up. I just want to be healthy and well rounded in a different way than I'm well rounded now :P Like...lean.

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  • spazofthedead
    spazofthedead Posts: 175 Member
    5lb dumbbells won't get you very far in terms of resistance training. If you don't have access to a gym or anything heavier, look into programs like You Are Your Own Gym or Convict Conditioning. Both use your own bodyweight as resistance.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Do you have access to a gym?
  • Serenstar75
    Serenstar75 Posts: 258 Member
    Thank you, and not really on the gym. We have a gym here, but it has very little in the way of working equipment. I don't get home until late at night and don't feel safe at the gym on property at those hours. I do, however, have a large living room and space to move and great interest in the idea of using my own weight as resistance. I'm going to look that stuff up. I also think eventually, even though right now it doesn't fit our very tight budget, I'll see about weights for our home. We have a dining area where that would also work set up and I think the other half would love it.
  • stephyy4632
    stephyy4632 Posts: 947 Member
    5 pound weights would be just fine to start with pick up a copy of the 30day shred at walmart its about 10.00 its a great place to start

    if you don`t have the money to invest in the dvd the level one is on utube for free and its a great work out that includes strength training
  • nutritionwhiz
    nutritionwhiz Posts: 221
    5lb dumbbells won't get you very far in terms of resistance training. If you don't have access to a gym or anything heavier, look into programs like You Are Your Own Gym or Convict Conditioning. Both use your own bodyweight as resistance.

    Has anyone used these? This sounds like something I could use as I don't have gym access. One of my neighbors (retired military) was lifting rocks on the beach - I thought that was a good idea! Any books about using nature for training?
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