home gym versus dumbbells/ exercise ball

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ericroberts
ericroberts Posts: 16
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Anyone have a real strong opinion on which is the best route to go. I like working out with dumbbells, but could really push heavier weights with a home gym system. gonna keep doing cardio with my wife on the wii and walking, but would really like to start defining muscles as i continue to lose weight.

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  • williams3023
    williams3023 Posts: 49
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    Great work thus far! All in all its more about reps then weight if you are trying to get defined muscle. My opinion is dumbells lighter weight 15-20 reps of each. If you are trying to build up muscle then i would go with the home gym, heavier weights less reps.
  • taryn_perry
    taryn_perry Posts: 193 Member
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    I would agree with williams3023 in that if you want bigger muscles, lift heavy and less reps. What type of home gym system are you thinking? I have the Bowflex Selecttechs and they are AWESOME!!!! Well worth the investment and take up a fraction of what a big machine would take.

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