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freya33
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I have just started the 30 day shred and done day 2 level 1.
What dumbell weights do people use. i do not have any and using water bottles. The local shops only sell sets of 6 dumbells not a single pair so do not really want to buy a set. I was thinking of filling bottles with sand so will weigh more but not sure what to aim for.
What dumbell weights do people use. i do not have any and using water bottles. The local shops only sell sets of 6 dumbells not a single pair so do not really want to buy a set. I was thinking of filling bottles with sand so will weigh more but not sure what to aim for.
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I bought a pair of weight cuffs from Amazon (1.5lb each) they are ok especially as I get a bit of carpal tunnel syndrome (spelling?) in my wrists and sometimes find it very hard to hold things like water bottles/dumbells/WII contolers etc.
When I was looking on Amazon there was a massive selection the only problem is you need to know what you want (cant try before you buy)
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I'm using 3 pound weights if that's helpful. It seems to be just light enough to get me through the whole workout ... my hubby's 5 lb weights didn't last long at all!0
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3 or 5 is probably the go to answer. I start off trying with 5s and often drop to 2.5s as we go along (Im on day 5) I dont own 3s so 2.5 is my next size down from 5.0
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I think your idea with the water bottle filled with sand is a good one, I don 't know how much that would weigh but I use 5 pounds weights throughout the exercise except when I get to the last part of the arms and legs, where you have to lift the weights to your eye level, I can't do the 5 pounds, so I drop it back down to the 3 pounds.0
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I read somewhere on MFP to start off with 3lbs and then to move up to 5lbs. So that's where I'm at, 3 lbs.0
