weight training only with dumbbells?

Sure why not? Might want a flat bench too. Anything is better than nothing though. What range will depend on you really. Just make sure you have a range you wont out lift anytime soon.

Here is a link for dumbbell exercises and routines. http://www.dumbbell-exercises.com/index.html

Good luck!

If you don't have the room for the bench right now you can use an aerobic step. That's turned out to be the best bench option out there - take it apart, put it away and it's out of the way. I stack two risers, throw a towel on it and there ya go. Learned it in a body sculpt class - perfect home bench.

I think adjustable dumbells are a great place to start. The weight of them depends on your plan and lifting goals. Do you plan to do high reps with light weight or heavy weights with lower reps. I started with low weight, high reps and never made it over 15lbs. I switched to higher weight with low reps and lift a 45 lb bar right now but will be bumping up this week for sure - so you'd probably want to be able to get up to 50 lbs each in your dumbells to make sure you can use them for a while. Not sure if you are male or female though - if you are male probably higher. This is just my opinion, everyone is different of course.

There are a lot of good plans out there - the popular ones are Stronglifts 5x5, New Rules of Lifting & 5/3/1. All of these assume you have a barbell & free weights but plenty of people are able to find dumbell alternatives with a little research.

Yes it is. I just saw a web page today with an at home dumbbell workout.
http://www.weight-lifting-workout-routines.com/Dumbbell_Workouts.html
Have fun!

bodybuilding has tons of programs that you can do at home. I workout at home and doing a 30 day program then will switch it up!

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of course you can use just dumbbells. what is more important is finding a good routine that works everything in either full body or splits and doesn't have you overworking muscles and muscle groups, effectively negating what you previously did. Also, your routine should be progressive (i.e. regularly upping your weight) to get the benefits. Lifting the same weight day in and day out is going to do jack **** for you.

Watch a lot of video and look at diagrams for form...form is the most important thing, more important than the weight you're pushing and pulling. The downside to dumbbells is that you eventually can lift too much weight and dumbbells no longer work...but that'll be a ways off.

Yes, I only workout with dumbbells. I highly recommend Mens Health Ultimate Dumbbell Guide.

http://www.amazon.com/Mens-Health-Ultimate-Dumbbell-Guide/dp/159486487X

i am planning to weight train at home .i want to buy some weights.but i cant spend a fortune on them.i was thinking maybe i can buy some adjustable dumbbells.is it possible to weight train only with dumbbells?also what weight range would you recommend? could you please share your routines.

Keep an eye on Craigslist or kijiji or garage sales. People are always selling weights for cheap!

It depends on your goals. If you want to be a bodybuilder, no. If you want to get muscles and get toned and strong, certainly. And I think the adjustable weight is an excellent investment. Much better than individual free weights in that you'll have to be a lot of them and more as you get stronger. And you will.

But for the record, you don't even need weights. A good set of heavy duty resistance bands do everything free weights do and more. I recommend Bodylastics. You can incorporate that with bodyweight exercises if you like. Push-ups, for example, are about the best exercise there is.

You do not need to spend a lot of money to get the equipment you need. And your body does not know if you are using free weights, resistance bands or your own body.

Great thread. I started in January with dumbells and body weight circuit traning 3s and 5s (female) doing Jillian's 30DS. Now, I'm up to P90X Arms and Shoulders doing mainly 8s, and a few 10s (bicep curls). I've had to trim running some to build on weight lifting personally, but I hope that levels out. I see women doing both. Right now, I'm very sore often, so I have to have that rest day in between. A good thing, means I'm making progress. Just doing feel like doing anything.

As a note, for full body workouts, I made my own sandbags from two old "Upward" duffel bags. (Doubled bagged sand and old aquarium gravel we had laying around in ziplocks, 5-7 lb bags.) Right now, I steal from one and add to the other when it feels too light. I added velcro handle straps to do two handed lifts. Yes, it's a bit awkward, but that's part of the "real life lifting" of sand bag training. I constantly look for ways to make it more stable, but it gets the job done and it's cheap. I started with a 20 pound bag last week, increased to 27 this week for cleans.