Dumbbells Workout Routine at Home

5 kg is too light,

If you use Pinterest at all, there are TONS of ideas and links to all sorts of different workouts. You can find a different workout for every day.

When I first started using dumbbells, I started off with 3lbs. I've been doing dumbbell training for awhile now and am only up to about 8 pounds. You know your body better than anyone else. What's right for you, might not be right for someone else. The only thing that matters is if you feel the burn!

If you're just starting you're better of doing a full body routine. Split routines are really more for intermediate/advanced users who hit their muscle groups hard enough that they need more than 1 day of recovery.
For overall conditioning i started with the Spartacus workout- check youtube there is a 1.0 and 2.0 version it's basically circuit training, cooks the whole body and low rest intervals makes it a good calorie burn for your time investment.

All of the above are great suggestions. My weight workouts are only using dumbbells, but I have an adjustable set that goes from 10 pounds to 55 pounds. It's worth the investment if you want to lift heavy. Load progression is key.

I workout 30 minutes each on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, much like you plan on doing. I looked up compound lifts modified for dumbbells. So now I do the 4 big lifts (OHP, bench, deadlift, squat) modified for dumbbells instead of barbell. Youtube is your friend here.

I also incorporate bodyweight exercises into my routine. I used to hate pushups, but now I enjoy doing them. I'd probably say it's the best full-body bodyweight exercise.

All of the above are great suggestions. My weight workouts are only using dumbbells, but I have an adjustable set that goes from 10 pounds to 55 pounds. It's worth the investment if you want to lift heavy. Load progression is key.

I workout 30 minutes each on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, much like you plan on doing. I looked up compound lifts modified for dumbbells. So now I do the 4 big lifts (OHP, bench, deadlift, squat) modified for dumbbells instead of barbell. Youtube is your friend here.

I also incorporate bodyweight exercises into my routine. I used to hate pushups, but now I enjoy doing them. I'd probably say it's the best full-body bodyweight exercise.

which adjustable bells did you get? I've been toying between the bowflex and the power blocks, seems like each has their ups and downs.

+1 on the body weight. My current routine is all body weight with the exception of deads and squats. check out a guy like Al Kavadlo if you want to see what straight bodyweight can get you- calisthenics progressions are very effective.

What routine do you currently do and what do you like about it?

If it's a circuit with lots of reps like 30 Day Shred 5kg is more than enough! In that case try Shred It With Weights - the first part is available online. It's designed for a kettlebell but variations using a dumbbell are demonstrated simultaneously. It uses your muscles in an entirely different way and you'll find you're quite challenged.

try this

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dumbbell-only-home-or-gym-fullbody-workout.html

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Have you seen Chalean Extreme. Dumbbell bars and plates are much cheaper than the ones like Bowflex and Poeerblock.

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just google 'youtube cardio dumbbell' and like 20 things come up.

if your stuck with these weights, this type of work out is going to be the most bang for your buck.

trying to do straight weight training with those will be a waste of time.

All of the above are great suggestions. My weight workouts are only using dumbbells, but I have an adjustable set that goes from 10 pounds to 55 pounds. It's worth the investment if you want to lift heavy. Load progression is key.

I workout 30 minutes each on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, much like you plan on doing. I looked up compound lifts modified for dumbbells. So now I do the 4 big lifts (OHP, bench, deadlift, squat) modified for dumbbells instead of barbell. Youtube is your friend here.

I also incorporate bodyweight exercises into my routine. I used to hate pushups, but now I enjoy doing them. I'd probably say it's the best full-body bodyweight exercise.

which adjustable bells did you get? I've been toying between the bowflex and the power blocks, seems like each has their ups and downs.

+1 on the body weight. My current routine is all body weight with the exception of deads and squats. check out a guy like Al Kavadlo if you want to see what straight bodyweight can get you- calisthenics progressions are very effective.

I got the Weider adjustable set. It's just like this set in the picture, but mine is a few years old now. I got them at Sears during a Labor Day sale, I think. I wouldn't get a Bowflex set. Those are twice as expensive as others just because you're paying for the name.

the adjustable stuff is fine if you plan on doing classic weight training, but if you do anything a little crazy like doing push ups on the dumbbells, or if you happen to drop one, they are pretty delicate.

The bow flex design has a bunch of plastic discs that rotate as you turn the knob and thus pick up or leave plates on the docking station. i dropped one by accident and chipped the plate and that was that.

other makes may be even more delicate.

you could probably buy the manual adjustable weight dumbbells with collars... you could probably by a few sets and then you could have different weighted dumbbells on hand to use during a work out. that might even be cheaper then some of the auto adjust sets and definetly more durable.

I threw a hissy fit after i broke my select tech and now im dead set on slowly building a set of real dumbbells.