Weight lifting/Strength Training Help?

shiraashira · October 2016

I am new to this site and new to strength training too. For the next three months, I won't be able to join gym. I have only three sets of dumbbells, 1, 2 and 3kg dumbbells sets and I don't plan to buy more since I will be joining gym in the next three months.

I am a complete noob when it comes down to weight lifting. Also, since I won't be able to join gym at the moment, what are some good routines I can follow for the next three months with the limited sets of dumbbells. I have seen a pinned weight lifting program forum but it is very much for gym going people. There are few sites, mostly youtube channels I have surfed through, and there's a lot of information which I can hardly grasp of with the limited knowledge I have in weight lifting.

My goal is to lose couple of pounds, 7/10 but mostly to tone, such as I am a straight shape person and most of my weight/fat is distributed in my thigh and upper belly areas. I am aware of spot reduction myth but I have heard from somewhere, targeting muscle group or specific parts of the body is a good way to build strong muscle which helps burning fat from the specific area efficiently than just doing whatever. I can totally be wrong since I've mentioned before, I am a noob.

Help?

LKArgh · October 2016

Look for body weight routines. The dumbbells you have, they are too light for strength training, so personally I would just ignore them and focus on body weight exercises.

shiraashira · October 2016

aggelikik wrote: »

Look for body weight routines. The dumbbells you have, they are too light for strength training, so personally I would just ignore them and focus on body weight exercises.

All body weight routine I have checked are more or less like a circuit training which kind of feels like cardio in the end.

Sued0nim · October 2016

With those barbells you don't have much to play with I'm afraid

Look for you are your own gym, convict conditioning or http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

shiraashira · October 2016

Sued0nim wrote: »

With those barbells you don't have much to play with I'm afraid

Look for you are your own gym, convict conditioning or http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

So circuit training it is then.

amyf2000 · October 2016

I did this workout when I first got dumbbells. http://www.prevention.com/sites/prevention.com/files/Fastest_Way_Sculpt.pdf since I was fairly new to it, light weights were appropriate for me. I liked it so much I continue to do variations on it now with much heavier weights.

singletrackmtbr · October 2016

Not all bodyweight training is circuit training. I know convict conditioning isn't like that, and neither is Athlean Xero (my personal favorite), although the second one does have some cardio days programmed in.

I agree those weights won't be very useful. Bodyweight is the best way to go.

Sorry, strength training are specific spot won't reduce fat there. Your best bet is to strength train and eat in a deficit. Good luck!

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