Dumbbells weights

MrsLannister
MrsLannister Posts: 347 Member
edited August 2017 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello,

I've been doing Strong Curves since last week and realized today I'm not actually sure what weight I should be logging when working with dumbbells. Is the weight on the dumbbell the weight of the single dumbbell or the pair together? If I am doing dumbbell bench press with 15 pound dumbbells should I log 15 pounds or 30?

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  • britebloomz
    britebloomz Posts: 18 Member
    Log your total weight in the dumbbells or (2)xlbs. Whichever makes the most sense to you.
  • ecjim
    ecjim Posts: 1,001 Member
    When I log an exercise with dumbbell I just DB as in DB bench press
  • sbklt
    sbklt Posts: 2 Member
    The weight is on the dumbbell, if you use one it would be 15 lbs, 2 would be 30 lbs.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    They key is to track so you are progressing with time, so doesn't really matter how you write it.

    When I use dumbbells I log with a "x2".. so for ex. 15x2. But you can write total weight or "DB 30lbs" up to you .. just keep consistent so you know what you did when you go back to it.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    I use the weight of one. I say I'm benching "35s".
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    I log the weight of one DB. Its up to you, just be consistent. I add "sa" if doing single arm.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    " Is the weight on the dumbbell the weight of the single dumbbell or the pair together?" The weight listed on a dumbbell is the weight for THAT ONE single dumbbell. A dumbbell that has 35 written on it weights 35 pounds by itself. How you log it for your records is completely up to you as long as you are consistent.
    lorrpb wrote: »
    I log the weight of one DB. Its up to you, just be consistent. I add "sa" if doing single arm.
    This works.

    " If I am doing dumbbell bench press with 15 pound dumbbells should I log 15 pounds or 30? " You are benching 30#'s. Again, how you log it for your records, so you can keep track of your progress is up to you just be consistent.
  • Shawshankcan
    Shawshankcan Posts: 900 Member
    Its your log, write it so it makes sense to you.
    But the way mine look for anything would be like this
    Bench: 5X5X315 (Meaning barbell bench, 5 sets, 5 reps, 315 weight)
    DB Incline: 3X8X100 (meaning three sets of 8 at 100lbs for EACH dumbbell)

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