>This costed 45 dollars and came solo

Why the fuck would dumbbells be sold individually

>paying 45 dollaridoos for 25lb of nothing

>>76369700
>of nothing
but he's holding something?

>>76369697 (OP)
the price gouging on pl8s and dumbbells post covid is pretty fucking crazy. i just started stealing change pl8s and small dumbbells from commercial gyms

>>76369697 (OP)
A fool and his money are easily parted.

>>76369697 (OP)
The handle looks pretty painful to grip onto

anything over $1/lb is insane that's too much too unless you're talking calibrated weight

>>76369713
Doing warm up and then working sets with these is incredibly fun and I mean frustrating

>>76369710
I did that, small plates like 0.5kg, 1kg, 2.5kg are 40-80 euros for a pair here so i just went to some gym, paid 5 euros for a workout and stole a few
Stealing 20kgs would be harder, but i'm thinking about it since a pair of regular cast iron 20kg's is 200 euros here. They used to be 100 euros back in 2021.

>>76369925
Where is that place? Eurozone countries don't have such prices

>>76369697 (OP)
>buying the shit rubber walmart dumbells
NGMI

>>76369896
Still faster than traveling to/from the gym

>>76369697 (OP)
That’s all you need to maintain an aesthetic and powerful body. Always do reps until failure to trigger the cns for natural growth.

>>76369697 (OP)
should of saved up and just bought an adjustable set. you fell for a newbie trap.

>>76369925
I was talking to the staff at my gym. People are wondering off with 45 lbs plates. And the carabiners constantly.

>>76369925
based

>>76369896
Buy 2 sets, now you have your warmup dumbbells and working set dumbbells. And now more weights.

>>76369925
Stealing is for niggers. Are you a nigger?

>>76369697 (OP)
lol, are you the same retard who was asking in the other thread about doing single dumbbell excercises?!

>>76370524
Yes, he's from Europe

>>76369697 (OP)
how about you read the product description before you buy things?

I made the exact same mistake bro. With foresight I should've returned it and got shit I could progressed with but I just got another one later like a cuck.

>>76371104
> cuck
Ah, un Americano

>>76369713
gymrats hate that this is all you need to get in shape

>>76369714
Those are usually small indents and are pretty smooth.

>>76369697 (OP)
What's wrong with doing curls or military press one arm at a time?

>>76369896
Warmup sets are a waste of time. Just use a lighter weight and skip them.

>Bodyweight exercises are free

Homegym bros how do you even finish a set without eyefucking all the sluts in the mirror
It's like getting to workout in a strip club

>>76369714
>filtered by knurling
are you for fucking real?
this is why you're ngmi
people want this on their handles because it allows grip even when sweating, let me guess, you want slippery deteriorating rubber instead? lmao

>>76369697 (OP)
>45 dollars
Are we not sticking to 1lb = $1 rule when it comes to buying used anymore?

>>76369710
>the price gouging on pl8s and dumbbells post covid is pretty fucking crazy
Yeah I just stopped buying them and stick to resistance bands and bodyweight shit at home. Some retards must still be bending over and paying the ridiculous prices because they haven't come down or only slightly.

>>76371167
I really like the lat pulldown machine though, but 90% of my workouts are just dumbbells even in the gym

>>76371407
Pull up bar

I bought the same one at Ross for 25$. Hope you’re jealous

>>76369896
If you don't have time, why even work out

>>76369697 (OP)
I like doing 1 arm overhead press with dumbbells.

RIP gripper :(

>>76372546
God I love spring steels, such gorgeous alloys.

>>76369925
king

>>76369697 (OP)
It's $35 on Amazon. Not that you should shop there.
I lucked out and got a new Amazon Basic 50lbs dumbbell for $15. They must have been getting rid of them as they're no longer a purchase option.

>>76369710
What'd you do stuff them into a gym bag or something?

>>76373595
backpack

>>76369697 (OP)
recently got powerblocks, no regrets

>>76369713
these are fine until you start pulling higher weight and you're trying to literally do anything with these unwieldy mfers

>>76371210
I always thought it was kind of retarded that people usually alternate dumbbell curls anyway. I did it myself and get why people do it, but it still seems dumb.

>>76371210
major issue it's mainly the downtime between each rep, your losing resistance under tension

>>76371109
It's el ogro del Americano, thank you very much.

>>76369697 (OP)
why are they so expensive is what i want to know.

>>76374287
mostly shipping and because they can get away with it

>>76374301
i went on gumtree and fags are selling plates at £2 per kg. thats more than brown sugar, almost twice as much. i pay £1.80 for 500g

>>76373668
>>76373678
I was thinking more like ten reps with one arm then ten reps with the other.

>>76374310
>>76374693
oh, I mean thats fine then, I do the same with preacher curls

>>76369697 (OP)
Why the fuck would you not pay that for a gym membership instead.
Unless you are spending a few hundred to a couple thousand dollars in a home gym, spending the price of a gym membership on a single pair of dumbbells or in your case, being bamboozled for a single dumbbell is retarded.

>>76374770
With a 40lb or even 35lb weight, he could do all kinds of exercises at home.
Then there is no need to drive or walk to the gym where people could be using dumbbells or machines.

>>76369930
maybe anon is in Norway? If so it shouldn't be an issue with his nanny state oil money

The ideal home gym progression is
>loadable dumbells and plates. pullup bar
>add plates as needed
>olympic bar
>power cage
thats it. maybe a dip bar too if you want. everything is compatible and a scaleable investment.

>>76369697 (OP)
I got my 30lb weights at walmart for roughly $1.25 per lb. I would recommend buying weights local retail so you don't have to pay the hefty shipping fees.

>>76378283
Once in a while Walmart will have a bunch on clearance. I was at one a few weeks ago and saw all their stationary bikes were half off, but sold out already.

>>76373657
Any cons you've had so far with these?
Been thinking about getting some