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Anonymous
How long have you been working with the dumbbells? In all honestly, I dont think you should really feel bad for struggling with 20 pounders especially if you are just starting out. When I began, I had trouble with just 5lb (Im female btw so it is slightly different). I was skinny but had no muscle and I was really, really weak. What I do is 12 reps with each arm (like count 1-1, 2-2 all the way up to twelve) and I do 4 sets of these with about a minute break in between. Its really up to you and how comfortable you feel after a while with using more weight. When you do go up to a higher weight, dont exude yourself to the point where it starts to feel painful. A little muscle soreness is good, but when it starts feeling painful
drop back down to the lighter weights. There is no shame in this. Ive seen idiots in the gym seriously hurt themselves because they were trying to be all macho and impressive
and they pretty much failed because they used weight that they couldnt handle. Also, remember that you need to vary your arm exercises with dumbbells. Doing curls only works certain muscles
but you want to work your entire arm. You should also try doing side shoulder raises, front shoulder raises, and so forth. Do a little research for difference exercises; Im sure youll find some very good but very simple ones. As for the equipment you have, I have to say that using faulty or equipment that is broken in some way is probably a bad idea. Ive seen many home-gyms fall apart on people and they get hurt because of it.Its a shame you cant get your parents to allow you to go to a gym. A small local one would probably be best for someone your age with the proper spotter to watch out for you just in case.
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