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Anonymous
Hey, /fit/

I worked out with free weights last night. Working on my biceps, triceps, traps, and chest.

I worked until I couldn't anymore. Multiple sets. It burned, everything was great.

I'm not sore today, /fit/. It's very discouraging. What did I do wrong and/or what's my next step? Should I still wait a day before going at it again?

Pick related, it's the kind of free weights I'm using. 25lbs and 10lbs.
>> Anonymous
Har, more like pic related.
>> Anonymous
perhaps you should CURL some moar
>> Anonymous
That's the thing, I did.

I can't really see myself doing more than I did, either.
>> Anonymous
>>194806

What's wrong with doing a lot of reps?
>> Anonymous
soreness does not equal a good work out, likewise does no soreness at all not equal a good work out... the 2 things are not neccesaraly connected

i've never felt sore a day after from using dumbbells

the soreness comes afaik from really pushing yourself in a 5x5 program, doing big exercises and not small isolation exercises. either type of exercise is good for different things, but not both will give killer soreness, and that is another reason soreness doesn't = good workout
>> Anonymous
Well, I'm wanting to build primarily my arms with these things. Is that going to be possible?
>> Anonymous
>>194808

yes, your body gets used to the workout and the soreness will diminish, and then it's gonna take alot more than some dumbbell isolation workouts to get the soreness back
>> lolWUT !!kczIJ2wJyBJ
>>194819

fratboy workout ftl
>> lolWUT !!kczIJ2wJyBJ
>>194823

And your legs?
>> Anonymous
>>194827

I skated for 8 years. I have ox legs.
>> Anonymous
>>194815

they won't build any significant muscle mass nor increase your strength. stick in the 8-12 rep range for hypertrophy, but by this, i mean you must not be able to to more.

>>194819

results will be disappointing, if you'll actually have any. a 5x5 routine involving compound lifts is the best thing you can do as a beginner.
>> Anonymous
>>194828
Skating makes you be able to lift 1,5 of your bodyweight?
Just do squats, deadlifts, bench press and bent over rows. These will work your fratboy arms many times better than these silly dumbells.
>> Anonymous
>>194834
Weighted Dips + Pullups too! :)
>> ZC !ZcFit7DWNs
barbell
>> Anonymous
>>194841

also, overhead press
>> Anonymous
Op here, thanks for the tips.

Here's my question, though .. the hell are free weights for?
>> lolWUT !!kczIJ2wJyBJ
>>194853

er... teaches you how to balance then when you lift them for one thing.. And you're supposed to keep increasing weight as you progress.... I'm not sure what else to make of that question..
>> Anonymous
I really don't think you have a naturally muscular body if you're only lifting 25 pounds.
>> Anonymous
>>194853
isolation exercises (to supplement the trinity of lifts: Bench press, squat, deadlift, and mix things up.), circuit training.
>> Anonymous
>>194805
I was just joking. That's what you're doing wrong. Do compound lifts instead of isolation ones.