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Discuss dumbbell-only workout Anonymous
sup /fit/,

skinnyfat here. Stats: 22 years old, 5.5 feet, 130 lbs.
Objective: at least gain 20 lbs in the medium-long therm, of muscle of course.
Problem: the only gym in the area has shitty instructors, they do not follow at all newfags and so on.

I was thinking of buying some home equipment.
Would a dumbbell only (I would only add a pull-up bar) workout be to "soft" for me, considering the objective?
Should I go with the trusted power rack and barbell so I can stress myself a lot more with bench press, squats, deadlifts and so on?

Thanks in advance.
>> Anonymous
Do not need instructor
Dumbbells will work if you have enough weight
Power rack and barbell is superior though for your goals, I'd say

20 pounds of muscle will maybe take around 5-10 months. I forget how long it took me, but I started at around 125ish and am now 150lbs at 5'4"... have at it!
>> Anonymous
>Power rack and barbell is superior though for your goals, I'd say
+1
>> Anonymous
Thank you kind anons.
Any further suggestion will be appreciated.
>> Anonymous
There's nothing "soft" about a dumbbell workout, you can load them up with plenty of weight. It works your stabilizers more and leads to symmetrical development (e.g. a strong arm can't compensate for the weakness of the other because the bells aren't connected).

You only need a barbell once you get to lifting amounts that would be impractical with bells. If you're just starting out and are skinnyfat, this won't be anytime soon. And when you do get there, you just buy a bar. You'll already have plenty of standard-size weights from the adjustable dumbbell.

Plus it covers those exercises that need a dumbbell (or other equipment) like overhead tricep extensions, side raises etc. which you'd be doing even if you had a bar. So it's best to get bells first, then you don't have any gaps (bench press, squats etc. can all be done dumbbell-style).
>> Anonymous
>>378376
don't forget chest flies