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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).
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