This article will cover any question you have ever had regarding dumbells<\/a>, giving you insight on why they are enough and why you should consider them in your training regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may be wondering if just a pair of dumbbells is enough for you to achieve your fitness results because nowadays, in the gym, dumbbells are only a small portion of the equipment you find. You will find everything from barbells to cable machines, free weighted machines, HIIT and CrossFit areas, stretching areas, and cardio areas, just to cover a few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dumbbells seem like the old equipment that had to be used when all these other new types of workouts and equipment were not around, so are they really enough? <\/p>\n\n\n\n A pair of dumbbells can most definitely be enough for training. Depending on the exercise, they will offer resistance to that muscle group over a sustained amount of time (repetitions). Depending on the type of resistance that is being applied with them, you will achieve specific fitness results. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, check out some of the benefits of dumbbell training here<\/a>, and if you are still not convinced then additionally, check out this study<\/a> that showed an increase in lean tissue mass, muscle thickness, and strength when using free weights such as dumbbells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exercise (in all its aspects) boils down to resistance training (creating a force that your body has to work against) with regards to the applied amount of resistance working your body to achieve a specific result (health, weight loss, strength, etc.) over a sustained amount of time. That is all what exercise basically is in any shape or form when you break it down. So can dumbbells do all these things?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The only factor you have to take into account with dumbbells are their weight and using various weights in accordance with varying exercises, so the next question we have to ask is;<\/p>\n\n\n\n Depending on where you are in the world, dumbbell weights will be measured in lbs (pounds) or kgs (kilograms). 1kg will be equivalent to 2.2lbs, respectively. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, all you need to do if you are working with kilograms is multiply the total weight by 2.2 to acquire the pounds weight, and if you are working in pounds, then you will have to divide the total number by 2.2 to give you the weight in kilograms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you see a pair of dumbbells, they will have the weight stamped into them, which will either be in lbs. (pounds) or kgs (kilograms).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The weight that is stamped on each dumbbell will be the weight of that dumbbell alone. For example, if you see a set of two 20lb dumbbells’, each of them will weigh 20lbs making the total weight 40lbs. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you grab a pair of 10lb dumbbells, you will be holding 10lbs in each hand for a total of 20lbs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the wrong question to ask, and it should rather be; how heavy should dumbbells be in terms of my fitness goals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dumbbells<\/a>‘ like any other form of exercise, will offer resistance to the body, making it work, and depending on that type of resistance and how it impacts the body, the results will vary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dumbbells will be as heavy as you need them to be to achieve your fitness goals. This means for fitness goals that are toning-related, the weight will be moderate, for muscle gaining and strength building, the weight will be heavy, and for endurance, the dumbbells’ weight will be light. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You have to understand, though, that every individual has a different capacity in terms of strength and endurance, and this will be directly proportional to the weight of the dumbbells they can use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A person and even a trainer cannot say what weight you will need to use for dumbbells to achieve any specific result without first understanding how strong you are relative to your endurance level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A pro bodybuilder may use 40lb dumbbells to warm up (building endurance) when doing bicep curls, whereas, for anyone else, this would be heavy (focusing on muscle gain and strength building).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dumbbells can indeed build muscle. To build muscle, you need to break down (tear) the muscle and as much of it as possible. You do this with heavier weight because the tension with this type of weight will achieve this result. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The more muscle you are able to break down, the larger it will grow when it recovers. Dumbbells are great for this because they can be used as a compound exercise (incorporating many muscle groups) or as an isolation exercise (focusing on one muscle), depending on the exercise in question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep in mind that everybody is born with a specific number of muscle fibers for each muscle group, and that is all you will ever have. This is where genetics comes into play, but that is a topic for another article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is relative to the strength of the person using them, and also, it will be relative to the muscle group you are working. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 10lbs dumbbells will be heavy enough to build a specific amount of muscle if the person can only complete 5 to 8 reps with them going to failure. This rep range is the ideal rep range to build muscle if the weight is heavy enough that the person fatigues to failure at the end. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In most cases, a beginner or female (due to them being genetically weaker than men) will be able to build muscle with his amount of dumbbell weight until they get to a point where the rep range exceeds 8. Then the exercise will turn into an endurance and toning exercise with the dumbbells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In other cases where small muscle groups and supporting muscle groups are concerned, 10lb dumbbells’ will be enough to grow a sufficient amount of muscle because these muscle groups are small and can only handle a small amount of weight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, there have been many studies <\/a>to indicate that lighter weights can be just as effective as building muscle as heavier weight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/craftofmanhood.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Are-Dumbbells-Enough-02-1024x683.jpg\")
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How are Dumbbell Weights Measured?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Do You Count the Weight of Both Dumbbells?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
How Heavy Should Dumbbells be?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCan Dumbbells Build Muscle?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Will 10lbs Dumbbells Build Muscle?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n