Exactly the video I needed , thanks! I was especially worried about not being able to overhead press comfortably, but you're right that in the worst case scenario you can just turn the bar into a neutral position. Should be a really useful piece of kit, especially for doing some heavy farmers walks on a budget
Exactly the questions I had and you answered them all. I also want to expand on my home gym, but I don't want to take so much space taken with dumbbells. I am a noob, so probably just starting with the handles will be heavy enough for me 😂
I have owned dumbbells like these for the past 5 years or so. The big down side for me is they are impractical for shoulder press workouts. Its critical to be able to have the dumbbells closer together. They aren't too bad for bicep curls and chest press but I think a more narrow design is generally superior
Make a chart with all the weight combinations of the weight plates you have and keep it in an A4 size plastic sleeve so that you can refer to it and assemble your weights really fast.
Super helpful video! One question, what size handles are those? Would 20" be too unwieldy to do bicep curls, chest press, shoulder press? Thanks in advance!
Hey man, sorry for being so late to reply. I think these are around 17" or 18", I can't remember exactly (I sold them a few months ago since I moved :(). Like I said, you just have to be more fluid with your movement. They work just fine with bicep curls - if you want your arm to pass your torso, you're just going to have to get your hand into neutral on the way down and supinate on the way up. However, bicep curls are also quite nice to perform with elbows together, letting them stretch infront of you and not letting them go past your torso, so either works fine. Chest press and shoulder press, the only issues are regarding the set-up. If you can get past having to rest the plates on your legs, the exercise is just fine. If you want an added stretch on the way down, again, you may just have to move your hands into neutral, which isn't a bad thing, and is probably necessary with regular dumbbells anyway.
Thank you for the review. I'm currently thinking about getting similar dumbells. Can you please let me know what collars are you using? Where did you buy them?
I got some skinny Lockjaw collars (Rebel BEAR grip) from Rebelstore in South Africa. I think they are a local brand, so I'm unable to give other recommendations. :(
Con : training with a partner , this can be solved relatively easily but is still relative to who you training with. Tip : Do different exercises , so if you using the dumbbells for your training , however you still want to train together they can use the bench-press bar as an example , so you can still train together just need to adjust training strategy
a simple straightforward opinion on an overlooked and underappreciated piece of kit, thanks
Exactly the video I needed , thanks!
I was especially worried about not being able to overhead press comfortably, but you're right that in the worst case scenario you can just turn the bar into a neutral position.
Should be a really useful piece of kit, especially for doing some heavy farmers walks on a budget
Exactly the questions I had and you answered them all. I also want to expand on my home gym, but I don't want to take so much space taken with dumbbells. I am a noob, so probably just starting with the handles will be heavy enough for me 😂
nice one mate, I like the way you gave solutions to the problems you encountered
I have owned dumbbells like these for the past 5 years or so. The big down side for me is they are impractical for shoulder press workouts. Its critical to be able to have the dumbbells closer together. They aren't too bad for bicep curls and chest press but I think a more narrow design is generally superior
Very well explained, thank you!
The ending of this video upset me. I felt like we don't have 100 % closure with that outro, reminds me of my ex :(
Thank you for making this video! Helped out a lot with deciding.
Glad it was helpful!
What a nice video👏 appreciate your mannerisms and how simply you out things for us to understand.
Make a chart with all the weight combinations of the weight plates you have and keep it in an A4 size plastic sleeve so that you can refer to it and assemble your weights really fast.
I like it!
Great review. Do you have a link to the collars?
What if you just want to use them for farmer walks instead of buying heavier individual dumbbells
Nice.
Super helpful video! One question, what size handles are those? Would 20" be too unwieldy to do bicep curls, chest press, shoulder press? Thanks in advance!
Hey man, sorry for being so late to reply.
I think these are around 17" or 18", I can't remember exactly (I sold them a few months ago since I moved :().
Like I said, you just have to be more fluid with your movement. They work just fine with bicep curls - if you want your arm to pass your torso, you're just going to have to get your hand into neutral on the way down and supinate on the way up. However, bicep curls are also quite nice to perform with elbows together, letting them stretch infront of you and not letting them go past your torso, so either works fine.
Chest press and shoulder press, the only issues are regarding the set-up. If you can get past having to rest the plates on your legs, the exercise is just fine. If you want an added stretch on the way down, again, you may just have to move your hands into neutral, which isn't a bad thing, and is probably necessary with regular dumbbells anyway.
thanks. Oh. god. i put the weight that I WANT on it. Fuck! I didn't think of that. Thank you. Honestly.
Thank you for the review. I'm currently thinking about getting similar dumbells. Can you please let me know what collars are you using? Where did you buy them?
I got some skinny Lockjaw collars (Rebel BEAR grip) from Rebelstore in South Africa. I think they are a local brand, so I'm unable to give other recommendations. :(
Use aluminum collars. Way more weight capacity vertically.
I have bumper plates only, could be possible to use them with lunges.
Yes, but might be slightly bulky if you use a lot of weight
Con : training with a partner , this can be solved relatively easily but is still relative to who you training with.
Tip : Do different exercises , so if you using the dumbbells for your training , however you still want to train together they can use the bench-press bar as an example , so you can still train together just need to adjust training strategy
This is solved by getting rid of your partner.
True man, there's always a way to compromise.