I currently own dumbbells in 5-pound increments up to 35 pounds, then it jumps to 50, then 75. Since I've been lifting a lot lately, the need has arisen for me to both fill in the gaps and go heavier.
I stopped by our local discount sporting goods store, looking for 65's and 85's. Nothing fancy, just cheap hex dumbbells. Well, apparently those don't exist anymore, because the basic dumbbells were $1/pound. Each. That means I would have been paying $300 for 2 sets of dumbbells. No fuckin' way.
I looked briefly at the Olympic dumbbell handles, but it seems that they'd be rendered almost unusable with 45-pound plates on them. Even 25's I think would be too big.
So I ended up ordering these guys.
10-pound wrist weights. I figure I can grab my 50-pound dumbbells, wrap these around my wrists, and instantly be working with 60 pounds. It's less than ideal, but they were $20.
Damn, I'm frugal.
2 comments:
Check out craigslist
Check out Power Blocks and sell your DBs on craigs list.
The PBs take up next to no room and are the best thing going for a home gym for people who mainly use dumbbells.
Get the Sport 9.0 with Stage II and you'll be good to go (5-90 lbs).
NorthStarHomeFitness will give you a deal on them and they're made in Owatonna so you'll be supporting a MN company.
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