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Thalia ([personal profile] thalia) wrote in [community profile] lifting_heavy_things 2013-02-11 08:48 pm (UTC)

I'm glad people were able to help you out with the machines in your other post! I had every intention of tracking down some YouTube videos but just haven't had time.

On the dumbbell front, you could also consider finding a used sporting goods store and picking up some 8 lb. dumbbells (maybe even 6s or 7s if they're there)--those would save you from having to jump straight from 5s to 10s. It would be a pain hauling them to the gym, but if you carried them in a backpack it wouldn't be so bad. You'll probably find 12s useful as well, when it's time, but once you're at 15s, going to 20s is doable, if challenging.

There's one gym at a place I travel to sometimes that has 2.5-lb increments all the way up to 50 lbs. I love that gym and wish everyplace would do that.

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