cheap poly Gold's dumbbell set wrapped in luxury

used some cheap bar tape I found on eBay for like $3 - just need to finish adhesive the ends

can't go wrong - comfortable and responsive - one for negs and the other for reps

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Beans. Cleans. Gasoline.

Originally Posted By BeanGainClovis⏩

lol nice reps and negs, seems better than dropping like 20 bucks on each pair of grips

I gotta get some proper dumbbells, is it better to get these sets or the fixed weight ones?

I always trained with fixed weights. The adjustable dial ones are great too.

These do the job just fine. I'm actually concerned that wrapping the bars will take away from enduring reps, since it accentuates the metacarpal area. The more bare the bare is, the easier it is to hold on with just the finger tips, which can produce 2-5 reps on average you would miss. When you add muscles to a movement, you adulterate the movement. When you take them out, you isolate/concentrate it.

Hoping for the best because they do feel cool—and much superior to regular grips.

Reps to Joe Gold for coming to me in a dream with this idea.

"Go to the bike shop and get some bar tape, and I'll show you how to wrap the bars."

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Originally Posted By xLostxAngelx⏩

I always trained with fixed weights. The adjustable dial ones are great too.

These do the job just fine. I'm actually concerned that wrapping the bars will take away from enduring reps, since it accentuates the metacarpal area. The more bare the bare is, the easier it is to hold on with just the finger tips, which can produce 2-5 reps on average you would miss. When you add muscles to a movement, you adulterate the movement. When you take them out, you isolate/concentrate it.

Hoping for the best because they do feel cool—and much superior to regular grips.

Reps to Joe Gold for coming to me in a dream with this idea.

"Go to the bike shop and get some bar tape, and I'll show you how to wrap the bars."

I will give the adjustable sets a try, less expensive and takes up less space. It is a bit more work to switch them out but that ain't bad. I find at gyms that I don't end up using all the different dumbbells, I'm either working my way up to a higher weight or no longer need the lower weights.

Right now I've just got a couple barbell plates and nothing else, not even a bar. I make do with weighted calisthenics and modified lifts, it's a real redneck setup lol. It would be easier to just do standard lifts with a variety of weights.

Beans. Cleans. Gasoline.

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