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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Buy adjustable dumbells up to 50 pounds.  Do squats with 50 in each hand.  Deadlifts with 30 in each hand.  Most of your largest muscles will be worked with these two exercises.

Do pushups and pullups and chinups with  body weight and you will be strong in a few months.  Probably will gain 5 pounds of beginners muscle but your body will be smaller, leaner.  This is what the OP is looking for.[/quote]

How would a woman do deep squats with 50 pounds in each hand?  I’m male and my  squat work sets are at 275 right now, and I don’t know how I’d squat with 50 pound dumbbells.  I could goblet squat with a 100lb dumbbell, but most women new to lifting couldn’t.

Why not just use a barbell?[/quote]

I think the person who wrote about using DB was talking about things to do at home. Having adjustable DBs at home is a lot easier than having a barbell and rack. Barbell squats also take more weight lifting proficiency than dumbbells.

For most women starting out DBs will be sufficient. This is coming from a women who lifts at the gym with a barbell all the time. [/quote]
This is all well and good, but beginners do not have the grip strength nor the core strength to safely squat 100 pounds. Honestly I think holding two DBs that are in the 10-15 pound range would be far more effective to get the proper form, give OP a sense of accomplishment that she can get through the movements, and less likely to injure herself right out of the gate. Once she’s more comfortable with it and finds that weight easy, she can increase the load. Remember that excessive soreness/DOMS can hinder a lot of beginners (or those just returning to a program) and discourage them from continuing. You want to ease newcomers into it if you want them to stick with it. [/quote]

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