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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here -

Thanks for sharing some numbers! It's clear that my at-home dumbbells (that only go to 20 lbs) either need to be increased or I'll need to join a gym.

Or get creative with other ways to build muscle at home.

Honestly, going to the gym is more a schedule issue (busy household with 2 working parents and two tween boys) than a money issue. I work out very consistently at home, but the times I've joined a gym I just never go. I'm an introvert and hate working out in public. Plus I'm a bit of a hypochondriac and get skeeved out by the germs/cleanliness. I've really enjoyed working out at home. [/quote]

If you are limited by the weights that you have access to you can also makes moves more difficult by really slowing down the movement, doing 1.5s of exercises (for a squat- go down, halfway up, back down, all the way up), pausing at the bottom...

But e to really lift heavy it is best to have access to weights that challenge you. If you do 10 reps and feel like you could keep on going then the weight is too light. [/quote]

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