What weight dumbbells should I be using?

start with the light ones first just for starters and then gradually make your way up.. so that you will be comfortable with all of them..

You need to be able to do about 12 to 15 reps of every exercise you want to do to get firm muscles.

Now:

1) Diferent muscles have diferent capacities. Usually the bicep will lift more weight than the shoulders, so you need different weight to hit the same target, about 12 to 15 reps of each exercise.

2) As you tone and improve, your muscles will be stronger, so you will need to add a little weight form where you started to get the same work out or exercise benefit. Therefore, either you will need to add weight or make way to many reps which will end up being a waste of time.

For those two reasons I would get a pair of dumbbells where I can adjust the weight according to the muscles you are going to work and according to the improvemente you will soon make.

I guess you will not need more than 5 kg per dumbbell, so a set of dumbbells with disk with a total weight of 10 kg should be enough.

You will need to find the adecuate weight to work out to the point where you can make 12 reps without pain, but that will "fatigue" the muscles a bit. (Write it down and use it till it gets to easy, then add a pound (1/2 kg)).

Just some trail and error will let you know the weight you need. It is easy to do.

You should recover from the work out after a days rest and feel little fatigue, (never pain). If you go beyond that point, reduce weight.

For you not spend to much time adjusting the dumbbells do the exercises that need about the same amount of weight first. Then adjust the dumbbells and proceed to the next set of exercise that will need the about the same amount of the new weight set.

(Shoulders and triceps for instance, will ussually need less weight that biceps and back).

Train twice or three times a week, but remember rest days are as important as work out days. During rest days the muscles "developes", gets toned and fit. So schedule them propperly. Never exercise if in pain of fatigue, give it a rest,a nd if needed, reduce the weight, you are probably lifitng to much and it is not wise to overdo it.

Hope this helps.

Enjoy!

Keep to the light weights at the start and what you are comfortable with and this shuld cut your muscles and then once you are happy with the results dont use as much, try doing sit ups with a medicine ball to firm up your tummy.

Heavy/Moderate Weight for Sets of 8-12 Reps is probably the ideal range for building muscle. light weight for 50 reps is, quite honestly, a waste of time.

if you just starting the check with your local leisure centre first but to start with try just 1 kg and exercise lightly IE 5 repetitions and build up by 5 every 2 days until you feel your not getting any benefit then add a kg but check with the leisure people first that's what they are there for and you pay your taxes to keep them in a job

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Those ones from argos will be fine. start with the lightest one and do more reps as it will tone, rather than build muscle.

i would think for you like 5, 10, 15, or 20 lbs-prefferbly 10 or 15

Hi Start with 5 lbs.. do 50pushups.. somesteps rest one HOUR ,,then do pranayam..108 breath daily

i thinks it's best to start off with 6 kg and work your way up to as much as 20kg. every two weeks you should go up a pound if you are strong enough