Lads I've been gifted dumbbells as an early Christmas present. What exercises can I do with them? I don't have a bench or any other equipment. I was thinking of maybe trying to do a barbell press on a coffee table. Can't think of anything else or know if it safe
>>35266438
what weight are they?
>>35266458
8 2.5kg And 4 1.5 kg. I'm not a lifter or anything, but I do running and swimming and rock climbing.
>>35266438
Squats
Bench Press
Bent-Over Rows
DB Press
Deadlifts
Curls
Calf Raises
Skull crushers
Behind the neck dumbbell extentions
>>35266438
Do the press on the floor
>barbell press on a coffee table
don't do that
>>35266438
how can you do a barbell press with dumbbells?
>>35266694
Don't be that guy, you know what he meant; if you can't you have issues because you can't contextualize language.
>>35266438
I'm doing this routine I got from bb dot com
Fierce 5 The Dumbell Full Body Program
Workout A
Split Squat 3x8 (each leg)
Bench 3x8 (If you don’t have a bench do floor press)
DB Rows 3x8 (One arm on bench, back parallel to floor)
Reverse Flies 3x10
Calf raises 2x15/French Press 2x10 Superset
Workout B
Walking Lunge 3x8 (each leg)
Overhead Press 3x8
Romanian Deadlift or Straight Leg Deadlift 3x8 (Use single leg version when you max out your weight)
Lat Pulldowns or Pull/Chin ups (Once you reach 3x8 begin adding weight)
Ab work 2x15/Curls 2x10 Superset (I don’t care what ab work you do)
>>35266757
I seriously wasn't fucking around. English isn't my native tongue so I thought I misunderstood him somehow. And I'm guessing he didn't get eight 2,5kg dumbells but rather eight 2,5kg and four 1,5kg dumbbell plates. IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW!!
>>35266922
English is not my native language either. Np m8.
>>35266888
If you are new to weight training, focus on form not weight. Volume (reps) and form
Also, that walking lunge routine is kind of hard for someone new to weights (start with bodyweight, you'll feel it for a couple days).
As for abs, I can't think of anything better than planks. But thats just preference.
>>35266438
something like pic related