Lifting

Professor_Red · 2016-06-28T14:49:06+00:00

Yes it matters.

No, curling 10 pounds for reps is not going to do anything.

Join a gym or start the r/ bodyweightfitness recommended routine.

Jakei34 · 2016-06-28T17:01:49+00:00

Buy heavier dumbbells. 10 pounds won't cut it for you. Start with 25-30 pounds and work your way up.

Now, if you some reason happen to not be able to buy weights, use bodyweight exercises. Good luck

Obi_Wan_can_blow_me · 2016-06-28T17:53:31+00:00

Does your highschool have a weight training room? If so you might be able to go there before or after school.

mikeylongshanks · 2016-06-28T18:56:31+00:00

Before I was able to afford a gym, I did bodyweight exercises and gained a pretty decent amount of muscle. Do a shit load of pushups, chin ups, and high rep bodyweight squats with that dumbbell. When I say a shit load I do mean a shit load. At the height of my bodyweight routine, I was cranking out 400 pushups everyday along with chin ups and squats. Look up sealfit exercises too.

Thebigsausagepizza69 · 2016-06-28T22:32:23+00:00

Your restricting yourself to thinking you have to lift weights to get in good shape.

Convict Conditioning is a good book to read.

Can you do a one arm pushup? One arm pullup? One legged Squat? Handstand Pushup? Body Bridge? Leg Raise?

You can work yourself up to these over time and be stronger than dickheads who lift weights. No offense to weightlifters. Do whatever you wanna do

AlphaPhD · 2016-06-28T17:31:44+00:00

I agree with the others that there is not much you will gain from 10lbs. However you can still get in really really good shape with the proper resistance training, it will take a ton of effort, but you'll see results. The catch is if you want to get really strong, you'll need heavy weights since your neuromuscular system needs to be trained as well.

I know you're only 17, but purchasing a gym membership would help immensely if you are near enough to go, they are normally 10-20/mo which is doable for anyone.

Title	Lifting
Author	throwaway_acnt111
Upvotes	1
Comments	11
Date	June 28, 2016 2:38 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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