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33 yrs old, I weight 170 lbs and I'm 5'10. I usually would do 3 sets of 7 every weeknight. Along with 45 pushups. But I've stopped lifting the 35 lb dumbell since last week Thursday.
I was told to gain mass muscle you had to lift heavy. So I bought 1 35 lb dumbell.
33 yrs old, I weight 170 lbs and I'm 5'10. I usually would do 3 sets of 7 every weeknight. Along with 45 pushups. But I've stopped lifting the 35 lb dumbell since last week Thursday.
I was told to gain mass muscle you had to lift heavy. So I bought 1 35 lb dumbell.
One dumbbell? You need two. 3 sets of 7 what? You're basically doing isloation bicep curls only? What else can you do with one that wouldn't throw yourself out of balance with a single weight? You really should consider adjustable dumbbells or additional ones in different weights.
Also, all the pushups could be hurting your wrists too. Using pushup stands straightens your wrists and alleviates the stress on them. You can find them for about $10-$15.
And you need a workout plan. You don't have one. Just search the internet for something like "dumbbell workout plan" and whatever you find would be better than what you're doing. But you'll need TWO dumbbells.
33 yrs old, I weight 170 lbs and I'm 5'10. I usually would do 3 sets of 7 every weeknight. Along with 45 pushups. But I've stopped lifting the 35 lb dumbell since last week Thursday.
I was told to gain mass muscle you had to lift heavy. So I bought 1 35 lb dumbell.
It is near impossible for anyone to tell why your wrists are aching without seeing what you are doing with the dumbbell. I agree with most of the replies from the other posters. Any type of jerky motion can cause a strain. Overuse injuries can result from doing the same repetitive motion daily or enough times during a week. Some of these injuries can be the result of a muscle imbalance.
You can't lift with one dumbbell. It is difficult for most people to have the space to store the number of dumbbells that you will eventually need. This is why it is best to join a club where they have a wide assortment of weights.
Lifting heavy means doing 3-5 sets of 5 to 8 reps with as much weight as you can handle for exercises such as the bench press, squat, dead lift, military press, bent over rowing, curls, pull-ups, etc.
It is near impossible for anyone to tell why your wrists are aching without seeing what you are doing with the dumbbell. I agree with most of the replies from the other posters. Any type of jerky motion can cause a strain. Overuse injuries can result from doing the same repetitive motion daily or enough times during a week. Some of these injuries can be the result of a muscle imbalance.
You can't lift with one dumbbell. It is difficult for most people to have the space to store the number of dumbbells that you will eventually need. This is why it is best to join a club where they have a wide assortment of weights.
Lifting heavy means doing 3-5 sets of 5 to 8 reps with as much weight as you can handle for exercises such as the bench press, squat, dead lift, military press, bent over rowing, curls, pull-ups, etc.
No, its not.
If his joints are aching its because he's USING THEM.
You do not use your wrist joint in dumbbell work because its not the wrist joint you are aiming to work out!
The point of dumbbell>>>isolate and work MUSCLE. Not joints.
If you are using your wrists in lifting, you are lifting wrong. The end.
OP you are walking talking proof of why Everyone who picks up a weight for the first time should take the trouble to get instruction on proper safe use.
As it is you have got the beginnings of RSI.
Think logically - if you want to work your bicep, why oh why would you use your wrist to lift?
You want to use the bicep which is next to the Elbow not the wrist. So, you bend your elbow not your wrist!
Wrists are very fragile things, also very used. So if you screw up your wrist by intentionally misusing heavy weights, you only have yourself to blame.
Honestly I would never have thought "gee I want to do weights, let me ask a friend then buy the heaviest I can" at the beginning.
That's like going from riding a bike to speedway with nothing in between.
You can do yourself real injury that way. This is why gyms, PT instruction is a growth industry. People need Experts to teach them proper form. The Goal is to improve physical fitness, not wreck it!
There's probably a bunch of stuff on Youtube.
Also you may be interested to know there are ways to exercise your entire body without using one weight.
You use your own body weight instead, for resistance training.
Good old pushups - I mentioned my wrist injury - I had to do pressups from the knuckle not from the wrist. So my body weight rested on my knuckles when I was at the top of the push up, my arms entirely planked from elbow to knuckle.
Your wrists can ache when your grip is weak. It puts more pressure on the joints instead of the muscles, which causes the wrist pain.
It could also be poor form. Assess your technique. When you get tired does your form suffer and then do you focus more on getting the reps done anyway you can? A lot of people do this.
Seriously though OP. I suggest more research into how to build mass. Doing curls with one 35lbs dumbbell every weekday won't do it.
Basics:
Eat lots of food - lots and lots. But make sure it's good food, not junk.
lift maybe 4 times a week if you can handle that.
lift heavy but with the right type of lifts - Squats, deadlift, overhead press, benchpress, others compound lifts. Make your bones and muscles respond to the weight. You have to stimulate the right portions of your body for it to respond and say to itself that it needs to grow. Primary exercise for that endeavor is squats. Do squats, you hear me? Squats. But not every friggin' day. You know why? Because your body doesn't grow when you lift, it grows when you rest. Boom! Did I just blow your mind?
It's true. Rest is of primary importance. If you don't get adequate rest, it's all over. I'll say it again, rest is of primary importance. You must give your muscles time to recover, repair, and grow. When they are recovered, that's when you hit the weights again. Otherwise, you're getting much less out of your workouts.
There's a lot more to say but I think you will benefit from a few sessions with a good personal trainer who can educate you, set you up with a plan, and help you with form. Once comfortable, you can go at it on your own until you plateau, then get the trainer again for a reset and kickstart. And keep doing your own learning. Don't take what a personal trainer or others tell you as fact. Learn for yourself and get to know your own body.
33 yrs old, I weight 170 lbs and I'm 5'10. I usually would do 3 sets of 7 every weeknight. Along with 45 pushups. But I've stopped lifting the 35 lb dumbell since last week Thursday.
I was told to gain mass muscle you had to lift heavy. So I bought 1 35 lb dumbell.
Invest in a book with basic training routines. Starting Strength by Ripptoes is a good one.
It would be wise to invest in a gym membership. If that isnt feasible, keep an eye out on Craigslist and local garage sales, sometimes people sell old but still in good condition weight sets at a cheap price....or even give them away.
One dumbell isnt going to get you anywhere. Find someone that can demonstrate the exercises for you so that you can learn the proper form.
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and it won't hurt.
