just bought weights

frag420

Hi

I am just back from buying a set of dumbbells. My intention is to tone my upper body from my arms to my moobs/chest area. Included was 8x 1.6kg weights, 4x.8kg weights.

Was hoping someone could recommend a website that would have a routine i could follow to achieve what i am looking for or if anyone here has a routine they could throw my way that i could do. I will stress however i am not looking to have a barrell chest and huge arms but a more toned look.

Any help would be appreciated.
frag(soon to be fit)

Waterfall1975

so, you're building the perfect body.
most important consideration is 'muscle balance'.
For each muscle / muscle group there's an opposing muscle / muscle group [one does one action, the opposing group does the opposite action]
eg.
Pecs (chest) & Rhomboids (neck & upr back)
Biceps & Triceps
Shoulders & Lats.

Gotta go now.
:pac:

frag420

I have the perfect body already its just lightly dusted in flab!!

So does anyone have any kind of daily routine i could use??

Posy

You might find this site useful, it's not a routine as such but it lists different exercises and has diagrams so you know you're doing them right.

http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/dumbbellexercises.html

Swizz

frag420 wrote: »

Hi

I am just back from buying a set of dumbbells. My intention is to tone my upper body from my arms to my moobs/chest area. Included was 8x 1.6kg weights, 4x.8kg weights.

Was hoping someone could recommend a website that would have a routine i could follow to achieve what i am looking for or if anyone here has a routine they could throw my way that i could do. I will stress however i am not looking to have a barrell chest and huge arms but a more toned look.

Any help would be appreciated.
frag(soon to be fit)

Check out this link http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bbmaintrain.htm

Zamboni

frag420 wrote: »

Hi
I am just back from buying a set of dumbbells. My intention is to tone my upper body from my arms to my moobs/chest area. Included was 8x 1.6kg weights, 4x.8kg weights.

So in total that is a 16Kgs weight set.
To be honest that is a very limited amount of weight.
I would suggest a minumum of a 50Kgs set and even that will be grown out of eventually.

frag420

Caderyn wrote: »

You might find this site useful, it's not a routine as such but it lists different exercises and has diagrams so you know you're doing them right.

http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/dumbbellexercises.html

Cheers for that. any idea how much of each i should be doing to start of and what weight combination i should start with??

Appreciate the input zamboni but it will do me for now to start with. If i am still using them in 4-6 months then i will know it is not a fad and my invest in a larger set.

Keep the help coming guys!!

itsallaboutheL

frag420 wrote: »

Cheers for that. any idea how much of each i should be doing to start of and what weight combination i should start with??

Appreciate the input zamboni but it will do me for now to start with. If i am still using them in 4-6 months then i will know it is not a fad and my invest in a larger set.

Keep the help coming guys!!

dude it should take you all of two weeks to outgrow those weights....
you'll only be wasting your time if you're are still using them in 4-6months

frag420

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

dude it should take you all of two weeks to outgrow those weights....
you'll only be wasting your time if you're are still using them in 4-6months

Surely i can add heavier weights to them as i get used to them!!

Back to the point...................can anyone tell me how many lifts etc i should be doing to start with??

rubadub

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

dude it should take you all of two weeks to outgrow those weights

Very true, where did you get them, you might be able to bring the back now and exchange them. Are they adjustable?

I would at least get this set, people here have bought this set for their mothers
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3008250/Trail/searchtext%3E50KG.htm

I will stress however i am not looking to have a barrell chest and huge arms but a more toned look.

Anybody you have ever seen that you considered "toned" is probably deadlifting over 140kg...

EDIT: I see now you mention they are adjustable,

check out www.stronglifts.com and www.exrx.net

on the right here it shows muscles and exercises for them. http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html

Posy

On a slight aside, is there any reputable place that delivers dumbbells? I'm trading up to heavier weights but have no car and probably wouldn't be able to carry them home..

n1ck

Caderyn wrote: »

On a slight aside, is there any reputable place that delivers dumbbells? I'm trading up to heavier weights but have no car and probably wouldn't be able to carry them home..

www.irishlifting.com is a member here's company, his name is Mickk, they deliver in a fancy hummer.