So, I'm back with the dilemma I experienced about 2 years ago with getting to a point where the dumbbells are too heavy but I need to go up in weight.
This is for my squats. I'm up to 35 lbs on each side now, and I swear, I feel like I'm getting gumbi arms that will have me dragging my knuckles on the ground soon. Plus, it really hurts my hands if that makes sense - not to mention lifting them to get them back on the rack. So I'm back at the point of looking at a barbell bc I don't think I will be able to hoist 40s up, and yet I haven't got the equipment to do the barbell yet. You may remember if you've been here awhile that I bought an ez curl bar thinking the curve was for your neck to fit in. I've struggled to find a bar that doesn't kill my neck so much that I can't even finish one set. I've used a towel, the foam from a pool noodle. I guess it just takes getting used to, but I don't even have the plates to make 40 lbs on each side. Before I go down that road again of pricing affordable plates, I thought I would ask, at what point you experienced people had to move from dumbbells to a bar. Is 35 really the breaking point, or should I just tough it out because it's really possible to carry 40 or even 50 lbs dumbbells in each hand? I just feel like my legs have more capacity to increase weight than my hands can support at this time. (I think this is why M&M use lifting straps, right ladies? Maybe thatwould help?) Thanks.