Rip: Dumbbells

[Mark Rippetoe]

Dumbbells | Mark Rippetoe

[Peter Bex]

It's nice to see the arguments against dumbbells laid out more extensively, thanks Rip!

[Jovan Dragisic]

You have neglected the crucial aspect of the dumbbell rack. Sometimes hot girls do their hip thrusts near the rack. It’s good to go there, do seated presses with the heaviest dumbbell set, make a big show of getting gassed out from it, and the conversation has already started. This never happens in the squat cage.

[Jason Donaldson]

Having recently travelled, I'll point out that hotels will often stock dumbbells, where they wouldn't stock barbells, allowing for some exercise options other than cardio machines and goofy "functional trainer" pulley machines, at least. On this trip, they even had a pair of 50s, which was a pleasant surprise.

I know it's not training, but it provides me some degree of sanity.