The problem with home workouts (in my opinion of course) is they don’t take progressive overload into account… think of it this way; if you curl 10 kilos every day, they will always feel the same on your muscle. But if you slowly go from 10 kilos to 20, then 10 kilos will feel lighter and lighter, and one day will feel like nothing.
I also worked out at home way back when, and never really saw any progress or muscle building. What kicked it into gear was linear progression.
Progressive overload is possible at home now with adjustable dumbbells, but is probably even simpler with just a barbell and plates. A barbell, on the other hand, does not allow you to work each arm separately (one of your arm is stronger than the other and using dumbbells helps close the gap).
However, there’s a reason people suggest the gym and it’s not just for the social aspect and the cool equipment, it’s that you have everything you need for smooth progress. If you have access to a gym, I would highly recommend it. Otherwise, if you want to workout at home, I would suggest the barbell, weights, and the phraks greyskull LP – you just need a barbell stand and a bench to do it. That’s gonna cost the equivalent to a two or three year membership at the gym, so it pays off really quickly.
edit: this one also doesn’t seem to have back exercises, which is very bad. You need rows and pullups.
I do home workouts without the adjustables: I have one of those cheap dumbell sets with a lot of weights, and 2 sets of handles ( might get a third at some point ). Then you can do progressive overloading by having the heavy handles to go till failure, then finish off with the lighter ones.
Started doing this think I gotta find something different I don’t really feel it https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/best-dumbbell-workout-at-home/amp/
The problem with home workouts (in my opinion of course) is they don’t take progressive overload into account… think of it this way; if you curl 10 kilos every day, they will always feel the same on your muscle. But if you slowly go from 10 kilos to 20, then 10 kilos will feel lighter and lighter, and one day will feel like nothing.
I also worked out at home way back when, and never really saw any progress or muscle building. What kicked it into gear was linear progression.
Progressive overload is possible at home now with adjustable dumbbells, but is probably even simpler with just a barbell and plates. A barbell, on the other hand, does not allow you to work each arm separately (one of your arm is stronger than the other and using dumbbells helps close the gap).
However, there’s a reason people suggest the gym and it’s not just for the social aspect and the cool equipment, it’s that you have everything you need for smooth progress. If you have access to a gym, I would highly recommend it. Otherwise, if you want to workout at home, I would suggest the barbell, weights, and the phraks greyskull LP – you just need a barbell stand and a bench to do it. That’s gonna cost the equivalent to a two or three year membership at the gym, so it pays off really quickly.
edit: this one also doesn’t seem to have back exercises, which is very bad. You need rows and pullups.
I do home workouts without the adjustables: I have one of those cheap dumbell sets with a lot of weights, and 2 sets of handles ( might get a third at some point ). Then you can do progressive overloading by having the heavy handles to go till failure, then finish off with the lighter ones.
I can share my vids if you want: I do the follow-along youtube vids, and progressively overload the weights.