Pure DB Workouts?

[C_DuCh]

OKay, so I just lost the membership to my gym (Couldnt pay for a renewal) so now I am stuck at home with a bench and dumbells. So is it possible to get a full body workout with nothing but the mentioned?

[GuyJin]

Yes, and if your dumbbells are adjustable, so much the better.

For legs, you could do lunges, dumbbell squats, stiff-legged deads and 1-legged calf raises.

Chest would see you do either flat or incline benches with flyes as an option.
Shoulders: Presses, shrugs and laterals as an option.
Back: Pullovers, 1-arm rows. If you can find somewhere to do chins, even better.
Arms: Curls and lying extensions. Use two chairs and do dips if possible, upright torso.
Abs, anything you like.

[BobbyLite]

Originally Posted by GuyJin

Yes, and if your dumbbells are adjustable, so much the better.

For legs, you could do lunges, dumbbell squats, stiff-legged deads and 1-legged calf raises.

Chest would see you do either flat or incline benches with flyes as an option.
Shoulders: Presses, shrugs and laterals as an option.
Back: Pullovers, 1-arm rows. If you can find somewhere to do chins, even better.
Arms: Curls and lying extensions. Use two chairs and do dips if possible, upright torso.
Abs, anything you like.

+1

I do all my workouts with 40lb dbs and 20lb dbs and a pullup bar. Have been for 3 months now and havent looked better
I would invest in a pullup bar too, blast the lats and back.

[C_DuCh]

Okay, cool thanks. Yea I do have a pull up bar, I just am not strong enough to really do them (5 max, and thats underhanded, not regular overhand)

[IrishKyle]

Solution to your chin up problem: Put the bench under you (and a little behind), and curl your legs up so the top of your feet or toes are on the bench as you are hanging there. Once you reach max fatigue, use your legs to push your body up to the bar. It should help you increase your reps...sort of like a weight assist machine at the gym.

You should be perfectly fine with the DBs man. Sometimes when I go into the gym for a DB workout I'll come out thinking to myself "Why do I even have a membership?".