Dumbbells

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Dumbbells for Sale: Which Ones, and How Many You Need A dumbbell is a short bar with a fixed weight at each end, light enough to use in one hand. That simple design is why they are the most used equipment in most gyms. You can press, row, curl, lunge and carry with them, each arm is loaded on its own so neither side can hide behind the other, and you can start a set without setting anything up first. They also do not break and do not go out of date, so the decisions get made once: what the head is coated in, whether you buy a pair at a time or the whole range, and where they live when you are not using them. Which Coating Belongs in Which Room Rubber hex is the default, and for most home gyms it is the right answer rather than the cheap one. Flat sides stop it rolling, it survives being dropped, and it is the least expensive way into a full range. The step up from there is urethane . It costs more and earns it where dumbbells are used all day, because it resists cracking and fading far longer under constant use. Rubber does wear faster, but at home that plays out over a decade or more, which is why the coating question sorts commercial from residential rather than good from bad. Our comparison of rubber and urethane dumbbells covers the wear difference properly. Neoprene and vinyl are built for studio and group work, and that is mostly where you see them in a gym. They sell into homes too, because they come in increments the metal ranges do not: single pound steps from 1 up through 15, and an 18. A Pair at a Time, or the Whole Range Buying pairs lets you spend on the weights you actually train with and skip the ones you will not. Buying the full range costs less per pound and every pair matches, which matters more than it sounds when you are adding to it years later. If you know the range you want and have the floor for it, our dumbbell sets and packages cover complete ranges with and without a rack. If you are building slowly, buy the pairs you use and add over tim