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Old 10-31-2019, 08:15   #15
Razor
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Originally Posted by GratefulCitizen View Post
Dumbbells and movements using light weights can often be a problem, especially when rehabilitating injuries, because jumps in percentage overload are too great.
Going from a 10lb dumbbell to a 15lb one is a 50% increase whereas going from 100lbs on the barbell to 105lbs is only a 5% increase.
I've had luck using 1.25 and 2.5 lbs. wrist weights to get incremental increases in DB exercises.
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