I started after a long period of not lifting for several years and I was very weak and out of shape. Plenty of aches all over that I got tired of.

I started with bands at home. After a month or two I switched to my dumbbells and body weight. Mostly because the bands had noticeable differences in tension. A 20 pound dumbbell is 20 pounds.

My current collection of dumbbells are pairs of 10, 20, and 30 pounds.

The first 9 months was a lot of experimenting with so so gains. One of my biggest mistakes was taking all sets to failure and often beyond. This resulted in a lot fatigue and slowed my recovery.

Protein powder made a major difference once my volume increased.

Since I lift at home with limited weight selection, I keep adding reps to my sets.

I found the following Youtubers to be very helpful: Renaissance Periodization https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfQgsKhHjSyRLOp9mnffqVg

The Bioneer https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIh_TPYPqjJuS_-nOfAIlfg

Lean Beef Patty https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxTclqPDlFzC6yMVtWYm_DA

Dr. Milo Wolf https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCru8Ef3TDFaJOOTfAZ52iFA

and Jeff Nippard https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68TLK0mAEzUyHx5x5k-S1Q

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