free weight for arms

[Alfred Montie]

I would like to start working on my arms, shoulders and chest, I can't afford a full set of free weights right now or one of those all in one machine, so I want to get a set of two dumb bells.
My question is how heavy should I get them to work out the muscle groups of my chest and arms and be able to see some results? thank you.

 

[SteveMobsterG]

That depends on how strong you are now. And whether or not the dumbbells are plate loaded or a fixed weight.

 

[Lev Butlerov]

Well, that depends on each person. There is a saying in Russia among bodybuilders that I really like - your record weight can be a warmup weight for someone else. So the same applies here. What you can do, is the same thing I did back in the days - get dumbells with screws, where you can add plates with weights - this way you will always be able to increase weights indefinitely.

 

[stevesmi]

you can afford them.. just go on backpage or craigslist.. a lot of people literally give their stuff away for free.

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

I would just get a gym membership instead. That way you have access to everything.

 

[muskate]

Your best bet would be to get a set of adjustable dumbbells. Otherwise you are going to need to buy a lot of different weights.

For arms you would probably need dumbbells around 20-30 pounds. For chest you would need dumbbells around 60-70 pounds.

The advice give my @stevesmi is sound. Check out kijiji or classifieds. You can often find used gym equipment for dirt cheap.