dumbbells = do not like

[saffronhare]

Due to a wild and crazy evening ahead for Mom's Taxi, I did my strength workout here at the office. The cage and barbells were in use, so I had to go with dumbbells. Now, the dumbbells they have are pretty nice, as such things go -- rubberized, a set for every 5-pound increment up to 100 lbs, and all that jazz -- and I got in a good workout. I just really really don't enjoy dumbbells. They're great for when I don't have a spotter, but I feel like I'm not lifting enough weight for my bigger muscles because I'm limited by wrist strength. I feel more balanced with barbells, more powerful with kettlebells, and more like Rocky with bodyweight exercises. I know...first-world problems, right?

I know I'm supposed to vary the routines to keep my muscles confused and all, but I think I'm going to limit dumbbells to a specific exercise or two and not try to create a whole routine out of them anymore.