Zinfandella
26045
810
15
Edit: Wow. You all are so very kind :)
MOTIVATES ME EVEN MORE
Mar 22, 2026 6:58 PM
Zinfandella
26045
810
15
Edit: Wow. You all are so very kind :)
MOTIVATES ME EVEN MORE
Case71
Ain't no such a thing as wrong weight, friend. You get out there and do it your way. 🫡
universeHacker
I'm a heavyweight strongman, and still use dumbbells as low as 2lb frequently, for all sorts of lifts. Anytime you get yourself in the gym and lift safely, that is a win, period. It doesn't matter how much the weights are, as long as they're the right amount for your body and the movement. If you let yourself feel embarrassed that a weight isn't heavy, that's when you get into "ego lifting" and doing more than you can do with proper technique, which doesn't make you stronger, and can injure you.
ReallyOG
@OP - my dude!!! Fuck what weight you start at! Start with a can soup? A bar of soap? Who cares? You just won the biggest battle. The future also contains battles, but you’ve just won the biggest.
Keep going my dude. You have very much impressed this total stranger who is probably on the other side of the planet.
+1,000 points and 🏆🏆🏆
Go kick this life in the dick. You rock.
IMoveWithTheEleganceOfAnAfricanElephant
If you think "I can't give 100% at the gym," and decide not to go, you've given 0%. If you think "I can't give 100% at the gym" and still decide to go and give 50%, that's so much better than the zero! If lifting 5 lbs *IS* 100%, you're amazing!
dreikommavierzehn
At one point in my life I was physically so weak I couldn't carry moderate groceries of 9kg (20pounds) more than a few meters. Carrying home a package of soda involved resting every few steps or so. It's just what it is, doesn't need a blue penguin
SirVG
5 becomes 10, 10 becomes 15, 15 becomes 20, 20 becomes 25. You start with what you can safely handle then progress up from there.
ImYourWifesBoyfriend
Everyone starts somewhere. If you’re staying consistent, and moving more, you’re fucking winning bud. Keep that shit up.
bumblebeezombie
Yes keep going
mrbadxampl
more than I'm liftin'
BusterWinkmeyer
Form > weight lifted
69Voltage
It’s a start. Well done
allnewuserforyou
When I started, I had a had time curling 10lb weights, let alone going 5 times in a row. Now, 40lb weights are my warm-up. I couldn't bench press the bar (45lbs), but now I'm doing 5sets of 5 reps of my bodyweight (175 lbs).
Time, patience, and consistancy. Show up, and next week do a tiny bit more than this week. Don't expect huge results next month, but look forward to looking back at yourself next year and being shocked by your progress.
JJEV
I only use 5lb dumbbells for my upper body, low weight high rep. Works out fine for me
kaijuuGold
gains is gains proud of you great work
solrev
5 lbs with form beats 25 without any day. Kick ass your own pace and own way.
goodbyeitwasfunwhileitlasted
You already did the hardest part, which is to get up the motivation to start. That's a great achievement, even if you don't keep it up for long. Be proud.
bitemark
Second hardest part is keeping it routine, having the discipline to just go even if you're not feeling it. But if you can do it right, it becomes something you just do, you do it for future you.
henkbas
That's it. By best sessions have been on days I didn't feel like going... Motivation comes from doing, not prior to doing...
LazyBrownFox
I needed this today. Thank you.
FermentTheRich3000
They're 5 lbs today.
CybranKNight
Ands it's 5 more pounds than the day before!
Jarjarthejedi
Exactly. When I decided to start working out again I started with 5lbs as well. That's how muscles work, you can't jump to the end. In no time at all OP will be seeing progress. :)
StubbDubya
Absolutely. Give your ligaments and tendons some time to adapt, and you'll be doubling or tripling that in no time.
sneakypoo
The amount of weight means nothing. All that matters is that you are challenged and keep adding more of it over time.
Donaldbain
They are weights.
FirstInLastOut
Gotta start somewhere! At least you're not breaking your body.
Miller16of16
The number on the weight doesn't mean as much as some folks might like to think. Heck, I don't even lift weights anymore - isometrics all the way.
elliath21
Awesome! That is 5 lbs more than I am doing.
BackToTheOriginalUsername
And it's ok. After my accident i couldn't lift more than a pound without tremors. We all have to start somewhere.
And, i'm not expert, but i feel starting too heavy can cause lots of problems.
MoonAmericanFloydHeywoodR
For about a month I’ve been lifting 5-pound wrights, with also a few lifts from 8-pounders to add to the routine. I feel better and muscle loss normal at my age is being reversed.
astrangehop
You're also learning cirrect form and building habits. Motto mention that building muscle is much easier than healing joint damage
MoonAmericanFloydHeywoodR
CONFESSION: A logo was blocking the first two letters of “STARTED,” and I honestly thought it was gonna say farted.
Krashtestdummy
TheSimpleDude
I miss you PeeWee
Rasayana
Awsome! Beginner gains incoming.
glittalogik
Noob gains are so much fun 🥲 "At this rate, I'll be bench-pressing the moon in three years!"
SpeedbumpNZ
We've all got to start from somewhere. It's 5lbs more than you were lifting before.
Blud4BludGod
Honestly, if someone is working out for health, there is a a pretty good argument for the superiority of doing lots of reps with comparatively lighter weights. I'd rather build effortless endurance than risk joint issues by habitually pushing for a higher max weight. Simply from an aesthetic standpoint I also prefer being lean and ripped from well developed slow twitch muscle fibers over being bulky from predominately training fast twitch.
kamehameahahahaha
And then 5 more
thricebakedxyz
Those weights (gesturing vaguely) aren’t going to lift themselves. Get to it - got to start somewhere.
lurkyloos
Michael Scott started with 2.5 pounders. OP is doing great.
SpeedbumpNZ
OP is doing amazingly. The first step is to want to start, the second step is the weights.
RadasNoir
You miss 100% of the weights you don't lift. -Wayne Gretzky