One arm dumbell curls
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id say its good, but make sure you're not just cheating more, as many people do
HA! I NEVER DO!
If ever a 5# increase seems too much & you don't have an appropriately-weighted dumbell, you can stay with the same ol' dumbell, but add an ankle-weight to your wrist.
Another method I once used (but which took more time setting-up at 1st) was to tie rope around the handles of each dumbell & make a "rope handle" on each as well. This made the main handle width more hefty & I could place an ankle-weight on the "rope-handle" for slight weight increases (it was like a kettle-bell but with the handle heavier, or, when I placed the ankle-weight onto the dumbell & grabbed the rope, then I truly had a poor-man's kettle-bell).
If ever you can afford around 300-bucks, Nautilus makes a great adjustable-weight dumbell-set that adjusts in 2.5-lb increments up to 15#, & 5-lb increments for the most-part thereafter -- & the adjustments at each end of a dumbell need not be the same (can be "off-set"). Each dumbell goes up to just over 50-lbs fully-plated (& each handle alone is 5-lbs). It saves room... the adjustments are quick & easy... the only draw-back is that each dumbell is a bit bulky (on the long-side).
Another method I once used (but which took more time setting-up at 1st) was to tie rope around the handles of each dumbell & make a "rope handle" on each as well. This made the main handle width more hefty & I could place an ankle-weight on the "rope-handle" for slight weight increases (it was like a kettle-bell but with the handle heavier, or, when I placed the ankle-weight onto the dumbell & grabbed the rope, then I truly had a poor-man's kettle-bell).
If ever you can afford around 300-bucks, Nautilus makes a great adjustable-weight dumbell-set that adjusts in 2.5-lb increments up to 15#, & 5-lb increments for the most-part thereafter -- & the adjustments at each end of a dumbell need not be the same (can be "off-set"). Each dumbell goes up to just over 50-lbs fully-plated (& each handle alone is 5-lbs). It saves room... the adjustments are quick & easy... the only draw-back is that each dumbell is a bit bulky (on the long-side).
It looks like a rope-coiled DB-handle & with an arc of rope extending from one end of the handle to the other as well.
You can make a "Poor-Man's Kettle-Bell" by using nylon rope. Have some hefty scissors or a good blade & a cigarette-lighter or matches at hand.
(1) Fold a rope's end in two so that you'll have plenty of slack left for the handle later (be generous as excess slack can always be cut-off as the next-to-last step of the process); (2) place the "U"-shaped end of the rope near the end of a dumbell's handle, touching & running-up a fat/end/bell-part somewhat; (3) start coiling the longest-end of the rope around the handle & back towards the "U"-shaped end; (4) once at the "U"-shaped end, thread this same, longest-end of rope through the hole of the "U"-shape; (5) pull other end of rope & twist as necessary to make everything a tight fit; (6) tie long-end & slack-end together slightly away from DB-handle & to one side (If you wish to get fancy, you can thread rope through a short section of cut-up garden-hose before tying-off ends to make a "deluxe" handle -- I didn't do this... if rope alone tends to dig-in or rub-raw, then wear a cheap pair of leather work-gloves when using); (7) cut-off excess; (8) burn ends & then blow out flame (should an end catch fire) to keep rope from fraying... WAH-LAH
You can do the above, or you can purchase Kettle-Bells & thick-handles DBs separately from various sources. Either way...
Have Fun
You can make a "Poor-Man's Kettle-Bell" by using nylon rope. Have some hefty scissors or a good blade & a cigarette-lighter or matches at hand.
(1) Fold a rope's end in two so that you'll have plenty of slack left for the handle later (be generous as excess slack can always be cut-off as the next-to-last step of the process); (2) place the "U"-shaped end of the rope near the end of a dumbell's handle, touching & running-up a fat/end/bell-part somewhat; (3) start coiling the longest-end of the rope around the handle & back towards the "U"-shaped end; (4) once at the "U"-shaped end, thread this same, longest-end of rope through the hole of the "U"-shape; (5) pull other end of rope & twist as necessary to make everything a tight fit; (6) tie long-end & slack-end together slightly away from DB-handle & to one side (If you wish to get fancy, you can thread rope through a short section of cut-up garden-hose before tying-off ends to make a "deluxe" handle -- I didn't do this... if rope alone tends to dig-in or rub-raw, then wear a cheap pair of leather work-gloves when using); (7) cut-off excess; (8) burn ends & then blow out flame (should an end catch fire) to keep rope from fraying... WAH-LAH
You can do the above, or you can purchase Kettle-Bells & thick-handles DBs separately from various sources. Either way...
Have Fun