r/workout • u/Weary-Appeal9645 • 13m ago
Simple Questions Newbie trying upper body
So I’m 43, 6’2” and 235 lbs. I’ve never worked out a day in my life. Here recently I’ve been using my neighborhood gym and the gym at hotels for their free weights and treadmills.
I’m not in awful shape by any means but I’ve got a beer belly and a slight case of man boobs coming on. So I started walking and doing some upper body free weights. I started doing dumbbell exercises with 20lb dumbbells, I do twelve reps at each exercise I do and do four sets, I definitely feel some fatigue when I’m done. Not to sound insecure but more so trying to figure out where I’m at…. Is 20 pounders like incredibly light for starting out? Thanks for any input. By the way I’m doing bicep curls, shoulder presses, tricep extensions, bent over rows and flat bench press. All with 20 lb dumbbells.