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Will I see any benefit from this routine?

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pinkyponkyplink · 15/06/2026 21:26

I’ve been using moves recommended to me by a friend of a friend.
Goblet squats
romanian deadlift
Glute bridge
single arm row
bicep curl
dead bug (which I’m finding hard)

im doing this on 7.5kg and have been for about 3 weeks. I’ve upped from 3kg to 5kg to 7.5 and I’m now just about getting to 10 reps. I repeat 3 times.

I have a shoulder injury so have to be careful with anything over head and no ‘high five’ action.

any suggestions or is this good? Will I see progress? I’m always talking myself out of things so need some back up please

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susey · 16/06/2026 05:32

Yes it looks great and you are making progress and getting stronger. You're doing the right thing by gradually increasing the weight. It's a good balance of movements.

Keep challenging yourself.

Don't be afraid to try higher weight soon on the "full body" lifts: squat and deadlift.

Eventually you can progress to the barbell rather than dumbbells, if you need to add more weight to the lifts.

I also have a shoulder instability so never lift overhead.I tend to say to people I have a powerlifting focus (squats, bench press, deadlift) not olympic lifting!

BitDrizzly · 16/06/2026 05:39

How many times per week are you training?

pinkyponkyplink · 16/06/2026 06:59

I’m doing this 3x a week or every other day if I can

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pinkyponkyplink · 16/06/2026 07:00

It only takes me about 16 -18 minutes to complete

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MeridaBrave · 28/09/2026 17:09

I think you would need to progress to different weights for different exercises. 7.5kg is excellent for upper body but very light for say Romanian deadlifts. I think can add more exercises eg floor press (or bench press if you have a step?) tricep kickback, lunges etc.

MJagain · 28/09/2026 18:49

It’s a good set of exercises.

You can improve by increasing the weight, particularly on squats & deadlifts. Those can be built much higher than bicep curl for example.

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