why is it that dumbbells are generally sold fixed whereas barbells are plate loaded? am I missing something here because buying handles + extra plates seems far cheaper and yet gyms almost always have fixed DBs
the only reason i can think of is that more people can use the variety of dumbbells unless you bought the same number of handles that you had fixed dumbbells
but that doesnt seem like a very good reason because at no point is every dumbbell ever being used
so i dont know either
>>42219821
it's just more convenient for everyone to have fixed DBs. more convenient for the users, and less mess to clean up for the gyms.
>>42219821
Have you seen the absolute mess of barbell plates in the average gym? That shit would be 50 times worse for dumbbells.
For a home gym plate loaded is the cheapest option though.
>>42219969
In my gym we just scavenge our weights from the nearest iron pile and nobody cares
>making the plate mess in a gym even worse
>people stealing dumbells 10x easier
for a home gym they are preferrable though