September 02, 2025 | Daily Training Log & Simple Questions

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Please use this post to discuss your training for the day or any simple questions you have! Talk about how lifts went, your workouts PRs achieved, goals set, whatever!

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[u/HappyCoomer]

I have a limited equipment at home - adjustable dumbbells that go up to 40 kg (88 lbs) each. Would it be fine to have a main Squat lift as DB Squat (holding them by my side) or DB Bulgarian Split Squat? DB Squat seems to be closer to a traditional BB Squat, but BSS can be overloaded more eventually. Which one I should focus on as my main lift?

[u/UngaBungaLifts → u/HappyCoomer]

To me the question of "should X be a main lift" is philosophical. A main lift is a lift on which you care about how much weight you can move.

I would not make DB squat or BSS a main lift because I do not care about how much I can DB Squat or BSS. I care about how much I can squat.

It's for you to decide and it's almost completely arbitrary.

[u/HappyCoomer → u/UngaBungaLifts]

That's a good (and probably correct) way to view it. Initially, my thoughts were to do the DB lift variation that is the closest to the Barbell, so in the future, when I have access to the gym, I can be "ready". But I guess any variation will grow muscle and prepare me a bit, but never fully, since even Front and Back Squat require different form and technique. So I probably will focus on pushing whatever I care about right now (as you said. Thank you!