Fitness using only hand weights?

[OliverRwans]

I'm a 18 year old guy. I'm skinny, and I want to do something about it.

Therefore I've bought some hand weights 10lb, 20lb and 30 lb. Is it possible for me to get bigger biceps using only these? I can lift the 10lb hundreds of times, so I think they are kinda useless to me.

My question is, how much should I lift in the beginning? How many reps and sets should I do a day?

 

[wazwolf]

First, you need to eat more. Your high metabolism will stop your body building muscle unless you over-eat. I'm not talking tons, just enough that you can hold a bit of fat on your body.

Then, you want to lift the heaviest weight you can, that allows you to get around 6-8 reps. You should be tired at 6 reps. Not too heavy that you pull a muscle.

Do 3 sets. You should get sore day after, and really sore on the third day. After that, stretch, and workout again. Again, you should be only able to hit around 6 reps. This makes the muscles pop out in bulk.

Lower weight at higher reps, like 10-12 reps, is for later, when you are building strength and endurance. Higher weight at lower reps is to make your muscles thicker. You get strength too, but only burst strength.

And eat. Chicken, meat, eggs. Milk. Eggs and Milk absorb faster than most things. You don't need supplements, for now, and arguably ever. Just food, and mainly protein with some fat to help it absorb into your bloodstream.