Hey everyone,

I'm new to bodybuilding and i plan to take it more seriously after SPM. But i'm a little concerned about what i'll look like after a year or two due to my height. I'm around 172cm tall and i weigh 52kg. I've been irregularly and leisurely working out for a few months ( just doing planks, pullups, dumbbells etc every once in a while). My muscles have developed here and there (used to be crap skinny) but i've retained my weight since january 08 haha. I'm afraid of looking stocky after working out like one of my friends is. Like i saw in a thread here, i'd wanna have the Ryan Reynolds kind of look but i don't know if it's possible for my height.

Anyway, i came across the Rippetoe workout recently but i was wondering what can i do if i have no barbells available. I have is a pair of dumbbells and a chinup bar & no bench so i've been doing dumbbell presses on the ground. Not sure if dumbbells are suitable for deadlifts and squats ( i don't feel much stress hanging it off the sides, wouldn't it be better to carry it up at my neck, barbell style?)