absolutely, for all the reasons that have been posted so far.
my favorite high rep, low weight workout series is Slim Series. I've gotten results with that. the firm is another one - got my first round of body definition with it. at the time that I did the firm, the heaviest I lifted was using an 18# curl bar w/o any plates on it. that would be equivalent to 2, 9# dumbbells.
with dumbbells, I rarely go higher than 10# in each hand.
Jari is another one that is the same style. in RTTC, the highest she uses is 8# DB, and the rest of the time in RTTC she uses 5#.
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[walks away, still making circular motions with hands] ~ Pat Morita, The Karate Kid, 1984
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