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lozina

lozina

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bowflex dumbell

Its been on commercials for a couple of years now but i'm considering upgrading my current set of hex weights...

do these bowflex adjustables live up to the hype?
 
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mrrman

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I saw them at Sports Mart...seem overpriced to me...I have the Bowflex Xtreme 2 gym that I love however
 
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dxkj

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Originally posted by: lozina
bowflex dumbell

Its been on commercials for a couple of years now but i'm considering upgrading my current set of hex weights...

do these bowflex adjustables live up to the hype?
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Sure if you want to spend $400 on something you could get the equvalent of in adjustable plates for $50-75
 
Amused

Amused

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Overpriced garbage that any man serious about fitness will quickly outgrow.

Hell, for me, they are too light at their heaviest setting for even curls. The most I could use them for are isolation shoulder exercises. (Front and lateral raises, but they are still too light for dumbell arnold or military presses)
 
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Looney

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Hell no. Some guy here at work has it, and it sucks. At their heaviest, i can curl it (i think 50lbs)... so it wouldn't be very good for chest or shoulder workouts.
 
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BlueFlamme

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I saw them yesterday at Sports Authority, they had one set that maxes out at 50lbs, another that topped at 20 or 25. If you really do a wide range of exercises that utilize these lower weights this would have save a ton of room as opposed to having a pair of each weight in that entire range. You can get a feel for the weights there first as well. Again, it depends on what you plan on using them for.

If you are currently curling 25lbs atm and plan on purchasing a new set of DBs for each step all the way up to 50lbs, economically they might be worthwhile.
 
Scarpozzi

Scarpozzi

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Go to Walmart and buy the iron weights there. They are really good. Always buy your weights based on durability and handle comfort.

You might as well only have 2-3 weights anyhow. Get some 25s, 35s and 45s, etc. Just get a good mix and range so you can do different lifts.
 
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dirtboy

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I have the same set of dumbells, just before Bowflex put their name on them. Pricey, yes, but they easily fit in a compact part of my dining room and are easily adjustable.
 
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TripleAAA

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I have the old soloflex dumbells before they came out with those. I still use them periodically and find them very comfortable. Everything is rubber coated and the grips are firm yet slighlty soft so when you get up to higher weights you don't feel like your hands are being crushed.

I understand if space if of importance, but otherwise save the money and get a decent set or find a nice used set. Heck, go onto Craigslist and I've seen people selling them on there periodically (I mean the actual Soloflex dumbells you are looking for)
 
iamme

iamme

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Jul 21, 2001
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you can usually find people getting rid of dumbells and weights on craigslist.
 
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Koing

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I wouldn't mind dropping £3k on an Eleiko competition set :)

Koing
 
QueBert

QueBert

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sorry to bump an old ass thread, but I recently got the Selectech's and wanted to comment on them.

they are expensive, way too expensive, I don't think anyone would argue that.

I love them, the concept of adjusting the weight on the fly is remarkable, my old set was okay, but I constantly had to readjust the clamps as they'd get loose on their own and make the plates clank which annoyed the hell out of me. Switching weight on them? don't get me started, it took half my energy to do :)

the Bowflex method is perfect, I can swap from 20 lb's to 25 in less then 10 seconds. 52.5lb's is the max, which I've noticed some people on here saying "isn't a lot" maybe I'm a girly-man, but that is more then I'll need, for a good awhile anywho. I'm working out, not trying to become Mr Olympia but to each his own. :) They are also comfortable, a lot of sets just plain hurt my hands after awhile. my other favorite thing, they are silent. my old weights would clack and clank and really get on my nerves, maybe a small issue but silence is golden when I work out.

I got them as a gift, would I pay $400 for them (extra if you want the stand) I dunno, they should last me a long long time, compaired to the money I spend upgrading my pc every 12 months, these would actually have been pretty cheap. Bowflex should cut the price to around $250, at $250 they'd still be some of the most expensive hand weights on the market.
 
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bmacd

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Sears had this set on display and I was interested in them. However, BOTH sets of the display models were broken. I advise you NOT to purchase these.

-=bmacd=-
 
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ThunderLew

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Don't get those, the shape of the dumbbells make it so you can only grasp them by the handles. There are a lot of exercises you can do with dumbells where you are grasping by one end. Besides... the Bowflex system is way expensive.
 
QueBert

QueBert

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Originally posted by: bmacd
Sears had this set on display and I was interested in them. However, BOTH sets of the display models were broken. I advise you NOT to purchase these.

-=bmacd=-
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you should never take that as a sign, you have no idea what kids and idiots have done to them. People fvck with display model stuff all the time. Bowflex has a 5 year warrentee on them, using mine for 2 weeks now, I can't possible see how I could break them, unless I intentially tried. Which is probably what the morons at sears did :)
 
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