note: this is more of a training thread, but i wasn’t sure what kind of traffic we had over there anymore and i thought this was pretty cool. if its got to be moved i aint gonna cry though.
anyone else see this? adjustable dumbells with the click of a button. seems like an awesome idea to me if they work half as well as the commercials would have you believe.
http://www.bowflexselecttech.com/default.asp?pagesource=key&cookie_test=1
check it yo.
… i wonder how they handle though.
You can buy an @ssload of free weights for $480. What a ripoff.
they’re pretty and novel, but i’m with MK on this one. anyone who spends $480 on dumbbells better have money coming out their ass.
i’d rather get some good ol’ fashioned iron, a bench, and a heavy kb. garage sales are your friend.
oh I don’t know MK, if you’d stop being an ass for 5 minutes, you’d have probably figured out that while you aren’t getting as much “material” for your money as you might if you bought an “assload” of weights, if they work like they claim to work, it’s not such a bad deal. I know I could use a space saving item like this if I thought it worked like they claim it works. You’d shell a roughly equivelant amount of money for just as many weights.
Originally posted by red5angel
You’d shell a roughly equivelant amount of money for just as many weights.
No I wouldn’t.
My friend has the exact same dumbells, but made by Nautilus. He only paid two bills for 'em. You’re paying the extra $200 for the name…[SIZE=1](and maybe a couple of extra years…)[/SIZE]
$480? It says $350 MSRP
same for the nautilus.
you could probably get them cheaper on ebay or something.
Originally posted by norther practitioner
[B]$480? It says $350 MSRP
same for the nautilus. [/B]
I was looking at the bottom of the page. For $480, you get a chrome stand. Woohoo
i love the idea, its cool and easy. but too much.
Greetings,
Selector weights are not a new technology.
It would be better if the Bowflex concentrated on improving the possibilities of the machine that they have. Bringing out a free weight line suggests that the Bowflex is not all that great to begin with when it comes to strength development.
Maybe they need the money to offset lawsuits from consumers who got injured by the Bowflex machine.
mickey
Maybe they need the money to offset lawsuits from consumers who got injured by the Bowflex machine.
probably the same people who spill hot coffee on themselves…
Hoist has a set for under $300 that goes up to 75 pounds.
i think its a really cool idea … new or not its the first i have heard of them (likely cause its the first time they have been marketed the way they have).
sure you can go buy all the free weights you want at yard sales, the green tab, or your uncle bobs, but then your missing the point. if they work the way the are supposed to, your paying for the convenience. it might not be worth 300 for the convenience, but do you realize how many never used sets are going to be floating around yard sales, the green tab, or your uncle bobs in about a year?
im going to keep an eye on em and then see if i cant find a deal on them next summer or the following. waiting on something like this wouldnt bother me normally, but hell i’ll be lucky to be lifting by summer anyway so it’s no big deal to me.
and mk and red … you guys brothers?
GDA - onlly in that we’re bth doing his mom…
I’m with you man, I think it’s a cool idea and I too wil be looking out for cheap sets to be sold on the auction block. I got yer back too, if I see two pairs, I’ll let you know!
sweet … thanks man.
That things been around for a few years. I remember reading advertisements in Muscle Media for it, and it costs like $250 for them. I also saw them at Oshman’s earlier this year. The only thing you are getting with the Bowflex is the name.
For $300+, you are better off buying the cross bow home gym.
Yes, it is a rip-off of bow-flex, but it is like 80% cheaper.
Gentlemen,
Please check out: http://www.powerblock.com/
These guys originated the technology and have been around for over ten years (if not since the 80’s). It pays to get the best.
They have a couple going up for bid at ebay.
mickey