Bowflex 1090 Dumbbells?

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Hey guys I have a home gym but no dumbbells…I signed up to a commercial gym because I wanted to use dumbbells etc and I can’t do it. I was looking online and went to some stores and the dumbbells are stupid expensive.

BUT I saw the bowflex dumbbells 1090…goes from 10lbs to 90lbs and it’s only $350 for both dumbells.
I already have 100lb. dumbbells at my house.

It will take time to save up enough for the 125lb dumbells I used at the gym but regardless…for curls, raises, and anything else it seems like a great deal.

Anyone have these, use them or anything I can get some idea.

I wouldn’t be dropping them or anything when doing chest presses because I’d be using weights up to 90 for more of a warmup not a workset.

Thanks!

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in case noone has seen them. innovative design ill give them that! good luck.

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I’ve seen those bowflex dumbbells, I was actually interested in gettin them myself just to have around the house. But they were $700 everywhere I looked. Where did you find them as such a good price?

I’m curious how the transitioning is from going from one weight to the other weight. How do you feel about them? I think they are pretty versitile to say the least.

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If you are using them for more than just your warm up sets for benching then Id say its a good investment. Im pretty sure the huge majority of people with home gyms dont have a full dumbell rack

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Pro-Aggression: The video you showed goes from 5lb - 52.5lb. This bowflex version goes from 10lbs - 90lbs.

I went onto kijiji and looked it up and found them online…there are actually a couple of people who are selling them from 350-400$ I don’t care how they got them or anything lol.
For me to buy dumbbells (I’ve looked before) that range from 5-100lbs would cost me a grand easily, brand new.

For 350 bucks I can’t go wrong with this.

I’m going to be using them mostly for curls, raises (side,rear,front) and it’ll be good for warmups on the flat bench, and I can use them for inclines and what not.

Like I said I do have 100lb. db’s I bought and they cost me quite a bit. I went to a commercial gym and was using the 125’s but now that I think about it I wish I spent the gym membership to buy 125lb db’s and this set…I would’ve only been a couple hundred dollars more to do it this way and it’d save the hassle of driving to the gym, waiting for equipment to use, and a host of other crap I don’t really want to deal with at the gym. I love working out in my basement, I don’t need motivation to get out of the house and drive somewhere.

In the end I’ve contacted the guy and I hope he hasn’t sold them yet. Like I said they would be for warmups when doing db presses so I wouldn’t be dropping them…and they will be good for shoulder presses.

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I’ve seen them before and thought to myself I’d never get them lol but after training in a commercial gym…I’ve just decided I rather complete my home gym then spend anymore money in a gym. I have a powerrack, an adjustable bench, a regular bench (flat), texas power bar, regular barbell, back extension, rubber mat, a shitload of weights, weight tree’s my friend gave me for free, and a bunch of other stuff.

I’ve contacted the guy and am gonna pick them up either tomorrow or friday I’m really excited about using them!

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BONEZ - yeah for benching it’ll be mostly used for warmups, but for everything else curls, shoulder presses, raises, incline pressing they will be great I think. Yeah I doubt most people have full racks at their house as well. For a York chrome set from 2 1/2 to 50lbs it’s 1500. If you want a rack it’s ridiculous. I’ve seen them up to 4000 for a set of 2/15 to 75lbs with a rack. Just ridiculous. And I’m gonna have it all for MUCH MUCH less and can adjust to any weight I want (from 10-90). I think I can’t go wrong with this purchase.

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check out the ironmaster adjustable dumbbells. up to 150lbs. I think 500 bucks. No crappy plastic part and the kettle bell handle that can be also used with the system is sweet. My buddy has the bowflex and the feel cheap in hand

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I have Powerblocks that range from 10-130 lbs. Easy to adjust weight and durable. I have and old set 10+ yrs old. A good bit more expensive then ironmaster or bowflex, but you get what you pay for. A friend has a set of bowflex DBs that were broken after a few workouts.

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I would like to throw in the idea that you make them yourself. I have created a fat bar (7ft long) and a 3ft fat bar DB. You can obviously create any sort of lengths you want.

  1. Buy 10ft 2.5in (or whatever) plumbing pipe from Home Depot
  2. Buy exhaust clamps from Advance Auto Parts or other car store
  3. Buy hockey tape for handle/reinforce clamps
  4. Use your existing plates
  5. ???
  6. Profit

This obviously makes fat bar DBs but I can’t think of a reason that would really matter in the end; although row weights might go down a bit, grip strength will go up.

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[quote]coolnatedawg wrote:
I would like to throw in the idea that you make them yourself. I have created a fat bar (7ft long) and a 3ft fat bar DB. You can obviously create any sort of lengths you want.

  1. Buy 10ft 2.5in (or whatever) plumbing pipe from Home Depot
  2. Buy exhaust clamps from Advance Auto Parts or other car store
  3. Buy hockey tape for handle/reinforce clamps
  4. Use your existing plates
  5. ???
  6. Profit

This obviously makes fat bar DBs but I can’t think of a reason that would really matter in the end; although row weights might go down a bit, grip strength will go up.[/quote]

That is so cool!

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I’ve only played with the floor model at sporting goods stores but the bowflex to me felt sketchy. Seems cool for the cardio bunny but don’t seem like they last long for serious folks. Haven’t seen the 90lbers so maybe they’re better? Please let us know what you think.

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The ironmaster quick-lock DB’s are more expensive, but more or less indestructible. Plus, you can get add-ons up to 165 pounds.

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Alright I’ve been looking around like crazy for reviews on the ironmaster quick lock DB’s, the bowflex selectech 10-90.

From what it seems the cons of the Bowflex is that it will not go in 2.5 increments…the 10-90lbs db’s are for 5lb increments…so if you were doing lateral raises and stuff this could be an issue (I GUESS) I think just get stronger to use 5 instead of 2.5 lol.

I hear for the ironmaster…when it goes up to 120lbs…if you don’t lock it right with magent and what not when doing shoulder presses or FLAT/INCLINE db presses serious danger could ensue lol. Which obivosuly makes sense.

It’s already pretty long getting to 90lbs with the ironmaster and when going up to 120 it seems very awkward to do something like chestpresses and what not (this is definaetly a concern to me I do not have a wide grip when when I do presses of any sort).

To do presses of more than 120lbs then would seem virtually impossible wihout your arms being so wide out that it wouldn’t be able to be done properly.

Second thing…when dealing with weights 125+…I don’t know about you guys but it starts to get difficult to drop those comfortable down and I don’t know if it could damage some pins or something if dropped bceause that is a lot of weight.

Personally like I said before…I think I would rather trust buying an actual 120lb dumbbell although it would cost 200+ I think when dealing with weights 120 above for pressing you are entering more serious lifter territory…I was using 125’s for 8 (after many sets of benching and what not) and I don’t think I’d even want to use something adjustable.

The Bowflex selectech 1090 seems better (yes although compressed plastic) I probably wouldn’t consider these to guys who are not at the level to play with 90lbs. for a warmup in chest presses. Bceause if you were to drop them because you couldn’t do it anymore…they do have a potential to break WITHOUT A DOUBT.

You gotta treat these much more carefully. I read a lot of reviews of people saying the dials are just fine they work great, sometimes you have to wiggle it a bit but that’s about it.

AGAIN: Do not drop them, they probably will break.

For me I want to warmup with the 90’s for my pressing, using them for worksets for shoulder presses (I never drop using shoulder presses), curls, raises and what not.

I know they can break, but I’m really just never going to drop them…unless by accident…but I haven’t dropped a dumbbell yet! lol
If it broke, oh well…these things are like 800 bucks in stores with no stand and I’m getting it for half that…Saw some vids of them on youtube…so I’m just gonna get them.

Anyone else have thoughts?

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For long dumbells you just turn them in a bit. Problem solved

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I used to sell a few brands when I worked at a sporting goods store. The Bowflex were garbage and held up very poorly. If you get a set, go for the Powerblocks by FAR. They hold up far better than any other brands in my experience. Other brands could and would fall apart during use. Yes, very sketchy to say the least right?

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lol @ 90 lb bowflex dumbells.
go to gym. lift big. eat steak. any questions?

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[quote]Lanolar wrote:
I used to sell a few brands when I worked at a sporting goods store. The Bowflex were garbage and held up very poorly. If you get a set, go for the Powerblocks by FAR. They hold up far better than any other brands in my experience. Other brands could and would fall apart during use. Yes, very sketchy to say the least right?[/quote]

lol yes very sketchy. Could you elaborate more on the problems that occured with the bowflex dumbbells? Did you get a lot of returns and such? What exactly happened that made them hold up poorly (dials not moving properly for weight change, or flat out falling out while doing a set of DB curls?)

Thanks a lot man.

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[quote]ProfessorseX wrote:
lol @ 90 lb bowflex dumbells.
go to gym. lift big. eat steak. any questions?
[/quote]

You forgot to mention how much better you are then me first before going into those crazy details! duhh lol

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[quote]rasturai wrote:
AGAIN: Do not drop them, they probably will break.
[/quote]

Hmm. They wouldn’t last too long with me however careful I wanted to be.

How about olympic dumbbell handles and a few more 10 lb plates? You’ll be set for when you need start pressing 300lb bells.