Bowflex SelectTech Dumbbells
Bowflex is continuing to transform the home fitness industry with their new Bowflex SelectTech dumbbells. These unbelievable dumbbells consent you to rapidly dial in how much you want each dumbbell to weigh. Thanks to the nautilus engineers you are now able to have 2 dumbbells that can weigh anywhere from 5 to 90 pounds at the turn of a dial. No more need to spend $900.00 on a rack of dumbbells that take up half your home.
Bowflex has become the most trusted name in the home gym industry with their power rod based home gyms. They continue their power with the success of the SelectTech dumbbells which have quickly become the top home dumbbell solution to people who just enjoy the ease of use, affordability, and space saving quality of these game changing weights.
Additional accessories include an adjustable weight bench, a sturdy SelectTech dumbbell stand, and durable equipment mat.
Benefits of Having SelectTech Dumbbells
Covers only small space. The biggest benefit, obviously, is the truth that they take up very little space. You can factually put these Bowflex dumbbells in a corner of any room. Yet they provide the same flexibility and functionality as a huge set of dumbbells that would normally take up a whole wall or more. This is enormous for anyone who doesn’t want to allocate a whole room to a weight set or weight machine — or simply doesn’t have the floor space available.
Adjustable Dumbbells. These adjustable dumbbells are in fact very easy to use. You literally change the weight amounts with the turn of a dial. It’s very instinctive and takes about 2 seconds to adjust both of the Bowflex dumbbells. No more messing with strange device that require changing pins or flipping switches. In addition, of course, no more of the annoying clamps, bolts, or weight plate-swapping associated with normal free weight systems.
Good Quality. The Bowflex SelectTech Dumbbells actually look good. Their stylish design and high-quality structure positively sets them apart from other types of adjustable dumbbells, most of which are ugly to say the least. The SelectTech dumbbells are very smooth and most people won’t have a problem putting them in an area where guests can see them. Another good thing is that the person weight plates are enclosed with molded plastic which eliminates the clanking noises associated with other adjustable dumbbells and free weights.
Exercising “Core” Muscles. When exercising with dumbbells, your body has to work harder because it has to stabilize itself.
Various Exercises. Dumbbells offer a good variety of exercises for each major muscle group.
Exercise both Sides of Your Body Evenly. Everyone has a leading, stronger side to their bodies. The Bowflex dumbbells enable you to develop and tone each side of your body evenly.
Increase Bone Density. Exercising with actual “weight”, increases both bone density and ligament strength. This is particularly important for post menopausal women and athletes.
Drawbacks of the Product
The only real unhelpful regarding this Bowflex dumbbell is that they are a bit expensive. Depending on where you buy them, expect to pay between $350 and $400 per set, as well as another $140 for the optional stand. Also, if you have them shipped, it can easily cost $50 – $100 (unless the merchant offers free shipping, as many do these days).
However, there is what we call positive drawback of the machine. Listed below are some of those.
- Learning Curve – if you are a beginner (haven’t used free weights regularly), it take some time for your body to learn to do each exercise “correctly”. It is essential that when beginning a new exercise you start with a light weight.
- Much like learning to ride a bicycle, your body needs to learn how to do each exercise correctly.
- Safety – it’s very significant to understand what amount of weight is right for you, specifically if you train by yourself. Though the Bowflex dumbbells only can go up to 52.5Ib, there is still a possibility of injury due to poor exercise form or using too much weight. Please be safe.
- Momentum – having proper exercise form is also important for eliminating momentum. Momentum starts to creep in when a person does an exercise too quickly. You can eliminate this by pausing at the bottom and at the top of each repetition.
Bowflex SelectTech Dumbbells and High Intensity Training
Everyone that workout gets to a point where what they have been doing stops being as effective. Muscles get accustom to recognizable movements and grow fuller, faster when they are hit with varying exercises. Another well-liked way to alter a workout once a month is to use High Intensity Training.
High Intensity Training is a type of training where repetitions are fewer but the few reps are killers. The desired result of High Intensity Training is to make muscle reach the complete type of failure necessary for optimum muscle growth.
This is how it a set of Bowflex SelectTech Dumbbells High Intensity Training would go.
1st set
- Start the first set with good chunk of weight
- Do slow reps with the main focus being form.
- Pick 6-8 spots while slowly lifting and lowering the dumbbells have a wonderful 5-10 second pause.
- Fun begins once you cannot continue to push the weight up anymore. This is where you continue to hold the weight in a static position. Pretty soon the weight will begin to slowly drop.
2nd set
Same process as set 1 but with a weight drop around 20% (Personal Preference)
3rd set
Same process as set 2 but with a weight drop around 10% – 20% (Personal Preference)
And you have done that muscle group and should not do High Intensity Training for that muscle group for 3 weeks. Trust me every 3 weeks is plenty. The rest between the High Intensity Training is crucial for optimum muscle group.
So if you are looking for something new to try with Bowflex SelectTech Dumbbells High Intensity Training could be the jump starts your routine back into a new growth period.
