Bowflex.....What do you guys think?

[Ivan]

Hey guys, my roomie just got the Ultimate II Bowflex, to go along w/ our Bench and dumbells. I was sort of against it, but he is all about it. So is it effective?

 

[lynx]

JT made me try the one that was in the sports store we were in one day. It was a bowflex, but I don't know what kind. I didn't like it, I was trying to do flys but couldn't get a full range of motion. Also I felt shakey and not very stable in it. It felt cheap to me.

 

[Ivan]

yep

I thought so too, but the one he has at the house is close to 3 grand!!! And it is HUGE!!!

Here it is:
http://www.thefitnessoutlet.com/ultimateii.html

I have not tried it yet...

 

[bigbaldbulldog]

Just Do It

Anything you buy is up to you on how well you use it..hell i know guys who did pull ups on doors and push ups on stairs and grew...make the best of it and yo may be surprised...don't go into it thinking it will not work..give it a good month and let your body tell you it is good or bad not your brain...

Your body just need to be challenged and it will grow..along with food ...

 

[BigBoyJ]

Bowflex is shit. It not too bad for the average, skinny little guy who likes to pump up his pecs and bi's before going to a club. Or, if you're a housewife who needs something to get you off your ass for 20 minutes, three times a week. But for someone who actually wants to build muscle, they are pure shit. The maximum amount of resistance on the machine couldn't even begin to give me a workout.

I used to work in a sporting goods store. We sold all sorts of weight machines, free weights and bowflex. People usually came in interested in bowflex. After a few demonstrations of bowflex's shitiness and the advantages of free weights, I never sold a single bowflex. I usually ended up cheating myself out of money by selling cheaper free weight equipment. It was the principle of the thing. I must do everything in my power to hurt bowflex's business. Those things just piss me the hell off.

 

[rAJJIN]

hmmm.. I dont know Ivan.
Looks a Lot like a Moped compared to a Harley to me.
Id tell him trade it in on a powercage

I think the Bowflex guy is or was here On promuscle for a bit.

 

[tdrose]

I had a bowflex for about 6 months. I got the one with 410lbs of resistance the works. I was ok for about 1 month untill my body got used to the extra stabilizing you have to do then it didnt do shit. I could do a set of 50 BP of the imaginary 410lbs. I snapped one of the handles and it is useless for any sort of leg or back work. Bi's tris and pecs thats it. Just for a pump no growth. i sold mine on e bay. Good for a skinny guy or a person who cant go to the gym and just wants to do something other than sit on the couch. Not for a bodybuilder.

 

[STORM SHADOW]

For general fitness...hell yes... Ward and June Cleaver would love it! But nothing has been proven to pack on muscle like free weights...

I would bet anything that the dude in the commercial built his body on free weights.

SS

 

[simon birch]

not for mass

I've heard that the bowflex helps with definition but if your looking to gain mass forget about it.