Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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boflex

kakaboogie
kakaboogie
Posts: 5
Joined: 2002/07/26
United States
2002/11/14, 05:07 PM
does anyone have a blowflex. i do but it seems like when i workout that the weight is less then what its says. for examlpe whe im curling its on 60 but it only feels like 40.
jbennett
jbennett
Posts: 1,558
Joined: 2001/02/28
United States
2002/11/15, 01:27 PM
My wife had a bowflex. I think its a big waste of money. I ran into the same problem when I used to workout on it. If you added up the resistance, it said I was doing 300+ on squats, but it was about the equivalent of doing 185. The machine tries to duplicate gravity pulling on weight, but its very inaccurate.

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--JBennett
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dpking44
dpking44
Posts: 470
Joined: 2002/08/07
United States
2002/11/15, 01:40 PM
Sorry jbennett, I have a bowflex and love it. Yes, the resistance weight versus free weights is not quite equal. Bowflex adds a cable resistance system to your workout routine. I used to use the bowflex exclusively and saw results very quickly. However, I mix up my routine now with free weights for a more rounded program. It's a very expensive apparatus however, when I don't have time to go to the gym, I feel I can get a complete workout with it because of the many exercises it provides.

DP
rickgarvia
rickgarvia
Posts: 60
Joined: 2001/11/22
United States
2002/11/19, 05:16 PM
I always wanted to try a BowFlex. I have a TotalGym, which I use in addition to free weights, and I love it. Who cares if the weight doesn't "match" real iron -- if the movement brings up a good pump, I couldn't care less. Check the ego at the door, and do what keeps you motivated. That's my motto.

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Rick