Bowflex question

[SVT-TROY]

Would it be a wise investment to buy the top of the line machine. I have a gym membership but some days I am only able to work out after my gym is closed. I am forced to do two body parts each day to get all the muscles trained which causes me to skip a body part or two each week. I can do a hell of a lot more training if I had a home gym. I would still go to the gym when I can. No, there are no 24 hour Gyms near me.

 

[RipStone]

Use the $1000+ for buying free weights, a bench, and squat rack.

 

[blut wump]

I think the guy in the Bullworker ad is bigger than the one in the Bowflex ad.

Get a power rack, a bench, an Oly bar and some weights. A rubber mat or two might be a sensible addition.

 

[BiggT]

Bullworker, lol....I have some back issues of pro wrestling magazines from the 70's and I remember seeing bullworker ads in them, lol....just made me think how ridiculous it looked.

Seriously, man, like Blut Wump said, invest the money in a power rack, a GOOD QUALITY adjustable bench, a Texas Power bar, and some plates. If you've got money to spare look into some dumbells. Rubber mats are always good....it all depends on your budget.....but don't waste your time or money on a Bowflex.

 

[Jim Ouini]

BTW, the new infomercial is great. The one where they have gym rats of all sizes and colors gathered around trying it out. I like when that one guy is doing quarter squats on it and he says 'It's ripping it up guys!'

Also, the new commercial has some natural BB champion - I think USA champ - saying he did his entire training on the Bowflex

 

[Anthrax Invasion]

Shit like that pisses me off. Those machines should be burned. The infomercials with all the douche bags standing about, raving about how much the machine owns, push me towards insanity. Does anyone buy into all that? Can anyone be so stupid as to buy into the Bowflex's bullshit!?

Wait, yes...yes they can...

 

[SVT-TROY]

Thank you all for your input. I will have to look into alternatives. I didn't really think about the fact that the $1600 I would be paying for a Bowflex could buy me a good setup for the house. Maybe I'll put up with the lack of training for another year (until things change with my current situation) then I will be able to hit the gym like I used to.

 

[tgriff]

dude I bought a oly bar and 300lbs of weights for like 100 bucks at Academy...You can get a home gym for just a little more than what you would pay for a years membership at a "fitness studio" I think that is what the are calling the gyms these days...

 

[SVT-TROY]

dude I bought a oly bar and 300lbs of weights for like 100 bucks at Academy...You can get a home gym for just a little more than what you would pay for a years membership at a "fitness studio" I think that is what the are calling the gyms these days...

Links?

 

[tgriff]

Just go to www.academy.com Sorry it took me so long...

 

[SVT-TROY]

Just go to www.academy.com Sorry it took me so long...

Thank you sir. I will check it out on my next day off.

 

[DZLS]

wow, i own a Bowflex Ultimate, and don't think it's a bad piece of equipment for what it is...

if anyone thinks they are going to get "huge" on a Bowflex, they are sorely mistaken, but for an occasional workout it's not bad at all...

I just can't get motivated to work out in my own house, and need the gym atmosphere...

you can get a good UPPER body workout on it, but for legs...? HA, then i would agree, it's a piece of crap...

 

[itlnstln]

I have a Bowflex Unltimate 2 - and it's exactly what I was looking for.
. The squat set-up that I use on this machine is "flawless" and the pump I get from the whole machine is perfect for the amateur bodybuilder. (seriously people - "not-all", do you "really" think you have gone "beyond" what a piece of equiptment can do for you?)

Over the years - I've worked out in every type of gym, used almost every type of home gym (still have a SOLOFLEX in the basement at my parents ) - and if I was up to it - none of the previous ever let me down.

I can't really remember mistakenly "destroying" a home gym because I was simply too INSANE for it, and it just couldn't handle the abuse I was handing it.

Will a Bowflex take the place of free weights? - How can it - they are totaly different, but either way - if a person has the "desire", "dedication", and "motivation" to put his/her body through the pain of a real workout - then they will find the results they are looking for from anything they use. - even the Bowflex......

Peace to all

 

[DZLS]

good post man...