Hey, I know this is the fatloss forum and doesn't belong here, but I am fat so this is where I hang out. :-) I was offered a bowflex today for 100 bucks... Would this be a good investment? Does it work well if you stick with a solid routine? Thanks for the help.
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Thread: Does a bowflex work?
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08-30-2006, 04:50 PM #1
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08-30-2006, 05:06 PM #2
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Yes it probably would be a good investment if the Bowflex was in good shape
You could probably sell it for more on Ebay
Nothing beats a gym full of equipment
But the bowflex will help if you are just look to get in better shape.Top Secret Nutrition
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08-30-2006, 05:20 PM #3
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08-30-2006, 05:30 PM #4
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08-30-2006, 05:31 PM #5
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08-30-2006, 05:33 PM #7
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08-30-2006, 05:46 PM #8
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08-30-2006, 07:18 PM #9
I started out on a bowflex 4 years ago. I never lifted weights before that and I didn't know how to do anything. It was good for me to teach me the basic exercises.
I do think that you outgrow it strength-wise. Certain exercises start feeling very weird (it gets very jerky and torques you strangely) when you start getting heavy. (I remember military press suffering from this the most).
I still used it when I got a bench and free weights. Certain exercises on the bowflex are superior to machine and free weights. Resisted crunches, reverse crunches, lat pulldowns, fixed cable rows .. are all exercises I thought were superior compared to machine/free weight.
I eventually sold it and the attachments on ebay for a pretty hefty sum. (I sold the lat attachment which I got for free.. retails at $199 for like $350)Last edited by amjzzz; 08-30-2006 at 07:20 PM.
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08-30-2006, 07:34 PM #10
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08-30-2006, 08:17 PM #11
You couldn't possibly match all the exercises you can do in a gym with a myriad of free weights, dumb bells, machines to a Bowflex. Bottom line, go to the gym. If you have your heart set on buying it, you can just use it one day you can't make it to the gym. If you have children I'm sure you can get them on it when they are old enough.
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08-30-2006, 08:54 PM #12
Hmmm??
Not sure if you have used free motion equipment before, which a lot of bigger gyms have now. But the free motion lat pulldown machine (similar to bowflex lat pulldown) is sooo nice compared to the traditional cable lat pulldown with the weight stack. When I had my free weights and bowflex I would do bench using my bench/free weights, but when I wanted to crunches I would do them on the bowflex versus my incline bench and grabbing some weight, cause I thought the bowflex version was better.
Lying leg curls was another one, I thought they were better on the bowflex than on typical machines....
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08-30-2006, 11:39 PM #13
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08-31-2006, 07:18 AM #14
Dude, I was just saying the bowflex is decent to start on. I'm a big fan of compounds.
*I have to edit this in. Doing leg curls on a bowflex consistently week after week is >>> doing squats/deads for a couple weeks then stop going to gym because you get "busy". Me and the girl at the front desk were laughing cause there were over 200 id cards at the desk, which means over 200 people signed up, paids for a full year+ membership to the gym then never picked up their id card (which takes about 2 weeks after signing up).Last edited by amjzzz; 08-31-2006 at 07:25 AM.
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08-31-2006, 01:32 PM #15
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08-31-2006, 01:34 PM #16
I have and use a Bowflex regularly. For me, it's all I need with my elliptical machine.
It's great, and it's expecially great if you have a hard time getting motivated to go to the gym, but don't mind hopping on something convenient. It is a HUGE sight better than nothing!First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out -because I was not a Socialist.
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Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak for me.
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08-31-2006, 01:39 PM #17
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08-31-2006, 01:52 PM #18
I personally like the gym. But for 100 bucks that isn't a bad price to pay at all. Buy it and if you don't like it sell it. You really have nothing to lose buying the bowflex for that cheap. To your earlier question about the difference betweeen the bowflex and free weights. Simple the bowflex is resistance training.
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08-31-2006, 02:17 PM #19
One step at a time. The $100 is less than he'll pay for a gym membership that will take him all the way through getting in shape, so it's a time and a cost savings.
However, with my sport, I can do every compound exercise that I can do at a gym. By buying an attachment, you can make the weights go up to 400 lbs. More than I ever intend to need.
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08-31-2006, 03:36 PM #20
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