thoughts on Bowflew..

HowardRearden

HowardRearden

see you down in AR bay..
I saw a comercial a few mintutes ago advertizing a new bowflex machine. As usual, they're selling it as the end-all be-all to "revolutionize the way you train". It made me a bit perterbed to think of all the poor schmucks that would purchase this shit. Then I thought "Has this ever worked for anyone?"

I train with free-weights (of course) and everyone else I know does as well.
I've never even met anyone who has trained/trains with bow-flew.
Let me hear your thoughts on the matter....and no I am not even considering buying one. Just curious to hear your experiences.
 
HowardRearden said:
I saw a comercial a few mintutes ago advertizing a new bowflex machine. As usual, they're selling it as the end-all be-all to "revolutionize the way you train". It made me a bit perterbed to think of all the poor schmucks that would purchase this shit. Then I thought "Has this ever worked for anyone?"

I train with free-weights (of course) and everyone else I know does as well.
I've never even met anyone who has trained/trains with bow-flew.
Let me hear your thoughts on the matter....and no I am not even considering buying one. Just curious to hear your experiences.
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The bowflex is a geat machine and you can get big using it.
 
A buddy of mine has one. Was drinking in his basement and decided to give it a whirl. The idea of it is great but it needs to be refined and better quality. Just felt cheap.
 
i own one. i think its amazing. blasts all your muscles way harder then freeweights.

i would recommend the bowflex to anyone.
 
it depends...my dad has a CrossBow...same thing. and when i hit my freshman year of college my brother was using my dad's CrossBow to beef up after school. He's a few years younger than me, and i came back from college to see my lil bro put on some mass with that CrossBow. NOW...he JUST STARTED workin out then, so that was probably the main thing. When you start almost anything works. I would say its still a pile...but if you've been workin out for awhile I wouldnt see the CrossBow or BowFlex as an alternative. Stick to the real weights, and mix things up, dont let your body get used to the same ole same ole...
 
i say its shit

people you see get great results from it are newbies or genetically gifted
 
who is it targeted at....BBers and PLers, or 9-5ers that want to stay/get in shape, relieve stress, "tone" up, etc?

For that, it works fine. Its not a $5,000 piece of gym equipment, but anything you can progressively add more weight to will produce results.

Bashing a bowflex would be like saying "dude, a hyundai sonata wouldnt stand a chance at the Daytona 500". Yea...no shit, professor.
 
Suareezay said:
who is it targeted at....BBers and PLers, or 9-5ers that want to stay/get in shape, relieve stress, "tone" up, etc?

For that, it works fine. Its not a $5,000 piece of gym equipment, but anything you can progressively add more weight to will produce results.

Bashing a bowflex would be like saying "dude, a hyundai sonata wouldnt stand a chance at the Daytona 500". Yea...no shit, professor.
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A powerrack, and olympic bar, and some weight is much more effective than a bowflex, won't fall apart, and can be purchased cheaper then blowflex's $2,000 price.
 
mranak said:
A powerrack, and olympic bar, and some weight is much more effective than a bowflex, won't fall apart, and can be purchased cheaper then blowflex's $2,000 price.
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My sentiments exactly.
 
Irish Lad said:
A buddy of mine has one. Was drinking in his basement and decided to give it a whirl. The idea of it is great but it needs to be refined and better quality. Just felt cheap.
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Imagine that. Irishmen drinking in the basement..:-)

I actually tried a bowflew today. I understand what you say about it feeling cheap. The machine itself feels unstable and the range of motion awkward.
 
mranak said:
A powerrack, and olympic bar, and some weight is much more effective than a bowflex, won't fall apart, and can be purchased cheaper then blowflex's $2,000 price.
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true

but you cant call a 1-800 number and get a powerrack, olympic bar and some weight shipped to your door.

and a powerrack, olympic bar, and some weight would be no more effective to the average joe than a bowflex. how many non-BBers or PLers do you know that eat 6 healthy meals a day, at least X g's of protein per meal, etc.
 
mranak said:
A powerrack, and olympic bar, and some weight is much more effective than a bowflex, won't fall apart, and can be purchased cheaper then blowflex's $2,000 price.
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I agree that i would much rather lift some free weights and if i was building a home gym would prefer to have a rack. like said before though you need to consider who is using the equiptment and for what. if your someone whos not trying to be a bodybuilder and not real serious about training and want to train within the confines of their own home, i believe the bowflex is a good alernative.
i myself i have tried the bowflex. my father was involved in horrible construction accident a few years back and had 19 pins put in his leg from his hip to his knee and broke his shoulder. he was 59 when this happened and for rehab after he got out of the wheel chair he puchased a bowflex. i was very impressed with the way he was able to do rehab and rebuild strength in his body. at 60 yrs old and not in anyway a weight lifter or real health nut before the accident he had no business using free weights for his rehab. i think it worked great for this and he was able to work on everything in the confines of our house and not have to hobble to the gym and feel self concious about his physical condition. i give it an A+ if its being used for its intented purposes.
i got down and tried it out and i thought it was smooth and a good workout, if i lived somewhere where i couldnt belong to a gym i wouldnt think twice about using one to work out with.
 
Killin said:
I agree that i would much rather lift some free weights and if i was building a home gym would prefer to have a rack. like said before though you need to consider who is using the equiptment and for what. if your someone whos not trying to be a bodybuilder and not real serious about training and want to train within the confines of their own home, i believe the bowflex is a good alernative.
i myself i have tried the bowflex. my father was involved in horrible construction accident a few years back and had 19 pins put in his leg from his hip to his knee and broke his shoulder. he was 59 when this happened and for rehab after he got out of the wheel chair he puchased a bowflex. i was very impressed with the way he was able to do rehab and rebuild strength in his body. at 60 yrs old and not in anyway a weight lifter or real health nut before the accident he had no business using free weights for his rehab. i think it worked great for this and he was able to work on everything in the confines of our house and not have to hobble to the gym and feel self concious about his physical condition. i give it an A+ if its being used for its intented purposes.
i got down and tried it out and i thought it was smooth and a good workout, if i lived somewhere where i couldnt belong to a gym i wouldnt think twice about using one to work out with.
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This is what really concerns me (from the thread I linked to above):
after three months
my bowflex was falling apart. It became downright dangerous to use. And bowflex knows this !! There always sending me recall notices and bandaid parts to reinforce the machine. Oh lets not forget the class action lawsuit
info I was sent. Apperantly the tower has come crashing down on owners
wile doing heavy leg exersize.
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HowardRearden said:
Imagine that. Irishmen drinking in the basement..:-)

I actually tried a bowflew today. I understand what you say about it feeling cheap. The machine itself feels unstable and the range of motion awkward.
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ahahahaa
 
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