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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Irongrip400 on April 07, 2020, 04:20:45 PM
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With the gyms being shut down I was going to buy a piece of home workout equipment. The first Bowflex I looked at was almost $2,000 but I saw the Blaze on amazon for a hair over $800. Anybody have any experience with one of these? It seems to have everything needed for a workout. I’m not trying to lose a bunch of muscle and turn into a complete fat ass and the push-up pull-up thing seems to be getting old.
Also, I couldn’t believe their dumbells are over $800. But, it seems like all weight related items are inflated right now.
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My dad had one of the old school ones, maybe the first generation, dunno. I was in high school or middle school can’t remember.
I remember thinking it was badass, but you need a lot more weight than what comes stock. I remember benching he whole stack, 300 pounds or something, but couldn’t put up 225 on a flat bench yet.
Probably better than nothing, and can give a good pump. Sort of like a high end band workout.
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My dad had one of the old school ones, maybe the first generation, dunno. I was in high school or middle school can’t remember.
I remember thinking it was badass, but you need a lot more weight than what comes stock. I remember benching he whole stack, 300 pounds or something, but couldn’t put up 225 on a flat bench yet.
Probably better than nothing, and can give a good pump. Sort of like a high end band workout.
I don’t really care about lifting heavy at this point. I’m headed on vacation in July and have been slipping the past few years and with this lockdown I’ve got the potential to get really bad. I need to put it in check and lose about 20 pounds.
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I don’t really care about lifting heavy at this point. I’m headed on vacation in July and have been slipping the past few years and with this lockdown I’ve got the potential to get really bad. I need to put it in check and lose about 20 pounds.
I would say fuck it, buy it, use for high reps, and sell the thing when the world reopens. 800$ is no chump change but nothing crazy.
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Don’t know about the Blaze. But the original bow flex is useless. I’d rather do bodyweight exercises.
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I don’t really care about lifting heavy at this point. I’m headed on vacation in July and have been slipping the past few years and with this lockdown I’ve got the potential to get really bad. I need to put it in check and lose about 20 pounds.
Get on my program
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Get on my program
How does one master the art of the fat water-head retard? Is having a sub 70 IQ a prerequisite?
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Get on my program
Grass clippings, germaniums, and sea salt.
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Not sure which one Brad Rowe has. But he does instagram stories with him training on the Bowflex since
Golds Venice was closed. https://www.instagram.com/bradbrowe/
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I don’t really care about lifting heavy at this point. I’m headed on vacation in July and have been slipping the past few years and with this lockdown I’ve got the potential to get really bad. I need to put it in check and lose about 20 pounds.
Amazon reviews are pretty good. Main complaint is the 210 lbs max might not really feel like 210 lbs. If we weren't moving soon I'd probably get one.
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Amazon reviews are pretty good. Main complaint is the 210 lbs max might not really feel like 210 lbs. If we weren't moving soon I'd probably get one.
I’m looking at getting the higher weight package. They have 310 and up to 410. I’ve never really used one so I’m not even sure what the resistance is like so I don’t want to buy the extra if it’s not really needed. I may just buy the 310 pound resistance to be safe.
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Don’t know about the Blaze. But the original bow flex is useless. I’d rather do bodyweight exercises.
Bodyweight and dumbbells you can buy at WalMart for a fraction of the price.
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Bowflex machine resistance is identical to using bands and bands are much less expensive.
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Bowflex machine resistance is identical to using bands and bands are much less expensive.
The problem with bands and Bowflex is the resistance diminishes on the eccentric part of the movement all the way to zero resistance near the bottom.
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The problem with bands and Bowflex is the resistance diminishes on the eccentric part of the movement all the way to zero resistance near the bottom.
This has been cited as a negative in using Bowflex and chest expanders, bands, etc.
Most likely there have been no studies that verify the truth of this.
The current craze with dropping deadlifts doesn't address this lack of eccentric resistance.
Olympic lifters have been dropping bars for decades and not using eccentric resistance. However, they are very strong.
Bowflex equipment is insanely over-priced.
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I just purchased a blaze myself. It looked like the best value to me. From the reviews it looks like the weights aren't very accurate so you might want to consider buying the upgrades. Mine arrives this Friday.
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you guys don´t know how to train
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This has been cited as a negative in using Bowflex and chest expanders, bands, etc.
Most likely there have been no studies that verify the truth of this.
The current craze with dropping deadlifts doesn't address this lack of eccentric resistance.
Olympic lifters have been dropping bars for decades and not using eccentric resistance. However, they are very strong.
Bowflex equipment is insanely over-priced.
True, but Olympic lifters are lifting a static weight not a light weight that gets heavier as it goes up.
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Buy a sandbag or rucksack and follow soulcrushers training thread. It’s really that simple and inexpensive.
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True, but Olympic lifters are lifting a static weight not a light weight that gets heavier as it goes up.
The Nautilus cam does the same thing.
Resistance increases over the range of the movement.
I don't know.
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Buy a sandbag or rucksack and follow soulcrushers training thread. It’s really that simple and inexpensive.
so has he perfect symmetry? ripped glutes?
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I just purchased a blaze myself. It looked like the best value to me. From the reviews it looks like the weights aren't very accurate so you might want to consider buying the upgrades. Mine arrives this Friday.
I’ll be checking in with you Monday.
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2020 Gayest Getbig thread contender.
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I just purchased a blaze myself. It looked like the best value to me. From the reviews it looks like the weights aren't very accurate so you might want to consider buying the upgrades. Mine arrives this Friday.
Have you put it together and got a workout yet?
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Just looked at the Blaze. A TRX / a sandbag / some bands would all be cheaper, take up less space, and have much more options of where/how to exercise.
This thing wreaks of trying to mimic all old school 80 bodybuilding stuff.
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Ive been working out with resistant bands for the past 4 weeks. No loss of muscle.
At this point, no sense of buying weights or over-priced bowflex machines.
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I don’t really care about lifting heavy at this point. I’m headed on vacation in July and have been slipping the past few years and with this lockdown I’ve got the potential to get really bad. I need to put it in check and lose about 20 pounds.
No you are not either. LOL
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I was going to say get Ironmaster dumbbells until the gyms open for real weight lifting then I saw this on their page.
"Covid-19 Notice: Due to extremely high demand combined with reduced production capacity this year with the Corona virus affecting everyone world-wide we expect to be out of stock until around late May or early June on the Quick-Lock Dumbbells. Production is ramping up and we are doing our best to get stocked up again. You can sign up to be notified on the product pages below when we are restocked. Thanks for your patience and understanding during this unfortunate time in our history."
I also looked at Powerblocks and saw this statement on their site.
"Our State, Minnesota has a 'Stay at Home' Order in effect until April 10. We will not be in the office or shipping during this time. Please e-mail questions@powerblock.com with any questions. Please note that we plan to have limited stock available in 4-6 weeks with additional processing and shipping time. Thank you for your patience. Stay safe and healthy."
Maybe Soloflex has some in stock. See the previous video I put up in this thread.
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Ive been working out with resistant bands for the past 4 weeks. No loss of muscle.
At this point, no sense of buying weights or over-priced bowflex machines.
You are making those who bought expensive Bowflex machines feel bad.
This is bullying in the extreme.
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Ive been working out with resistant bands for the past 4 weeks. No loss of muscle.
At this point, no sense of buying weights or over-priced bowflex machines.
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SF1900 is one of the bigger guys.
Mind your tone please and thanks
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Adjustable dumbbells are not a good buy right now because people are price gouging due to scarcity.
Bowflex 552 (which can be had used for about 200-250 bucks), are being offered over $1000 on FB and CL.
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Sounds like a kettle bell or two and some body weight exercises might be the way to go. I mean if you're going to be a pansy and forgo a barbell and power rack
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You are making those who bought expensive Bowflex machines feel bad.
This is bullying in the extreme.
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They must learn their lesson and know what they did was inherently wrong.
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SF1900 is one of the bigger guys.
Mind your tone please and thanks
Hulkotron, thank you for the continued support. Hope you are doing well and staying safe out there!!
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Just looked at the Blaze. A TRX / a sandbag / some bands would all be cheaper, take up less space, and have much more options of where/how to exercise.
This thing wreaks of trying to mimic all old school 80 bodybuilding stuff.
Link?
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No you are not either. LOL
House and plane tickets are booked. Scribes will be back open by then. Keep the faith, I need a vacation!
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House and plane tickets are booked. Scribes will be back open by then. Keep the faith, I need a vacation!
Hope your travel insurance is good for cancellations.
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If it's any help... I used to have a bowflex ultimate and trained exclusively on it and with a bunch of dumbbells for like two years. Even prepped for a show with the bowflex.
It's a great machine and the blaze like the ultimate is good because you can go up to 400 lbs and if you check on eBay there are even hacks to get them to go up to 600 lbs.
The motion is interesting because the major resistance with the bows tends to be at end of the contraction kind of like resistance bands. With the blaze you miss out on the preacher curl attachment but side from that it's an incredibly complete piece of equipment.
I debated buying one during this quarantine for the longest time, but ended up buying some more heavy duty resistance bands... Between those and the dumbbells I can honestly say I have not had a single bad work out since I went into quarantine 4 weeks ago.
Now regarding the adjustable dumbells, I cannot recommend the bowflex selecttech dumbbells. I have owned them and they broke in less than a year. Instead I recommended powerblocks, I bought the ones that go up to 90 lbs they are awesome. A few movements are a bit tricky like pullovers but they're really great.
Hope this helps!
P.S. The bows do break mine never did but I've seen my friends' break. The company tends to be pretty good about replacing them, not sure how it is during these days though with shipping delays and what not.
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House and plane tickets are booked. Scribes will be back open by then. Keep the faith, I need a vacation!
Hope it’s refundable, in the worst case scenario.
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Hope it’s refundable, in the worst case scenario.
Plane tickets are insured and the house, she said she would push to another time. There’s an extra room for you and Rory.
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Anyone use this Bowflex Revolution? $2900 bucks. You could buy a lot of conventional weight lifting stuff for your house for that price.
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Anyone use this Bowflex Revolution? $2900 bucks. You could buy a lot of conventional weight lifting stuff for your house for that price.
And the conventional equipment would last a lifetime and build more muscle.
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If you cant fit a bench and a few dumbbells then you might as well call it quits and give up on training altogether
Bowflex? Rubberbands? How about you use some of your condoms to pump up with you bunch of fairys
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If you cant fit a bench and a few dumbbells then you might as well call it quits and give up on training altogether
Bowflex? Rubberbands? How about you use some of your condoms to pump up with you bunch of fairys
Bring the tough love!
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Now regarding the adjustable dumbells, I cannot recommend the bowflex selecttech dumbbells. I have owned them and they broke in less than a year. Instead I recommended powerblocks, I bought the ones that go up to 90 lbs they are awesome. A few movements are a bit tricky like pullovers but they're really great.
Agree on the bowflex DB. Sold mine, bought Ironmasters, and never looked back. They're better than powerblocks as well - you can drop them like regular DB.
But, as previously stated, just get some kind of weight and follow SC's workouts here if anyone really wants to get in shape.
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=554769.1400
Might be too much for those who consider lactic acid burn on isolation exercises "hard" though....lol
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Agree on the bowflex DB. Sold mine, bought Ironmasters, and never looked back. They're better than powerblocks as well - you can drop them like regular DB.
But, as previously stated, just get some kind of weight and follow SC's workouts here if anyone really wants to get in shape.
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=554769.1400
Might be too much for those who consider lactic acid burn on isolation exercises "hard" though....lol
I’m not sure if I’m structured enough to buy bands and shit like that and do a workout. I know it sounds lazy and unfocused, I just know myself and if I don’t have a place to go or a thing to do, I am not sure I trust myself to do it.
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I’m not sure if I’m structured enough to buy bands and shit like that and do a workout. I know it sounds lazy and unfocused, I just know myself and if I don’t have a place to go or a thing to do, I am not sure I trust myself to do it.
Make a real change.
It takes effort in the beginning, but once you get over the initial ramp up, you actually look forward to it.
Combine it with IF and you'll have liberated yourself from the confines of the gym and worrying about diet.
And, nothing feels better than being in awesome conditioning/cardio shape when you're not exercising. Everything works better.
I’d be happy to add irongrip400 to the thread title.
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I got the Rubberband dance
It's chewin' the fat
Cause I'm the Rubberbandman…
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Builds muscle like crazy
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Make a real change.
It takes effort in the beginning, but once you get over the initial ramp up, you actually look forward to it.
Combine it with IF and you'll have liberated yourself from the confines of the gym and worrying about diet.
And, nothing feels better than being in awesome conditioning/cardio shape when you're not exercising. Everything works better.
I’d be happy to add irongrip400 to the thread title.
Already took care of that bro.
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My gym floor cost me $1000 >:(
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My gym floor cost me $1000 >:(
You paid $1000 for a gym floor in your house? I just got a very thick rubber mat that's about 10' by 5". If I think I might need to drop a weight which hardly ever happens I just lift on the mat. When I use to include Olympic lifts I had bumper plates. I could drop the bar on my concrete floor with zero damage to the floor or the weights.
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You paid $1000 for a gym floor in your house? I just got a very thick rubber mat that's about 10' by 5". If I think I might need to drop a weight which hardly ever happens I just lift on the mat. When I use to include Olympic lifts I had bumper plates. I could drop the bar on my concrete floor with zero damage to the floor or the weights.
Yes gym mats can be quite expensive
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Anyone use this Bowflex Revolution? $2900 bucks. You could buy a lot of conventional weight lifting stuff for your house for that price.
My brother in law has this and I used it for a few work outs during the holidays. It's not bad.
What's interesting is that it's very consistent resistance throughout the whole movement unlike the other bowflex where the most resistance is focused on the tail end of the movement
I'll tell you this about the revolution though, if the cables get Tangled up on the inside. It is a MAJOR PAIN IN THE ASS TO GET IT FIXED!
If I was to pick, I'd get a regular Bowflex over the bowflex revolution.
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Anyone using Indian clubs? I actually saw a guy bring them into the commercial gym I go to. I was amazed. I thought it was something they used around 1910 in this country at the gyms. Never thought anyone still used those things. My observation is that lifting weights can result in a lost of flexibility in the delts and pecs. Watching him I thought he had incredible shoulder flexibility as I watched him move those things around. If nothing else it might be a good addition to lifting for keeping the joints healthy.
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