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What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 2:55 PM
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I was thinking about buying a bowflex but it seems the price is a little steep for my wallet. Are there any machines that are similar but more affordable?
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:37 PM
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How much is the bowflex you're thinking of buying?
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:56 PM
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get a power rack, 7' olympic bar, and 300 pounds of weight
bowflex=crap
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Friday, June 20, 2008 1:37 PM
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I believe Weider had something similar to the Bowflex but I can't really remember the name.
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Friday, June 20, 2008 1:41 PM
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I was thinking about going for the Bowflex Ultimate but even used it's a bit costly for the average person. My budget on this is about $500.
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Friday, June 20, 2008 7:28 PM
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bench pwoer rack and olympic bar and weights
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:14 AM
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ORIGINAL: deadlysuperstar
ORIGINAL: gregdavidson
I was thinking about going for the Bowflex Ultimate but even used it's a bit costly for the average person. My budget on this is about $500.
Spend those 5C's on a gym membership and use the rest for some snazzy workout clothes.
I agree. With 500$, you won't be able to get a decent home gym started.
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 5:03 PM
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ORIGINAL: Pssst
ORIGINAL: deadlysuperstar
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I was thinking about going for the Bowflex Ultimate but even used it's a bit costly for the average person. My budget on this is about $500.
Spend those 5C's on a gym membership and use the rest for some snazzy workout clothes.
I agree. With 500$, you won't be able to get a decent home gym started.
Whatever man, look on craigslist or the Iwanna and find a cheap used bench and weights. Free weights are a lot better than any machine. I just found a used Olympic bench/squat rack and 300lb set of Olympic weights for $125, and it had a barbell and ez curl bar. Search around and try to find a deal on some free weights. You'll get a lot more out of them.
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 6:35 AM
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Just like the others said:
1 power rack
1 bench
1 45 lb. bar
some plates that add up to about 500 lbs. total
That's all you need.
You can probably get all that for $500.
Bowflex = exactly what soccerking said.
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:04 AM
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ORIGINAL: brihead301
Just like the others said:
1 power rack
1 bench
1 45 lb. bar
some plates that add up to about 500 lbs. total
That's all you need.
You can probably get all that for $500.
Bowflex = exactly what soccerking said.
I overestimated the price of a home gym badly, haha.
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 2:51 PM
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Gonna have to agree with deadly on this one. There's alot more to a gym than a power rack, reasons that would make me buy the gym membership first (if I wasn't already paying tuition to use my school gym that is).
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RE: What's the best alternative to the Bowflex?
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Friday, July 04, 2008 7:28 AM
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I have a crossflex, which is the same thing as a bowflex, except about 250$ total.
Got it 3 years ago. I lost 60 pounds (not all fat) using it, but I only ate 3 small meals a day, and did curls as fast as I could, and pushups as fast as I could. And some cardio rowing thing too.
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