Bowflex v. Freeweights

Does anyone have any opinons on this subject please leave your imput

Bowflex is resistance training, with this you have a constant resistance on your muscles. You have resistance with free weights but it's not quite the same. Resistance is... more "controled" if you will.

I'll look up some more info for you.

thanks that would be much appreciated

Alright bro. here are, I got some good information that will help you distinguish the pros and cons between them.

Free weights: With free weights you need more than just the weights (for the most part) Example. Benchesand bars bars. It is also unsafe for anyone really to be using free weights, aswell as they limit your range of motion.

A resistance training "device" like "bowflex" can fold up, is easier on the joints, and be stowed away very easily, in most cases. Free weights CAN but not always will require a different weight for working different muscle groups. Not to mention racks for them are a good Idea.

I hope that helped you See ya round

one more thing... It all depends on experiance, personal preferance, and what your goal is for your body.

Ehhh... bicycle or ferrari?

You are either all joking or don't know the concept of broken fibers rebuilding, it is not meant to be soft resistance...

THAT is why free weights build muscle and the bowflex builds wallets of those who sell it...

I thought people around here would know better... but... heh...

It is also unsafe for anyone really to be using free weights, aswell as they limit your range of motion.

Chazz...I hate to tell you, but I think you have it wrong buddy. Free weights do exactly the opposite. Machines limit your range of motion, not free weights. That's why it's better to use free weights compared to machines. It is safer to use a machine, but machines can only go up to so much. Free weights are "limitless".

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Thanks for informing me on the correct information slayerboy, I appreciate your positive feedback.

no problem man

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Resistance IS resistance...no matter what.....IMHO, you'd have better variety, and more $$$ in your pocket if you invested in a bench and some free weights.....don't give in to the seductive allure of the Bowflex...looks good, but....you'll soon adapt to the machine, then what?

Oh bowflex can go s**** it's self. I love free weights I have always used them when I have been to the gym. You can do so many exercises with just a set of dumbbells.

ORIGINAL: Chazz540

Oh bowflex can go s**** it's self. I love free weights I have always used them when I have been to the gym. You can do so many exercises with just a set of dumbbells.

LOL, sure changed that bowflex praise to denial fast...

I do my workouts in the gym, never elsewhere, that way i get the best equipment and motivation... Gym girls are hot... :-D

ORIGINAL: Shera

Resistance IS resistance...no matter what.....IMHO, you'd have better variety, and more $$$ in your pocket if you invested in a bench and some free weights.....don't give in to the seductive allure of the Bowflex...looks good, but....you'll soon adapt to the machine, then what?

Sorry but that is BS, just like saying "calories are calories" is BS...

There is a lot of difference between the resistance of machines such as the bowflex and free weights, one provides full range resistance, free weights almost never do, still free weights are better for building muscle, or... not better, pretty fvcking essential... Show me ONE man who built any kind of size on a machine like the bowflex, then compare him to the heavy lifters at your local gym...


Sure, Bowflex is fine if you want something to hang your clothes on...

Snap it, that praise was not mine, I was relaying it from a (biased) website without thinking to quote it. I really think that stuff is a waste of money when I can join a gym or by weights at a local wal*mart for 1/2 the price and then some

Based on what I read in Consumer Reports, Bowflex is one of the best home workout machines, but it still has limitations in range of motion and how much weight you can add. However, I had a neighbor in college who had one (and USED it!) and he was a BUFFED OUT VEGAN. How many of THOSE have you seen? I've seen...well, one.

Freewieghts rule, but again, I'm a go-to-the-gym person, not a home gym person. Freeweights will always provide more options than workout machines though.