Bowflex Tips

ok i am considerign tradign soem guy my 2 PSP’s and a bucnha games for his bowflex

all togethur the stuff is worth about 250-300 bucks.

is the bowflex worth it for trying to get into shape?
right now all i have are dumbells and a crappy weight bench from sears that can only support 100lbs of weights.
Any piece of equipment is only as effective as using it.

IF you will use it as prescribed, then it is well worth it

Hey all ive found some low cost knockoffs of the Bowflex home gyms, I was wondering if anybody has an opinion on the issue, if anyone thinks its worth it for the real bowflex, anybody have any comments on the issue?
From the limited exposure that I've had to Bowflex infomercials, I can tell you that you probably won't see the type of amazing results THAT fast if you're like the average American. Despite the claim that it's a strength training machine, it's really more of a "cardiovascular machine" than anything else. At least, that's what most of us think at the gyms that I attend everyday. It all depends on what your goal is: if you want to lose fat, bowflex (and a lot of motivation) will do; if you want to gain size and considerable strength, bowflex isn't your best option. My suggestion to you might be to first try a membership at a gym and try out the different free weights and machines that they have there. Try that for a month and see if you can stick to it before dropping some Benjamins on a machine.

I was just wondering if anyone has used the bowflex and did you like it. Please let me know your results also. I’m also dieting with weight watchers and walking but I need to add something else.
I just recently bought a bowflex

and i have two opinions,

A: i feel it gives a great strengthining feeling that i do not get from free weights. I do not have much experience, but i can tell when its starting to work.

B: its SOOO DIFFICULT. I hate changing the freakin wires after everyworkout. I usually like to split, do legs then hands n then legs… but then it gets so hard handling those wires ahhhgrrr

My husband and I are planning to buy a Bowflex - should we get a Bowflex Sport Plus Home Gym that I can get for a good price used, or is it really worth it to spend the extra to get an Xtreme 2 home gym? $300 compared to $1200 price.
I would go with the Bowflex Sport. The Xtreme has a smaller footprint, but if you have the room for it, the Sport gives you more options for exercises. I know the Xtreme lists more, but there are many you can do on the Sport that are not listed in the manual.

Im looking to build muscle (not huge muscles) quickly and im looking Bowflex sport or the York G560. Bowflex uses resistance rods where as the York uses weights. I know free weighst get the best results but i need to start with actually bulidng any muscle first. What will give me the best results the bowflex with resistance or the york with weights?.
Consult a trainer.

Eat only when hungry and not more than thrice a day. Nothing other than water in between. Include plenty of uncooked vegetables and fruits in each meal, preferably 50%. Chew each morsel at least 32 times to activate ur body to generate signals of hunger/fullness. Obey these signals.

i mean, i understand female bodies dont get as muscular as men’s do, but the women in the bowflex commercial have muscles? does this happen with the bowflex, or is it that these women exercise into oblivion?
I wouldn’t be concerned about getting too muscular. As you have already mentioned a woman’s body really isn’t geared for big muscles.

Unless you got totally consumed by it and worked out all day long you won’t get the muscles like the women on tv. You will however, get a nice shapely body. If you want a bowflex go for it.

Are you wondering whether or not you should have a Bowflex as part of your home gym equipment?This article will give you information about the good and bad about this piece of exercise equipment.

The Bowflex is not intended to build up big muscles. Rather, it is intended to build tomes and lean muscles.

It contains all the same exercise equipment you would find at a gym with 210 pounds of resistance. It is good for both men and women as resistance training to build bone density.