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| GaroldShaffer |
 Oct 18 2004, 01:53 PM
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You bought another 914?  Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,622 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None 
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Sorry of the off topic question but, does anyone here have a boxflex home gym system? Or has anyone here used one? How do you like it? Just like anything else there are a ton of different options you can get but I was thinking of this one. Their website says you can get it at Sams Club and a price of $798. I know most home equipent ends up being dust collectors but since this will be in my office I will see it everyday, so it will get used.
I'm not a runner, I hate having to "go to the gym", so I think this best deal for me. Anyway, lets here what you think....... |
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| GaroldShaffer |
Oct 18 2004, 01:56 PM
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You bought another 914? Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,622 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None
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oops, heres the picture (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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| gopack |
Oct 18 2004, 02:05 PM
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CHEESEHEAD in CA, MARK Group: Members Posts: 744 Joined: 7-August 04 From: Folsom, CA Member No.: 2,472 Region Association: Northern California |
I bought one, and I used it 3 times a week (of course I had to hire a personal trainer to crack the whip). I really liked it, the "pull" was really smooth, and you could do virtually anything you needed to with it. The down side to it was 1) it takes up a lot of room, and 2) for really weak muscle groups, the smallest "weight" was 5 lbs, a bit too much for certain exercises.
Just my $0.02 Of course it is currently a "dust collector" |
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| Lou W |
Oct 18 2004, 02:07 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
We recently bought a Tunturi Eliptical CrossCountry Trainer, very happy with it. I don't know if that is something you'd be interested in, but you might want to look at them anyway, I think it does a good job. It's about the same price (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| seanery |
Oct 18 2004, 02:33 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
I have a soloflex, and I like it, but what sucks is switching from excercise to excercise turns into a pain in the but. Is the Bowflex any better about that?
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| GaroldShaffer |
Oct 18 2004, 02:43 PM
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You bought another 914? Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,622 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None
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I used to have a soloflex way back when, 12 yrs or more ago. With the soloflew you have to keep changing the rubber straps, right. Here it looks that all you need to do is just move the next bar/pole?
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| gopack |
Oct 18 2004, 03:56 PM
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CHEESEHEAD in CA, MARK Group: Members Posts: 744 Joined: 7-August 04 From: Folsom, CA Member No.: 2,472 Region Association: Northern California |
In some instances, switching to another exercise requires reconfiguring the cables runs, and on mine the leg attachment has to be taken off entirely to use the bench, or slide the bench as a rower, etc. For the most part the change over from one exercise to another is simple and quick, but it helps to plan your routines so that there is a minimum of reconfigurations, or that you do everything in one configuration before you move on to the other. All in all high quality, and relatively easy to use.
In general a good peice of equipment as long as you use it. (don't expect to look like the guy on TV though , unless you are close to that already!) |
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| Neal |
Oct 18 2004, 03:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 300 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Sammamish, Washington Member No.: 605 |
Here is a review from Epinions.com, I look at this site for everything I am wanting an opinion about.
http://www.epinions.com/content_91986300548 These are reviews from people who own the equipment. Neal |
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| Elliot_Cannon |
Oct 18 2004, 04:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,922 Joined: 26-March 03 From: Orange County Ca Member No.: 480 Region Association: None |
Buy your self a set of free weights. It's a lot cheaper and almost as versatile. Get yourself a book explaining the correct way to lift them and you can't go wrong.
Cheers, Elliot |
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| ArtechnikA |
Oct 18 2004, 05:14 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Oct 18 2004, 02:32 PM) Buy your self a set of free weights. It's a lot cheaper and almost as versatile. Get yourself a book explaining the correct way to lift them and you can't go wrong. free weights are heavy. i left 450 lbs of iron and a nice incline bench behind in NV because we just couldn't take any more weight. what i expect to like about a Bowflex (don't have any resistance equipment right now...) is that it is rather safer. at my peak, i was bench-pressing 325 lbs. it was no fun at all the day i couldn't quite make that last 1/4" on the last rep of the last set ... |
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| Mueller |
Oct 18 2004, 05:32 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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QUOTE it was no fun at all the day i couldn't quite make that last 1/4" on the last rep of the last set ... ...........something like an average of 5 people are killed a year (beheaded damn near) by failing to get the bar up the very last time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) |
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| GaroldShaffer |
Oct 18 2004, 09:10 PM
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You bought another 914? Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,622 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None
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QUOTE Buy your self a set of free weights. It's a lot cheaper and almost as versatile. Get yourself a book explaining the correct way to lift them and you can't go wrong. BTDT QUOTE free weights are heavy. i left 450 lbs of iron and a nice incline bench behind in NV because we just couldn't take any more weight. what i expect to like about a Bowflex (don't have any resistance equipment right now...) is that it is rather safer Exactly, I like the fact that I would not have the free weights sitting around. |
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| Gint |
Oct 18 2004, 10:03 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,071 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE ...........something like an average of 5 people are killed a year (beheaded damn near) by failing to get the bar up the very last time Linear bearing Smith machine solves that problem. |
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| anthony |
Oct 19 2004, 12:01 AM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
If you are going to buy a bowflex then look for one used. It's got to be pretty easy to find one for half price or less. I bought a $600 NordicTrack that had never been used for $150 a few years ago.
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