Thread: Quick changing, space saving dumbbells

Yes, I have used them.

If you you need space, and you want convienence they're great, however if you have the space a full rack is much better, and a full rack of 5lbs - 85lbs probably would not cost more either.

$600 or something on sale for these things? Thats when I lost interest.

yeah, same here...I went with a free weight rack, so far I have the rack and 5lbs up to 45lbs in 5lb increments...still working on getting more dumbbells.

I also have some adjustable dumbbell bars that I can put up to 80lbs on, of course when doing things like one arm dumbbell rows they're not much good.

i heard those dumbbels crank pretty easily if they are dropped accidentally, is this true?

we have a set at the gym at my work, they have been in there for around 5 years now and that has never happened.

They might even be steel instead of cast iron? Definitely neat, but its nice having a rack of dumbells to pull from and not have to add/remove weights.

I've had my set for about 6 years and they're still ticking. They save a lot on space and are great for heavy dumbell presses.

Standard dumbells seem to have more of a natural feel to them for some excercises. The powerblocks are really great for dumbell bench pressing and I even think they are better for that than standard dumbells. They seem a bit awkward when doing small muscle group exercises with them such as dumbell curls though. Mainly because they aren't rounded weights I think so the weight is distributed differently. I think this is why it feels more natural to bench press with them since it's a straight up movement instead of an arc.

As far as safety goes, I think they're probably safer than standard dumbells since they are easier to grip IMO. There is a potential of the weights falling off if you insert the locking pin in the wrong direction or put the locking pin in crooked, but even then I have never had it happen since I baught them.