REAL feedback on Bowflex

[LB_SpecV]

Your a character old man. I dont want to get any bigger because I dont want to get any bigger, simple as that. I dont wanna get disgustingly bulky, just not my goal. I like being as big as I am and cut, like I am now. I love the online tough guys, figures tho, being in a forum like this.

Makes me laugh,

MiKe

 

[Dale Mabry]

Make fun all you want. I still have maintained my great physique thanks to the bowflex, along with eating right and enough cardio to keep the fat down. I'm not looking to become a muscle head who cant move his body with flexibility unless its doing a curl or bench press. I'm an athlete. nuff said people. And BTW, the total gym is a lot shittier than the bowflex is.

How you can put bowflex and athlete in the same sentence is beyond me. It goes beyond "muscleheads". You will not find a single knowledgeable person (Ask any PhD in Kinesiology) who will say that the bowflex is remotely good for athleticism. Why do you think pro athletes do the oly lifts? Why has not a single pro athlete endorsed the bowflex. Because, quite simply, it will not work as a standalone.

 

[CowPimp]

Make fun all you want. I still have maintained my great physique thanks to the bowflex, along with eating right and enough cardio to keep the fat down. I'm not looking to become a muscle head who cant move his body with flexibility unless its doing a curl or bench press. I'm an athlete. nuff said people. And BTW, the total gym is a lot shittier than the bowflex is.

Free weights don't magically make you a giant mass of muscle. You have to eat sufficient calories to grow. As I said before, you simply have more freedom with free weights relative to the Bowflex. It's not a worthless piece of equipment if you are only training for looks and you are capable of maintaining what pleases you with that equipment. It's just overpriced.

Also, the Bowflex is crap for athleticism. Free weights need to be an athelete's focus in the weight room. Beyond that, you need to perform other types of workouts to improve agility, speed, power, or whatever other qualities your sport may require. Athletes don't use Bowflex. Please don't imply stupid nonsense like that.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

It does work good for toning though.

No one called him on this? There is no such thing as toning.

 

[LB_SpecV]

If you do anything the proper way, you'll get results. Either way, I dont want to argue over this nonsense, cause its getting us no where but back and forth ranting. I use free weights along with the bowflex, probably about 60% bowflex and 40% free weights, so I'm getting a solid workout overall. Either way, this argument is hogwash, so I hope everyone is happy with themselves, cause that's all that matters; when your so involved in someone elses business, it's usually cause you have self-esteem, or confidence issues....

Semper Fi,

MiKe

 

[PWGriffin]

If you do anything the proper way, you'll get results. Either way, I dont want to argue over this nonsense, cause its getting us no where but back and forth ranting. I use free weights along with the bowflex, probably about 60% bowflex and 40% free weights, so I'm getting a solid workout overall. Either way, this argument is hogwash, so I hope everyone is happy with themselves, cause that's all that matters; when your so involved in someone elses business, it's usually cause you have self-esteem, or confidence issues....

Semper Fi,

MiKe

?????

You started this thread to promote a shitty piece of equipment THAT I HAVE USED and thought was great UNTIL I PICKED UP A DUMBELL....and people responded APPROPRIATELY to this nonsense and u say they are involved in someone else's business?? If this shit was a personal matter of urs then you shouldn't have posted in the first place, what the fuck did you expect?? No one gives a shit about you or whether you want to get big or stay tiny or how fucking cut you are anyway. And if you don't like this then go "workout" on ur bowflex mr athlete and don't fuckin post here again.

 

[Arnold]

there sure the hell have been A LOT of recalls on the Bowflex!

your money is better spent on a gym membership.

 

[squanto]

Mediocre workouts... and I've used one myself.

My buddy got one to replace his bench. Then he realized that it sucks and now works out at his friend's house who has freeweights.

Hey, it's exercise. Nobody claimed it doesn't do ANYTHING. But it sucks compared to something that is much cheaper. That's really the bottom line, and nobody can argue that.

If you don't want to get big, don't eat more calories.... this isn't an excuse to use a shitty piece of equipment. But don't worry, LOTS of girls are afraid of getting big from freeweights, not just you. The thing is, its a common misconception.

Also, didn't the starter of this post say "I'm switching over to freeweights"? So couldn't you just skip the bullshit step and go straight to the freeweights?

Look, if it's all you got, or you're afraid of becoming Ronnie Coleman overnight, then BowFlex is for you! But if you're spending your own money, or you live in the real world, BowFlex is not for you.

 

[Dale Mabry]

I think the Bowflex revolution, which is new, looks pretty cool and is prolly much better than the old one, but still suboptimal.

 

[CowPimp]

Hell, I would rather do straight up bodyweight exercises than use that rubber band machine. If your goal is just to get some resistance training in your routine and you don't care about getting really big, then you can get plenty of resistance from pullups, pushups, handstand pushups, squats, one legged squats, situps, etc. You can get yourself a 50lb weighted vest and a pullup bar and get yourself a pretty damned good workout for dirt cheap.

 

[Duncans Donuts]

I like the Bowflex

 

[joshp]

No one called him on this? There is no such thing as toning.

Sure there is.

Toning-To make firmer or stronger

 

[CowPimp]

Sure there is.

Toning-To make firmer or stronger

Muscle toning is a function of body fat percentage. You can only improve muscle tone by decreasing the amount of fat your carry or increasing the amount of muscle mass you possess. That's what he was getting at.

 

[Gardon]

I like how old man is so fucking cool. A 50 year old man degrading youngsters on a forum. If you're so fucking tough you wouldn't need to waste your time on here. Get a life

 

[LB_SpecV]

First of all, I DIDINT START THIS THREAD. Second, I was just stating my opinion, which are just as useless as yours are. Just like ass holes, everyones got one. ALL I DID WAS STATE MY OPINION. Stop wasting your time and energy making yourself feel good by ragging on me, becuase its funny in my opinion. And im not going to stop posting on here because I choose not to. If I have to weed through the garbage posts some of you put in to find some useful information, then I'll do it. Trust me, this isnt the only forum I frequent. How about respecting ones opinion, and if needed, criticize it, but dont shit on people for your own self enjoyment, unless your so tough that you have to do it through the internet.

Thats it for now, I thank the people who post respectively, and as always, laugh at the "telephone tough guys", who really are just sooo cool.

MiKe

 

[jerryjb5959]

You just don't build the size and strength with bowflex. Its good for those days you want to workout but don't have time to go to the gym but as an everyday workout it doesn't cut it. Bowflex is like trying to walk 20 miles a day to train for a marathon. walking is good excercise but long term it won't cut it for training. Same goes for Bowflex.

 

[LB_SpecV]

I agree with that, but I use the bowflex in conjunction with free weights, giving me a balanced workout. You are right, but I feel I am too. Alone, the bowflex isnt very effective, but along with free weights, its a good workout, so long as you pull the bands, dont let the bands pull you.

Thanx for being respectful in your opinion btw,


MiKe

 

[Stu]

I agree with that, but I use the bowflex in conjunction with free weights, giving me a balanced workout. You are right, but I feel I am too. Alone, the bowflex isnt very effective, but along with free weights, its a good workout, so long as you pull the bands, dont let the bands pull you.

Thanx for being respectful in your opinion btw,


MiKe

What i dont understand is that if you have free weights why not use them for 100% of your workout? How does using the bowflex in conjunction with free weights give you a balanced workout? A balanced workout comes from using the correct exercises not from using different methods.

 

[The13ig13adWolf]

muscles grow and shrink, they do not 'tone'.

 

[LB_SpecV]

i use the bowflex for lat pull downs, tricep push downs, flys (which put less stress on my shoulders, which I have had problems with in the past), and a couple of other exercises.

 

[FishOrCutBait]

The bow flex is a poor substitute for free weights

Well said. I have used one before, and though it was a NEAT piece of equipment, it wasnt... Right

 

[LB_SpecV]

Everyone has their own opinion

 

[GFR]

Everyone has their own opinion

I disagree.

 

[Gardon]

Just like how you disgrace American troops, right foreman?

Apparently you're one exception

 

[GFR]

Just like how you disgrace American troops, right foreman?

Apparently you're one exception

I disagree.

 

[Squaggleboggin]

I disagree.

I disagree.

 

[LB_SpecV]

Just like how you disgrace American troops, right foreman?

Apparently you're one exception

Wait wait wait, who is disgracing american troops?

That crosses the line. If you dont support your country, your just as bad as the muslim terrorist co**suckers. I dont play around with that shit. I'm from New York, and I saw the towers fall. I knew people who died in 9/11, and I've learned over the years how the entire religion of Islam is evil, as is everyone who practices it. They all worship a mad man, Muhammad, who is a stealing, murdering, child molesting, self named prophet. Sorry to go out on a limb, but our troops are the bravest souls in our great country. We live in the greatest country in the world. So I say this from the bottom of my heart: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT

MiKe

 

[Squaggleboggin]

Wait wait wait, who is disgracing american troops?

That crosses the line. If you dont support your country, your just as bad as the muslim terrorist co**suckers. I dont play around with that shit. I'm from New York, and I saw the towers fall. I knew people who died in 9/11, and I've learned over the years how the entire religion of Islam is evil, as is everyone who practices it. They all worship a mad man, Muhammad, who is a stealing, murdering, child molesting, self named prophet. Sorry to go out on a limb, but our troops are the bravest souls in our great country. We live in the greatest country in the world. So I say this from the bottom of my heart: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT

MiKe

The entire religion of Islam is evil? I don't think so. Saying that makes you just as bad as the terrorists who hate all Americans. That's a terrible and unsupported stereotype.

 

[The13ig13adWolf]

i thought this thread was about Bowflex...what happened?

 

[Squaggleboggin]

i thought this thread was about Bowflex...what happened?

Many things. Since we all pretty much agree it's crap, let's talk about something else!