First day impressions:It arrived in a waist high box. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxP26Tir6n60vUkdtn4mbwhRO8cwuJQNy2 Each dumbbell was in its own foam box within the shipping box. Everything was secure and in good shape. No weird smells. The weight changing mechanism is really smooth and straight forward. Changing weight is really fast and easy. Though the handle is plastic, I don't think it will be breaking anytime soon. So far pretty impressed after my first session with them. I was afraid they were going to be too wide at first, but I didn't have any issues with them while doing upright rows.
I've had a pair of 552s for a few years now. Love 'em. I agree they are bulky and limiting. No issues with the grip as I wear gloves. As was mentioned, treat them gently as the mechanisms will fail if dropped or abused. They are not intended to support body weight. Still got an eye on the 1090s, but agree with your recommendation to consider adding resistance bands...I just can't justify the $700 tag...maybe I can find a pre-owned pair.
I just got these dumbbells and I love them - 52.5 lbs is just fine for me. I'm not very concerned about gaining muscles. I just want to do a little workout! That's all
It is good to invest in this equipment because you save money and space. If you buy a the bowflex 1090 there's the risk of dropping a 90 pound dumbbell and all we know that this kind of equipment cannot be dropped as a regular hex dumbbell. Buy the 552 and add some additional hex dumbells and still you're saving space.
Heya Melvin, some friendly unsolicited advice: don't use them for bodyweight exercises as you can be seen doing at 2:00 in the video. You'll cause premature failure of the weight plate tabs and/or retainer discs. Neither of those are made to support the forces of bodyweight.
Great review! Definitely considering adding these to my collection. I was worried about how difficult it would be to switch them out, but it doesn't look bad at all!
I got a used pair with a stand for $150. They’re very worn but for that price, it’s fine. I’m also a woman with a pinched nerve so I like the smaller increments. I actually saw the 1090s for sale for about $170 and passed them up because they didn’t have the smaller increments.
You can actually mix and match the weights at the head for more increases. 20-20 is obviously 40. 20-17.5 is 37.5, so you can take smaller jumps if you need to.
I bought standard weight plates and adjustable dumbbell handles and used the money I save on other exercise equipment. Wal-Mart sells standard weight plates at a dollar a pound.
Really good review, we got both sides of Melvin's like & dislikes, he is well spoken from a position of experience, along with some good workout suggestions. I'm gonna check out more of your videos.
He allready is a great youtuber! He just doesent have as many followers as he deserves. Keep on Upload videos of this quality, and you will get what you deserve!🙏🏼
Are the dumbbells the only thing you use to workout. I work out of town alot and I want to workout in my room. It’d be nice to have just these for a full workout. Thanks
Great review thanks! You won yourself a new subscriber! I am most definitely going to invest in a set, but I am going for the 90 pound set! Even though they are larger than conventional dumbbells, the size will not really bother me!... Even when doing dumbbell curls, since I rotate the dumbbells while performing the exercise (I do that even with conventional dumbbells) 👍👍👍
Like you said, once you lift heavier and surpass the bowflex capacity, you have to buy a whole new product. In the other hand, if you buy traditional dumbell plate, you could custom them to your desired weight, and use them with barbell stick for alot more various type of workouts and they cost way cheaper.
I have a CAP Strength Bench that I got on Amazon. There’s a review for it on my channel. In short, if you’re working out at home long term I’d invest in a higher quality bench
Great Video, Thank You for this... Question, I am finding the rubber insert on the handle rotating at first, to now moving/slipping along the handle.. any suggestions on fixing this?
Pretty cool. I already have 10-40 rubber dumbbells pairs on a small rack at home. 2 50s are gg to cost me 100-200 so pbly will get those but if I had to do it over again I wud consider those. Btw watch ur shoulder press w no back support- bad for ur back and unnecessary to risk w an adjustable bench. Esp if gg heavier.
Good review man, thanks for this. I purchased a pair after seeing your vid. The product is absolutely great! :) Mine are'nt Bowflex but an identical product.
Their size looks comparable to the Olympic weight dumbbells. I'm still interested for the saved space aspect. I wonder if they can be taped for the grip.
the size of them, even for small weights, is what persuaded me to choose Nuobell version. I have not received them yet so time will tell is I made the right decision, but it appears to me they have engineered a solution that uses appropriate size for each weight. anyway, very helpful review.
@@percy9228 they are a great product, very well engineered, I am glad I bought them. just one thing, they must be placed on the floor rather gently, else the adjustment mechanism will bend, which causes the adjustments to turn very hard. I was hoping the internals would be so strong dropping them would not matter, but really that is too much to ask when dealing with weights in certain ranges.
Hey man! Thanks for the video. One question if you don’t mind and sorry if I missed this, what’s the max weight each dumbbell goes up to? If you adjust each side to 52, does that equal 104? Or is the max per dumbbell only 52? Thanks man
Hello- could you comment on their stability in terms of rolling if you’re using them for push ups etc? For example, if I want to do a press, go down to do a burpee & come back up like a thruster- are they easy to position quickly so you can do the burpee? The hex heads are obviously great for that
Yes, they're pretty easy to position quickly. In terms of rolling, if you have a gym mat you should be fine. I've done push ups with them on hardwood and they can slightly slide around.
Great video. I just bought the bowflex DB since the gym is closed again.. I compete in powerlifting so i will try to do the best I can with 52lb but with some resistance band is a good idea.. thanks!!!
I think anything above 50 lbs you have to throw it from atleast the bench height after few sets. Going to an actual gym is better than getting 1090s I would say. Its same for barbells above a certain weight you just throw it.
There appear to be many adjustable dumbbells that look exactly like bowflex but under different brand, I'm assuming they really are exactly the same including quality too. Because I was worried about doing dips/pullups with the weight attached to the belt because I thought that it might damage them
If you have outgrown 52 ½ lbs then just add bands to make everything harder again. I have a set of dumbbells from 5 to 40lbs and once I got to 40lbs I started over again at 15 lbs with medium resistance band.
got bowflex st552 few weeks ago. i do not have much complain but i already maxed out this dumbell. 52.5 lbs are too light for a lot of exercise i am doing right now so i returned them and got ativafit 71.5 lbs version instead. so far, so good. they are smaller but heavier and i think built quality is better than bowflex. best of all, they were $192 per one at amazon as of 08/06/2021 while bowflex is $399 for a set. so 2x ativafit are cheaper and heavier and better choice for me. only thing i don't like about ativafit is their weight increment is not like US standard 5, 10, 15, 20, etc 2.5 to 5 lbs increment. they go from 11 16.5, 22, 27.5 and so on. this 5.5 lbs increments are slightly annoying as i like my dumbbells go 5 lbs increment and get exact weight like 55, 60, 65 etc.. on ativafit, that is no longer possible and you are always either few lbs lighter or heavier than US standard. oh, well.. i guess i can't really complain since they are asian standard dumbbells and costs only $384 + tax for 2x 71.5 lbs. otherwise, i would have to pay like 2x price for bowflex 1090 or something for 90 lbs version. it's not like we will be under pandemic forever so this thing is only temporary replacement for real gym. :D
@@lionsinescanor373 4-5 weeks I believe but then again I used to work out for years then stopped working out for almost 1.5 years after covid breakout. I could curl 55 lbs and bench for 225lbs no problem when I was working out a lot. so yeah.. it was from my worst shape to get back to 52.5 lbs only took me 4-5 weeks even though i was 40 back then.
But I do have a problem, it look kinda bulky, can you actually do shoulder press with it? Becz I want that squeeze feel at the top and if the dumbbell is too long it limit my range of motion
I haven't had any issues with shoulder press, but they are bulky. I wouldn't be surprised if some people hit the weights at the top depending on their anatomy
Very nice Review. Looking for something economical and convenient for effective and efficient workout for OTR trucking. Any Information or Ideas are welcomed . Thanks
These are listed on an ad here on youtube for $62.00 and free shipping... SCAM??? Anyways, It almost seems possible to swap out the heavier disks and put them on the other handle? So you could have 1 handle that went up to what maybe 75-80 lbs?? is that possible?
I would had thought doing push ups in these was a bad idea, due to the teeth mechanics, and so weighted push ups would probably be out of the question, given that lifting these at full weight at that position I probably cant do to put/guide them into place when returning to plank as well. Was perhaps also thinking use the base for it to be safer?
I've been wanting to get something like this for a while but my fear is that they will break on me after not much time. I wish I could afford lots of dumbbells up to a certain weight. But dumbbells are insanely and unreasonably expensive right now.
then you can get two 30mm bars and some 2.5kg/5kg 30mm plates to go with them. easy, adjustable and probably also the cheapest option there is, the most durable and the most available.
First day impressions:It arrived in a waist high box. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxP26Tir6n60vUkdtn4mbwhRO8cwuJQNy2 Each dumbbell was in its own foam box within the shipping box. Everything was secure and in good shape. No weird smells. The weight changing mechanism is really smooth and straight forward. Changing weight is really fast and easy. Though the handle is plastic, I don't think it will be breaking anytime soon. So far pretty impressed after my first session with them. I was afraid they were going to be too wide at first, but I didn't have any issues with them while doing upright rows.
Solid review man. Easily one of the best videos on adjustable dumbbells. Just subscribed well done
I appreciate the support, thank you!
I've had a pair of 552s for a few years now. Love 'em. I agree they are bulky and limiting. No issues with the grip as I wear gloves. As was mentioned, treat them gently as the mechanisms will fail if dropped or abused. They are not intended to support body weight. Still got an eye on the 1090s, but agree with your recommendation to consider adding resistance bands...I just can't justify the $700 tag...maybe I can find a pre-owned pair.
I just got these dumbbells and I love them - 52.5 lbs is just fine for me. I'm not very concerned about gaining muscles. I just want to do a little workout! That's all
THIS IS WHAT A REVIEW SHOULD LOOK LIKE.. Kudos bro. You might have pushed me in this direction.
It is good to invest in this equipment because you save money and space. If you buy a the bowflex 1090 there's the risk of dropping a 90 pound dumbbell and all we know that this kind of equipment cannot be dropped as a regular hex dumbbell. Buy the 552 and add some additional hex dumbells and still you're saving space.
That’s a pretty good idea
178 subs only? This content is a 500k - 1mil UA-camr sub material💪🏽
Heya Melvin, some friendly unsolicited advice: don't use them for bodyweight exercises as you can be seen doing at 2:00 in the video. You'll cause premature failure of the weight plate tabs and/or retainer discs. Neither of those are made to support the forces of bodyweight.
Thanks for the tip, that’s something to keep in mind. Thankfully they haven’t broken
Wow! One of the best reviews (not just in fitness) I've ever seen. Straight to the point but also engaging!
I appreciate that, thanks!
I’ve had the 552 for over 10 years used daily- best thing ever. Space saver just don’t drop them.
One of the best reviews I’ve ever seen! Keep up the great work!
I’ve had mine since 2013 and they still work great. Can’t live without em
They’ve definitely stood the test of time
Great review, very honest and non biased explaining both the pros and cons and very informative
Great review! Definitely considering adding these to my collection. I was worried about how difficult it would be to switch them out, but it doesn't look bad at all!
I got a used pair with a stand for $150. They’re very worn but for that price, it’s fine. I’m also a woman with a pinched nerve so I like the smaller increments. I actually saw the 1090s for sale for about $170 and passed them up because they didn’t have the smaller increments.
great review , covered all the questions I had about the dumbbells..keep up the good work!
I appreciate that, thanks!
You can actually mix and match the weights at the head for more increases. 20-20 is obviously 40. 20-17.5 is 37.5, so you can take smaller jumps if you need to.
Having an uneven dumbbell would not be the smartest.
I bought standard weight plates and adjustable dumbbell handles and used the money I save on other exercise equipment.
Wal-Mart sells standard weight plates at a dollar a pound.
That's a good alternative. How have you liked the adjustable dumbbell handles?
I have these dumbbells, the main issues of these is frequently get stuck.
Great review. Been debating between these and the PowerBlock. This was very helpful. Also, you remind me of Mookie Betts on the Dodgers/Red Sox.
Thanks! Haha, I’ve gotten that comparison quite a bunch of times
what did you end up getting?
Fantastic review - very thorough, very honest, and very efficient. Really useful - thanks for doing this!
Really good review, we got both sides of Melvin's like & dislikes, he is well spoken from a position of experience, along with some good workout suggestions. I'm gonna check out more of your videos.
You got potential to be a great youtuber!
I appreciate the support, thanks a bunch!
fact
He allready is a great youtuber! He just doesent have as many followers as he deserves. Keep on Upload videos of this quality, and you will get what you deserve!🙏🏼
Yeah, I second that. Direct and to the point and quite informative. 8:40 well spent.
Thank you
The handle and size is a deal breaker for me.. just going to have to make space for hex dumbbells. Thanks for the review!
Are the dumbbells the only thing you use to workout. I work out of town alot and I want to workout in my room. It’d be nice to have just these for a full workout. Thanks
Nice review bro, I have a question, can you mix up the plate? I mean can you put the heaviest plate on one dumbell only?
Unfortunately not, they're fixed
Loved the review. Question: ever use them to do a sort of cardio/HIIT routine with the dumbbells?
I don’t do much cardio/HIIT type of workouts, but I think they’d be great for it with the changing of weights
Great review thanks! You won yourself a new subscriber! I am most definitely going to invest in a set, but I am going for the 90 pound set! Even though they are larger than conventional dumbbells, the size will not really bother me!... Even when doing dumbbell curls, since I rotate the dumbbells while performing the exercise (I do that even with conventional dumbbells) 👍👍👍
Awesome, the 90 pound set will do you well
One of best reviews I’ve seen
Great review; I have been debating on whether to get these or the Nordic Track ones; you have helped me decide on the Bowflex. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
how have they been?
Like you said, once you lift heavier and surpass the bowflex capacity, you have to buy a whole new product. In the other hand, if you buy traditional dumbell plate, you could custom them to your desired weight, and use them with barbell stick for alot more various type of workouts and they cost way cheaper.
Thank you for this review!!!! What type of bench do you have ?
I have a CAP Strength Bench that I got on Amazon. There’s a review for it on my channel. In short, if you’re working out at home long term I’d invest in a higher quality bench
im planning on buying them and working out over the summer, thanks for the review :)
Great Video, Thank You for this... Question, I am finding the rubber insert on the handle rotating at first, to now moving/slipping along the handle.. any suggestions on fixing this?
Good video bro! I love my bowflex selecttech dumbbells.
I appreciate that, bro! Cheers!
Great review. Can I ask what resistance bands are you using. I don't want to order the wrong ones
Thanks! I'm using the 4evershape resistance bands. You can get them on Amazon
Just ordered these, thank you for the info!
Pretty cool. I already have 10-40 rubber dumbbells pairs on a small rack at home. 2 50s are gg to cost me 100-200 so pbly will get those but if I had to do it over again I wud consider those. Btw watch ur shoulder press w no back support- bad for ur back and unnecessary to risk w an adjustable bench. Esp if gg heavier.
great review.btw will it be imbalance if one side weight is different than the other side
Yes, it will become imbalanced
@@melvin-fitnessproductrevie7082 ah i see ty
Good review man, thanks for this. I purchased a pair after seeing your vid. The product is absolutely great! :) Mine are'nt Bowflex but an identical product.
Thank you for the vlog MUCH APPRECIATED 👍
Great review extremely thorough you did a good job man
Thanks bro!
Their size looks comparable to the Olympic weight dumbbells. I'm still interested for the saved space aspect. I wonder if they can be taped for the grip.
For me, I'd say the saved space aspect is the biggest draw. Good for those who love in a small space
Frickin' great review man!
So believe it or not the bigger the grip the harder it is to lift. It may be a deliberate design honestly!
What a lovely chap. Thanks Melvin. Great channel. It’s great what you can do with a pair of dbs and a bench at home.
the size of them, even for small weights, is what persuaded me to choose Nuobell version. I have not received them yet so time will tell is I made the right decision, but it appears to me they have engineered a solution that uses appropriate size for each weight. anyway, very helpful review.
how are the Nuobell ?
@@percy9228 they are a great product, very well engineered, I am glad I bought them. just one thing, they must be placed on the floor rather gently, else the adjustment mechanism will bend, which causes the adjustments to turn very hard. I was hoping the internals would be so strong dropping them would not matter, but really that is too much to ask when dealing with weights in certain ranges.
Hey man! Thanks for the video. One question if you don’t mind and sorry if I missed this, what’s the max weight each dumbbell goes up to? If you adjust each side to 52, does that equal 104? Or is the max per dumbbell only 52? Thanks man
Max is up to 52.5 lbs per dumbbell
Mine go up to 90 pounds each.
Am thinking about getting these. Great review! You covered pretty much all the points I needed to know. Thanks!!
Glad I can help!
@@melvin-fitnessproductrevie7082 total baichung
Thank you for your advice. Is it really safe to hold the dumbbells up side down and vertical for workouts?
I haven't had any issues with it
Thank you for your reply.
Love the Stong shirt brother .
Thank you for the honest reviews. Helpful to me.
Thank you Melvin! Can you also give us the review for your bench? Did you get the bench from the same company?
Will do! I'll get started on that. And nope, my bench is from CAP Barbell
Just got them for Christmas. Great review!
Can we use two different weight on one rod ?
For eg.
two kg plate and three kg plate on both ends of one rod
Great honest review. Thank you Sir.
Thanks for your wonderful review. I miss the gym but I'm seriously considering their equipment for a basement home gym. Cheers!
My boy working out like he bouta come outta prison! lmao. Gonna buy my pair now bro ✌️ You the GOAT
Hey mate, great review. Getting a second hand pair tomorrow. Just wondering what gloves you're wearing?
Thanks man. I haven’t checked but you must have a home workout video with these dumbbells. Great job
Hey, good video, thanks! Looking good, quarantine has had some benefits for people who have actually used it to work out like yourself
Thanks bro. Just ordered the 552's, Bench and stand...Nice review...
Great video! Been thinking about getting these or not
Hello- could you comment on their stability in terms of rolling if you’re using them for push ups etc? For example, if I want to do a press, go down to do a burpee & come back up like a thruster- are they easy to position quickly so you can do the burpee? The hex heads are obviously great for that
Yes, they're pretty easy to position quickly. In terms of rolling, if you have a gym mat you should be fine. I've done push ups with them on hardwood and they can slightly slide around.
Man you have talent, I think you will make a lot of money from videos. Thank you !
This is high quality content, hope you get all the subscribers you deserve
Great video. I just bought the bowflex DB since the gym is closed again.. I compete in powerlifting so i will try to do the best I can with 52lb but with some resistance band is a good idea.. thanks!!!
I have these dumbbells for a week now and the grip is great. I don't know why, perhaps it's because I have bigger hands (?)
I bought the imitation Pair there awesome I think the handles are better on the fakes I literally wake up can’t wait to use them.
Thanks for the honest review. 🙏🏽
Thanks for watching!
I think anything above 50 lbs you have to throw it from atleast the bench height after few sets. Going to an actual gym is better than getting 1090s I would say. Its same for barbells above a certain weight you just throw it.
There appear to be many adjustable dumbbells that look exactly like bowflex but under different brand, I'm assuming they really are exactly the same including quality too.
Because I was worried about doing dips/pullups with the weight attached to the belt because I thought that it might damage them
50lbs is plenty enough for me lol, but my homegym has a barbell so I use dumbells mainly for accessories
Heyy!! I’m wondering how do you feel using the dumbbells without the stand/rack? Do you think it’s a hassle picking them up from the floor?
I haven’t had a problem with it on the floor. If you have space for the rack I’d say it can’t hurt but it’s not necessary at all
Are these safe to use like when raising them the plates don't fall out?
Yes, the plates are locked in place and I haven't had any issue with that nor am I worried about it happening
Great review bro. Just ordered the pair.
Solid channel! thanks for the great review!
If you have outgrown 52 ½ lbs then just add bands to make everything harder again. I have a set of dumbbells from 5 to 40lbs and once I got to 40lbs I started over again at 15 lbs with medium resistance band.
Great way to keep the progression going
Your opinion is so much valuable Thanks
got bowflex st552 few weeks ago. i do not have much complain but i already maxed out this dumbell. 52.5 lbs are too light for a lot of exercise i am doing right now so i returned them and got ativafit 71.5 lbs version instead. so far, so good. they are smaller but heavier and i think built quality is better than bowflex. best of all, they were $192 per one at amazon as of 08/06/2021 while bowflex is $399 for a set. so 2x ativafit are cheaper and heavier and better choice for me. only thing i don't like about ativafit is their weight increment is not like US standard 5, 10, 15, 20, etc 2.5 to 5 lbs increment. they go from 11 16.5, 22, 27.5 and so on. this 5.5 lbs increments are slightly annoying as i like my dumbbells go 5 lbs increment and get exact weight like 55, 60, 65 etc.. on ativafit, that is no longer possible and you are always either few lbs lighter or heavier than US standard. oh, well.. i guess i can't really complain since they are asian standard dumbbells and costs only $384 + tax for 2x 71.5 lbs. otherwise, i would have to pay like 2x price for bowflex 1090 or something for 90 lbs version. it's not like we will be under pandemic forever so this thing is only temporary replacement for real gym. :D
how long did it take you to make the 52.5 lbs?
@@lionsinescanor373 4-5 weeks I believe but then again I used to work out for years then stopped working out for almost 1.5 years after covid breakout. I could curl 55 lbs and bench for 225lbs no problem when I was working out a lot. so yeah.. it was from my worst shape to get back to 52.5 lbs only took me 4-5 weeks even though i was 40 back then.
100% love the review.
Great review . Thanks 💪🏼
But I do have a problem, it look kinda bulky, can you actually do shoulder press with it? Becz I want that squeeze feel at the top and if the dumbbell is too long it limit my range of motion
I haven't had any issues with shoulder press, but they are bulky. I wouldn't be surprised if some people hit the weights at the top depending on their anatomy
I don´t know but I heard they don´t smell so good? In that case the dumbells are toxic.
Nice video. Great outro. What song is that?
It's "Let Em Know" by Nbhd Nick
Very nice Review. Looking for something economical and convenient for effective and efficient workout for OTR trucking. Any Information or Ideas are welcomed . Thanks
Thanks for the review man! :)
Thank you for this video!
Awesome review melvin !
I have the 560's. They are not so long and have twist handle weight selector. But basically same build. I like em
These are listed on an ad here on youtube for $62.00 and free shipping... SCAM??? Anyways, It almost seems possible to swap out the heavier disks and put them on the other handle? So you could have 1 handle that went up to what maybe 75-80 lbs?? is that possible?
Not possible with these
Can I lift dumbbells everyday?
I would had thought doing push ups in these was a bad idea, due to the teeth mechanics, and so weighted push ups would probably be out of the question, given that lifting these at full weight at that position I probably cant do to put/guide them into place when returning to plank as well. Was perhaps also thinking use the base for it to be safer?
Using the base as support is a pretty good idea
Thank you for the review. Im planning to buy and Im considering your review that it is wide..
Do you know if they offer world white shipping?
I think they are more expensive now then the 300 you paid but they look great! May get these along with a bench!👍💪
Did you have any problems with this product?
Great video. Gonna show us how to construct a nice home gym soon?
I've been wanting to get something like this for a while but my fear is that they will break on me after not much time. I wish I could afford lots of dumbbells up to a certain weight. But dumbbells are insanely and unreasonably expensive right now.
then you can get two 30mm bars and some 2.5kg/5kg 30mm plates to go with them. easy, adjustable and probably also the cheapest option there is, the most durable and the most available.
Thanks bro great review