Is Boflex worth it?

[BrothaLynch]

anyone have this or know of someone that does? it looks like it is a good peice of equipment im thinking of getting it, according to the infomercial you can work out every part of your body.

 

[MistaX]

It's a pos.
Go to a gym if you need to work out.

 

[Giancarlo]

Wow. I think i'll call you a fruitcake now, with a picture :

 

[Simon Tibbett]

I saw the infomercial but have not seen it in real life.

 

[MistaX]

I am not a cake made up of fruit.

 

[BrothaLynch]

to lazy to go to the gym lol the boflex looked like it worked

 

[Giancarlo]

No, but BrothaLynch seems to be. After all, that was directed toward him.

 

[BrothaLynch]

WTF are you talking about GC!

 

[Simon Tibbett]

BOFLEX!

 

[Simon Tibbett]

i DONT KNOW WHAT gc IS TALKING ABOUT EITHER?????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MistaX]

Heh, not everything on TV works, specially when it comes to fitness stuff..

 

[BrothaLynch]

lol like the "ab energizer" i fell for that one too

 

[MistaX]

To think that you've already bought one that doesnt work, and you wanna buy another one... how foolish

 

[BrothaLynch]

lol, i know... i think the boflex is different money back garentee with it too so if i dont think its living up to its name i'll return it

 

[MistaX]

But they get the shipping & Handling, which for that is prolly upward of $20.

 

[BrothaLynch]

danm them lol screw boflex

 

[Jordan]

Actually, guys, it's the "Bowflex", and I really wanted one myself until I started searching for third-party reviews of it on the Internet. Most people weren't happy, and free weights will give you a much better workout for your time and energy.

 

[Simon Tibbett]

OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH! Thanks Jordan. We all new that we were just making sure you would come and tell us.

 

[troy]

maybe u could do some push ups and save your self some $$$

 

[BrothaLynch]

reason i thought the "Bowflex" was better (lol i knew i spelt it wrong) was the fact that they said during bench press you have to use your "stabilizer muscles" which you never use during regular bench press, other reason is you can work out your upper and lower back, i cant do that with any of my equipment i have right now.

 

[Giancarlo]

I'm talking about fruit-filled holiday cake! Dur!

*ahem* ......:reallyodd

 

[BrothaLynch]

Originally posted by troy
maybe u could do some push ups and save your self some $$$

i want to work out my upper and lower back


also i like the fact you can put alot of resistance on your situps comfortably

 

[troy]

you've been going wild lately about this fruitcake stuff GC

 

[BrothaLynch]

oh i took him seriously, sorry GC

 

[BrothaLynch]

i'll see you guys later time to eat some KFC

 

[MistaX]

Ohh KFC, great way to start your diet!

 

[Giancarlo]

You know it.

 

[BrothaLynch]

hell yea i dont need a diet i just want better definition to my body

 

[ethanol]

Ya, the 2 biggest problems I can see with the bowflex is:

1) No negative resistance - on the "upstroke" of your benchpress, obviously, you've got lots of resistance - since you are fighting the big bows... But on the way back down, you have no resistance. With weights, you have to work twice as hard - upstroke and then on the downstroke (unless you cheat and let gravity take over)

2) The need to use "stabalizer" muscles - you'd expend more energy than was necessary just trying to hold your arms steady.

So, in a nutshell, you'd have to work out at least twice as hard with the Bowflex, 'cause of the lack of resistance, and the wasted energy.

 

[Ryan2]

well, when they show the results, probably 99% of the time it is a different guy.