Bowflex Blaze Home Gym

Comments about Bowflex Blaze Home Gym - Free Silver Service Delivery!:

I have a small unfinished crawl space in which I built an 8.5'x8.5' deck with rubber floors to work out. I needed a home gym in order to do complete workouts, but also take up minimal space. This machine and my elliptical combined fit very nicely in that small area and give a rather comfortable workout space.

The Bowflex was not too bad to setup. It would be best to have two people, but I did it by myself. Give yourself a few hours to set it up (took me about 2-3) and then another hour or two of tinkering to adjust to your body size, etc.

The device is very sturdy and provides all the types of workouts that I need. I feel as though the weight (i.e. 50lb "bow") does not reach it's peak resistance until the end of the each pull. So that the entire length of each exercise does not give an even amount of resistance. I suppose this is to be expected, but that would be my only complaint.

The total resistance does meet my needs after adding the additional upgrade kits. If you plan to use for leg press (or other high weight exercises), you may want to consider the additional cost of ~$150 for the extra upgrades to bring the machine to "410lbs".

I would give 4.5 stars, but that's not an option, so 5 its is since this machine meets my needs almost perfectly.

Comments about Bowflex Blaze Home Gym - Free Silver Service Delivery!:

I have used this machine three to four times per week for four years. I did need to buy additional 50-lb bands for a better workout, but I couldn't be happier with the quality and variety of exercises that this machine provides. This machine was paid for after just 19 months of NOT paying for a gym membership, and I've saved an additional $1200 since then. With part of those savings, I invested in the Bowflex SelectTech Dumbbells, and now I don't know which one of my Bowflex toys I find more useful and practical. I highly recommend this product. By the way, don't try to save money on the cheaper Bowflex; that extra set of pulleys on the ground comes in very handy for chest and squats.

Comments about Bowflex Blaze Home Gym - Free Silver Service Delivery!:

Bought this about a year ago. Use it everyday. Bought the 100lb. upgrade and it's perfect! Couldn't ask for a better machine for the money.