Comments on: Bowflex SelectTech 552 Dumbbells And P90X

By: Brad Gibala

Brad Gibala — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:00:07 +0000

@ John

I do the P90X Classic Routine as I’m usually busy playing sports or doing some other activity 3 nights a week. The only move I can think of where I’d use more than 55 pounds would be when doing “Lawnmowers.” I can do 15 reps at 55lbs no problem now so I throw in a couple extra reps to get the burn. I was already very lean before doing P90X as I ran a lot so my goal was to tone and bulk up. I’ve put on about 15 pounds of muscle over the 3 rounds of P90X. Ten of those came in the first round.

By: John Pemberton

John Pemberton — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:18:48 +0000

Hey Brad I have the P90X DVDs, but want to purchase the Bowflex Selectech Dumbbells.

You said you went with the 552 instead of the 1090 based on the exercises, but which program are you following in the P90X workouts: Classic or Double? Also, were you leaning to tone up, or to bulk up?

Thanks for the information you posted here, its really informative!

John

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By: Brad Gibala

Brad Gibala — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:05:56 +0000

@ AM

Price was an issue and there are not that many exercises where I need weight over 55 pounds. The only one I could think of is “lawn mowers.”

By: AM

AM — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:40:38 +0000

any reason you went with the 552s vs the 1090s? thanks!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:04:30 +0000

The bowflex adjustable weights aren’t bad but the powerblocks are soooo much better. So if anyone is thinking of getting adjustable weights make sure you give powerblocks a try before you make a decision.

By: Brad G

Brad G — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:38:50 +0000

@ Linda

It really depends. There are some workouts where I use all the weight up to the 52 pounds. For the most part I only use up to 30 pounds. I bought the dumbbells before I started doing P90X. They are so nice because they take up very little space. You don’t have 12 different dumbbells laying around on some gawdy looking rack either. The price seems high but if you compared it with getting a whole set of dumbbells it would be about the same.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:54:34 +0000

Thanks you for posting this information on P90X. Regarding the dumbells, what size weights do you absolutely have to have to do the program. I prefer to use dumbbells over resistance bands, but the $400 price tag for the bowflex selectech is a bit out of my range. Thanks again for the info.

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