These are the best dumbells out there. They require less space / comfortable to move and take in your bag. But they are expensive though. Have you ever seen one of these powerblock dumbbells on ebay auction? You cant spot them!!!. So much popular they are and so useful and no one wants to sell them. You can vary the weight of the dumbbells.
PowerBlock SportBlock 24 Adjustable 3 to 24-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
PowerBlock SportBlock 24 Adjustable 3 to 24-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
Product Features
- Pair of adjustable dumbbell weights for efficient, cost-effective strength training
- Adjusts from 3 to 24 pounds in 3-pound increments (3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24 pounds)
- Selector pin lets you change weights easily, just like with weight stack at the gym
- More compact and balanced than traditional dumbbells; padded handle for wrist protection
- Offers maximum weight of 24 pounds per hand; limited 10-year warranty
PowerBlock Classic Adjustable 5 to 45-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
PowerBlock Classic Adjustable 5 to 45-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
Product Features
- Pair of adjustable dumbbell weights for efficient, cost-effective strength training
- Adjusts from 5 to 45 pounds in 5-pound increments (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 pounds)
- Selector pin lets you change weights easily, just like with weight stack at the gym
- More compact and balanced than traditional dumbbells; padded handle for wrist protection
- Offers maximum weight of 45 pounds per hand; limited 10-year warranty
PowerBlock Elite 90 Adjustable 5 to 90-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
PowerBlock Elite 90 Adjustable 5 to 90-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
Product Features
- Pair of adjustable dumbbell weights for efficient, cost-effective strength training
- Adjusts from 5 to 90 pounds in 5-pound increments
- Selector pin lets you change weights easily, just like with weight stack at the gym
- More compact and balanced than traditional dumbbells
- Offers maximum weight of 90 pounds per hand; limited 10-year warranty
PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
Product Features
- Pair of adjustable dumbbell weights for efficient, cost-effective strength training
- Adjusts from 2.5 to 50 pounds in 2.5-pound increments for maximum versatility
- Selector pin lets you change weights easily, just like with weight stack at the gym
- More compact and balanced than traditional dumbbells; padded handle for wrist protection
- Offers maximum weight of 50 pounds per hand; limited 10-year warranty
PowerBlock Personal Plus 20 to 60-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
PowerBlock Personal Plus 20 to 60-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
Product Features
- Pair of adjustable dumbbell weights for efficient, cost-effective strength training
- Adjusts from 20 to 60 pounds in 5-pound increments (20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and 60 pounds)
- Selector pin lets you change weights easily, just like with weight stack at the gym
- More compact and balanced than traditional dumbbells; padded handle for wrist protection
- Offers maximum weight of 60 pounds per hand; limited 10-year warranty
Bowflex SelectTech 552 Dumbbells
Bowflex SelectTech 552 Dumbbells
Product Features
- Each dumbbell adjusts from 5 to 52.5 pounds; adjusts in 2.5-pound increments up to the first 25 pounds
- Lets you rapidly switch from one exercise to the next
- Combines 15 sets of weights into one, using a unique dial system
- Eliminates the need for multiple dumbbells cluttering your workout space
- Five-year warranty on weight plates, two-year warranty on parts
The exercises you can do with these adjustable dumbbells are humongous. Here is a small list of such exercises
Leg Exercises:
- Wide squats
- Calf raises
- Stationary lunges
- Stiff-leg dead lift
- Reverse lunge
- Side lunge
Back Exercises:
- Alternating rows
- Wide row
- Dead lift
Chest Exercises:
- Flat chest press
- Incline chest press
- Flat fly
- Incline fly
- Decline chest press
Abdominal Exercises:
- Ab crunch
- Reverse crunch
- Lying trunk rotation
- Twisting side crunch
- Lying leg raise
Arm Exercises:
- Standing curls
- Concentration curls
- Incline bench curls
- Scott curls
- Overhead triceps extension
- Triceps kickback
- Lying triceps extension
- Hammer curls
Shoulder Exercises:
- Standing shoulder press
- Lateral raise
- Seated overhead press
- Front raise
- Rear delt row
- Shrugs
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I agree that these are the best adjustable dumbbells on the market. However, I would add a few caveats. For starters, it is important to have the PowerBlocks on a level surface and make sure you insert the pin straight across rather than at an angle. If you don’t, it is possible that a plate could fall and hit you even with the elastic backup mechanism. It is also very important to put the pin assembly together right side up. If you don’t, the magnets that hold this assembly in place don’t engage.
On exercises like OVERHEAD triceps extensions, the points above are particularly important. While I think this product is great, it does limit range of motion in some exercises such as upright rows. The dumbbell is rather long and this could be a problem depending upon your frame. However, I wouldn’t worry about the square design. I find using these dumbbells to be quite comfortable and the padded grips certainly help.
While this product is quite expensive, it’s also the best out there that I know of and I shopped around carefully. It also seems to be the safest and is certainly more convenient, takes up less room and even costs less than a set of full dumbbells that can cover the same weight ranges.
If money is an issue for you, you may want to consider getting the model of dumbbells one tier down from these that adjust in 5 lb. increments and then purchasing adjustable wrist weights in 0.5 increments. This will give you about the same effect for less cost.
A set of powerblocks might be an expensive investment initially but by the time you get pairs of dumbbells ranging from 5 pounds up to 90 pounds in five pound increments you will have spent a lot more cash, plus you’ll need a rack or two that will set you back even farther.
If they are dropped on an end, especially the corner, you can end up tweaking the rails, making it harder to change the weight. It won’t slide on and off as easily, and you may need to place it in a vise to straighten it back out. So anyone using them should be careful how they set them down.