Cap Barbell Rubber Coated Hex Dumbbell with Contoured Chrome Handle (20-Pound)
- Made of solid cast iron
Prevent damage to floors by using these Hex Dumbbells with Rubber Heads and Ergo handgrips. The Ergo design helps to reduce fatigue and maximize comfort.
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PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
- 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
The Personal Trainer Set
A hybrid set utilizing the weight stack from the Personal Set and the handles of the Elite Set.
The Personal Trainer Set allows the user to achieve every 2.5 lb. jump within the weight range of 2.5-50 lbs. per dumbbell.
*The Personal Trainer Set cannot be increased in weight. The Personal Plus Handle and Add On Kits are incompatible.The only dumbbell system that can expand to meet your strength needs, PowerBlock dumbbells are the most versatile and effective exercise
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List Price: $ 418.00
Price: $ 319.99
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Review by Patrick D. Goonan for PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
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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.
Review by D. Miller for PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
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I bought the elite version (5 lbs empty handle up to 90 lbs) for about $600 from a local fitness store to avoid shipping and handling. Initially I thought the handle might restrict wrist movement but it hasn’t been a problem. The trickiest part to using them is inserting the selector pins correctly and this is no biggie – just do it right so you don’t dent the floor or your head. Selecting the weight in increments of 10 lbs is very quick. To make smaller adjustments requires removing the handle from the weight set, removing a cylinder or two and then reinserting the handle – not terribly time consuming but I find myself trying to avoid it during a workout. I use them for every exercise I would use a regular set of dumbbells except for pullovers. You can’t drop these like regular dumbbells and I try not to bang them together. I have had them for about a year and use them at least twice a week. They look brand new. I would give them five stars if I wasn’t taking into account the price.
Review by G. Mannino for PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
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I first started looking at the adjustable dumbell sets when I saw the set Bowflex has/had (SelecTech 552). I stopped looking at them when I found out that the adjustable weights on the Selectech and its imitations have fallen of while in use. After doing a lot of research I found a ton of others. None of them looked reliable. Came across these and it turns out that this simple design is the safest and most sturdy of all, and if I’m not mistaken, also the original adjustable dumbell set, patented sometime in the 90s.
Hands down, get these if you’re in the market for a set; they’re also hundreds of dollars cheaper than barbells and take up about one square foot of space for the two of them. That’s nothing for a weight set.
And the other biggy: They’re MADE IN THE U.S.A. !!!
Review by Eric Prescott for PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
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I’m enjoying the ability to work out in my apartment without needing an entire rack of dumbbells. I do wish these were less clunky and balanced better (and, of course, less expensive), but the handle grip is relatively comfortable and the weight changing pin makes workouts quick and easy. Unfortunately, it’s easy to max out on this set if you’re a guy in relatively good shape. Dumbbell rows are too easy, and the next set of weights up was just too expensive for me to move up in class. I guess I’ll have to settle on 50 pounds per side until I can figure something else out to keep my lats building up. Not like I’m a bodybuilder or anything. In fact, this set may be more ideal for people just looking to stay tone and incorporate weight-bearing exercise into their lives, not serious athletes.
Review by Booboo Tutball for PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
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This review is for the 2009 PowerBlock Sport 9.0.
I have been looking for an adjustable dumbbell for a while. I looked at the Bowflex, and some cheaper adjustable weight at the store, but end up with the PowerBlock.
Reason is its simplicity, there is no intricate mechanism to break. More importantly is its size, the size goes down as the weight goes down (unlike the Bowflex which stays constant at 16″ for the 552, and 18″ for the 1090, the PowerBlock is 12″ at 50lb, 11″ at 40lb), which allows a much better range of motion. For weight increment, the 2.5lb increment is also available at any weight level (which the Bowflex only offers at under 25lb for the 552, and does not offer for the 1090 at all). Lastly is its expandability, which allows me to go up to 120lb without buying a brand new dumbbell set.
With my set (new stock from an authorized dealer in 3/09), I don’t have problem with plates sticking together.
I was initially skeptical about the pin falling out, but I experimented at the store, the pins are locked in by friction unless the dumbbell is on the ground laying right side up. In that case, the pin still cannot completely disengage by itself because of the safely elastic band and the magnet. When the dumbbell is in your hand, the friction is so tight that I couldn’t pull it out even if I tried.
The shape is odd, but so far it has never limited the range of motion of my exercise. Frankly, it is perhaps a matter of personal taste, so you would want to try it out at the store for yourself.