PowerBlock dumbells any good?

[OttawaJay]

The fellow at Fitness Depot in Ottawa is trying to convince me to buy a PowerBlock dumbell set instead of buying a full set of traditional dumbells. Admittedly, the PowerBlock will cost me less than half what the dumbells would... but they look so hokey.

http://www.fitnessdepot.ca/shop/stores/ ... 898C0.aspx

Anyone have any experience with PowerBlock dumbells? Any good or do my suspicions of crap ring true?

[lint]

I would say that if your biggest concern is saving space then they'd be a good consideration. But if you have the space/money/time, go with a traditional db set. Changing weight will be just as fast and you get a real db. The handle shape will limit some range of motion for db exercises, and depending on which set you get, they will be considerably more fragile than a solid db.

For an adjustable set, I would go with Iron Master. Constructed like a regular db, and can be dropped if need be. http://www.ironmaster.com/store/Quick-L ... -pr-2.html.

Or keep an eye out on kijiji, craigslist and buy this stuff used

[OttawaJay]

Hey wow - those Iron Masters look pretty good. Found a video on their site, the one at the top...

http://www.ironmaster.com/store/Videos-pg-21.html

...and it seems like they're perfect. Any downsides?

[lint]

Only downside I've found is that they're not available in Canada, at least I couldn't find any retailers, so the shipping costs might be crazy. They're based out of WA state.

[OttawaJay]

I actually found a retailer in Ottawa...

http://fitnessequipmentottawa.com/

....$679, includes stand. Just came back from the store with the new set. Comes with a lifetime warranty too!

[lint]

damn, how did you find them? I'm going to have to call iron master and see if there are any in western canada

[OttawaJay]

I just hunted on Google - took some time though.

[lint]

Bump for a review. Are they as good as I think they are? Found a retailer in the 'Peg, plan on ordering soon.

[Juliet]

I love my selectechs. The Powerblock were just not comfortable for me. Although now that I started
this program I rarely use them but instead use barbells.

[lint]

Received my ironmaster quick lock db set yesterday. Got the basic set, 120lb add on and the kb handle. I'm glad I recommended them, because they are the SHIT! Way better than any other adjustable db out there. They're not cheap, but they should outlast me.