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Anonymous
For a more substantial answer, the Bowflex is a step above most machines in that it allows you a fairly complete activation of your stabilizer muscles in your workouts. The problems come with the advertised weight vs. the actual weight. Just as an example, I was repping my old bowflex on the bench press at like 210lbs. Pretty impressive, huh? Well on dumbbells I am repping like 100. As well, it doesn't offer consistent resistance across the range of motion. In the earliest stages, you're barely pulling anything. Only toward the end of the motion are you getting full resistance. Finally, it STILL doesn't allow you full range of motion. I couldn't do a squat on that fucker if my life depended on it.
For its price vs a bench, squat rack, and a few hundred pounds of weights, the latter will get you SO MUCH MORE for your money that your head will spin.
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