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Question: ))BOWFLEX people(( A gym vs. the BOWFLEX??
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I'm 5,5 and weight 165lbs on a 15% around body fat I want to gain 10lbs more of muscle & drop to at least 8% body fat can I bowflex do the trick B/C my new job is gonna keep away from the gym more often, & I don't want to lose the little I have already gain, people have told me that all you get from a BOWFLEX is a good cardio sculpting workout and I'm not at that point yet I still want to add more mass.***P.S. motivitaion is not a problem 4 me, time is***
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Answer#1: Bowflex is a good home gym machine. I have had one for a couple of years. It will let you do more exercises than you can do with any other single piece of equipment. If you workout with the same intensity as with weights, you should get similar results. There are some downsides, depending on your point of view. It does not have the same motion qualities as weight machines. The resistance is not linear. The company claims that "progressive resistance" is better but I think that is because that is all their equipment can do. The numbers on the Bowflex bands do not equal pounds of resistance. Bigger numbers is more resistance but that is the only correlation.The resistance of even their top units is not adequate for some exercises like deadlifts, leg presses, or squats. I do not believe it can be set up for full squats. All equipment has pluses and minuses and all will only benefit you to the extent you use it.
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