The Bowflex SelectTech552 dumbbells have been capturing the attention of fitness buffs from around the world. It's innovative and cutting edge technology is one for the books because of its efficacy when it comes to giving its enthusiasts results. Arguments whether or not the 552 dumbbells are effective to the point of eclipsing the conventional dumbbells, or the latter will still take the top spot when it comes to bulking up and leaning down buff meat.
The conventional dumbbells
Dumbbells are designed to add resistance to your exercise by way of gripping and lifting with one or both hands. The popular use for dumbbells are bicep curls, and triceps lifts, and bench presses. They can also be used for increasing the weight-bearing for the lower body when doing standing lunges.
Since the body has natural mechanisms to cope up and adapt to strains and stresses, different weights are used for in order to efficiently build the muscles. What commonly happens is that buffs have sets of weight for different types exercises and weight training. The only downside for this is that as times goes by, you can find yourself amidst a clutter of dumbbells and other fitness equipments.
A good solution or this is with the adjustable dumbbells, which are little versions of barbells. These types of dumbbells consist of weight discs with a hole in the middle, a bar and a safety collar. Changing weight requires you to unscrew the safety collar, slide the disc onto the bar, place the collar back and screw it down. This goes for both sides, after doing it on the other side, you now have a dumbbell of different weight ready for use.
The Bowflex SelectTech552 dumbbells
The SelectTech dumbbells have a Dial-a-Weight technology that makes spells convenience and comfort when it comes to adjusting weight for your increment workout needs. The anatomy of these dumbbells are similar to the conventional adjustable dumbbells; weight discs, bar, but instead of the conventional lock, it has a base and an interlocking system that automatically locks the weights in place with a dial of a knob.
The whole thing looks like a a miniature barbell with a ladder of weights on both sides. The sets of weights are from 5 to 52.5, and to select the weight class to use you simply turn the knob until it clicks into place at the desired weight. The advance interlocking design puts the weighted disc in place to come up with the bar as your lift it out with the base.
Both the conventional and the Bowflex SelectTech552 dumbbells are effective in muscle strengthening and building, there is no dispute in that. But when it come to efficient use of space, the latter takes a significant lead than the former.
