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I saw an infomercial regarding the Bowflex revolution. The initial Bowflex is a bit dangerous given the flexible power rods with the presence of children in the house (who can get injured).

This machine has caught my eye. It looks like the resistance throughout the range of the exercise is more consistent. The pulleys can be set at any angle and the leg exercises are what attract me.

Anyone have this machine? Anyone know where I can try it (ie Kiosk or retailer)?
 
I don't have the bowflex revolution, but it seems alot of people like it because it is as smooth as normal weights. A con is price, its monstrous size, and how you must be tall for all its benefits, according to the reviews I've read.

Read these reviews and decide for yourself.
 
They advertise it as being smoother than normal weights actually, though I'm not sure if that's true.

What I don't understand is why they're trying to make the resistance linear and consistant like a normal cable machine. What's the point? The unique thing about bowflex when they used powerrods (and with nautilus-cam machines prior) is that it had increasing resistance as your muscle contracted more. Arthur Jones was all about that, he's probably tossing in his grave.

What confuses the hell out of me is that there's apparently a Nautilus cam inside the Bowflex Revolution... so what exactly is it doing then?
 
If there is a cam in the revolution, my guess is that it's used to negate the progressive nature of the bands that are used in in the spiraflex plates, sort of a reverse nautilus cam. This would attract more freeweight users that don't care for the progressive nature of the power rod type machines (the biggest complaint of the bowflex).
 
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I have a Revolution. I really is a great piece of equipment. The linear resistance works you more with less "weight" because you feel the same resistance throughout the entire range of motion. I've had mine for about 2 months now and have used it three times a week for about 1 hour 15 minutes per session. It always leaves me just a little bit sore but not overly so. I feel much better. I've lost about six pounds (I wasn't really overweight to start with) and I've coverted a lot of fat mass to muscle mass. I do advise you to get the i-trainer software with it so you can let it help you plan routines that change over time and track your results. It cost a lot but it's not a toy. I recommend it to anyone who wants to get in shape.
 
titaniummd said:
I saw an infomercial regarding the Bowflex revolution. The initial Bowflex is a bit dangerous given the flexible power rods with the presence of children in the house (who can get injured).

This machine has caught my eye. It looks like the resistance throughout the range of the exercise is more consistent. The pulleys can be set at any angle and the leg exercises are what attract me.

Anyone have this machine? Anyone know where I can try it (ie Kiosk or retailer)?
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Hi. I recently got the Revolution...put it together...went to use it today..and pow the resistance pulley came off the wheel..this is the section of the Revolution that comes already together..
Anyone know how to fix this? Bowflex is not open until tomorrow and it is driving me insane waiting..
Thanks!!
 
garyl43 said:
If there is a cam in the revolution, my guess is that it's used to negate the progressive nature of the bands that are used in in the spiraflex plates, sort of a reverse nautilus cam. This would attract more freeweight users that don't care for the progressive nature of the power rod type machines (the biggest complaint of the bowflex).
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Yeah that's a good explanation. My other idea was perhaps it was what explains the doubling of the resistance (600 instead of 300) on the leg press machine.

I wish there was an option for both, I want to be able to switch between constant and varying resistance. If they could do that, I'd buy it.
 
it's a shame that Bowflex has a good marketing scheme, because the philosophy of both power rods and the Revolution puts the wrong idea into people's heads. Everyone is jumping on the train.
 
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