I'm thinking of getting a Bowflex. Not sure though every ad I read for one used says, "Used it only a few times. It's sat for years."

do yourself a favor and save your $ -just lift free weights

I just goto the Gym down the street where I live, I had a Nordictrac and I just hung clothes on it for a while

i have a bowflex and love it, i have had mine for 4 years, i use it everyday along with my olympic weights.

No, I just do Curves for women.

every free weight available, treadmill, elipt, etc. It is only useless if you look at it that way

Used to...free weights and a bench, stepper and treadmill. I still prefer working out at home, but it's not an option now.

Yeah but I have this fear of free weights when not being spotted. I also want to work out my entire body. I could join a gym but the price for the machine used is very attractive. I just wonder if I will use it or not.

I have an olympic bench that inclines, has an attachment to do quads and curls and a spot on the back that you can use to rack/unrack for squatting ... it also inclines to do incline bench or straight up and down for shoulders.... I also have a cheap decline bench for ab work.... the only one I'm currently using is the decline because I have a membership at the gym... the other stuff is sitting in the spare room collecting dust but I'm sure I'll use it again someday.

edit: I also have a Total Gym, forgot about that. Also collecting dust but it is kinda neat.

a good friend of mine has the bowflex and it works for him. Main things is can you keep at a routine if you have it at home. Some people need a gym to be able to stick with it.

mmmmmmmmmmmm

do dumbell presses then. You need to build up those stabalizer muscles anyway

or get a power rack (if you have the room)

True. I could do that. I'm going to have to think about it and decide. I am just worried there is something wrong with the Bowflex. I have the motivation to work out. I just didn't know if the system was hard to use or not.

Yeah I have the room. The one that I am looking at retails for 2500 with all the attachments it will take up the entire extra BR but I can get it for $1k. I was thinking if it isn't for me then I can sell it to someone else for $1k....(provided I can find a buyer).

Edit: the main benefit is working out when I want. I have a busy schedule at time and don't want to miss a workout because of it.

there is always a learning curve to any new routine. IF you got the budget the room and you think it fits your lifestyle doooooo it. What you got to lose?

well if you dont have a set schedule I doubt you will see the benefits you desire honestly

if you can afford a power rack that's probably going to give you your best workout because you can do compound (squat, bench) lifts and spot yourself

then you have a bar you can use to deadlift, curl, shoulder press, upright row, all kinds of things...

the hardest thing to work with just that setup would probably be upper back but you can always do bent over rows I guess (they just aren't my favorite)

EBAY ...

I benchpress my bed, and curl bags of ice...I don't need no stupid home gym.