Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Like a gazillion other people I started building a home gym when COVID started. Ordered early and was lucky to get all the main pieces but I didn't order any dumbells. Once I went to add them, zero luck. I was hoping to score a set of adjustables like the Bowflex ones, but they're out of stock most anywhere unless you're willing to pay double retail via eBay. When I saw these I thought there's no way they actually work but they had a ton of positive reviews and Amazon makes returns so easy I figured why not, they'll probably suck and I'll just send them back. So I ordered last night, got them today and I'm happy to say I was totally wrong! They're not dumbbells so it's a different experience. The resistance gets harder as you go through the range of motion, versus with a dumbbell it's the full weight from the moment you pick it up. So if you're doing curls, for example, you don't start to really feel it until you're maybe 1/3 the way through the range of motion and it gets progressively harder as you get towards the top of the rep. That said, they are a pretty amazing alternative. You can do a legit workout with them and the exercises you can do are really only limited by your creativity. In the picture I posted I wrapped them around one of the stands on my power rack to do seated rows. If you want to go heavier just clip both ends to the same handle and do them one arm. I can't speak to how long they'll hold up, but I also only paid $50 so I'm not that concerned. Added bonus, my five-year-old son thinks they're totally fun. I threw the whole thing over the pull up bar on the rack and he spend an hour being a gymnast on them. They're worth the price just for that! Totally satisified and already recommended them to a couple of people.