r/Bowflex

A few years ago I got really into lifting at a box gym just down the road from me. I would go almost every morning at 4:00am and work out for an hour or so and it really paid off. Well, life happened and between work, being a toddler dad and moving somewhere that was too far from any gym with hours that worked for my training schedule. I went almost a year without going to the gym, and finally decided I needed to set up a small home gym in my garage to get back into lifting. I found a used Bowflex Xtreme (the original one) for $150 and decided it was a low enough price to try it out.

I did my first workout with it this morning and it was pretty good. I tried one of Eric Burton's workout videos from his YouTube channel and overall I found it enjoyable. Do most people find they use their Bowflex for HIIT circuit training like he does with his videos, or do you all stick to the traditional progressive overload with sets consisting of rep and rest periods. I sort of feel with the linear curve of the power rods, traditional lifting might not yield the same results as it does with free weights and cable machines.

Any other good channels to recommend would be greatly appreciated as well!

we purchased it last year and my wife (120 lbs) used it less than a dozen of times, each time complaining it stopped around 5 to 6 miles of walking (3.5mph usually).

she was complaining as well about some static electricity being released when touching the heart rate sensors.

these made her finally not using it anymore.

Last week I decided to use it and include it in my weekly fitness plan, to avoid going to the gym when it is my cardio day.

well, after 45 minutes, it completely stopped to respond. The display is on but neither the elevator nor the belt motor function.

I contacted Johnson Health (mother company) after seeing some people had the same issue and some even went to see lawyers as they fell when their treadmill stopped.

After opening the cover, I could see the green led on the mcb was blinking in sequences of (4 blinks for 1 stop). Basically exact same issue one “redditer” went through some months ago with multiple replacements….. I provided those info to the tech support.

Let’s see how they support as it seems it is a recurring issue and hope a root cause has been properly done to understand the problem for a robust solution.