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Bowflex Xtreme 2SE Home Gym
- 70+ exercises that cover the entire body
- 210 lbs. of Power Rod® resistance, upgradeable to 310 lbs. or 410 lbs.
- Multiple cable/pulley positions with the Quick Change Power Rod® system
- Bowflex® provides 7 free trainer built workout regimens
- Heavy-duty steel construction frame offering long-term durability
- Ergonomic adjustable seat with polyurethane high-density foam cushion
- Ab training strap, squat bar and lat bar included
- 5-way hand-grip/ankle cuffs
Customer Review
I purchased this Bowflex from Amazon because it was significantly cheaper than getting it direct from Bowflex and was shipped and sold by Amazon which I have grown to trust. I was going to purchase this regardless very shortly but I happened to see a deal where I could get the 310-lb power rod upgrade for the same price so that is when I ordered it.
I have only had a short time to exercise w/ the Bowflex but there are a few things you should be aware if purchasing this through Amazon:
1) It says Ships and Sold by Amazon -- the night before the delivery date I was contacted by a 3rd party shipping company to coordinate a delivery time/day. I was told an actual signature was required as per Amazon's policy. A note w/ your signature to leave the items are not sufficient so you will need to have someone present and/or take time off of work to sign for these boxes. This company did not delivery on Saturday's and only could give you times frames like "11-4", or "1-5" which for someone who works during the day, you pretty much have to take a full day of work off depending on how far your commute is.
2) The 310-lb power rod upgrade did not come w/ Instructions and I made the mistake of putting it to the side without opening it until after I had completely assembled the gym. I had to unscrew the 3 threaded screws under the power rod box (which had too little vertical clearance w/ the screw drivers I had available). I had to hold up the gym w/ one hand and slide some books under both sides of the base to raise the power rod box high enough to get a screw driver in there. Since the power rod system was designed for upgrading; It would have been nice if something like this was included at the beginning of the assembly manual as the power rod assembly happens within the first 3 steps or so.
3) The instruction booklet section that directs you where to put the pulley cables into the stacked pulley (the abdominal bar one) tells you to route them one way and a few pages later shows a picture contradicting this routing method. I had to remove the stacked pulley and reroute after routing the entire pulley system.
4) In order to use the abdominal bar/exercises you need to take the quick slot pulley's from the side bars. When removing the pulleys I don't have enough slack to get them to the abdominal bar above the seat. Still trying to figure that and it is not mentioned from what I can see in the owners manual.
I plan on updating this morning after some regular usage.
I have only had a short time to exercise w/ the Bowflex but there are a few things you should be aware if purchasing this through Amazon:
1) It says Ships and Sold by Amazon -- the night before the delivery date I was contacted by a 3rd party shipping company to coordinate a delivery time/day. I was told an actual signature was required as per Amazon's policy. A note w/ your signature to leave the items are not sufficient so you will need to have someone present and/or take time off of work to sign for these boxes. This company did not delivery on Saturday's and only could give you times frames like "11-4", or "1-5" which for someone who works during the day, you pretty much have to take a full day of work off depending on how far your commute is.
2) The 310-lb power rod upgrade did not come w/ Instructions and I made the mistake of putting it to the side without opening it until after I had completely assembled the gym. I had to unscrew the 3 threaded screws under the power rod box (which had too little vertical clearance w/ the screw drivers I had available). I had to hold up the gym w/ one hand and slide some books under both sides of the base to raise the power rod box high enough to get a screw driver in there. Since the power rod system was designed for upgrading; It would have been nice if something like this was included at the beginning of the assembly manual as the power rod assembly happens within the first 3 steps or so.
3) The instruction booklet section that directs you where to put the pulley cables into the stacked pulley (the abdominal bar one) tells you to route them one way and a few pages later shows a picture contradicting this routing method. I had to remove the stacked pulley and reroute after routing the entire pulley system.
4) In order to use the abdominal bar/exercises you need to take the quick slot pulley's from the side bars. When removing the pulleys I don't have enough slack to get them to the abdominal bar above the seat. Still trying to figure that and it is not mentioned from what I can see in the owners manual.
I plan on updating this morning after some regular usage.
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