You really saved me from spending a lot of money on weights thank you so much for the review. Thanks to you now I know that these are good enough to get the job done 🏋️♀️😁
Great video. A friend told me about these since I'm not intereseted in a gym and contemplated weights at home. Your review helped me decide and even easier I'll use your work out routine, except for the weight twirl at the end not that strong, yet...lol. God Bless+
This is definitely a great value at $25 for this specific product. However, I would highly recommend also keeping a lookout for “adjustable dumbbells.” A set of adjustable weight dumbbells is 1000X better in terms of weight variety and quick change. They are more pricey for sure, but an invaluable investment.
Cool review! Because I found your video I was able to buy the last one at my local Five Below. Question, based on your experience, do you think that I could purchase an additional (4) 10lb. plates and use with the bars provided without an issue? FYI, they also had a Flat Bench for $25 and it's pretty sturdy. Thanks for the review for inquiring minds.
Any Standard plates will work with these (plates with 1” diameter hole). The bars are plastic, so I would be hesitant to load them up with too much weight, but I think 10lb plates would be ok. They have a $25 flat bench?! That’s interesting. I will keep an eye out for it.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial Thanks for the reply. Yeah the flat bench works for now (but it's a steal). Capacity is 300lbs. I'm 165 lbs. plus the full bar (42 lbs), so its stable with 207 lbs. on my end. I believe the Five Beyond items are limited to locations based on need. However, thanks again for your review and response as it was very helpful to me. Stay blessed brother.
@@fredprice2208 I stopped in a Five Below today and got the bench! I’ll make a review video in the next couple weeks. I already started next week’s video, so I’ll plan on doing the bench after that.
Nice! Congratulations on your new gym equipment! I’m sure you can find a way to incorporate them into squats. Look into back squats and goblet squats. Front squats are also an option. Bulgarian split squats also great, but they hit different. Many options. Whatever is comfortable!
I’m actually interested in a review of their $25 bench. I want to create my own home gym, and am on something of a tight budget, but I noticed cut says it’s only rated for 300 lbs. I’m already 250, and can (more or less) bench/squat 165 (I use the bench as a metric for how far down and to assist with form on squats - given the concept is literally sitting down and standing back up) and want to shoot for about 315, which means even if I lost weight (instead of replacing fat with muscle), I’m reportedly over the acceptable weight limit. However, I want to give it the benefit of a doubt before writing it off.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial also, another curiosity, but how does this handle other weight formats? For instance, Walmart sells 25 lb dumbbell plates. If you were to stack about 12 of them (300 lbs total - six on each dumbbell unit)), could the main bar/adjustable dumbbells (both) handle them? I doubted it originally until you mentioned they all had a steel core. Honestly, the dumbbells themselves don't concern me (I know you're usually pushing the limit once you get adjustables past 100, though), but the hollow connector does have me a little worried for my plans. Especially if I were to try to rig two of them together to offset the length deficit.
to embellish my odd approach, my finances make it such that I have to buy things in small weekly increments (I'm taking a similar approach for an outdoor living space. Two paving stones/two angle stone for a fire pit each week as paychecks permit). Basically, I'd probably buy (at least) one of these on one week and a plate or pair of plates each successive week. Similar with the bench. I have a really good gym membership for an amazing price right now, but between my work, my wife's work, my stepdaughter's school, one vehicle, and paying off a credit card for the sake of a cruise (the cruise is on the card because bucket list), time and money both tend to be a point of contention. This is the best solution I've come up with for my unique situation.
@@painfish208 this will support weight plates from different manufacturers. There are two types of plates, standard, which has a 1 inch hole through the center, and Olympic, which has a 2 inch hole through the center. These are standard plates. Any standard plate w (1 inch hole) will work.
@@painfish208 if you are considering purchasing multiple sets of these and additional plates from a store such as Walmart, I would highly recommend looking for a secondhand set on Facebook marketplace or something like that. I think you could find a much better set for the same or less that you’d be much more happy with.
These types of items are rare and are not kept in stock. I have not seen them since making this video. Same for the robotic vacuum review that I did a few weeks before this one. I saw it, bought it, and never saw it again.
Just picked these up for my child. Couldn't say no since the basic 40lbs. dumbbell set at Academy Sports is $60. This now gives him a bar and hoping the plates will fit on this as well for a little added weight.
I regularly used a similar pull-up bar in the past with no issues (Iron Gym amzn.to/3XGuoAG). I think it’s a good option as long as you have rigid moldings around your door frame.
There is room for 3 plates on each end. There are two types of plates; “standard” which have a 1 inch hole, and “Olympic “ which have a 2 inch hole. Any “standard” plates will fit. But, if it is too light for you, you may want to invest in something different.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial I’ll try it out with some heavier plates, but it’s a bummer you can’t really squat with it but there’s plenty of good exercises you can still do. Still worth it
Thanks, glad it was helpful! Coincidentally, I just did a review on their $25 weight bench. I was at the store last week and saw it as a new item sitting right next to the weight set, so I had to check it out! czcams.com/video/XCQC8Yl9Dcw/video.html
They can be combined to some degree. If this is the route you want to go, I think there is a benefit to having two sets. However, I recommend looking into “adjustable dumbbells” as well if you are not familiar with them. I have a set of power blocks for about 15 years and love them. You may be able to find a good deal on something like this through something like Facebook marketplace.
There is a different variety of exercises that can be done with dumbbells versus a barbell. The difference really comes into play with heavier weight. The benefit probably isn’t significant with this light weight set. But, it’s a sales feature that sets it apart from just a pair of dumbbells.
It’s strong enough to hold the weight that it was designed for; the plates in the kit. It should be capable of holding plenty more. Unfortunately, I no longer own this kit and can’t do any further testing.
If I ever get some day I'll give it a try I mean I always did want to try my best to workout try my best to put myself stronger in karate I just wish I had a chance to go back to 2011 and get these to put a quipment it could have helped it could have made me into something stronger and much faster and more better if I am now you could have had gave me superhuman abilities and strengths beyond any other much better and stronger a more bigger and much better and much much powerful like no other man 🥋🏋️💪😉👊🏋️🥋
I no longer own the set, so I can’t do any testing. If the design engineers did their job correctly, it should be capable of holding at least four times the advertised weight capacity.
To grow your chest, you would be doing chest press exercises (dumbbell bench press). It will work for a while as long as it challenges you. However, to grow you need to continue increase the weight in future workouts (progressive overload). Increasing the weight is required to demand more and force growth. Once you outgrow these, you will need heavier dumbbells. Weather or not these are a good fit for you depends on your current strength. I would personally recommend looking into adjustable weight dumbbells at some point. They are more pricey, but usually offer roughly 10 to 50 lbs (or more) in increments of 5 lbs. They are like 10 sets of dumbbells in 1.
from the looks of it, id doubt if there would be any space left for more than adding one more plate on each side comfortably...and on top of that id say i wouldnt trust the strength of the bar to withstand more weight than they provide, prolly youd be better of buying a good barbell if ur looking for better weights
It is a great set for the price. It in not guaranteed to be available at the store. Their “Five Beyond” items are special items and the products change.
I have better dumbbells, so I would not personally need these. But, tested these out because the price was amazing and I figured the review may help someone out.
You really saved me from spending a lot of money on weights thank you so much for the review. Thanks to you now I know that these are good enough to get the job done 🏋️♀️😁
Nice! Glad it helped!
This was really great for me since I'm broke, now i got a better equipment but still holds up well
Nice! Glad it’s working out well for you!
Amazing video. Extremely detailed and thorough. Thank you so much!
So happy it was helpful!
I wonder what would happen if you combined 2 sets?
Love the video very informative . Thank you so much .
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. A friend told me about these since I'm not intereseted in a gym and contemplated weights at home. Your review helped me decide and even easier I'll use your work out routine, except for the weight twirl at the end not that strong, yet...lol. God Bless+
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks! I was thinking about buying one and this helped me!
Glad it helped!
Great review, very informative!
Glad it was helpful!
been trying to find one for a decent price from a decent seller for ages in Australia and at $25 would have snapped one up, great video thank you
This is definitely a great value at $25 for this specific product.
However, I would highly recommend also keeping a lookout for “adjustable dumbbells.” A set of adjustable weight dumbbells is 1000X better in terms of weight variety and quick change. They are more pricey for sure, but an invaluable investment.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial Thanks for the advice i appreciate it, i have seen those and at least those are more slender in size and are made of metal
Cool review! Because I found your video I was able to buy the last one at my local Five Below. Question, based on your experience, do you think that I could purchase an additional (4) 10lb. plates and use with the bars provided without an issue? FYI, they also had a Flat Bench for $25 and it's pretty sturdy. Thanks for the review for inquiring minds.
Any Standard plates will work with these (plates with 1” diameter hole).
The bars are plastic, so I would be hesitant to load them up with too much weight, but I think 10lb plates would be ok.
They have a $25 flat bench?! That’s interesting. I will keep an eye out for it.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial Thanks for the reply. Yeah the flat bench works for now (but it's a steal). Capacity is 300lbs. I'm 165 lbs. plus the full bar (42 lbs), so its stable with 207 lbs. on my end. I believe the Five Beyond items are limited to locations based on need. However, thanks again for your review and response as it was very helpful to me. Stay blessed brother.
@@fredprice2208 I stopped in a Five Below today and got the bench! I’ll make a review video in the next couple weeks. I already started next week’s video, so I’ll plan on doing the bench after that.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial Cool, I'm tuned in.
I got a 40kg set of Temu for $115(with slow shipping option). Well worth it
Awesome!
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficialForgot to say the securing nuts should be the other way around, they are tighter
Good to know!
Thank you!! I just got mine today. I’m excited to use them. My question is if I’m a woman 5.2 height do you think that I can use them for squats? 🤷♀️
Nice! Congratulations on your new gym equipment!
I’m sure you can find a way to incorporate them into squats. Look into back squats and goblet squats. Front squats are also an option. Bulgarian split squats also great, but they hit different. Many options. Whatever is comfortable!
Do you think it's possible to add more weights to it? They brought this back this year and I wanna snatch one so bad !!
pretty good I may buy this for 25$ the width of the extention bar for squats was a little wack, though.
the picture is misleading
I’m actually interested in a review of their $25 bench. I want to create my own home gym, and am on something of a tight budget, but I noticed cut says it’s only rated for 300 lbs. I’m already 250, and can (more or less) bench/squat 165 (I use the bench as a metric for how far down and to assist with form on squats - given the concept is literally sitting down and standing back up) and want to shoot for about 315, which means even if I lost weight (instead of replacing fat with muscle), I’m reportedly over the acceptable weight limit. However, I want to give it the benefit of a doubt before writing it off.
I’m actually working on a review of the bench right now! I’m going to post the video on Saturday.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial also, another curiosity, but how does this handle other weight formats? For instance, Walmart sells 25 lb dumbbell plates. If you were to stack about 12 of them (300 lbs total - six on each dumbbell unit)), could the main bar/adjustable dumbbells (both) handle them? I doubted it originally until you mentioned they all had a steel core. Honestly, the dumbbells themselves don't concern me (I know you're usually pushing the limit once you get adjustables past 100, though), but the hollow connector does have me a little worried for my plans. Especially if I were to try to rig two of them together to offset the length deficit.
to embellish my odd approach, my finances make it such that I have to buy things in small weekly increments (I'm taking a similar approach for an outdoor living space. Two paving stones/two angle stone for a fire pit each week as paychecks permit). Basically, I'd probably buy (at least) one of these on one week and a plate or pair of plates each successive week. Similar with the bench. I have a really good gym membership for an amazing price right now, but between my work, my wife's work, my stepdaughter's school, one vehicle, and paying off a credit card for the sake of a cruise (the cruise is on the card because bucket list), time and money both tend to be a point of contention. This is the best solution I've come up with for my unique situation.
@@painfish208 this will support weight plates from different manufacturers. There are two types of plates, standard, which has a 1 inch hole through the center, and Olympic, which has a 2 inch hole through the center. These are standard plates. Any standard plate w
(1 inch hole) will work.
@@painfish208 if you are considering purchasing multiple sets of these and additional plates from a store such as Walmart, I would highly recommend looking for a secondhand set on Facebook marketplace or something like that. I think you could find a much better set for the same or less that you’d be much more happy with.
Most informative video i watch
Thank you for the review this was great t
Glad it was helpful!
great review
9:07 hehe beef jerky
Lol
Good review, looks good for traveling
Thanks. That’s exactly what I was thinking.
I feel like ours never gets cool stuff like this! :(
These types of items are rare and are not kept in stock. I have not seen them since making this video.
Same for the robotic vacuum review that I did a few weeks before this one. I saw it, bought it, and never saw it again.
try online bro!
Just picked these up for my child. Couldn't say no since the basic 40lbs. dumbbell set at Academy Sports is $60. This now gives him a bar and hoping the plates will fit on this as well for a little added weight.
Nice! Should be a good set for that. It is quality built and the price is pretty amazing for what it is.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial considering a 10lbs CAP Olympic Plate (singular) runs for about $20 in today's market.
@@semiprocyclist For sure!
Thank you Sir. Fitness does not have to be expensive
Very true!
What do you think about the door pull up bar?
I regularly used a similar pull-up bar in the past with no issues (Iron Gym amzn.to/3XGuoAG).
I think it’s a good option as long as you have rigid moldings around your door frame.
thanks for the vid man
Glad it was helpful!
The 2 lb Adjustable Barbell reviewed here is not the same thing as the Adjustable Dumbbell Sets used for price comparisons.
Are you able to add a weight plate at the end when it’s fully assembled? I just bought this and it’s not heavy enough
There is room for 3 plates on each end. There are two types of plates; “standard” which have a 1 inch hole, and “Olympic “ which have a 2 inch hole.
Any “standard” plates will fit.
But, if it is too light for you, you may want to invest in something different.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial I’ll try it out with some heavier plates, but it’s a bummer you can’t really squat with it but there’s plenty of good exercises you can still do. Still worth it
@@Didenne nice. Thanks for the update!
I just bought it today....
I hope it works well for you!
Awesome review ❤😂
Thanks, glad it was helpful!
Coincidentally, I just did a review on their $25 weight bench. I was at the store last week and saw it as a new item sitting right next to the weight set, so I had to check it out!
czcams.com/video/XCQC8Yl9Dcw/video.html
You just saved me so much money! Do you think you can combine 2 sets?
They can be combined to some degree. If this is the route you want to go, I think there is a benefit to having two sets.
However, I recommend looking into “adjustable dumbbells” as well if you are not familiar with them. I have a set of power blocks for about 15 years and love them. You may be able to find a good deal on something like this through something like Facebook marketplace.
It's sold out online and none of the stores in my area has it.
Yeah, it is a special item and not guaranteed to be regularly stocked.
Interesting 😎
What's the difference between a pair of 20lb dumbbells and a 40lb barbell. Yea you get dumbbells and a barbell that both equal the same weight.
There is a different variety of exercises that can be done with dumbbells versus a barbell.
The difference really comes into play with heavier weight. The benefit probably isn’t significant with this light weight set.
But, it’s a sales feature that sets it apart from just a pair of dumbbells.
Is the barbell plastic strong enough to hold the weight?
It’s strong enough to hold the weight that it was designed for; the plates in the kit. It should be capable of holding plenty more. Unfortunately, I no longer own this kit and can’t do any further testing.
If I ever get some day I'll give it a try I mean I always did want to try my best to workout try my best to put myself stronger in karate I just wish I had a chance to go back to 2011 and get these to put a quipment it could have helped it could have made me into something stronger and much faster and more better if I am now you could have had gave me superhuman abilities and strengths beyond any other much better and stronger a more bigger and much better and much much powerful like no other man 🥋🏋️💪😉👊🏋️🥋
Do you think the bars will be able to hold about 100lbs total from my own plates?
I no longer own the set, so I can’t do any testing.
If the design engineers did their job correctly, it should be capable of holding at least four times the advertised weight capacity.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial aw damn ok. Thanks for responding 👍
Could this get me a big chest like would it work for my chest
To grow your chest, you would be doing chest press exercises (dumbbell bench press). It will work for a while as long as it challenges you. However, to grow you need to continue increase the weight in future workouts (progressive overload). Increasing the weight is required to demand more and force growth. Once you outgrow these, you will need heavier dumbbells.
Weather or not these are a good fit for you depends on your current strength.
I would personally recommend looking into adjustable weight dumbbells at some point. They are more pricey, but usually offer roughly 10 to 50 lbs (or more) in increments of 5 lbs. They are like 10 sets of dumbbells in 1.
can i buy more plates if i want more weight?
from the looks of it, id doubt if there would be any space left for more than adding one more plate on each side comfortably...and on top of that id say i wouldnt trust the strength of the bar to withstand more weight than they provide, prolly youd be better of buying a good barbell if ur looking for better weights
Bought the last one at my location and I was just going to Amazon to spend $180 for the same thing
Nice!
Is this heavy enough for me to do weight training with?
It is until you become too strong for it to challenge you, then it’s time for an upgrade.
Can you like the set from the store ?
It is a great set for the price. It in not guaranteed to be available at the store. Their “Five Beyond” items are special items and the products change.
“i don’t need a personal use with them” bro you’re jacked wdym🤨
I have better dumbbells, so I would not personally need these.
But, tested these out because the price was amazing and I figured the review may help someone out.
Kids weights 😅
That would be a great use for them!