Detailed Breakdown of Bowflex Xtreme 2 Home Gym
The Bowflex Xtreme 2 Home Gym is an impressive all in one home gym.
We have all seen those commercials of men and women trying out the Bowflex. Whether it is the 30 second clip in between your favorite television show or the 30 minute infomercial at 4 a.m. You always see ripped and toned men and women working on the Bowflex machine.
Well I wouldn't expect you to necessarily get that ripped and toned very soon on any machine, but you will see some impressive results with the Bowflex Xtreme 2 home gym.
Combine that with supplements and the right diet and you will experience rapid loss in fat and gain in muscle mass.
What Bowflex Says
210 lbs of Power Rod® Resistance Standard
Bowflex® Power Rod® units give you resistance, or weight, that feels as good as or better than free weights but without the inertia or risk of joint pain usually associated with free weights. Upgradeable up to 310 lbs / 140 kg or 410 lbs / 186 kg!
Revolutionary No-Change Cable Pulley System
Lets you move from squats to lats to leg workouts without ever changing cables. That means you'll save time and keep your heart rate up as you progress through your workout.
Lat tower with Angled Lat Bar
- Build back and shoulder muscles quickly with this integrated tower.
4-Position Lower pulley/squat station
- Use this station to do squats and build your glutes, hamstrings and quads.
Leg Extension
- Use for exercises to develop strong, muscular legs.
Abdominal Crunch Shoulder Harness
- All new ab harness and ab pulley bar help you build strong, defined abs.
Ergonomic adjustable seat with Polyurethane cushion
- New design provides added back support for leg exercises and knee support for lat exercises.
Compact size for smaller workout space
- Gym-style vertical workout position. Reinforced "X"-shaped base for maximum stability.
5-Way Hand-Grip/Ankle Cuffs
- Our unique handgrip is designed to add flexibility and performance to any workout. Functions include a Regular Grip, Non-Grip Cuff, Ankle Cuff, Foot Cuff and a Shoulder Cuff.
Multiple cable/pulley positions
- Designed to change your angle of resistance - increases the effectiveness of many exercises.
Owner's Manual/Fitness Guide
- Complete with detailed instructions for each exercise.
The Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE home gym allows you to perform over 70 gym-quality exercises including:
Chest Exercises
Bench Press
Chest Fly
Decline Bench Press
Incline Bench Press
Decline Chest Fly
Incline Chest Fly
Shoulder Exercises
Crossover Rear Delt Rows
Crossover High Rear Delt Rows
Reverse Fly
Crossover Reverse Fly
Seated Shoulder Press
Front Shoulder Raise
Shoulder Extension
Shoulder Shrug
Scapular Protraction
Scapular Depression
Lateral Shoulder Raise
Seated Forearm Lateral Shoulder Raise
Shoulder Rotator Cuff (internal)
Shoulder Rotator Cuff (external)
Crossover Seated Rear Delt Rows
Scapular Retraction
Back Exercises
Good Morning
Standing Low Back Extension
Bent Rear Delt Row
Crossover Bent Rear Delt Row
Seated Wide Lat Pulldowns
Narrow Pulldowns w/ Lat Pulldown Bar
Narrow Pulldowns w/ Hand Grips
Reverse Grip Pulldowns
Crossover Wide Pulldowns
Crossover Narrow Pulldowns
Pulldowns
Stiff Arm Pulldowns
Standing Shoulder Pullover w/ Hand Grips
Crossover Seated Lat Rows
Seated Lat Rows
Reverse Grip Pulldown with Lat Bar
Arm Exercises
Triceps Pushdown w/ Hand Grips
Triceps Hammer Pushdown
Triceps Pushdown w/ Lat Pulldown Bar
Single Arm Pushdown
Triceps Extension
Cross Triceps Extension
Hammer Triceps Extension
"Rope" Pushdowns
Seated Biceps Curl
Standing Biceps Curl
Concentration Biceps Curl
Hammer Biceps Curl
Barbell Biceps Curl
Reverse Barbell Biceps Curl
Seated Hammer Biceps Curl
Reverse Curl
Triceps Kickback
Hammer Triceps Kickback
Arm Opposition Push-pull
Upper Body Opposition Push-pull
Wrist Extension
Wrist Curl
Resisted Dip
Abdominal Exercises
Seated (resisted) Abdominal Crunch
Seated (resisted) Oblique Abdominal Crunch
Trunk Rotation
Leg Exercises
Leg Extension
Squat
Calf Raise
Single Leg Calf Raise
Standing Hip Extension (knee bent)
Standing Hip Extension (knee extended)
Standing Hip Abduction
Leg Kickback
Hip Flexion
Dead Lift
Stiff Leg Dead Lift
Bowflex® Power Rod® units give you resistance, or weight, that feels as good as or better than free weights but without the inertia or risk of joint pain usually associated with free weights.
Reviews
If you tried the Bowflex Xtreme 2 Home Gym let me know. You may find your review on this page helping others interested in it.
My View
Bowflex Xtreme 2 is great for a home gym setup. It provides plenty of workouts in such a little space. It also provides up to 410 pounds of resistance which is good, especially when you want start gaining muscle mass.
If you are a big fan of free weights you might be disappointed with this machine. You simply do not get the resistance you would from free weights; then again no home gym can do that.
For anyone else this works fine, but be sure to upgrade to 410 pounds because leg exercises will eventually become too easy.
There are many positive reviews praising this machine.
For the most part the majority of the reviews for the Bowflex Xtreme 2 home gym have commented on the vast amount of exercises you can do to work every muscle in your body.
One mild complaint that some people seem to have is that they wish it came pre-assembled. It doesn't so you should plan about 2 hours putting it together when you get it.
For the amount of workouts you can get with the Bowflex Xtreme 2 Home Gym machine, it is a good value.
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