Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Home Gym (Refurbished)

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I purchased the refurbished model of the Xtreme 2 SE. Other than that some items remained assembled (which helped in assembly) it appeared unused and new. It shipped within 3 working days and arrived in 12 days from time of order. It arrived on a pallet and the boxes were damaged but was packed well enough internally that the forklift damage didn't affect the components and all parts and pieces remained inside the opened boxes.



It was very easy to assemble. I opened all the packages took inventory to ensure I had all the parts including bolts and screws and gathered tools. The only item not included was an allen wrench that was to be used on the majority of the "button head" bolts. Fortunately I had one in the tool box. Assembly instructions were in clear concise American English with adequate assembly diagrams. From delivery hauling the items upstates unboxing removing packing materials to curbside inventory tool search and assembly to first test run was 3 unrushed hours.



I have used it for several days and find that it will serve its desired purpose to help me maintain muscle tone and general health. I have used free weights extensively in the past and the resistance system is different but I can see that for working out solo and for general fitness it will be ideal and you are going to have to work to injure yourself unlike free weights.



The "No Change Pulley System" is a joy to use. No having to switch cables to work out. You do need to plan your workouts to keep from switching attachments but with the right planning it is very easy to get a workout with minimal adjustment/change time between exercises. It is quicker than a free weight system unless you have free run of a gym with each station set up for each particular exercise set with your particular weights. The resistance bars are easy to change and quick to adjust.



Small footprint but you will also need a spot to store attachments. I purchased an upgrade to 310 lbs and inserted them when assembling. I recommend that you do that also as you would have to do some disassembly if you install them after the intial assembly and if you search the web you can find discount coupons to save 10-20% of the $99 asking price. I also purchased the Easy Curl bar at the same time (not required but I am glad I got it). The system does come with a strap to retain the resistance bars when not in use.



I am very pleased with the purchase and as only time will tell how it will hold up it appears to be a solid well built machine that has all of the items that I will need to maintain general fitness and allow the wife to do the same.



I highly recommend the refurbished Bowflex Xtreme 2 SEMore detail ...