Bowflex Home Gym Review

• Get a total body strength workout with affordable home gym; no cable changes needed between sets
• Provides as little as five or as many as 210 pounds of resistance via Bowflex Power Rods (upgradeable to 310 pounds)
• Over 50 strength exercises; includes vertical bench press and lat pull down
• Upholstered roller cushions for leg extension and leg curl, triple function ankle cuff grips
• 300-pound maximum user weight; requires 100 x 78-inch minimum workout area

• Multi-use Hand-Grip/Ankle Cuffs designed to add flexibility and performance to any workout
• Workout Placard displays workout descriptions for easy reference while you're exercising
• Number of available exercises: 50+
• No-change cable pulley system
• 210 pounds of Power Rod resistance (which can be upgraded to 310 pounds)
• Four-inch upholstered roller cushions for leg extension and leg curl
• Vertical bench press
• Triple function hand grips for lat pull down
• Triple function ankle cuff grips
• Leg Attachment
• Height: 83 inches (211 cm)
• Length 64 inches (163 cm)
• Width 41 inches (104 cm)
• Workout Area: 100 x 78 inches (254 x 199 cm)
• Maximum User Weight: 300 pounds (136 kg)

• Get a total body strength workout with affordable home gym; includes rowing machine rail
• Provides as little as five or as many as 210 pounds of resistance via Bowflex Power Rods
• Over 30 strength exercises; includes horizontal bench press and lat pull down
• Sliding seat rail adds aerobic rowing training for calorie-burning, cardiovascular warm-up and cool-down
• 300-pound maximum user weight; requires 100 x 78-inch minimum workout area

• Sliding Seat Rail adds aerobic rowing training for calorie-burning, cardiovascular warm-up and cool-down (also great for leg presses and seated leg extensions)
• Multi-use Hand-Grip/Ankle Cuffs designed to add flexibility and performance to any workout
• Workout Placard displays workout descriptions for easy reference while you're exercising
• Number of available exercises: 30+
• Height: 81 inches (205 cm)
• Length: 84 inches (213 cm)
• Width: 38 inches (97 cm)
• Minimum Workout Area: 100 by 78 inches (254 x 199 cm)
• Maximum User Weight: 300 pounds (136 kg)
• 210 pounds of Power Rod resistance
• Four-inch upholstered roller cushions for leg extension and leg curl
• Horizontal bench press
• Triple function hand grips for lat pull down
• Built-in cardio rowing machine
• Folds for easy storage

• Bench Press
• Decline Bench Press
• Incline Bench Press
• Seated Shoulder Press
• Front Shoulder Raise
• Crossover Seated Rear Delt Rows
• Scapular Retraction
• Narrow Pulldowns
• Stiff-Arm Pulldowns
• Seated Lat Rows
• Reverse Grip Pulldown
• Seated Low Back Extension
• Triceps Pushdown
• Triceps Extension
• Standing Biceps Curl
• Wrist Curl
• Seated (Resisted) Abdominal Crunch
• Trunk Rotation
• Leg Extension
• Calf Raise
• Seated Hip Adduction
• Seated Hip Abduction
• Leg Kickback
• Leg Press

Product Features

• 210lbs of Bowflex Power Rod Resistance--upgradeable to 310lbs or even 410lbs


• Lower Pulley and Squat Station to work on glutes, hamstrings, and quads


• Lat Tower with angled lat bar to work on back and shoulders


• Lifetime warranty on rods and 5 year limited warranty on machine

Product Description

The Bowflex Blaze Home Gym with Power Rod Technology is a serious piece of fitness equipment. If you're searching for a way to look and feel better, the Blaze will give you fast results, with just 20 minutes a day, three times a week. The Blaze offers over 60 gym-quality exercises that work all your muscle groups, and with 210 pounds of Power Rod resistance (upgradable to 310 or 410 pounds) this device offers plenty of room for strength-training growth.

The Blaze allows for more than 60 exercises and offers 210 pounds of Power Rod resistance.

Feature Details:

• Number of Exercises: 60


• Power Rod Technology Resistance: 210 pounds (upgradable to 310 or 410 pounds)


• Lat tower with angled lat bar helps build back and shoulder muscles quickly


• Lower pulley/squat station enables you to do squats and build your glutes, hamstrings, and quads


• Leg Extension/leg curl attachment helps develop strong, muscular legs


• Sliding seat rail allows you to perform aerobic rowing and leg presses


• Triple function hand-grip/ankle cuffs


• Multiple cable/pulley positions enable custom workouts


• Dimensions: 90 inches long by 38 inches wide by 83 inches tall


• Folded Footprint: 52 inches long by 38 inches wide


• Workout Area: 8 feet, 4 inches by 6 feet, 6 inches

Multiple Machines in One Device

The Blaze home gym is similar to having a whole resistance training gym tucked right into your den. Bowflex's lat tower with angled lat bar helps build back and shoulder muscles quickly, and the lower pulley/squat station enables you to do squats and build your glutes, hamstrings and quads. In addition, the Blaze is equipped with a leg extension/leg curl attachment that helps develop strong, muscular legs, and the sliding seat rail allows you to perform aerobic rowing and leg presses to improve your cardiovascular health. And instead of different handles for every exercise, Bowflex has designed triple-function handgrips and ankle cuffs with multiple cable/pulley positions that encourage custom workouts. But if custom workouts isn't your cup of tea, Bowflex also includes a workout placard that steps you through the famous Bowflex 20-minute workout.

Power Rod Technology

Bowflex Power Rods give you resistance, or weight, that feels as good as or better than free weight lifting -- but without the inertia or risk of joint pain that is almost always associated with free weight strength training. Power Rod units are precisely manufactured under the highest quality control measures, then sheathed and tested four separate times to ensure quality and durability. Bowflex is convinced that the Power Rod units are so strong that you simply can't wear them out. You can flex them repeatedly, but they won't lose their resistance or break. In fact, they're so strong, Bowflex has given the Power Rods a no-time-limit warranty. If you can wear the Power Rods out, Bowflex will replace them for free.

The Key to a Better Body

strength training is when you perform exercises with resistance to build muscle strength. Strength training is not running on a treadmill, riding a stationary bike, or using a ski or rider machine. Although these types of aerobic machines use "resistance" to increase cardiovascular workout intensity, it is still not the same as strength training. strength training is, essentially, weight lifting. But don't be discouraged; you don't have to get bulky muscles if you don't want to. With Bowflex Blaze you can shape and sculpt your muscles to make your body look the way you want. It just takes persistence and dedication.

Why does strength training work better than aerobics for getting fit and losing fat? Because the more muscles you have on your body, the higher your metabolism rate, and the more calories you burn. Muscle also creates the shape of your body -- muscle is what makes you move, it's what gives you energy and strength. Of course, this doesn't mean you should abandon your aerobic exercise -- cardiovascular exercise is necessary for a healthy body -- but the combination of aerobic and strength training will help you achieve your fitness goals. Muscle acts as your body's fat burners. It's the stuff that makes you active and makes you burn calories. If you want to lose fat, you need to strength train with the Bowflex Blaze to add muscles, burn calories, and look fantastic.

What's in the Box?

Bowflex Blaze home gym, lat bar, leg extension/leg curl attachments, triple-function handgrips and ankle cuffs, 20-minute workout placard, and owner's manual/fitness guide.

Manufacturer's Warranty

Five-year limited warranty on commercial quality construction and lifetime warranty on Power Rods

• Smooth, versatile home gym that employs Bowflex's SpiraFlex resistance technology


• 200 pounds of standard resistance for upper body workouts (upgradeable to 2800 pounds)


• Freedom Arms adjust 170 degrees to work muscles from various angles; preacher curl attachment


• Offers more than 90 exercises with 400 variations


• 300-pound weight capacity; measures 63 x 71 x 108 inches (W x H x D); 10-year warranty

The machine also includes a leg press plate for your lower body, along with a five-position foot harness. All told, the Revolution supports more than 90 exercises, including a comprehensive core and abs workout. Other details include comfortable hand grips and a DVD workout video. The Revolution measures 65 by 38 by 73 inches (L x W x H) and offers a weight capacity of 300 pounds.

SpiraFlex resistance technology provides a polished, consistent resistance through the entire range of motion.


• Features Spiraflex resistance technology


• Includes 200 pounds of resistance, can be upgraded to 280 pounds


• Resistance curve provides a smooth and even feel


• Independent moving arms provide multiple angles


• Five-position foot harness


• Easy to move from one exercise to the next


• Each side works independently so two users can use the Revolution at the same time


• The resistance will follow the user's path of motion with its cable pulley system


• Will accommodate any fitness level; can be used in five-pound increments up to 300 pounds


• Synthetic cables offer a 46-inch cable travel


• Workout Area: 84 x 64 inches


• Assembled Weight: 235 pounds


• Assembled Dimensions: 65 by 38 by 73 inches (L x W x H)

310 lbs of Power Rod® Resistance

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. The Bowflex Ultimate® 2 comes standard with 310 lbs / 140 kg of resistance and is upgradeable up to 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. 

Preacher Curl Attachment

Rest your elbows on the platform and grasp the inner handles of the ab/leg attachment with an underhand grip. 

Leg Extension

Use for exercises to develop strong, muscular legs. 

Integrated Squat Station

Use the squat station to build or tone the quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteus maximus and calves. 

Abdominal Crunch Shoulder Harness

All new ab harness and ab pulley bar help you build strong, defined abs. 

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. 

Leg Press Belt

Keep your spine in good posture during leg exercises. 

Vertical Bench Press

Complete a wide range of exercises and variations. 

Folding Unit

Folds to a compact size (44 by 46 inches). 

Cardio Workout

Built-in rowing machine for calorie-burning, cardiovascular warm-up and cool-down. 

Multiple Cable/Pulley Positions

Designed to change your angle of resistance - increases the effectiveness of many exercises.

• Features spiraflex resistance technology


• Resistance curve provides a smooth and even feel


• Easy to move from one exercise to the next

You are looking at the Bowflex Revolution FT home gym. It is a smooth, versatile, and compact piece of equipment in the Bowflex arsenal. The Revolution is distinguished by the company's SpiraFlex resistance technology, which provides a polished, consistent resistance through the entire range of motion--a principal ingredient in developing lean, strong muscles. The versatility of these lightweight interlocking plates lets you quickly and easily adjust the resistance on the Revolution from 10 to 200 pounds for upper body workouts (which can be upgraded to 280 pounds). The machine duplicates virtually every exercise from your local gym, with Freedom Arms that adjust 170 degrees to work muscles from various angles. The machine also includes a leg press plate for your lower body, along with a five-position foot harness. All told, the Revolution supports more than 90 exercises, including a comprehensive core and abs workout. Other details include comfortable hand grips and a DVD workout video. The Revolution measures 65 by 38 by 73 inches (L x W x H).