The Bowflex PR3000 home gym is a great way to strengthen your muscles with over 50 strength exercises and a built-in rowing station. With up to 210 pounds of Power Rod resistance (can be upgraded to 310 pounds), this versatile machine helps work the abs, arms, chest, back, shoulders, and lower body. It includes a no-change cable pulley system, vertical bench press, triple-function hand grips for lat pull-down, and four-inch upholstered roller cushions for leg extension and leg curl exercises.
The PR3000 utilizes Bowflex's patented Power Rods, which provide 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. You can hook one, two, three, four or all of your Power Rod units to the cable pulley system and go from as little as 5 pounds all the way up to 210 pounds of resistance.
They're precisely manufactured from a high-tech composite material under the highest quality control measures, then sheathed and tested 4 separate times to ensure quality and durability. The Power Rod units are so strong, you can flex them repeatedly but you won't be able to wear them out.
Features and Specifications: - 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)
Exercises: - Bench Press
- Decline Bench Press
- Incline Bench Press
- Crossover High Rear Delt Rows
- Seated Shoulder Press
- Shoulder Shrug
- Lateral Shoulder Raise
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff (internal)
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff (external)
| - Standing Low Back Extension
- Narrow Pulldowns
- Stiff-Arm Pulldowns
- Reverse Grip Pulldown
- Triceps Pushdown
- Triceps Extension
- Seated Biceps Curl
- Triceps Kickback
- Seated (Resisted) Abdominal Crunch
| - Trunk Rotation
- Leg Extension
- Squat
- Standing Calf Raise
- Standing Hip Extension (knee bent)
- Standing Hip Adduction
- Standing Hip Abduction
- Hip Flexion
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Manufacturer's Warranty Frame - one year; Rods - seven years; Parts - 60 days
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Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
Brief story - months ago, I was in the market for a home gym that uses free weights, but I happened to try out the PR3000 at Sports Authority, and I really liked it. We bought another unit, but it didn't turn out to be exactly what we needed, and eventually I found myself remembering the PR3000 fondly.
When we finally decided to go with a Bowflex for a couple reasons - less weight on our floor and not having to move weights around our apartment. I thought I'd go for one of the long ones that let you do rowing and - I thought - leg curls. But after I tried the units with rowing, I didn't actually care for the slightly loose feeling in the seat when it was locked in place, and I also discovered that some Blowflex don't do leg curls and others have a complicated way of doing them.
So I went back and tried out the PR3000 again - and it was as much fun to use as I remembered it, plus it has a no-cable-changes design that made switching exercises easier. So I tried a workaround someone reviewing a different Bowflex on Amazon recommended for another unit, which was basically do the leg curls while standing and facing the unit. I tried that on the PR3000 at the store and it worked fine for me, so I finally got it and I love using it.
The pluses:
* It doesn't take much floor space
* I don't have to move heavy weights around during my workout
* It's very quiet
* No cable changes keeps workouts moving along
* Motion is smooth (smoother than the Weider Platinum)
* Very good assembly directions
* A lot of things adjust for different sized people
* Top pulleys are on hook-and-eyes so that they swivel
* Can be upgraded to 310 pounds
* Very well-made, more attention to detail than other equipment we've had
The minuses:
* Doesn't come with a lat bar, although you can do pulldowns with the hand grips
* The manual isn't as detailed as other Bowflex units, although still better than most other home gyms.
* Very short warranty on smaller parts. I got an extended warranty.
* Bows resistance isn't the weight specified (I measured and it's lighter) but there was still more than enough resistance to give me a burn. Larger men and very fit people should probably get the 310 lb upgrade pretty quickly.
