Rene
Pegs won't slide through easily with the heavier weight
Incredibly difficult to slide in the pegs when you use the heavier 100/125 weight.
PowerBlock, Inc. was founded in 1991 by specialty fitness equipment designers who became friends while designing equipment for several companies including Parabody and Cybex. While searching for specific needs in the fitness industry, they were drawn to the large amounts of dumbbells they would encounter in the specialty fitness stores they visited. There had to be a better way of providing fitness enthusiasts with the performance advantage of hand weights without the space and restrictions of old fashioned racks and dumbbells. It was here the idea for PowerBlock was born. After two years of extensive testing, PowerBlock began sales of the newly coined "selectorized dumbbell". Since then, PowerBlock has continued to be the leader in the fitness industry as we constantly strive to out do ourselves in the pursuit of excellence.
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Rene
Incredibly difficult to slide in the pegs when you use the heavier 100/125 weight.
Vicki N.
The good: very well designed, compact, good customer service The less good: I bought the U33 starter set. I am just starting out with strength training and was happy to see a weight range of 3-21 lbs. What I understood after getting the blocks is that to adjust the weight in 1-2 lb. increments, you need to insert and remove 1 or 2 bullets. This is not practical to do during a workout. If I leave the bullets out, I have 3, 7, and 11 lbs. (or more) to choose from. The 4 lb. jump is a little too much for me at this point. To jump from 7 to 8, I have to pull out the handle and insert 1 bullet. To jump from 7 to 9, I have to insert both bullets. If I want to go from 9 to 11 lbs., I have to remove both bullets. I will keep the blocks because I plan on being able to lift heavier going forward, but for now, inserting and removing the bullets is a hassle for adjusting in 1-2 lb. increments.