If you are someone who has a home gym or who is looking to build or add to a home gym, then you really should strongly consider purchase a good set of adjustable weight dummbells. Such fitness equipment has several advantages over the more traditional hex and regular dumbbell sets, which we will outline briefly below.
First, the cost of the adjustable dumbbell weight is much lower than buying a full set of regular or hex dumbbells. Generally you will find free weights for sale at a rate of $1 per pound. With a normal, full set of dumbbells you will want a set that includes everything from a 5 lb weight to 50 pound weights (or more, but this is the standard beginner set range). So, you end up needing to purchase 550 pounds of weight and you still will need a very good-sized weight rack to hold/store it. In the end you end up spending over $600 easily on the set. With a good adjustable weight set you will spend around $300 and get the same range of weight use.
Second, the space required for adjustable weights is nothing compared to the traditional set. Instead of having almost an entire wall dedicated to the dumbbell rack you now can easily store everything in one small corner (I have even seen them stored underneath a small coffee table). Obviously this is a huge advantage for someone looking to set up or who has a home gym. In fact, in the past the space problem has kept so many people from purchasing adjustable dumbbells and from being able to benefit from the diverse exercises that can be performed with them.
Overall, there really isn’t too many drawbacks to purchasing an adjustable dumbbell weight set instead of a traditional or hex one. They are smaller, cheaper, and allow you to do everything you could possibly want to do with a dumbbell set.
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