Bowflex Home Gym Power Rod Upgrade Options

Took my machine from 310# to 410#. Nice upgrade, never thought I'd need to do this at my age (62yo), but the machine is used regularly & obviously doing the job. New ones were noticeably stiffer than the existing 50's, so I used an archery pull test gauge on all of the rods. Existing ones tested at 40#, the 2 new ones tested at 50-52#. Exactly as they should. Current plan is to replace the other 4 big ones, as they've softened over the years with use. Installation was easy, use a short screwdriver & remove a couple screws from the underside of the existing block. Slide the upgrade block onto the end, then use the metal bracket to hold everything in place. Be sure to use the screws which came with the upgrade, they're longer than the original ones & will hold better.

I ordered these to add aditional weight onto my Pro series Bowflex. They work great, definitely increased the resistance, and are helping with with my goals. The attachment comes connected on the bottom of the rods and slid perfectly into the adaptor on the Bowflex. I know other series adaptors do not match up, so be sure to check and make sure this connector will work. I already added 50 rods to the open holes on the back, so this brings my resistance to 410. The cables are holding up great under the additional strain and I am not seeing anything to suggest that the weight is too much. Definitely worth the money.

the item is as described

Note: If you are thinking about buying these, you need these first: Bowflex 310 lb. Rod Upgrade . Installation of the 410 lb upgrade is a lot eaiser than the 310 lb upgrade as these slip right on the back of your existing rod block and lock in place. The 310 lb upgrade requires you to remove your rod block and pop off the caps and screw them into the rod block from the bottom of the block. Not super hard to do, but does require you to disassemble the rod block from the machine (at least it did on my Extreme 2). Neither the 310 lb nor the 410 lb upgrade came with directions. It is fairly easy to install them, but directions would have been nice. The Extreme 2 installation instructions don't mention anything about installing extra rods either. I have found in working out that I rarely ever go with all the rods. I am no giant, but I am no small guy either. So your call on if you need to buy these. My advice would be to buy the 310 lb upgrade and see if you ever need more. These are really easy to add (compared to the 310 lb upgrade), so see if you are max'ing out at 310 and then buy these if needed.

Easy to install great addition of resistance to my machine.

Amazing. Highly recommend

So far pretty good replacement offering good resistance

Much stouter than the originals. I'm writing this a couple of weeks after purchase and installation, and they're still just as stout as when they arrived. Definitely a game changer if you've maxed out your Bowflex, and are looking to up the challenge, and increase time over tension. Installation is pretty self explanatory. I did use a dead blow mallet to finish lining up the add-on box. It's a tight fit, especially that last 3/4 of an inch. Note: I ordered these in the winter and let them adjust to inside temperature for 48 hours before I used them.

Adds onto machine and upgrades the weights. Works as you'd expect with more weights, and is easy enough to install. Good upgrade if you have the machine that can get the upgrade!

Funciona excelente!!

I have an Xtreme 2 and its good but with certain exercises (shoulder shrug, squats, deadlifts, pulldowns etc) I max out the machine. You can increase resistance by moving the middle and side pulleys to their widest setting but I needed more so I got the 410lbs upgrade thinking I would just use the rods and not use the box that comes with the 410lbs. As it turned out what I got was just the two rods without the box, the 310lbs upgrade. Not really complaining because I didn't want the box but still; for someone who did want the 410lbs upgrade it would be quite annoying. In terms of performance, they are slightly higher resistance than the original 50's were when new but only slightly. I've used them 4 times a week for 6 weeks without any problems so overall happy. They just lost 1 star for sending me the 310lbs instead of the 410lbs.

Wenn man die Metallnase hinten am PR1000 entfernt passen die beiden Stangen perfekt in die vorgeworfen Löcher vom Rodblock. Schrauben sind auch dabei. 90kg upgrade in 10min :)

The quality is excellent! The rods worked great, providing the promised resistance! I did squats where the rods were almost touching the floor as they bent. The rods did not break, and went back to being straight up and down in the holder! It was wonderful having the extra challenge to my workout! I was previously using a backpack with weight plates in it to do squats and get extra weight, but this worked and felt much better!