Pro 50

I love my powerblocks but the pace of the peloton strength classes make them not great to use.

They DO all have tradeoffs - you just have to figure out what tradeoffs you're willing to make and what aligns with your personal preferences. I have a preference for the powerblock Pro 100s, but they're expensive, bulky, and have that cage design which are all real downsides and I don't often recom

This is a nice potential setup. A few small suggestions: If you’re going with Rogue plates, I’d suggest the Echo V2 bumpers. The mil spec ones are so thick that they are harder to handle and they eat up a ton of collar space. The Echo V2s also don’t have any unpleasant offgassing. I’d also suggest t

I went with powerblock pro EXPs up to 80 lbs. Here was my criteria that helped me make my decision: -durability: I was concerned about the mechanism breaking as well as if I dropped the dumbbell (something I never do, but you never know if you have an injury or accident). Powerblocks have probably t

powerblocks are an excellent value - especially the older Powerblock EXPs with the red markings. extremely quick to adjust weights and feel tough as hell. it doesn’t have any mechanical moving parts that can break.

For all that money you can get a 10-80lb Eisenlink set ($500) which is indestructible or catch the regularly occuring sale of nearly indestructible 90lb powerblocks ($500). 50lb Eisenlinks are like $350, and 50lb powerblocks are $250 when on sale. Both have their pros and cons, I went with Eisenlink

$1/lb for urethane or any Powerblocks is indeed a steal. Powerblock will provide free replacement stickers also. And the “Pro EXP” plates are compatible if you’d like to expand

I have powerblocks and they seem to be a solid choice as well. No complaints. Overhead extensions are a bit awkward.

Eisenlink for whatever reason have stock issues. For example if you go to their website everything is sold out. I admit it is a great system but it is still mostly closed. However both Eisenlink and Ironmasters handles are compatible with 1” plates. Also who knows how long Eisenlink will be around.

Appreciate the post. Occasionally I have intrusive thoughts about these dumbells. I already have powerblocks that I use all the time. Only reason Reppins stand out for me is the “dropability” and faster 5-2.5 changes. For the money these DBs cost they sure seem to have some duds hit the market. Gues