If you have been in a gym at least once in your life you have probably seen a set of dumbbells. They are a staple of any workout and are always in a gym. With them being so effective at building muscle it might be considered the best piece of workout equipment you could have.

If you are a gym rat your have probably noticed the racks of dumbbells scattered around the whole place. Nothing can ruin a good workout more than having to pick up after other people when they leave their weights laying around. It has become so common now that gyms are putting up signs to remind people to put away the weights they used.

What about the people who do not have time to go to the gym and workout at home? You probably want to get a set of dumbbells because they work so well. When you start looking for a set you will pick up on that all of them come with a large rack to put them on. Most dumbbell sets range from 5 pounds up to 75 pounds depending on how much money you want to spend. It would be nice if there was a better way to use dumbbells with out it taking up a lot of space.

There is a way. The Bowflex Selecttech Dumbbell was created to finally get rid of the issue of having a bunch of weights hanging out on a stand taking up space. They are so easy to use as you select the amount of weight you want by turning a dial on the handle. In a couple seconds you could go from 5 to 55 pounds. This makes working out at home so much easier to do now. There is no cleaning up a bunch of weights after finishing as it goes right back onto a moveable stand.

The Bowflex Selecttech 552 Dumbbell is very popular amongst the P90X workout crowd. Now you can easily switch between weights while you get ready for the next exercise. No more stopping to grab a whole new set of weights. The popularity of these dumbbells has let people cancel their gym memberships because now they can do everything at home with this piece of equipment without having to worry about space and a lot of after workout clean up.