Bowflex Ultimate
Bowflex revolutionized the home gym equipment market with its introduction of the power rod design. These power rods provide the resistance instead of weights to the workout. Bowflex has continued to upgrade its home gym offerings and has come up with its Ultimate model in 2007. The Bowflex Ultimate comes in two variants, the XTLU and the XLU versions. The XTLU is a bit bigger with a dimension of 6 feet’ 11″ in height, 8′ 2″ length, and 4′ 2″ in width. The XLU, on the other hand, measures the same except for the length which is 5’ 10”. But whichever variant is chosen, the user can be assured of some serious training from these machines. Included in both versions are a lat tower with an angled bar to help build back and shoulder muscles. There is a low pulley/squat station for building glutes, hamstrings, and quads. In addition, a leg extension/curl station is incorporated in the design for developing muscular legs.