Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells Pair vs Under Armour Resistor 3.0 Workout Gym Gloves
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells Pair is ₹40,691 dearer.
Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells Pair vs Under Armour Resistor 3.0 Workout Gym Gloves
Bowflex
Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells Pair
₹42,990
The increment structure is the detail worth reading before buying: 1.1 kg steps up to 11 kg and then 2.3 kg steps above it, which means progression gets noticeably coarser exactly where most people spend their time.
Full details →Under Armour
Under Armour Resistor 3.0 Workout Gym Gloves
₹2,299
These solve grip and callusing, and they do nothing at all for the wrist -- which matters because most people buying gym gloves are actually looking for wrist support and do not realise those are different products.
Full details →Who the Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells Pair is for
Buy it if: Anyone training at home who wants the range of fifteen pairs in one footprint.
Avoid it if: Anyone who trains to failure and may need to drop the weight.
Who the Under Armour Resistor 3.0 Workout Gym Gloves is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting grip and callus protection without losing bar feel.
Avoid it if: Anyone wanting wrist support -- that is a wrist wrap, a different product entirely.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells Pair | Under Armour Resistor 3.0 Workout Gym Gloves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹42,990 | ₹2,299 |
| Weight | 24 kg each at maximum | 90 g the pair |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Adjustment | Dial, roughly 5 seconds per change | not published |
| Back | not published | Mesh, for ventilation |
| Coverage | not published | Half finger |
| Drop rating | None. These must not be dropped -- the selector mechanism is the failure point | not published |
| Increments | 1.1 kg up to 11 kg, then 2.3 kg -- the coarser jump above 11 kg is where progression gets awkward | not published |
| Length | 40 cm even at the lightest setting, which is long for close-grip work | not published |
| Palm | not published | Synthetic leather with silicone print for grip |
| Plates | Metal plates in a moulded polymer housing | not published |
| Range | 2 to 24 kg per dumbbell | not published |
| Replaces | About 15 pairs of fixed dumbbells | not published |
| Sizing | not published | Runs small; measure the palm circumference rather than assuming a shirt size |
| Washing | not published | Hand wash. Machine washing destroys the silicone print |
| Why that matters | not published | For pressing and overhead work you want a wrap; these do nothing for wrist stability |
| Wrist support | not published | None -- these are grip gloves, not wrist wraps |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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