Eisenlink Adjustable Dumbbell 4-36kg Weight Set - Adjustable Dumbbell Set with Anti-slip Handle 2kg Increments Innovative Easy Safe Locking Mechanism for Home Gym Fitness

I am 50 and have been training since I was 17. Mainly gym training, but I have done plenty of home training too.I have been big and strong. And I've been lean and fit. I have a fully stocked home gym in my workshop.So I know my training.Now I've passed midlife, here's what I've got to say about the EISENLINK dumbbell (and barbell):The concept is fantastic. Both the dumbbell and the barbell use the same weight plate loading and unloading system. It's quick and easy and I can change the weight within the one minute break period I allocate myself between sets. It's simple and there is no "twist and go" action, the mechanics of which has proven to be a weakness in even expensive equipment that EISENLINK is competing with.This is "spit and sawdust" at its best and it has been designed to outlive YOU.If you are one of of the "scream and drop your weights" types, then NOTHING but pre-set dumbbells or barbells would serve you well enough.Personally, the biggest guys and gals I've met, tend not to scream and drop things. They control their training (they also never use tripod cameras... if you know what I mean).EISENLINK bars are solid and could withstand that kind of treatment to an extent, but with sensible training and respect for these weights, they could be heirlooms for generations to come.Now. I am rarely impressed with modern products, but this equipment is made with good steel and clever manufacturing. The welds are spot on and the interlocking plates are well designed and hardy.When the locking screws are tightened, there is NO movement of plates and NOTHING will slip off and land on your head during an enthusiastic workout.Being a simple mechanical design, there's little to wear and the chance of anything "wearing out" is pretty much non existent.In a nutshell... EISENLINK have managed to get the engineering right and they've allocated an affordable price too. This spits in the face of ANY competition from many angles.I have been able to whittle down all of my space invading dumbbells and have not had to look back with regret.The only thing I've retained is my olympic equipment and my leg press machine, which I use for squats, deadlifts, barbell bench presses and leg presses. Realistically I could even abandon most of those, but being "old school", I have an attachment to my olympic stuff and my leg press. And they too will be heirlooms.EVERYTHING else in my home gym now consists of two EISENLINK dumbbells and an EISENLINK barbell. I have bought extra plates to really get to the heavier side of muscle stimulation, but with excellent form and slow concentric and eccentric training these aren't really necessary to pack on the fibres.That's all you need to be fit and strong (unless you feel that displaying a full rack of 8kg to 50kg dumbbell pairs will impress your mates!I prefer to display my results!)

They are better than they seem.Good knurling despite being powder coated. Surprisingly compact compared to other adjustable dumbbells I've seen. Seem very safe, again compared to other adjustable dumbbells. No plastic makes them extremely sturdy and probably droppable if you really want to do that.Also, they are the only budget version of the IM I could find. Imo, IM are the best adjustable dumbbells out there. While Eisenlink is slightly worse it more than makes up for it in price and is a worthy competitor to IM. The drawbacks here are a tad worse knurling, a tad slower plate changing sometimes and lack of lifetime warranty. But the price makes up for it! And ultimately - they are just steel plates - if they are not defective in the first year they will probably last forever anyhow.There are only 2 annoying negatives. Changing to and from 4kg setting is annoying because you have to fully unscrew and remove the bolts. Not a problem if you only use 4kg in that workout or if you have big enough hands to just grab 2 of the 2kg plates. But if you use 4kg for warmup it can get tedious.The other negative is that the extra plates are out of stock! I want to buy 2 sets of 16kg to turn my 20kg into 36kg! Bring it back in stock! The Yankees have 'em!

Good quality, easy to use but still quite expensive

Ran out of space so looked into adjustable dumbbells and eventually decided on these due to price, weight (they can go heavier so thinking of future proofing) and size as they are compact compared to other adjustable and fixed weights of the same weight. I bought the 2x 20Kg set and the dumbbells arrived well packaged in great condition (no chips, dents scratches etc) and fully assembled. Changing weight plates is quick though admittedly not as quick as with Nuobells etc, but quick enough to change between sets no issue. They are solid, seem almost indestructible as it's an all metal construction and have room to buy and add more weight later on if needed. The dumbbells feel well balanced in the hand and it’s great to be able to get them closer together at the top of a press than I can with pretty much any other dumbbell. There's no noise/rattling when you lift so I’m pleased with this purchase. In the picture above, the Eisenlink on the right is replacing all of the other dumbbells (except the 2KG) which range from 9 - 20KGs. Popped the picture in so show size v Hex and other (Vinyl) adjustable

Exactly as expected. I'm happy with the screw mechanism with the added security of the plate 'catches'. I feel this will be far more reliable than the twist and lock type of dumbbells. Yes, the twisty dumbbells will be quicker to prepare between sets, but who is going to be banging out exercise sets minute after minute?The only downer as I submit this is that the expandable plate sets are seemingly impossible to get at the moment. This doesn't take away from the base product in any way though.

I had debated between these and the iron master dumbbells, for the price when compared to it's competitors it's great. It doesn't take long to adjust into different weight set, durability of the metal seem good.The metal doesn't seem overall scratch resistance, the screws on mine have already started to scratch but the integrity of the metal seem good as you can drop the dumbbells onto the floor without any worries during workouts.For the price this is a brilliant find, and I would recommend it anyone that I know over any of the plastic adjustable offerings.

Useful product, expected a pair yet the single works well enough. In using of this product I have noticed increase in strength, which is why I believe this product is five stars, quite fit for purpose.