Thanks for tuning in
today we're going to be reviewing the
Yes4All adjustable dumbbells
adjustable dumbbells are a great
addition to any home gym. They can
replace dozens of individual dumbbells
with a single
compact dumbbell. The Bowflex SelectTech and
PowerBlock adjustable dumbbells are the
most popular
but very expensive. That's why today
we're looking at the Yes4All
adjustable dumbbells.
They're available in a variety of weight
ranges and use a simple collar design
instead of proprietary
weight changing mechanisms. What I have
here is the most expensive and heaviest
option at 200 pound.
It's shipped in three boxes they're
pretty well packaged as you can see with
cardboard,
clear tape and straps. You can see on
the left the one of the boxes the handle
was actually sticking out slightly
but it survived without damage and as I
tear into the packaging let's go over
the specs.
These are priced at about a dollar per
pound which is a pretty good deal
especially
at the time this review when all home
gym equipment is pretty scarce.
These use cast iron plates and have a 16
inch knurled chrome handle.
They have threaded star lock collars and
they're shipped with a variety of
weights from 10 pounds
to 5 pounds down to a two and a half
pound plates.
They use a 1.15 inch inner diameter as
well.
Once you get through all the
packaging this is what you get with the
200 pound variation.
As you can see you get a lot of 10 pound
plates you get 16 of those,
you get four of the two and a half and
four of the five pound plates.
You get two handles and four collars as
you can see the collar is pretty nicely
made it's chrome finished
and you have that little set screw which
adds a little bit security so it doesn't
slide off.
The handle itself has nice knurling and
again a chrome finish. There's no
sharp edges on there either so you can
actually rub your hand on there.
There's these little plastic rings as
you can see and you have eight extra of
those
that prevents the rattling between the
cast iron plates
and the handle itself but definitely
look cheap
and the eight spares they offer actually
all have varying sizes and thicknesses
as well.
So the claim is that the handles are
five pounds.
The handle by itself comes in at four
and then if we take
one collar puts us a little bit under
five and with the two collars you get
five pounds and three point four ounces
so pretty close to the five pound
claim. Let's just check their quality
control by swapping this
out for the other handle and that comes
in a little bit different 5.38.
Now let's see if the weights themselves
are correct.
I'll do a little quick check so this is
supposed to be 2.5 pounds
that comes in at two pounds nine point
four ounces
so pretty close. If we take the five pound
variation that
comes a little bit over five pounds so
five pounds 1.8 ounces.
Now let's try a 10 pounder
so that comes in at slightly over 10, so
10 pounds 0.8 ounces.
[Music]
Now let's look at the fit and finish of
the Yes4All dumbbells.
Let's start with the bar
without any weight on it as you can see
it has a nice chrome finish
and a nice knurling on the center for
pretty good grip.
Some people have complained on the
reviews about unfinished edges but this
feels pretty good i don't feel any
burying or anything
but you still don't want to run your
hand on it too much. One thing that looks
a little cheap is the rubber gaskets
here
and these little rings probably just
prevent it from clinking and clanking
between the weights and the
actual bar. One big downside to an
adjustable dumbbell side
especially one like this that goes up to
100 pounds per weight
per side is that these are really long.
If you were to get
a 10 pound weight or a 50 pound weight they
would be much more narrow.
With this you get a really wide one
because you have to accommodate
everything.
Next let's look at the locking rings,
these are a spin type
with a little collar bolt in here
for a little extra security. Finish is
pretty good it's not
perfect you can see imperfections in the
chrome finish.
Here you have a little rubber the
o-rings and i think that's why they
include the extras
with this one there's a little
imperfection here it lets me easily pull
it up but you could easily swap it out
if these go bad over time.
Unlike a quick release which is a lot
faster to use this one you have to sit
here
and really spin it in and then lock it
down
with a little pin. So fairly easy to use
but will take a little more time.
Now you get two collars one for each
side
and then the two bars
and as far as the weights you get four
of the two and a half pounders. The
finish on these are okay
you can see it has a nice texture to
it and clear print. These are iron
weights so fairly narrow especially for
the two and a half
as we saw pretty close to the actual
weight. They give you
five pound variation, there's four of
these
and then the 10 pound variations you get
16.
So for each handle you can go up to 100
pounds with this kit
and I imagine with the other kits you
just get less weight.
This lets you really go up in five
pound increments per
dumbbell.
[Music]
Here's a little montage of the dumbbell
set up all the way from five pounds to
100 pounds.
As you can see for the lower weights
especially under 40 pounds it's quite
bulky and wide.
If you had individual dumbbells they'd
be a lot smaller but obviously these are
have to accommodate a wider range.
Now one issue with the bulkiness is that
it's a little harder to work out
with these
especially when you want to rest the
weights on your legs to get set up for
something like a
bench press. The fact that the handles
stick out a bit
kind of rub against your legs and then
when you want to do a full extension
they can also
hit each other. The last thing is that
the round weight design
tends to roll away.
[Music]
Now let's go over the pros and cons for
the Yes4All adjustable dumbbells
what we really like about the dumbbells
is the fact that they're very affordable.
At a dollar a pound they're hard to beat
they cost a fraction of the equivalent
Bowflex or PowerBlock
they have a simple cast iron plate
design as well which means you don't
need any proprietary
parts so this is something you can use
well into the future and use the
plates on different handles. It's also
adjustable all the way from five to a
hundred pounds per dumbbell for this
variation which is more than enough for
any workout.
Some of the cons for the dumbbells is
that the round plates roll very easily
if you have any uneven ground you have
to be careful how you place them.
It's also bulky compared to individual
dumbbells especially at the lower
weights
and finally the threaded collar takes
some time to install and remove.
We found a little bit annoying
especially if you want to switch between
a heavier weight and a lower weight
it's a bit time consuming so you need a
structure workout to minimize these
switches.
Taking everything into account we'd give
the dumbbells a 9.4 out of 10.
They're simple and budget-friendly and
with the basic design and
interchangeable plates it's something
that's a great addition to any home gym.
Thanks for watching this review don't
forget to like and subscribe
to the channel. You can see more content
from us on our website at
the thesweetcyclists.com
as well as follow us on instagram at
@TheSweetCyclists.
This is The Sweet Cyclist reminding you
to enjoy the ride!
[Music]