Select-a-Weight Adjustable Dumbbells

The NordicTrack adjustable dumbbells are a real winner that are working out well for my wife and I. Pros: 1) Nice weight range (10-55) and sufficient increments for me. We have a small set of 2.5 to 8-lb individual dumbbells to fill in on the very low end. 2) Compact dumbbells. The dumbbells are no longer than needed for the weight you are using. The 10-lb configuration is narrower than the 20-lb, which is narrower than the 30-lb, which is narrower than the 40-lb, which is narrower than the 50-lb. DO NOT DISCOUNT this when shopping for adjustable dumbbells. You do not want to be swinging around a 2-ft long bar in each hand when simply using a 10-lb dumbbell. It gets in the way and limits the range of motion for some exercises. These incrementally add plates to the end as the weight goes up. So they are compact at low weights, and very much the size of a fixed dumbbell of similar weight at heavier weights. 3) Easy to adjust. The adjustment system is low effort, but locks solidly and seems unlikely to fail long term, normal use. 4) Value. Not the cheapest, but give a great bang for the buck. Cons: 1) Slower to adjust, relatively. Some changes require moving 4-adjustment levers on each dumbbell, depending on what weight you are switching between. A single or double dial is quicker, no doubt. But, note that I said "relatively". They really only take a couple of seconds to adjust, and it has been a non factor in my workouts. 2) Missing some weight choices. You can add 2.5-lb or 5-lb to the coarse 10-lb, 20-lb, 30-lb, 40-lb, 50-lb settings. So you can do 12.5-lb & 15-lb, but not 17.5-lb, etc. The next increment after 15-lb is 20-lb. You could fudge around this by selecting an uneven amount to each end of the dumbbell, which would make them unbalanced by 2.5-lbs and give you a 7.5-lb increment. But I don't suggest doing that. For me, the increments are fine enough for what I do, and I move up and down in 5-lb amounts anyway. 3) maybe more fragile than fixed weights? This is actually a comment that applies to probably all adjustable dumbbells, simply because they have a selection mechanism added to them. These do not appear fragile in the absolute sense, but I have no plans to drop them the way you see some guys do with fixed weights at the gym. I researched buying these quite a bit, and narrowed it down to several contenders. The Bowflex dumbbells were one finalist, and are undeniably slick, with the one-knob adjustment system. But, they (and some others) have a disqualifying flaw (in my opinion) where the dumbbell bar is always full length, regardless of how much weight you've selected. Even at whatever their minimum is, you are swinging around like a two-foot rod with each arm. Anyway, I'm a happy customer, and these are working great. 5/2/2025 UPDATE: 15-months later, and these are still going strong and doing the job. One annoyance is the lack of labels indicating which way to move the 2.5-lb/5-lb levers. But I solved that by putting a small dab of silver automobile touchup paint on the 5-lb side (SEE photo). Seems like an obvious issue that the manufacturer would address, but it only took a couple of minutes for me to fix it permanently.

I just received the orange version of the NordicTrack Select-a-Weights, and wanted to compare it with the blue version. Both are 10-55 pounds, made by NordicTrack, and bear the "Select-a-Weight" name (although sometimes they call the blue ones "Speed Weights" and the orange ones don't show up on the NordicTrack site - NordicTrack, what's going on with you all?) Material: The orange ones seem to be mostly metal, while the blue ones are mostly plastic. The orange has a metal, knurled handle. And the 10-pound weights are metal on the orange as well. The blue has a plastic handle and plastic weights. The blue doesn't feel bad, but the orange feels more premium. On both of them, the two 2.5-pound weights seem to be plastic, although the orange ones are smaller/thicker chunks versus taller/thinner chunks on the blue. Size: The orange ones are more compact overall with uniform plate sizes throughout. Whether you are lifting 10 or 55 pounds, the diameter is the same. The blue ones start wider at the 10-pound size and get narrower as you add weight. The orange design makes it easier for certain movements as well as when you want to rest the weights on your calves during certain bench lifts. Length is basically the same for both models. Other Design Aspects: The orange one has two 2.5-pound weights that stack/nest in each other. The blue one has two thin 2.5-pound plates that rest next to each other. I've occasionally had a hard time lining up the weights with the blue's 2.5-pound weights still in the tray, and I have a feeling that the orange one's design will be easier to align. The blue ones have a handy reference on the weight itself about where to put the slider for 2.5 or 5 pounds; the orange ones do not have any indicator on the weights. Without that indicator, you might find yourself occasionally forgetting where to put the slider for 0, 2.5, or 5 pounds on the orange. Shape: The orange ones are mostly circular, with a small flat bit on the bottom to minimize rolling. The blue ones have a more angular shape across the entire design. The blue's angular shape might make certain floor exercises easier. Overall, I'd say that the orange design is a pretty good improvement in most areas over the blue. I definitely like the feel of the metal more than the plastic, and like the more compact size. There are little touches about the blue ones (like the 0, 2.5, and 5-pound indicator) that I'll miss. Honestly, though, whether you get the blue or the orange, you'll be happy.

I ordered these a few days ago on 2/8, they were delivered early this morning (6:30am) on 2/11. Firstly I am very impressed with the shipping of these! The product box is over 110lbs and there was NO physical damage to the exterior or interior, I have no idea how they handled this dumbbell box so carefully. I fully expected tons of damage inside and out, so 5 stars there. Now I haven't put these through their paces just yet, but wanted to give an initial impression after playing around with weight selection and doing a few quick and light exercises to see how they feel. Bear in mind this is my first ever set of adjustable dumbbells, and if you are reading this in this future, we are still in the middle of the covid pandemic and finding any weights at all is difficult, much less a set like these and at MSRP no less ($329). 1) Weight Selection - First impressions here is slightly mixed. The selection itself is obvious enough though, the outside pin you pull up and drag and drop to wherever you want your heavy weight (10lbs, 20lbs, 30lbs, etc). The inside pin you pull up and drag to the front for 5lbs extra, back for 2.5 lbs, or middle for no extra. So getting from 10lbs, 12.5lbs and 15lbs is very obvious and straight forward. My concern is the selector pin handle is just a plastic piece, so I'm interested to see how this holds up over time. But the pin itself is metal so hopefully that lasts. Also when selecting your base heavy weight, the pin tends to get stuck sometimes when moving back and forth. Not a huge deal, but again I haven't gone through a full workout to see if this becomes annoying or not. 2) Dumbbell Feel - As stated this is my first set of adjustable dumbbells. I've used plenty of standard hex dumbbells in the past and have always enjoyed lifting those. These definitely feel a bit different when lifting versus standard hex dumbbells. There is a slight wiggle to the plates and some click-clacking sounds when lifting. Very slight, but noticeable. The metal handles are nice though, they have a nice knurling and good grip, so solid marks there. So far I think they seem perfectly fine though, especially considering these 2 dumbbells are replacing like 10+ pairs of normal ones. 3) Durability - Only time will tell here. I am concerned that there is only a 90day mfg warranty... I never like seeing that for any product ever. If you don't want to guarantee your product for even 1 year, that's a straight red flag. Especially with something like this, that costs $$$, I would hope to get many years of use out of them. I will certainly treat these with kids gloves, make sure I am gentle with the adjustor pins, definitely not dropping these or tossing them around, not going to use them for pushups, etc. I should mention that the plates themselves are a heavy plastic, not metal or rubber, so I don't think they would survive much impact. I'll come back and update this review after 30 days. I felt it was important to give an early impressions of these. When I bought these dumbbells, they literally sold out just later that day, and I see 3rd party resellers (SCALPERS) selling these things for $500+... DO NOT BUY THOSE!!! I paid $329 shipped, so PLEASE do not buy from any of these scalpers, they bought the product, so maybe they can use them as intended instead of taking advantage of this screwed up global situation were all in. Those a-holes are ruining many peoples hobbies and interests by doing that crap, so do not support them. Lastly, I have no idea if this is a genuine NordicTrack product. I've seen people on this page say they are brand new, and others say they are old and discontinued. The packaging doesn't really indicate much. There is NordicTrack branding on the shipping box and on stickers for the dumbbells. They are manufactured by the company that makes NordicTrack products though, so at least that's something. Regardless, I think the value for money is there if you can buy them at MSRP. EDIT (39 days later): After having used these dumbbells about 4-5 days a week since I got them, I can definitely say this was a solid purchase. Super convenient, weight selection is very nice and quick, no major gripes at all. However, as I stated some concerns in durability above... that is still very much a concern. There's been a couple of times where the inner 5lb weight would not attach to the pin, had to pull the dumbbell out and reset it to get it working properly. And I would still caution against using these for exercises like man makers or anything similar. I almost want to try it, but have the feeling these things would be toast in a couple of months if I did that. So these are not perfect for all workouts, but for general purpose lifting I definitely recommend. P.S. DO NOT BUY FROM SCALPERS!!!

I'm fairly new to lifting, only a few months in, and to save my downstairs neighbor the noise I decided to splurge on these. They are mostly great. I have no problems using the mechanism to select weights, but I did label which side of the add-on weight is 5lbs and which is 2.5lbs. That's an obvious design flaw that should have been seen, but it's not that big of a deal. I picked these over some cheaper ones mostly because of the metal handles and 2.5 lb increments it has. Just keep in mind it can only add 2.5 or 5 lbs to the 10lb plates, so you get 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 22.5, etc. You can't go under 10lbs. When you add the extra 2.5 or 5 lbs they become out of balance because all the weight is on one side of the dumbbell. I definitely notice it and it wish it were not that way, but it's mostly noticeable at lower weights and doesn't stop you from doing them, just something to keep in mind. I have once had it where it shouldn't have picked up any of the extra weight and it grabbed 2.5lbs and dropped them on my floor about 5 seconds later. Not great, but I have padding down. Probably out of changing weights 100-200 times, I think that's not so terrible. A quick double check and this won't be a problem. Overall pros: metal handles are nice adequate holders lever system works pretty well (B+) nice and flat on the ends, easy to balance on floor or your legs reduces in size with lower weights, unlike most other sets (e.g., Bowflex) It comes in one huge 120 lb box that I wish would have been two boxes for the sake of the delivery person and me getting it up stairs, but I managed.

I have used power block and bow flex and I think these are excellent values compared to them. Pros: Price, better per lbs Shape, flat bottom allows better resting on legs Faster dialing in: all adjustment done on top, not ends or sides Cons: Weight: doesn’t have the ability to expand in weight Intuitiveness: there are 4 weight adjustment, need to read the instructions to know exactly what to adjust for what weight No weight is perfect but for the price, the negatives matter much less for the average users.

Great product so far. Feels solid in the hand and not fake. See my video for the full description. Hope it helps

This was the 3rd pair I purchased and am happy and relieved that they arrived intact. The packaging was excellent and protected the product very well (pics 1-5) I am convinced that the first set I bought around 4.5 weeks ago was a returned/damaged/defective set (pics 6/7). It arrived completely destroyed and missing pcs. The second set was lost by UPS. I will say that Amazon Customer Service was excellent to deal with. They refunded me in credit within an hour of speaking with them the first time which I used to purchase the second pair. The second time they just issued a replacement order. Onto the item: The dumbbells themselves are very solid. When I first unpacked them and moved the sliders I did experience a little bit of stiffness and jamming on one of them but after sliding the selector back and forth a few times I haven’t had any more issues. They are easy to use and I can change weights much faster that unspinning a color adding/removing weight etc. I chose these over similar models for two major reasons: 1) you can increase weight by as little as 2.5 lbs. most of the other brands are 5 and 10lb. increments. 2) the weights are a reasonable size at their lowest weight and get bigger/longer as you add weight unlike some brands like the Bowflex that are super long despite not having the additional plates. For these reasons I was willing to pay more money. I also looked at SMRTFT Nuobell but they were $250 more for the 50lb model and $450 more for the 80lb model which both adjusted in 5lb increments. So in my opinion this set was the better value. I have only used once (today) but I already love them

Was on the fence about purchasing this item. Mostly, because I assumed the return process would be a serious pain given the weight, etc. Finally pulled the trigger and I have been delighted by them. They surely pass as regular dumbbells in feel and in use. I have been using free weights for decades now, and these types of systems seemed more gimmicky than preferable –but I can say these are fantastic, as long as you're not the type who loves to drop weights. A few things to note: 1) I initially had trouble switching the weights, which stressed me out. Turns out that i had the dumbbell and tray on an uneven surface and I believe that is what caused the issue. It's never happened since. 2) the 2 1/2 and 5lb increment switch can be confusing, because it is dependent on how you put your weight back in. There is nothing marked on the dumbbell so its guesswork wether to slide the peg up or down. Adding a sticker or nail polish to the dumbbell will solve it, but was confusing at first. 3) Long as these hold up, these were beyond worth it.

Produit super ! Il coche toutes les cases pour un entrainement simplifié. Je fais des séries de plusieurs exercices avec des poids différents qui s'enchainent, (ex : squats 1 haltère de 15kg >> fentes 2 haltères de 6kg) je ne perds jamais de temps à changer les poids car le mécanisme est hyper simple et efficace. On pose l'haltères sur le socle, on tire et glisse la gâchette orange et le tour est joué ! J'ai le produit depuis maintenant +1 an et j'en suis ravie. Il ne s'est pas abimé (je m'entraine 1 à 3 fois par semaine avec).

Here’s a review you could use (or adapt) for a 25 kg adjustable weight set from NordicTrack: --- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Strong Build, Flexible for Many Workouts I recently started using the NordicTrack 25 kg adjustable weights and I’m really happy with them. The build feels solid and durable — no wobbling or loose parts, even during heavy lifts. Adjusting the weight is straightforward and quick, which makes switching between exercises smooth without interrupting my flow. The set works well for a wide range of workouts: curls, presses, rows, and even squats with one weight held in each hand. The compact adjustable design saves space and means I don’t need a full rack of fixed weights. For the price, it’s a great investment if you want a versatile, reliable weight set at home. Overall, these adjustable weights have made it easier to stay consistent with strength training — I’d definitely recommend them to anyone wanting a solid home-gym solution.

I recently purchased the NordicTrack Adjustable Dumbbells. They are a great choice for anyone looking for a space-saving, versatile, and well-built set of dumbbells. The build quality is solid, with a robust grip. Adjusting the weight is quick and effortless. I also appreciate that the dumbbells become shorter when using less weight, unlike the Bowflex model, which maintains a fixed length regardless of the selected weight. This design makes them feel more natural and easier to handle during workouts.

I'm quite happy with them, easy to adjust, sturdy and high quality. Great buy

El producto me gustó, es perfecto como para un departamento o lugares con poco espacio y con suficiente peso para hacer ejercicio en casa de aumento gradual. La calidad es buena, aun que los seguros y la movilidad entre estos para cambiar el peso tienen su truco. Lo recomiendo para quienes buscan ahorrar espacio y calidad, ademas de que son cómodas al agarre.