You can achieve 5 lb increments by swapping the handles as needed. This is a small enough increment for efficient strength progression for most lifters on most exercises. Sometimes 2.5 lb increments would be nice, but 5 lbs is quite reasonable. And again, you don’t have to worry about adder weights to get this increment. In comparison, the Elite USA and Pro 32 feature thinner handles. This measures 33mm on the Elite USA and 30mm on the Pro 32. If you want adder weights, which allows you to not only achieve weight increments as small as 2.5 lbs, but also to have a lighter starting weight of 5 lbs. Remember, Sport 50 doesn’t have adder weights, which means it starts at 10 lbs and goes up in larger 5 lb increments. Hi, Alex. I used to have the U-90 Stage 4 Set, 125 lbs, and got rid of it… because I wasn’t thinking straight. Major regrets now. In this guide, I’ll provide a detailed comparison and review of these two popular adjustable dumbbell models.

PowerBlock 90 lb Adjustable Dumbbell Set (Elite EXP) PowerBlock 90 lb Adjustable Dumbbell Set (Elite EXP)

This photo shows just the Pro EXP Stage 1 base set. If you buy this one, you can (and should!) buy the Stage 2 expansion kit& Stage 3 expansion kit later, to get the full 90 lbs max weight.This can then be upgraded to 70lbs and 90lbs per dumbbell using the stage 2 and stage 3 addon kits (respectively).

PowerBlock Elite EXP Adjustable Dumbbells, Sold in Pairs

The Pro 175 Commercial Set (Note: you can convert the Pro 125 set into the Pro 175 set with the this 125-175 lb expansion kit.) Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shown The Elite 90 is not expandable to 125 with the kit. You’re correct the only way to expand beyond 90 is with commercial sets — specifically, you’d have to buy the Pro 125 or the Pro 175 (or you can expand the Pro 125 to 175 lbs later with a different expansion kit). Note also that the Pro 90 Commercial Set is not expandable beyond 90 lbs. Reply It can’t do micro-adjustments of 2.5 lbs since it doesn’t have adder weights. However, it can still do 5 lb increments which are small enough for most exercises most of the time. Open versus closed is also a bit of marketing-ese. Mine have both. They function pretty much the same beyond the visual illusion of a difference. You’d be hard-pressed to come up with a use-case in which open versus closed functions objectively differently. The two upper tubes really don’t make a difference. They’re just visually awkward.As far as why the HOME USE models no longer expand beyond 90 lbs, I do believe I asked them about this a while ago — If I remember correctly, it’s because most customers didn’t get the super heavy models (you have to remember that a lot of their customer base includes casual fitness enthusiasts, or personal trainers who use the dummbbells to train beginners — not serious powerlifters/bodybuilding types).

PowerBlock Elite Dumbbells | Home Use Dumbbells

A: The 90 lb. Set is the max weight these dumbbells go. There are no additional added weights for the 90 lb. Set and this set includes all adder weights.They are expandable to 90 lbs. Even very advanced lifters rarely need more than that. If they do, it’s only for a small handful of exercises (e.g. one arm row, dumbbell bench press). With so many models, each having its own unique set of features, capabilities and limitations, it takes some effort to familiarize yourself with not only the major distinctions between models but also their more subtle differences. The Pro 50 is a non-expandable model. That is, it maxes out at 50 lbs per dumbbell. It cannot be upgraded beyond that with expansion kits.