Ordered these weights to be a little healthier and get moving, hopefully to build some muscle mass. Best price I could find and with a little rack. Photo with tissue box for size reference. We love the compact design and very functional. Store right by our TV so we can pick them up and have a few reps if we are lounging, pairing an unhealthy sedentary habit with a good one! Shipping took longer than we are used to (most things arrive same day, or at most in a day or two but this took closer to a week). All weights had a good coating, no smell. Perfect and easy to grab hold of and work out for strength training. Will see if we can order more from this brand as we get stronger. Read more
Got these on sale so value was awesome! Quality is great and the rubber coating is great for not beating up the floors. Coating also makes gripping effortless. Makes basic workouts very easy and effective. Read more
Exactly what I was looking for to add to my home workouts. They're good quality and the most affordable set I could find. The stand is small and can be put out of the way eaily. Read more
Like them. Feel good in hand, nice grip, not slippery. Do the job, nothing fancy but exactly what I needed for home workouts. Read more
This CAP 100 Pound Neoprene Dumbbell Set arrived nicely packaged in three boxes. The stand was easy to assemble and is sturdy. There are a couple of sharp edges, so I have them covered with tape to avoid getting poked. Most of the edges are rounded, but these were missed in the rounding process. The weights themselves look nice and are very colorful. However, as you can see from my pictures, each one has at least one small slice/cut in the neoprene. Some weights have 4 or 5 of these cuts. I'm not happy with this because I worry that in the future they might get bigger and end up peeling off. The neoprene is a bit tacky, but that's fine, probably keeps my hands from slipping. The grip portions of the weights get bigger with the weight size; maybe that's typical. My hands are small, and when I use the heavier weights, it's a little more difficult to hold them. Overall, this is a nice set, but I'm going to be super careful with them so the covering doesn't worsen. I prefer these dumbbells to the adjustable dumbbells, much more versatile. Read more
I got myself a 6 lbs., 7 lbs. and 9 lbs. pairs, so this review will be the exact same for all those three sizes since they are identical apart from the weight and size. CAP has been around for a long time doing these, so their reputation for a "good value" dumbbell is not to be questioned. Are there more "quality products" out there? Probably, but for the price and quality, this cannot be beat. I would personally rate those neoprene at about a 9.5/10 which is near perfect. They are VERY comfortable in terms of grip and the size is proportioned. Extremely easy to work out with, won't slip from your hands either and sweat won't be a problem with those. What I liked the most is that I could find a 6, 7 and 9 lbs. which are very odd and rare formats to find. Most "kits" offer 3 lbs., 5 lbs., 8 lbs. or 10 lbs. but anything in between is near impossible to find. For me that matters since I do a lot of drop sets and wanted to micro-manage my last set with the max I can tolerate after all that pain. Also important if you do boxing or martial arts to "shadow box" with, again with the max you can tolerate on a particular day. My only tiny complaint is the font they used for the numbers which doesn't fit the rest of my dumbbells from CAP. Not sure why they decided on a different font type for those, but it distracts a bit when you look at the rack and see that they don't seem to be exactly from the same collection. It's subtle though seriously and only my OCD self probably notice. Weights are weights and I'm glad CAP still makes those odd sizes. Read more
I am no expert in dumbbells, but I am happy so far with this very recent purchase. It arrived a week after ordering. The rack and each pair of dumbbells were in separate boxes, so there were six boxes total. One of the dumbbell boxes was slightly damaged but it didn't affect the dumbbells themselves. The rack requires assembly. I'm terrible at this sort of task, but even I found it to be quite straightforward, though a little elbow grease was required to tighten the bolts. There's an allen wrench included for the nuts but you need your own adjustable wrench to fit the bolts to tighten them. It takes a little time because there are a number of bolts to screw into place. I suggest leaving them all just slightly tightened until it is completely assembled so you can align things to your satisfaction before final tightening of the bolts. I couldn't get the top piece to fit exactly flush but it is close enough. The rack is sturdy and the dumbbells seem to be good quality. I noticed reviews for another dumbbell set from this company complained about a toxic rubber smell. These are neoprene-coated and I may notice a faint smell when I hold one next to my nose but nothing in the least bothersome. One of the rubber guards on the rack is not glued in place so I have to deal with that minor headache. So there are two minor issues (the loose rubber guard and the slight misalignment on the top piece) neither of which is a big deal at all. I'd give 4.5 stars if that were an option, and the price (especially the discounted Black Friday price I got) make these a really good deal. If you are a newbie, be aware that these may be too light for stronger people as the heaviest dumbbell pair is only 15 pounds each. These are perfect for me to get started toward my goal of increasing my strength and they may be for you too. [Edit] I'm reading other reviews indicating that some received one pair of dumbbells that were not black as all the others are. For the record, mine are all black. I'd definitely be miffed if one set weren't, because it would be a hassle to return everything and then hope a replacement was all black. Seems like a simple enough quality control issue for the company to address. Better yet, offer a selection of colors (for the entire set, not mix and match within the set). Read more
Just love them. Awesome grip, easy to use. Love the color. Read more
