PowerBlock 5.0 Sport (and 5.5) Stage 2 Dumbbell Expansion
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 at
9:03 pm
A quick overview of the elusive Sport 5.0 (also works with 5.5) Stage II Kit for PowerBlocks. I grabbed this in March 2010 on clearance for $79. Allows my Sport 5.5 model to go from the previous maximum weight of 55 pounds up to a new max of 85 pounds. Each of the new plates is a 10 pound plate, and it comes with three of them.
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Tagged with: 5.0 • 5.5 • adjustable • Bowflex • dumbbells • powerblock • SelectTech • SportBlock • weights
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@XFS540 It’s kind …
@XFS540 It’s kind of big, but still smaller than a Sport 9.0 stage 2. The cores would be smart, but for $79, these were a no-brainer purchase. I still haven’t used them, though =)
Wouldn’t it have …
Wouldn’t it have been more practical if you just got the 20 lb. cores, or are those just for the 5.0s? That add-on kit makes the thing look HUGE.
@vincnet11 I’m not …
@vincnet11 I’m not sure what you mean. Everything feels firm and solid, no worries about anything falling on my head (aside from possibly due to my own lack of strength!)
i do notice that …
i do notice that the screw type clip is a bit unstable though looking from the video and when you do overhead lifting like shoulder presser or benches i feel that the clip might slide off and weights will eventually fall off. They shouldve made it much more stable and have safety lock thats how i feel but then they got rid of it for $79 bucks which made sense to me!
@vincnet11 Actually …
@vincnet11 Actually, I just weighed all three of the expansion plates individually on my bathroom scale. The first two are around 7.5# and the largest is just over 9#. Technically I guess these only bring up the potential total weight to just over 80#. Kind of strange.
@vincnet11 Sorry, …
@vincnet11 Sorry, not interested in selling it until I possibly (one day) sell the entire blocks. If you look carefully you can see some numbers etched into the metal near each of the holes. However, they’re labeled 55, 65, and 75, leading me to believe these were originally built for the Classic series of blocks which went up to 45# without the expansions. So while they are labeled, the labels are a bit less useful for the Sport 5.5. At least I know which hole is the heaviest!
damn dude you are …
dude you are sooo lucky to have that add on kit and for a steal! but i was wondering if there is no number label on the handle if you go beyond 55 lbs, also if you are not interested in that thing and selling it email me?
Sorry vincnet11, I …
Sorry vincnet11, I accidentally deleted your previous post. This new youtube interface is really buggy =(
@vincnet11 I got …
@vincnet11 I got mine from Exercise Equipment Northwest, who ordered them directly from PowerBlock. As I mentioned before, they WERE listed on the PowerBlock website at the time for $79 (plus shipping). The store I got it from is great and didn’t charge me shipping. My friend and I both picked up a set.