Dumbbells are a staple product of any workout regime and I made a visit to my local sports store to buy the York Vinyl Barbell and Dumbbell Set. I have sinced realised this may have been a mistake, due to the amount of space they take up whilst not in use, and for that reason I would suggest those with limited space look for a different model of dumbbell that is more compact in size. The set cost me around £35 and consists of 6 1.25kg weight discs, 6 2.5kg weight discs, 2 45cm weight bars, a 165cm weight bar and the locking collars for each bar. I think this is a very reasonable price considering what the set contains, and often the fixed hand-weights can ...  Read the complete review

To maintain a physique that is always happy to tuck into second or third portions of dinner, it is essential to buy equipment that helps one work the excess food off quickly and easily whilst also toning and building muscle. Two Christmases ago on a whim, I bought a York Weights bench and the vinyl barbell and dumb-bell set, little realising the space this would take up and the physical effort it would take simply to lug this kit to my car. This review is about the dumb-bell and barbell set, I bought mine at Argos for £39.99 and it was almost worth the price alone watching too lanky counter staff trying manfully to lift the equipment together whilst ...  Read the complete review

I bought these vinyl weights from argos as I had some vouchers to spend and they seemed like they were really good value. I did already have some weights but they were getting on a bit so I thought that there was no harm in getting some nice new ones. I had to get them delivered as my local argos didn't have any in store but even with the delivery charge they were still great value at only £34.99. For the money you get two dumbbell bars as well as a longer bar and for these bars there are 6 x 1.25kg weights and 6 x 2.5kg. You can adjust the weight you want on the bars by adding or taking off some weights which I like as it means I can choose how much weight I ...  Read the complete review

I've owned a set of York dumb-bells for several years now (reviewed last week) but have got into using them regularly again in the past few months, and bought this additional dumb-bell / bar-bell set to supplement them. As I mentioned in my review of the dumb-bells, the total weight offered by that set was only 15kg, which is good for toning and a little bit of muscle building, but I wanted the option to lift more in the future, as well as to have the longer bar to do different types of training... Contents... The York set comprises the following: - 2 short metal mounting bars with screw-threaded arms - 1 long metal mounting bar ...  Read the complete review

I have the York Vinyl Dumbell set and it's pretty good to have at home for use in my own time. I have also tried out the barbell, which a friend has and it's also pretty good and more useful for certain exercises to help train more muscle groups. You can train most muscles simply with this equipment and a floor. A bench comes in useful however for doing things such as your chest or some triceps exercises. 15kg Dumbell set: £39.99 25kg Dumbell/Barbell set: £69.99 4x5kg Vinyl weight plates: £34.99 This gives you an idea of retail prices, although they are usually cheaper online. They aren't cheap but then again you'd pay a lot more for an ...  Read the complete review