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The best adjustable dumbbells worth buying

Our pick is the Bowflex SelectTech 552. Below: why, what actually matters when buying one, what to get for less, the step up, and whether today's price is a good one.

The dumbbells

Bowflex SelectTech 552

Fifteen pairs of dumbbells in the floor space of one: turn the dials and it lifts out the weight you chose, from 5 to 52.5 pounds.

Buy it for
Strength training in a small room, at any level short of heavy powerlifting.
Skip it if
You already lift heavier than 50 pounds a hand. Look at a barbell and plates.

The price we have recorded

Lowest price per day across the stores and feeds we track, 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-21 (11 days). Not a store's "was" price: what it actually cost.

Low $328.99High $328.99

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What actually matters when buying an adjustable dumbbells

  1. The weight range against where you are and where you are going.
  2. How fast it changes weight. You will do it between every set.
  3. A stand, so you are not lifting them from the floor every time.

Either side of the pick

Discounted today, if you would rather

Not our pick. These are the adjustable dumbbells offers live right now at stores we track, ranked on the evidence behind the price.

FitRX Smartbell 5-25lb Adjustable Dumbbell
Outdoors & Everyday · checked 9m ago

FitRX Smartbell 5-25lb Adjustable Dumbbell

from $69
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