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Not as much resistance as advertised
I got a used Bowflex machine, and the existing power bars on it weren't giving much resistance - so I chalked it up to the fact that they were used and worn out. So I purchased this new set to add 100 lbs. Each bar should give 50 lbs resistance. As you can see in the attached photos, one bar gives ~26 lbs resistance when bent half way, and ~35 lbs resistance when bent all the way. So the most you'll get out of this is about 60-70 pounds resistance - and that's only for exercise setups where the bars are bent that far. I'm not sure how Nautilus is allowed to advertise these as 100 lbs, but you won't get that.
