to be absolutly honest with you...they are all right joining a gym is so much better if u think about it more equipment, you get to meet people, cardio machines, some places offer even more things like pools, saunas. and after looking at my bowflex i dont think u get a constant amount of weight throughout the entire rep. also keep in mind that you will oventually want to work out using different machines for different muscles to see how they respond to different types of use things like that.