Realize it or not, but you’re one of the OG’s of KZfaq fitness. And you always stayed true to the journey. No drama or fluff. Just great information and cheesy sexual innuendos. Well done mate.

Ohhh glad you did yours first, now I can steal all your content!

I find the best way to load larger diameter plates like 25s is to put smaller diameter plates (5s and 10s) toward the shaft and then the 25s on the outside to make it less unwieldy and more clearance for your fore arms...

THANK YOU for demonstrating the dumbbells resting on your thighs by the weight plates themselves rather than the dumbbell ends!!! I absolutely can't stand when people use that as a con as to why they won't purchase loadable dumbbells (the ends of the sleeves dig into my legs.....COME ON!!! lol) That's probably the single biggest complaint I hear anytime I show mine! Well done buddy!

When he slides those collars, tick...tick....BOOOM!

I have had discussions with the creators of Gungnir and they are amazing people. Amazing company, and amazing product design. Excellent review buddy.

Michael Scott yelling at the dumbbell should be nominated for a KZfaq comedy award.

I used to watch you a couple years back when building my home gym. Today this video was recommended, and holy shit man! You have made so many gains since I saw you last. Well done man!

You mentioning Alan Thrall immediately took me back to your comment-“TRAIN UNSPRAAAAAINED!” Dude I laughed so frigg’n hard. Rofl. Great review. I still think Ironmaster wins having the flat ends, square plates, easily adjustable, and most like regular dumbbells. Come for the knowledge, stay for the outro music. ;-)

Great stuff as always Brandon

Man, how has someone not thought of this before! That is soooo easy to adjust.

Awesome looking db's. Nice way to integrate the collar right into the bar itself. Like how others side, personally I like the idea of having a flat plate on my legs for comfort. And Honestly...I don't see the problem using these with the Rogue Wagon Wheels!

Michael Scott screaming at the wagon wheels made my day lol

I got the first wave of these last year, riding off of Coop's review. Holding up really nicely. Some dings on the collar from metal on metal, as my 5kg plates have some slop, but I've since purchased some slimmer (and tighter) 10# plates. Reasons I got these over a DB set were as you stated: my infrastructure (weight horns) could support more plates, but I don't have space for a full DB rack. I've tried doing drop sets with them a few time, and as long as you have the plates nearby, transitions are pretty fast, certainly faster than with your standard collar. I love 'em.

I Wow, someone said something nice about Alan Thrall! Excellent use of Steve Carell line (and Easter egg at the end).

Those collars are crazy! Thanks for the review!

One thing that worked for me when i need more weight and didn’t have more 5kg plates was load first a 5kg then a 10kg. This just improved the angle for my wrists in getting then, instead of putting the 10kg first.

Although, these look 🔥. Have never been a fan of loadable dumbbells. Just a personal preference. Now the allrounder… yes please! I do love the materials used and can’t wait for your options in the allrounder.

Very nice indeed. Just a little too spendy for me, especially when factoring in all the required 5-10lb plates. I'll have to keep slumming with my 90lb Elite USA Powerblocks for now. Side note, I was near Rogue in Columbus OH today but got out of there cheap with only a couple kettlebells and a pair of 10lb deep dish plates. I wasn't as lucky the last time! Almost glad they're 250 miles away! Lol... Great video as always!

Great review B. I’ve liked their stuff since being impressed with the barbell in Coop’s vid, but don’t think I will ever be in the market for adjustable DBs (I’m sure that will come back to bite me later). Wagon wheel 1 armed curls…now I’d be impressed! 😂

Great idea great execution in the product... Thank you for telling me that you could still throw collars still, I know it defeats the purpose however it's the only real way to go HEAVY and utilize more of the sleeve to load... I'm about to purchase a loadable pair of dumbbells in the near future.... I have power blocks to go to 125 and I'm not going to invest in a pair of gigantic power blocks that go to 175 in weird 7.5 to 15 pound incriminates at $$$ prices...

Loading the 26ers was a nice touch!

LOL i wanted to see you lift that, you never disappoint!

These are pretty cool, when I go back to weights I'll definitely pick a pair up!!!!!!!

Thanks for comparing the price to the rogue WITH collars. People complain about the price but they are actually very comparable. Also seeing the price as a pair makes it seem more but adding in all the factors really makes these a no brainer if you want adjustable dumbbells. The only downside is having to buy a lot more plates but you can always use more

awesome review! ty

Always a good day when Brandon uploads Hope your week is going well Brandon!

Not sure how it would turn out, but attaching plates from smallest to biggest might help with your wrist bumping into the plates when grabbing the dumbbell. Awesome review!

I have a few hundred pounds of 10s and 5s from some craigslist hunting a few years ago for quick progressive loading. This might be a good use case for those plates when they aren't being used for that! I'm a fan of the sliding mechanism.

Brandon: "There are plenty of garage gyms. We need more basements out there." My house is a split level, so the back of my garage is underground. Can we consider that a half-basement? LOL! Great review as always, brother. And the end was worth the wait. LMAO!

I really like the built in collars. It makes me wish my adjustable db's had them. Mine are a pain in the ass to change weight on. I've found that using multiple 25 lb plates to be the best for kicking the weight up. I set the plate on the outside of my thigh, and it pushes the handle out far enough that it doesn't dig into your leg like using10lb plates does.

Loved the video, can you give and eta on how long it take them to ship after the date on the site? I’m purchasing from Mexico

4:00 I've got the Bastard Power Bar from Strength Shop. I remember I watched your video review on it. Weren't those Electroless Nickel? :P

don’t get me wrong. excellent review and i kinda want a pair of them but the best part of the video was Michael Scott when you put the wagon wheels on

I would love to see you do some of the sorinex bars specially the ox bar there is almost no reviews on there bars.

I really wanted to see you do something with those wagon wheels lol.

I have IronMaster dumbbells that I use now. This would take up even less space in my small gym. I only use the IronMasters for anything over 50 pounds as my urethane dumbbells only go up to 50 pounds (small gym). Thoughts? I think I can still get more weight on my IronMasters than these. These could go higher, but would be too bulky due to using 25 pound plates.

I've seen lots of content of these DB handles but would like to see a comparison of the intek kraft db handles. Spinlock 2" DB handles and MiUSA

Brandon - I've just bought myself the Dumbler, would you know which 10lbs plate is best to minimize the play between the collar and the plate?

I'd love to have the same design but lock the plates at the ends. That way you can use them for dumbbell bench press and rest them on your knees

Oh, and I've snatched with them too. Zero issues.

Do these dumbbell fit with every plate? I bought an adjustable dumbbells online for the eleiko powerlifting plates and they didn’t fit :(

Going back and fourth between these and Iron Fitness dumbbells. Any thoughts on the iron fitness?

The 70 pound plates on the dumbell looked so funny

These are best if you're looking for a loadable dumbbell? Respectfully, I disagree. Got some ironmasters a couple years ago or so on your recommendation and I've been super happy with them. They rest on the legs nicely due to the big screw, and not only am I not afraid to drop them, but they've taken at least one decently nasty spill and have been fine. Also, they're expandable. I guess you could argue price, but this one is $500 with no weights, whereas the ironmasters are $520 with 90lbs of weight and a more standard 10lb handle+screw so no weird math. Plus you can reuse their weights for the loadable kettlebell. Even Coop left em out of his adjustable dumbbell comparison vid. Eh, just some thoughts. Love your content dude.

1. Which brand loadable plates would you recommend to go with these Gungnir? 2. What’s the best diameter loadable plates to be used with these Gungnir dumbbells?

Here is the thing , if you do not have multiple small plates that do not have tight interior hole dimensions you will have to buy those as well. So the cost may be a couple hundred more. Just keep that in mind.

It would be nice if the grip diameter was larger than 28mm. The only option I know of for a loadable handle with a larger diameter is Kabuki Kroc at 30mm. I'd probably go Kabuki over Rogue, but the build quality wouldn't match Gungnir.

These look really nice the only problems I have are the price and 12 pound weight which is awkward to add up

Lots of dumbbells starting to show up in the basement. Hard to be those Rep Urethane ones though

do you find them too wide for chest press? i'm interested in grabbing a set...

What type of bench is that? What is the purpose of the holes on the spotting platform

Would love to have these if price were not an issue but for $500 (I'm Canadian so even more) I'd rather invest in a barbell and some plates.

If you need more wrist space just put change plates on before the 25's. Not ideal but one way to improve it.

The Excalibur of loadable dumbbells.

That should have a little plate spring or something like that to take out the slag

Those are incredible for what they are, not something I have a use for though.

Not the first time you had to grip a 5” shaft 😉

Haha. Wagon wheels. You should have done a wagon wheel press! Haha

Convenient to use with bumper plates?

I like the product until i think about cleaning all the spaces it has. Plus this isn’t a downside, but a feature they should add is a soft materials on both sides so it doesn’t stab the leg would be perfect.

It's too bad Gungnir doesn't have TWO options. I think most people would be happy with these however for stronger people or those with very strong backs 110 or so lbs is not enough. I have Rogue USA plates which are probably second thinnest and the 10s are 0.8" so if these were just 2 inches longer with 6"+ of loadable sleeve length people could probably create a 150+ lb dumbbell! For the price they ought to include two rubber or foam dumbbell cushions.

For $549/pair they better be the best quality loadable dumbbell!!!

I hated my loadable DBs because of the 20" length, and regardless what my girl says I don't think that 2"s would make that much of a difference.

Sweet

I think ironmaster are still better than these. However, that locking mechanism is a nice touch.

I haven’t looked at loadable dumbbells much, but for $500 (plus needing to buy some extra 10-pound weight plates for most people) I can’t see much of a reason to get these over a nice pair of adjustable dumbbells. For $800 you can get a pair of high-quality Nuobells that go from 5-80 pounds very easily and are as comfortable to use as fixed dumbbells.

What bench is that @9:20 ?

Sounds like you need some more 10s

8:38 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think I will keep my Pepin dumbbells. These do not look very comfortable when you to set them on your legs while using them.

High respect to you Brandon but totally disagree with you assessment here. While pretty cool with the adjustment collar in convenience it has slop in it. I went with Rogue "with" dumbbell bumpers which allows me to drop and not have any issues with ISO collars. The rogue IMO are the best and look amazing, but these are certainly interesting just wouldn't be my first choice. Agree to disagree on your assement in this video. ;). Stay Strong B! 🤟

Typical quality collar that has.a very strong hold (like Rogue OSO, Rogue USA Aluminum, etc) is 1.5” wide. Those DB sleeves consume 2” of the loadable sleeve length with the built in collars. I respect the build quality, but the wasted 1/2” sleeve space make them a gimmick.

8:39 buahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Ribbed for your lifting pleasure

Better than Rogue?

Anyone else think that that handle is too thin or is it only me? I like thicker handles, like 35mm up to like 45mm. Those look like inch wide handles, you'll never really improve your grip with those...

Tbh I'm here for the sex jokes

Perfect example of a product looking for a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

500?!?!?!

Thank you for the review. But man.. for $600... There are better options

Those handles are completely useless for most people unless you do lots of heavy dumbbell jerk, clean and row, Ironmaster is far better than these.

500 bucks for empty DB? nah thats dumb af. For 500 bucks it better cook me a high protien meal and read me bedtime stories about anabloic states and protien synthisis