NordicTrack Select-A-Weight Dumbbells & Stand Review
Updated October 2026 First impressions · First tested October 2026 · 1 video
I honestly wasn't expecting them to be this good. They go from 10 to 55 pounds in two and a half pound steps, they feel like old school iron dumbbells, and at the light end they stay small instead of big and bulky. The stand is solid and gets them up off the floor. The catches: you can't go below 10 pounds, you have to set them back in the tray straight, and the stand is sold separately. These are first impressions. Updated reviews are coming.
Buy it if
- Buy them if you want a full set of dumbbells without giving up the floor space for a rack.
- Buy them if you want small steps. They go from 10 to 55 pounds in two and a half pound jumps.
- Buy them if you like the feel of a real iron dumbbell. These have iron plates, no rubber coating, and good knurling.
- Buy the stand if you don't want to bend all the way to the floor every set. It's solid, and it holds a tablet for iFIT workouts.
Skip it if
- Skip them if you need anything under 10 pounds. That's the lowest they go.
- Skip them if you'll toss them back in the tray without lining them up. They have to go down straight.
- Skip them if you want a long-term verdict before you buy. I've only had them long enough to build the stand and lift with them.
"I honestly was not expecting them to be this great, and they are fantastic."Me, after my first time lifting with them
Before you buy
The catches
You can't go below 10 pounds
The handle plus the plates that stay on it weigh 10 pounds, so that's the floor. Fine for most lifts, but there's no 5 pound setting.
Set them down straight
When you drop them back in the tray they have to go in straight. I didn't get one seated right on my first try, and you'll notice.
The stand is extra, and so is the screwdriver
The stand is sold separately. It comes with the hex key, but you need your own Phillips screwdriver. I used the one that came with my NordicTrack treadmill.
Watch the videos
Every video I've made on it
Newest on top.
Not expecting them to be this good
Unboxing the dumbbells, how the selectors work, building the Select-A-Weight Dumbbell Stand by myself, and my first lifts, switching from 10 all the way to 55 pounds.
Questions I get
How light and how heavy do the NordicTrack Select-A-Weight Dumbbells go?
From 10 pounds up to 55 pounds per dumbbell, in two and a half pound steps. You can't go below 10, because the handle and the plates that stay on it make up that 10 pounds.
How do you change the weight?
There are two selectors. One slides to pick how many of the five pound outer plates come up with the handle. The other is the inner selector: in the middle no inner plates come up, on one side you get one, on the other side you get both. Set the same on both sides and lift it out. I went 20, 30, 40, 50 and 55 on camera and it's quick.
Are they big and bulky like other adjustable dumbbells?
Not at the light end. My other set has the selectors on the outside, so even at a light weight it stays the full size. With these, at 10 pounds you're only holding the middle of it. That's the part my wife is going to love.
Do you need the Select-A-Weight Dumbbell Stand?
You don't need it, it's sold separately. I like it because a stand puts the dumbbells up higher, so you don't bend over as far to pick them up when you're lifting heavy. The trays screw down to it so they don't slide, and there's a shelf for an iPad.
Is the dumbbell stand hard to put together?
No. The hardware is bagged and numbered by step, and it comes with the hex key. You need your own Phillips screwdriver. Start all the screws and don't fully tighten them until the instructions tell you to. I built it by myself.
Do you need iFIT?
No. The iPad shelf on the stand lets you follow an iFIT strength workout if you have it, but the membership is separate and the dumbbells work fine without it.
Specs
| Weight range | 10 to 55 lb per dumbbell |
|---|---|
| Increments | 2.5 lb |
| Dumbbell in tray | 18 in L x 8.5 in W x 7.3 in H |
| Stand | Sold separately, 26.25 in H x 28.6 in W x 22.7 in L |
| Stand extras | Tablet shelf, trays screw down to the top plates |
From the blog
Related articles
More I've written that goes with this one.
The long version
My full NordicTrack Select-A-Weight Dumbbells review
First impressions, not a verdict
This is my unboxing, my stand assembly and my first time lifting with the NordicTrack Select-A-Weight Dumbbells. I set them up on the Select-A-Weight Dumbbell Stand and ran them from 10 pounds all the way up to 55. So take this as first impressions. I'll be doing updated reviews to tell you how they hold up.
NordicTrack provided these dumbbells and the stand as part of my partnership with them. If you buy through my link, I earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Who they're for
One of the most important things when you build a home gym is getting the most out of your floor space. And one of the most wanted pieces of equipment in any home gym is a good set of dumbbells. Those two things don't always work together.
That's where an adjustable set comes in. I've had a set for years and they've been great. But I got the NordicTrack treadmill, it's awesome, so I had to try their dumbbells too.
If you want the range of a full rack of dumbbells and you don't have the room for one, these are for you.
What's in the box
The box opens up to a couple of foam pieces, a user manual and the two plastic trays. The trays have the weights marked right on them, so you can see what's set on each side.
Under more foam are the dumbbells. These are iron plates with nothing else on them. No rubber coating, nothing like that. They feel legit, like what you'd find in a real gym.
How the weight change works
The handle has two plates that stay on it, and together that's 10 pounds. That's the lowest you can go.
Each outer plate is five pounds. You slide the outer selector to line it up with how many plates you want, and those plates come up with the handle when you lift it.
Then there's an inner selector for the smaller plates. Each inner plate is 1.25 pounds. Put the selector in the middle and no inner plates come up. Put it on one side and you get one, on the other side you get both. Set both ends the same and you can go from 10 to 55 pounds in two and a half pound steps.
They stay small at the light end
This is my favorite part. The other adjustable set I have has the selectors on the outside, so when you pick a light weight the dumbbell is still the full size.
With these, if I just want 10 pounds I'm only holding the middle of it. It's small, not big and bulky. My wife is going to love that, and honestly so do I. It feels like an old school iron dumbbell.
Do you need the stand
The Select-A-Weight Dumbbell Stand is sold separately. One nice thing about any dumbbell rack is that it puts the weights up higher, so you don't have to bend over as far to pick them up when you're lifting heavy.
This one also has a shelf for a tablet, which I didn't know what it was when I first pulled it out of the box. More on that below.
Putting the stand together
It comes with the hex key, but you need your own Phillips screwdriver. They don't send one. As luck would have it I still had the one that came with my treadmill.
The hardware is bagged and numbered by step, step one, step two, step three, step four, so you just follow along. I really like how they do that.
One thing I learned building my treadmill: listen to the instructions and don't fully tighten the screws until they tell you to. You start all of them, then tighten everything at the end so it all lines up. I built it by myself and it went together easy.
The last step screws the dumbbell trays down to the top so they don't slide around when you're putting the weights in and taking them out. Once it was all tightened down it was pretty sturdy. Impressive, actually.
First lifts
I started at the lowest setting, 10 pound dumbbells. There's plenty of room to do whatever you want with them, and it doesn't feel like you're holding the whole width of a dumbbell.
They feel really good. The knurling on the handle feels good. It feels like a legit dumbbell. Very solid, very well made, high quality.
How fast you can change the weight
I put them down and bumped to 20. Easy, that was quick. Then 30, then 40, then 50, then the little center piece to get to 55. Each change is just a slide and a lift.
At 30 they're still not super bulky. They're about as big as a 30 pound dumbbell would be.
The one thing to watch is putting them back down straight. On one of my changes I didn't get it seated in the tray right, and you'll notice when that happens.
The tablet shelf and iFIT
I went and got my iPad for the holder. It sits right in there at a little bit of an angle so you can stand and see it. You can pull up an iFIT strength workout with dumbbells and follow along. The iFIT membership is separate from the dumbbells.
If this was the only piece of equipment in your home gym, you'd have a nice little workout station that doesn't take up much space.
The catches
You can't go below 10 pounds, so there's no light five pound setting.
You have to set them back in the tray straight, or the selector won't seat right.
The stand costs extra, and you need your own Phillips screwdriver to build it.
Would I recommend them
After using them just this one time, I'm leaning towards yes. I honestly wasn't expecting them to be this good, and they're legit. NordicTrack makes good quality stuff, so I shouldn't be surprised.
If you want dumbbells in your gym and you don't have the space for a full rack, I think these are a great addition. Stay tuned, because I'll be doing updated reviews to let you know how they hold up over time.
Monthly email
Get my latest reviews.
One email a month with every review I put out that month. Nothing else.