Skip to main content
Tessa NewsLink
Paste a health news link, or browse

Several possible studies

Story checked

5 Best Adjustable Dumbbells, Tested by Fitness Experts and Trainers (opens in a new tab)

menshealth.com · 2023-05-11

Short answerEvidenceSource

Short answer

Several possible studies

No clear answer.

More than one paper fits the article's details, and none fits well enough to single out. Checking claims against the wrong study would be worse than not checking them at all.

Checked against the study summary. The full text wasn't available, so some details couldn't be settled either way.

Share this check

Follow the evidence trail
1
2

NewsLink checks it

Several studies could be the source of this story.

More than one paper fits the article's details, and none fits well enough to single out. Checking claims against the wrong study would be worse than not checking them at all.

Open claim evidence
3

Search result

Several studies could fit.

More than one paper fits the article's details, and none fits well enough to single out. Checking claims against the wrong study would be worse than not checking them at all.

Related research

Research nearby

The papers it could be

Nearby papers when the source is unclear.

and 11 more considered

Then inspect each claim

Evidence layer

Claim by claim

What the story asserts. With no source study, there is nothing to check these against.

Claim 1 of 4Not checkedAdjustable dumbbells are presented as a space-saving home gym solution that can replace multiple sets of standard dumbbells.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedaround 15 standard dumbbells

Not checked

NewsLink could not identify one source study, so this claim was not compared against a paper.

Claim 2 of 4Not checkedMen's Health says it selected the guide based on testing more than 30 adjustable dumbbells over the past five years, with input from editors and trainers.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedmore than 30 adjustable dumbbells over the past five years

Not checked

NewsLink could not identify one source study, so this claim was not compared against a paper.

Claim 3 of 4Not checkedThe dumbbells were tested for durability, weight distribution, ease of changing weights, aesthetics, and performance in several exercise types, including cleans, bench presses, Romanian deadlifts, curls, and lateral raises.View evidenceHide evidence

Not checked

NewsLink could not identify one source study, so this claim was not compared against a paper.

Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe article recommends several specific adjustable dumbbell models, including SMRTFT Nüobell, BowFlex SelectTech 552, NordicTrack Select-A-Weight, REP Fitness QuickDraw, and PowerBlock Pro 50.View evidenceHide evidence

Not checked

NewsLink could not identify one source study, so this claim was not compared against a paper.

Finally, the search trail

Method layer

No single source study was found.

NewsLink still surfaces nearby research so you can inspect the field instead of a single paper.

Nearby research

No exact source, but these papers are close.

Crossref · 15 candidate papers

And 10 more candidates considered.