Trulap Adjustable Dumbbells Review

Trulap adjustable dumbbells look beautiful with their stainless steel coating.

These are called Trulap 8592 and as you might have guessed, those numbers show you the weight range.

This set of dumbbells adjusts from 8.5 to 92 lbs in 3.5 lbs increments

So one set replaces 52 dumbbells (26 pairs) which is insane for the small amount of space they take.

I’ve owned at least 10 sets of adjustable dumbbells so I’m excited to try this one out!

Unboxing

The set of adjustable dumbbells came in two separate boxes.

Both boxes came with small dings but nothing serious and all the contents were kept inside.

I imagine the delivery guys struggle with these since they weigh 92 lbs so the boxes get a little banged up.

But the good thing is that Trulap uses thick styrofoam that keeps the adjustable dumbbells well protected.

As you can see above, the styrofoam does have some cracks but it did its job in protecting the dumbbells.

Once I removed the top layer of styrofoam, this is what the Trulap 8592 dumbbells look like.

They come wrapped in plastic with another thick piece of styrofoam protecting the bottom.

Once I took both dumbbells and bases out of the boxes here’s what they look like.

Aesthetically pleasing and ready to beat my ass!

Now I’ll break these down for you so you can see all the details.

Specs

• Dumbbell length: 10 1/2″ (at 8.5 lbs), 17 3/8″ (at 92 lbs)

• Handle length: 5″

• Handle diameter: 1 7/16″

• Knurling: Medium

• Base: 18 11/16″ L x 9 1/4″ W made of hard plastic

Features

Base

The base is made up of two pieces of hard plastic interconnected by two metal rods.

It’s 18 11/16″ long by 9 1/4″ wide.

When I flip it up over there’s 8 clear rubber circles with screws going through them.

Here’s a closer look at the rubber feet.

I’m not a big fan of the aesthetics of the feet but they do serve a purpose in keeping the base from sliding around.

The good thing is that I can easily take them off by turning the screw counter-clockwise.

And here’s what the bases look like when the dumbbells are on them.

Dumbbell Plates

The dumbbell weight plates are made of iron and have a male and female piece to them.

In the pic above you can see the male piece on the bottom and the female piece at the top.

These male to female pieces is what keep the weight plates together when they’re on the base.

And once out of the base, the weight plates stay connected to the handle with the combination of a metal rod that goes through the center of the plates.

Later on I’ll show you how this mechanism works.

I like that the plates are flat so they feel comfortable when I set the dumbbells on my lap before doing shoulder presses or bench press.

Fractional Weight Plates

The Trulap adjustable dumbbell set comes with a pair of small U-shaped fractional weight plates.

They weigh 1.75 lbs each and have metal inside with a tough layer of rubber around them.

These give the dumbbells the ability to jump in 3.5 lbs increments.

Each one of these weight plates sits on the inside of the base and when selected attach to the bottom of the dumbbell handle.

Here I’m showing you the bottom of the dumbbells.

On the left I selected a weight that uses the small weight plates and you can see the weights attached to the handle.

The dumbbell on the right doesn’t have them so there’s an open space.

Handles

I like that the Trulap dumbbell handles are thick and knurled.

The knurling is medium and gives me a good grip.

The handles are 5″ long and have a diameter of 1 7/16″.

On both ends of the handle you can see there’s black hard plastic components that go into the internal dialing system.

Everything else on the outside of the Trulap dumbbells is metal.

And at the ends of the handles there’s a display showing me the weight I selected starting at 8.5 lbs.

Right below the display there’s a ( + ) and ( – ) that tells me where to turn the handle to go up or down in weight.

If I start from 8.5 lbs and turn the handle to the ( + ) sign the weight goes up to 12 lbs.

So it goes up in 3.5 lbs increments.

Maximum weight that can be selected on each dumbbell is 92 lbs.

One thing I like about the 5″ long handles on the Trulap is that I can clip on my Micro Gainz dumbbell plates.

This gives me even more weight increment versatility.

Most adjustable dumbbells I’ve used have a short handle so this is a big plus for me.

Stand

I don’t own the Trulap dumbbell stand but from experience I can tell you these ergonomic stands come in handy especially as you go heavier.

As you can see from the pic above, the rectangular pieces on top of the stand have four holes on the corners.

That’s where you screw the base of the dumbbells so that they don’t go anywhere.

Once you use a stand, you’ll see how much of a difference it makes versus picking up and re-racking from the floor.

Trulap also offers a dumbbells set and stand combo that saves you some money versus buying them separately.

Both my Nuobell and Core Home Fitness adjustable dumbbells use a similar stand where I can slide my body in between both dumbbells.

The open space in the middle is easy on my back because I don’t need to lean over a weight rack to pick up heavy weights.

Watch the short clip below where I show you how the open stand allows me to squeeze in between both dumbbell bases.

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