Above the Door Chin up Bar

by TDS

Product Features

• 48" Width Bar 1 1/4" dia Heavy wall tube
• 2" X 5" X 1/4" Heavy Flange
• 3/8" x 3" Four Heavy Lag Bolts furnished for secure mounting
• Properly mounted will support 1200 lbs.
• Ends & Center of bar knurled for better gripping

Product Description

Use for wide grip or close grip pull ups. Professional quality. 15 degree down angle at ends. Can be mounted on any wall using a 2" x 4" wood plate. Can be mounted reverse as shown in the picture for reverse grip pull ups. Same day shipping if order is placed in the morning. Made out of heavy 14 gauge material not light weight 16 gauge material.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001CB2OK0
• Item model number: C-0510-B
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,774 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #28 in Sports & Outdoors > Exercise & Fitness > Strength Training Equipment > Pull-Up Bars

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I needed., September 6, 2009

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M. Corona "-=SJF=-" (Austin, Tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Above the Door Chin up Bar (Misc.)

I like the idea of having a chin-up bar within the door frame; however, I am tall, and the typical product of this nature doesn't give me enough vertical room. This product allowed me to be more flexible in customizing it's height. Keep in mind, not all doors have studs that run horizontal above the frame; however, all door frames have what are called King Studs, which run vertically on both sides of the door frame. You can google this to see what I am talking about. I also took the liberty of installing a thick base board between the wall and the bar to both increase the stability and allow me to raise the bar a little higher. I do recommend going to the hardware store and replacing the lag bolts that come with the bar, get galvanized lag bolts and washers. Now here is the trick that I used to maintain a solid and tight fit on the wall.. Drill a pilot hole for all your screws then screw the lag bolts through the base board and into the studs. Unscrew everything and buy some oak wood dowels, hammer them in the holes that are left from the lag bolts, then screw the bolts back in. This will ensure a very tight fit and an incredible hold. I hope this review helps with any questions that you may have about this product, as I have tried to base it on all questions that I had when I was thinking about purchasing.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, May 5, 2008

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D. Gscheidmeier (Fort Myers, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This chin-up bar is a very sturdy built bar. The bolts they provide definetly do their job so i suggest using them. Your wall will break before this bar will the way they recommend that you set it up. The only "problem" i have is with the grips which is a standard type grip you'd find on any weightlifting bar. I solved this by just wrapping a towel around the bar whenever i use it or wear gloves but some may like it. I'm a mechanic and my hands get pretty messed up everyday so that's the reason why for me personally it hurts. I weigh around 225 lbs and this bar handles my weight with no problem just as long as you follow the instructions you'll be fine.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent bar, super strong, and super strong mounting, March 9, 2008

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Daniel F. Butler - See all my reviews
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This bar is excellent. Nicely finshed and very fair price. Delivery was very fast. Some people may not like the lack of a padded bar, but I prefer the knurled grip. Padding eventually seems to always tear off....etc. You can add padding to this bar if you wish. This bar's strongest point ( no pun intended) is it is heavily made and the mountng is into the framing header (solid wood) that should be in the wall immediately above any door in the house. I'm 200 plus lbs. and with the supplied lag screws driven into the wall and header there is no movement in this bar even if I bounce a bit. It also does not screw into to or brace against your expensive decorative door casings or jambs a big plus for me. As for the use of the bar. It's up to you, do negatives if you can't do the proper pull up or chin ups in good form to begin with. There are no better exercises for development of,"true strength", of the back, shoulders and biceps as well as development of strength of other so called collateral muscles involved in these exercises. These exercises in general will develop ,"useful strength".