Chin up bars in your door frame...

DOLEMAN

Anyone know anything about those chin up bars you can stick in your door frame?

The sound suitable for me. I want something I can hang off at home when I'm bored.

Are they a scam or do they work? Are they uncomfortable to use?

Any pointers appreciated.

Cheers!

Running Bing

I have one and its great. Cnat believe how sturdy it is for 12 quid from Argos. Wasnt sure how it would work before I got it but it works very well(incredibly easy to remove quickly). Not gonna even try and explain it though:p as for is it comfortable to use? You havent done many chin ups have you DOLEMAN?:D

DOLEMAN

Thanks for the reply

Well, when I say is it comfortable I mean, can you hang comfortably, or are your knees touching the ground? I am more interesting in hanging than chin ups.

Cheers.

kwalsh000

i got one myself there same one as babybing i think, from argos. Havnt had the chance to put it up. Might give it a go but one thing i can say is make sure its a strong doorframe. Personally i dont want to try it on the ones in the house as i dont think they can manage to hold me:P

amazingemmet

Thumbs up for the argos one. The whole hanging thing depends on the height of you doors more then the bar.

BrianD3

have to say I don't like these. I'd be dubious about how well the bar and doorframe would hold up if the person doing the chin up is heavy or is doing weighted chins. Also the doorframe probably won't be high enough to allow you to do a dead hang from the bar with your legs extended and feet off the ground which presumably is what you want. However there are other chin up bars where the mountings are in the doorframe but the actual bar you hang from goes out and further up. I think these look awkward though.

If you are willing to spend a bit more there are free standing "power towers" which have a chin up and dip bars. I think they are a bit of a pointless piece of equipment though as they cost ~200 quid and if you're going to spend that much you might as well save up a bit more and get a proper power cage in which you can do a big range of exercises (including chin ups and hangs, upside down if you want)

ruprect

I got the argos one, spur of the moment thing. You would need to fold your legs to get a proper chin up in my frames, I put it on 2 partition walls, it holds but I am not confident about it, each side is held with 3 measly screws, the bar screws out tight so I think that is why it still holds. I can only manage about 5-6 chin ups, it is hard for me to do adbominal work since I am scared it may fall, I am going to take it down and put it up in the side passage with decent mounting screws.
it also comes with other wall things that you put down lower in the frame to be used for situps.

Bean_Ghrinn

Argos are grand. Puts a whole new meaning on being framed.

RPGGAMER

DOLEMAN wrote:

Anyone know anything about those chin up bars you can stick in your door frame?

The sound suitable for me. I want something I can hang off at home when I'm bored.

Are they a scam or do they work? Are they uncomfortable to use?

Any pointers appreciated.

Cheers!

your plum if you're bored?,
for training your back
no seriously why not as long as your not too heavy and tuck your knees so can get all the way down. maybe more durable if you've a garden and weld one. or do what i did when i'd no weights. two pieces of rope. and a bar tie two ropes to either end. tie on a crossbar of your local soccer pitch and pull away. or use the crossbar for some xtra gripwork