Chin up / pull up bar

pvt.joker

Im getting one of these to use at home, just wondering how this argos one works, do you need to screw it into the door frame?
Is there any better ones that anyone could recommend?

Thanks


http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=30001&catalogId=1500001101&langId=-1&searchTerms=chin+up+bar&x=0&y=0

aye

http://irish-lifting.com/product_info_equipment.php?products_id=270

Al_Fernz

I have the Argos one at home.

You don't screw the actual bar on per se. There should be 2 brackets contained with the bar. These brackets are like the metal cups that are used as small candle holders.

You screw the brackets onto your door-frame - then you attach the bar. The bar is extendable- so once the brackets are in all you need to do is extend the bar so that it fits in.

Make sure that there is sufficient surface area on your door frame to attach the brackets and that the door will open and close properly when the brackets are fixed.

NotMe

The Argos one has two little plastic bits that you screw onto the door frame to support the bar. I don't use them though, I just tighten the bar against the frame. I've had mine up for 3 months, using it every day and it's solid. I've moved it once and it wasn't easy to loosen it.

Not saying you shouldn't use them but just that it's more sturdy than you might think by looking at the picture.

rubadub

The door frame restricts movement. I have mine between 2 walls which are close together in my room. This means I can do high chins, up to by lower chest. The removable one on irish lifting means you can go higher too, and is higher off the ground.

You could just get gymnastics rings and put eyelets in the ceiling and hang them from them. These allow a lot more exercises to be done too, like dips, tricep pushups, flyes, ab rollouts. I do still like having a static chin bar though, but if I was restricted to the door frame I would definitely get the removable one, otherwise I would prefer using rings.

www.ringtraining.com sell them, or you can easily make them.

Mickk was previously doing a deal for boards members for that bar, maybe pm him and see if it is still on.

brianon

have rings ... eh...whats an eyelet ?

pvt.joker

Presumably the things you put in the ceiling to hold the "rope" for the rings

brianon

yeah but they'd have to be strong and I have no idea what they would look like other than large...hooks ?

Would like to get some rather than hanging the rings off the chin up bar.

gabgab

Hey joker,

The irish lifting one is great, I had one but I lent it to my mate to use. He finds it dead handy too,

Tehy are great pieces of equipment I must admit

pvt.joker

gabgab wrote: »

Hey joker,

The irish lifting one is great, I had one but I lent it to my mate to use. He finds it dead handy too,

Tehy are great pieces of equipment I must admit

thanks, thats the one im looking at.
I dont get how you use them though, am I right in thinking you hang a part of it over the top of your actual door, and then do pull ups/chin ups like that?

Or am I totally wrong.

rubadub

brianon wrote: »

yeah but they'd have to be strong and I have no idea what they would look like other than large...hooks ?

Would like to get some rather than hanging the rings off the chin up bar.

See the setups here http://www.powerathletesmag.com/wforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1231

The higher they are mounted the better IMO. I would have them in my room. I would go in the ceiling and drill through a beam.



The other easy way is to simply open up your attic hole and span a bit of wood, or barbell, across it, then loop the rings over it. You can also put the wood across and loop 2 bits of rope and pass a barbell or wooden broomhandle through, an ezcurl bar works well since it finds its own groove. Now you have a more static bar like a trapezee

brianon

rubadub wrote: »

See the setups here http://www.powerathletesmag.com/wforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1231

The higher they are mounted the better IMO. I would have them in my room. I would go in the ceiling and drill through a beam.


The other easy way is to simply open up your attic hole and span a bit of wood, or barbell, across it, then loop the rings over it. You can also put the wood across and loop 2 bits of rope and pass the bar through, an ezcurl bar works well. Now you have a more static bar like a trapezee

Might get away with taht in the garage. The attic idea is a very good one !

Cheers.

rubadub

I also do chinups on the stairs hanging off the landing. In another house I looped a towel through the banister posts and did towel pull/chip ups.

I can also do fingertip ones on doorframes that are thick enough.


Check out this guy using mopheads!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxo1ZVbr58k

gabgab

pvt.joker wrote: »

thanks, thats the one im looking at.
I dont get how you use them though, am I right in thinking you hang a part of it over the top of your actual door, and then do pull ups/chin ups like that?

Or am I totally wrong.

One part hangs onto the ledge of the door frame, another part hangs into the door frame in a law of the lever type thing, one holds the other in place,

Its a great piece of equipment but as Rubadub says rings are class also and offer a lot more variations, buy the chinning bar and see how you go with it for a few weeks,

easy guv'nor

What aye said in the second post. Just got one of these and very happy with it. It grips the door frame well and feels solid.

pvt.joker

easy guv'nor wrote: »

What aye said in the second post. Just got one of these and very happy with it. It grips the door frame well and feels solid.

can it be picked up in store anywhere?
Ive no access to buying online at the minute.

rubadub

pvt.joker wrote: »

can it be picked up in store anywhere?
Ive no access to buying online at the minute.

The owner of www.irish-lifting.com is a member here, called Mickk you could pm or email him and arrange to collect it in pinnacle gym in town, which he also owns. He was giving a discount on that chinning bar to boards members before so no harm asking if it is still on.

pvt.joker

rubadub wrote: »

The owner of www.irish-lifting.com is a member here, called Mickk you could pm or email him and arrange to collect it in pinnacle gym in town, which he also owns. He was giving a discount on that chinning bar to boards members before so no harm asking if it is still on.

thanks ! ill give him a pm

Bodhan

Mikk!! we need you! Hehe, I'd like one of those bars too, looks like a better type to me. It's chin up I want to do, and I don't really like the idea of putting bolts into the door frame.

The one from Irish lifting looks a better one. I'll PM Mikk

pvt.joker

Lads if you're interested, Mick left a few in Pinnacle gym for handiness sake. You can walk in and buy one there.

Mickk

Thanks lads, as pvt.poker said I left about ten of them in the gym so if anyone doesn't want to mess about with couriers or creditcards they can just drop in and collect.