Argos Chin Up Bar

b12mearse

Does anyone know if its anygood and how it works?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3003341/Trail/searchtext%3ECHIN+UP.htm

dudara

Not a Consumer Issue. Moved to Fitness

dudara

squod

b12mearse wrote: »

Does anyone know if its anygood and how it works?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/3003341/Trail/searchtext%3ECHIN+UP.htm

It's a chin-up bar. Mounted on a doorframe with three screws on each side, included. Use it for full pull-ups or mount it mid way down the door frame for supine rows.

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

rubadub

Works fine for me, have a read here for more info
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055701633

HankScorpio1985

im putting together a home made gym and im looking for a decent chin up bar.i notice that the max weight that the bar can handle is under 15st.im just over 15st so i was wondering if it would be ok to buy thisbrand or is there any good brands around.
im also in the market for a normal bench without the the weights if anyone knows any good brands.
thanks

squod

HankScorpio1985 wrote: »

im putting together a home made gym and im looking for a decent chin up bar.i notice that the max weight that the bar can handle is under 15st.im just over 15st so i was wondering if it would be ok to buy thisbrand or is there any good brands around.
im also in the market for a normal bench without the the weights if anyone knows any good brands.
thanks

I'm a 'little' over 15st myself, mine works fine for me. There's a website you'll see quite often on this yoke. Irish lifting.
http://www.irish-lifting.com/

keeponrockin

Am buying one in the Morning to wrap around Thierry Henrys Head ..Cheers OP:D

rubadub

I have the argos one and have used it with 125kg on it (me +40kg). However I unless you can put it high up, like between 2 walls I would get the irish lifting one. In a doorway it would be too low for my liking. I would also get gymnastic rings to hang from them, and the higher the better for those.

If you are putting together a decent home gym I would get a power rack with chinning bar and dip station on it already.

discombobulate

Quick question on this. Does anyone else use this with the brackets not screwed into the door frame, just tightened as hard as possible without.

Put it up last night in one of my doorways and did a few chins without problem but don't want to end up landing on my knees from a few feet in the air!

wandererz

I use one of these. No drilling etc. required so doesn't damage doorframe and is easy to remove and because of where it sits (i.e. more height) makes it easier to use.

d'Oracle

discombobulate wrote: »

Quick question on this. Does anyone else use this with the brackets not screwed into the door frame, just tightened as hard as possible without.

Put it up last night in one of my doorways and did a few chins without problem but don't want to end up landing on my knees from a few feet in the air!

I have a similar model which I got in Lidl.
IF you dont mind a mark or a bit of damage to the frame its grand.
As yet its nothing a bit of paint won't fix.
Takes my weight just grand (slim 85), but dont kip.

discombobulate

Went out for a couple of pints tonight. We were talking about chinning. Back to house thought we'd have a chin off. Mate went first half way through second rep bar gave way and landed on his ass!!!!

Will be screwing in the brackets tomorrow!!!!

bh988

chinning bar, is a very very popular item in argos.

keeponrockin

Who are ya tellin..i am currently doing 720 degree spins around mine just for the hell of it:eek:

fret_wimp

I have one of these, and its ok, but its no substitute for a proper gym chinup bar.

The one in the gym is hanging from a frame and is shaped almost like bicycle handlebars. This means i can get a much wider grip and thus increase the difficulty and get more of a workout.

eg. on the argos bar i can easily do 3 reps of 20 and still have some puff left in me for a few more reps.

on the one in the gym with the wider grip 3 reps of 10 has me well spent!

so, to summarize, i find the argos bar fine if you know you cant get to the gym, and also its great for just doing a few chinups throught the day ( i do 10 or so each time i walk by it), but its no substitute for a propper setup.

rubadub

fret_wimp wrote: »

This means i can get a much wider grip and thus increase the difficulty and get more of a workout.

There a loads of ways to increase difficulty,
one hand chins (holding your wrist),
one arm chin -wannabe seriously strong!,
towel pullups,
rope pullups,
weighted ones,
hold the bar with just 1-4 fingers of one hand and pull mainly with the other -then switch,
one arm on a towel down low -the other on the bar
L-sit pulls,
knee raise pulls,
There are various progressions if you have gymnastic rings, some can be done with towels/ropes too.
Weighted negative only reps, or negative only one arm/hand chins.

I would recommend getting gymnastic rings most though

serenacat

you could that ab exercise where you pull your knees to your chest then straight them and repeat, couldnt u?