Sunny Health & Fitness Adjustable Doorway Chin Up/Pull Up Bar

It took about 20 minutes to install because you will notice, when you check the surface of the area where you want to install it, that the frame work is not flat. It has a little piece of wood that is about 5/16" by 1& 1/8th" that runs from top to bottom of the door frame. You will have to cut out a piece of it about 2" long, in order to install the support cups properly. The whole installation is very simple, but a little longer than I had originally thought. If you have a "Sawzall", you will be able to knock off about 10 minutes of the installation time. I just had a little jigsaw, which worked fine. You could also use a hack saw if you don' have a jigsaw. Also, my power screwdriver helped shorten the work time. The upshot is, it is very solid and I feel safer when using this bar than the previous one I had that just hung off the top of one side of the wood trim over the door opening. The disadvantage with this bar, though, is you won't be able to close your door if you install the bar in the center of the door framing like I did. I fretted about it for a while because I figured if I offset it so I can close the door, then at least one screw of the three is not going to be going into the 4X4 frame post. Instead, it willl be going into the sheetrock, which will not provide any help to the other two screws. Of course the screw would be going into the door surround which is about a half inch thick, which would probably be enough, as long as the other two screws go into the 4X4. Since the door where I installed my bar was the door between the hallway and the laundry room, I just removed the door and put it out into the garage. Well, I have dragged this review out way too far, but now you know what you're in for. It is well worth it. Jim A.

This is a very good chin-up bar that has been used daily and is still holding up to rigorous workouts like p90x. Installation: Make sure you use a pre-drill for the easiest and fastest installation (these screws are prone to stripping). Use the end caps as a guide for where the holes should be. The bar expands and contracts when you twist it, just a few twists on each side and the bar will extend out into the wall cups that you just attached. That's it! Durability: I use this chin-up bar for a few hours each week during my workout. The bar has not started to bend, and it still holds my weight and feels just as secure as the first time I installed it. The hand grips have also held up surprisingly very well. I know on my Iron Gym the grips were the first thing to rip and tear. The hand grips on this bar still have no visible tearing after months of use. The door frame it is installed in doesn't show any signs of stress. Limitations: The hand grips are not adjustable which makes doing different types of pull-ups difficult (such as wide pull ups or close-grip) . The outside part of the bar, closest to the wall, is a little thin to comfortably grip. I would recommend lifting gloves to get a better grip on the metal part of the bar if you need to. Versatile: Makes for a good place to hang your clothes when you're not working out. Comparison: I've used the Iron Gym exclusively before I moved to an older home with a lot of molding around the doors. This bar will fit any door frame that is the correct width which is great for unconventional door frames. This bar feels more secure since it is screwed in, I feel like I have more control doing a chin-up than on an iron gym. The iron gym had a tendency to cause swaying, or the bar would start to rock on the door frame with the momentum.

Great pull up bar. PROS: The bar is designed well, it is relatively easy to install, it is sturdy, it fits multiple door widths, and it is only $14!\ CONS: Some people mention the "spinning" issue of the bar. It is true that this bar is composed of 3 bars, and if you do not have it positioned properly, it will spin, which will make certain pullups less comfortable. However, if you just take the bar, turn the bar 180 degrees, and put it in, the problem is essentially gone. So, I do not see this as a downside. There are machines at my gym that have bigger problems than this. Second, if you have an old or improperly installed door, yes, the corners will likely start to split. Not much, but a few millimeters. It will probably not be noticeable if you take the bar off (e.g. if you are renting and you move). So this was not a big problem for me. Next, the had grips will eventually start to tear. This is nice at first because you can move them (in the "new" state, they cannot be moved, which is a downside for me); however, they will eventually be torn off. This will take many years though. The bar will also start to bend, over the course of ~4 years with consistent use. BOTTOM LINE: Overall, this is a great pull up bar that does what it is supposed to do, lasts for many years (my previous one lasted 4 years! This is my second time purchasing it), and is relatively inexpensive. I have been doing the P90X routine with this bar from 2011 to 2015, so I can tell you that I have used this bar more than almost anyone else on Amazon. The bar has been great. I have a few minor concerns per above, and if some of them could be addressed (e.g. the hand grips, the spinning), I would give it 5 stars.

This chin up bar works good. I'm 160 lbs and I haven't had any problems with it. I also have an Iron Gym but my door frame doesn't have a top edge for the crossbar to rest on, so I can't mount it (it works good for push ups though). The Sunny Health bar fits in my door frame and I can still close my door (another bar I bought locally had square brackets and I couldn't close my door with them installed--other reviews about chin up bars with square ends on amazon also talk about this as a problem). This chin up bar has circular ends and doesn't rely solely on it's brackets to keep it in place (which is good because it didn't quite fit either and I could only put in 2 of the 3 bracket screws in on each side). In addition this bar extends on BOTH SIDES to apply pressure to your door frame, which helps to keep it in place and keeps the grips centered--unlike most other bars that only adjust on one side, leaving the grips off center. It also doesn't move/turn when you're using it or after you've used it. It stays in place good and I haven't had to readjust anything. The only thing about this bar is that the screws that came with it are cheap/stripped, (they were also a little too long for my door frame...)--but that can be fixed by a quick trip to the hardware store and about $1 for new screws.

So, I started off by reading reviews here, and determined there was too wide of a spread, some people love it, some hate it. So I bought it to install it for my gymnast daughter. First off, it comes with screws in the middle. Do NOT remove those, or you're going to have a hard time getting those back in, as another reviewer wrote: there is nowhere obvious on the inside of the bar to fasten them. Second problem, the little black caps on the ends of the inner bars are not fastened well, so they fall off all the time. Lastly, the foam grips slide on the bar so that it is utterly unusable. Now, if you already bought the bar (DON'T), and you're too lazy to pack it back in the box to return it, here's how to fix it: 1. if you made the mistake of removing the center screws, or were unlucky enough to receive it in the package like this, you can put it back in by screwing the ends until you see the black plastic thing with grooves in it move by the hole. there are grooves on the left and the right of the 'sweet spot' into which the screws will easily screw back in by hand. Once you do this, the bar will stop sliding left to right, AND it will stop spinning endlessly when you tighten it. These are both things I see people complain about here, and refastening the center screws fixes them both. 2. The grips still move, even though you've fixed the spinning bar problem, and will destroy your wrists if you use it like this. Gorilla glue them to the bar, or duct-tape the crap out of them. Really, you might as well cut them off and refasten them to do this, as the duct tape won't be pretty, even if it works. If you want the bar to be comfortable, though, cutting off the grips and gluing them back on would be your best option. 3. those black caps that keep falling off: glue them or duct tape them, or ignore them. if you fixed the sliding bar, these will be much less of a problem.

I've always had issues in the past installing chinup bars. The ones the hook onto the back of the door molding are often no good because they don't fit the door properly or the molding on the opposite side of the door is weak. They also don't feel very sturdy, at least the several that I had tried. This bar on the other hand is perfect. It can fit into any doorway with some slight twisting. Once the bar is in contact with each side of the door frame it can be twisted and tightened easily for an extremely secure hold. I weigh 206 pounds and I have never felt this bar even bend or sway in the slightest. I also use this bar for sit-ups at times as a substitute for someone holding down my feet (Army style of sit-ups). It can be adjusted to be very secure only a few inches off the ground so I can slide my feet under. It could also be tightened into the middle of a door frame to do a modified pull for those who aren't quite ready for full pullups/chinups yet. I don't recommend screwing in the mounts into your door frame, you don't need them. Just stick the rubber stoppers into the ends of the bar and twist it into place, it can be a bit tricky at first, be patient. This bar if left in the same place and twisted very tightly, will take the paint off of your walls. No big deal, only two small circles, and screwing a bar into the walls would leave damage as well. No real way around this. When I moved out of my apartment I just painted over the small circles, good as new. This is an excellent pullup bar. I highly recommend it.

I'm not disappointed with the bar itself (it's solid enough, and the padded grips are in line with how far apart my hands typically are when I do pull-ups), however, I live in an apartment and was hoping not to have to make any holes in my door frame. Sadly, this was not the case. So after I unwrapped the package I immediately proceeded to attempt to install the bar by just twisting it in place and allow friction to do it's magic! But I couldn't even attempt a pull-up because it was quite obvious what the outcome would be (falling rear-end backwards and landing with a thud...how embarrassing!). I'm not a large individual (150 lbs), just for reference. So I decided to install the wall brackets. OK, well admittingly I'm not exactly Hardware Hank so I don't have a full toolbox, but you really need a drill and a bit that has screw lines on it to make pre-made holes. I mean I was WORKING these screws for a good long time and they just wouldn't go in. Luckily, I was able to get 1 screw in on each bracket. OK so then my options were threefold: 1) go and buy a drill (umm...no) 2) ask the maintenance man to borrow his drill (I'm not sure, but I don't think putting holes in the door frame is looked kindly upon by management) or 3) just go with it and hope that one screw on each side can withstand my many (ok, well maybe not soooo many) pull-ups. So I went with option 3 and now I hear some wood cracking every time I do a pull-up. The screws are quite long so I don't think I'm gonna splinter the wood. But man, if I had a friend come over who was a bit on the heavier side and asked to do a pull-up I'd have to tactfully find a way to tell him NO!

I originally bought a pull up station but it took up too much room, this was a lot more affordable and I haven’t had any issues with it, you will need to periodically (monthly) retighten the bar because frequent use can loosen it, but a simple twist does the job. I like that it’s not purely tension based though and comes with brackets to screw into the wall. It was easy to hang up, it’s comfy to use, easy to take down if you need too, I just leave it up though. And easily holds 160lbs or more

It's of good length. And I fixed it in the path way on the walls directly with no screws. Holding good till now and handling my kids weight if 30 kg. Overall nice product.

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The weight distribution is way better than most of these thanks to the brackets and it remains sturdily in place once extended. Great piece of equipment

Am very very happy with my purchase. Delivery was very prompt and installation was not difficult. I have been using it regularly since delivery and would recommend the product.

Es fácil de instalar y de quitar, resiste muy bien o al menos mi peso de 74 kg lo aguanta sin problema, viene con unos soportes que se pueden instalar yo creo que en los laterales de la puerta para más seguridad pero así sin ellos resiste muy bien siempre y cuando lo ajustes bien. Muy buen producto