Features:

• Multiple grip positions allow you to build and tone upper body compound muscles
• Professional quality, heavy duty training tool supports up to 300 pounds
• Comes with thick padding and non-slip comfort grips
• Simple assembly, portable, and attaches and removes easily from the doorframe; fits doorways up to 36 inch wide
• Excellent for push ups and tricep dips
• Requires sturdy doorframe with trim (minimum 5-inch width to maximum 6-inches)

I read the negative reviews of how some people received bent products that caused the bar to be uneven when assembled and I ignored them. Please don't ignore them, I'm another recipient of the poor product quality inherent in this item. I assembled it and mounted it in my doorway, and the bar was easily 2 inches higher on the left than the right. I thought my doorway might have been off, so I tried it in 3 other doorways, same thing happened. Don't invest in this product if you want a chin up bar that's level (and let's face it, you can't use a chin up bar reliably and safely that isn't!)

I took this out of the box and didn't notice right away that it absolutely does not have adequate padding, at all! I don't know who designed this product, but they do not deserve their job. Being an engineer, I can tell you that this looks like an amateur job. I don't know who tested it, saw the damage it does to a doorframe, and said "pack it up, let's find some suckers".

After I started using it, and after it was too late, I noticed that the points where it contacted my door frame were rubbed aggressively. If you look at the photo of the product, and look at the end section of the bars that contact your door frame, it looks like there's padding on it. Well, not exactly. It's a very hard, and very abrasive, thermoset polymer. So the two points where this contacts the interior of my door frame will need to be repainted, possibly the whole thing if I can't match the color. Just two extra pieces of foam could have prevented this. But that's not all. Look at the upper section where the horizontal bar sits on top of your doorframe. There are two end screws holding the three pieces together, and they are unpadded! The horizontal bar has padding on it, but it isn't nearly thick enough, so the screw heads are totally exposed. Even just a little square of foam over each would prevent the damage these exposed screws do. This means that after you put the equipment in place, these screw heads jam into your drywall and leave two large indents above your doorframe. That will need to be spackled. All in all, it seems that the Iron Gym product (Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar - Extreme Edition) would have been a much better purchase. It has more padding, and would have easily been worth the extra five bucks. So be forewarned, this is a cheap imitation and sometimes the cheapest option is most expensive. In fact, since I ended up getting the ab straps anyway, I should have gotten this (Iron Gym Xtreme Total Upper Body Workout Bar with Bonus Ab Straps).

Now I'm not going to let this entire review be negative, beyond the disappointing and rage-inducing damage this product does, it is a decent work out. There's a large variety of pull up positions you can do with it, and this results in working a lot of under-utilized muscles. I also set it on the floor and do a large variety of push-ups and dips with it, which is also easy and rewarding. I absolutely hate lifting weights. However, I like using this sort of equipment since I can get just about a full upper body workout using it and only my body weight. I ordered the ab straps but they haven't arrived yet, so I can't tell you how it is for ab exercises.


IN CONCLUSION: This product is cheap and will damage your door if you use it exactly as it is out of the box. Do yourself a favor and spend the extra five bucks getting the Iron Gym product. However, if you decide to throw caution to the wind and buy this product, be sure to add your own padding to it so you don't ruin your door frame. Damage aside, it is a good workout.

I am using this product while I am doing the P90X program. Prior to making my purchase I had shopped online and have gone to stores such as Academy and Sports Authority to match price for this pull up bar. I bought this item because it was the best deal as far as price goes but in all honesty I would have paid a little more for the original P90X one. The reason I say that is because when I received the product it smelled like gasoline!!!! I told myself the smell will go away if I set it up and leave it out so it vents. Guess what? IT STILL SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE!!! DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT BECAUSE YOU WILL BE INTOXICATED FROM THE FUMES!!

Does smell of chemicals when you take it out of the box but it disapates by the time you're ready to use it. It is somewaht sturdy but I've seen better.
The 20 exercise booklet is retarded.
Assembly was cake.
Overall, not a bad purchase but I have used better similar products.

I am a little concerned about any damage it might do to the door I have it in considering I live in an apartment.

Also, it is very bulky compared to similar products.

Putting it together was a little tricky, as you have to make sure that when you tighten the screws, someparts dont go crooked (as that might make the bar not level on the doorway). While it is sturdy and safe to use, I didn't know if my doorway could take this much pressure so I stopped using it. But i did notice some scuff marks from the handle bars on the outside edges of the doorframe, so if you use it, you might want to put a towel or something there in between to avoid this.