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Over the years there have been any number of contraptions that have attempted to make use of the open doorway as a workout station. However; in the end all of them seemed to have the same flaw, in that they had to be permanently mounted. Or if they were temporary, they simply weren't temporary enough. They were just too much of a hassle.
This Total Upper body Workout Bar by Iron Gym is an entirely different story all together though. It's constructed from high grade alloy metal and has “solid yet soft and spongy” foam handles. It's also more than a simple bar hung up in the doorway in that it offers two sets of handles for two types of pull ups.
So it's solid and comfortable. Now what really hooked me was that this is the first truly “temporary” doorway bar of its kind. It's simple. Stick it up and use it then pull it down when your done. No permanent attachments what so ever. No kidding! Absolutely no screws, clamps, hooks, etc.
Now I'll admit I was a little leery at first when I first saw how it hung up in the door and I think that any normal person would be too. It's basically engineered so that the weight of the person using it is transferred up to to a top bar behind the top of the doorway. So the heavier the person is in fact, the more securely it's jammed into place.
It came in five pieces that I plugged together in about three minutes and at $29, there's no complaining about the price either. Even so, don't look for an extensive list of exercises that you can do with this handy tool cause pull ups is all that it's about. Bottom line: I highly recommend it.
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January 6th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
This is an ideal accompanying piece of aparatus for your home gym or if you are unable to make it to a regular gym on a weekly basis. It is sturdy, well constructed and allows you to work on your upper body from the comfort of your own home.