Coop, just flip the ceiling mounted one over. It will mount both ways. I believe you mounted it upside down to make it lower for the sake of jumping up to grab it. Just flip it over and use your plyo box to reach it.
I have a door pull-up bar that uses a wedge system. You put it in your doorway and when weight is applied, it wedges the bar in. No screws needed. I use it with a set of rings (and climbing slings for quick height adjustment) for pushups, dips, pullups, etc.
yea i just bought one off amazon, the flybird. It works, but unfortunately its cracking my girlfriend's door frame from the immense amount of pressure it applies outwards, so its back to the drawing board. The wedge bars are recommended for very solid, large hard wood frames, or concrete. Anything less than that, which are most households, will likely see some damage from the nature of how the bar functions.
Good video review! During the COVID-19 gym closure, pull-ups were my primary stay-at-home exercise routine. I’d like to share my experiences for CONDO / APARTMENT pull-up equipment. For a CONDO / APARTMENT, the first choice (but a bad one) is going to be a doorway pull-up bar. In the beginning, doorway pull-up bars are great, but constant use over time will cause the pull-up bar to suddenly fall off. One of the main support is the back top door frame trim jamb. If it fails, there’s NO safeguard. The pull-up bar will fall off. In many homes, especially condos / apartments, the door frame trim jamb is only a decorative piece of wood nailed to the drywall with two or three nails or tacks. When using the pull-up bar, you are pushing it up and pulling it down. It might be only a slight movement, but it does create a pile-driving force. If you have any body swing, this adds to the pile-driving force. Doorway trims are NOT designed, constructed, or intended for that kind of stress or load. If you are using a retaining clip on the back top doorway trim jamb, this concentrates the force and acts like a pry bar. After repeated use, the top door frame trim jamb will crack and pull off the wall door frame resulting in the pull-up bar suddenly falling off. In most cases, it will happen unexpectedly when you’re hanging from it and the consequences could result in significant injury. You will also have damaged the door frame. If you have a commercial door with a metal frame as in this video, the doorway pull-up bar should be fine. The second choice is the wall hanging pull-up bar. A stud finder is needed, but in a CONDO / APARTMENT, the wall studs are too narrow and spaced too far apart. I thought that there would be a big wall stud over my interior bedroom door, but I was wrong. The drywall over my interior door looks like its been riddled with a machine gun since it has so many holes after trying to unsuccessfully find and hang a wall pull-up bar. If I had a garage and/or a home with *exposed* studs / beams, the wall hanging pull-up bar would be my #1 choice. My third and final solution for a CONDO / APARTMENT pull-up bar was the Go Beast free standing pull-up rack. It’s NOT perfect, but it’s easy to assemble and disassemble. My only real complaint is that the crossbar is too thick for my hands so it’s harder and tiring to grip. I ended up attaching a thinner crossbar and gymnastic rings. It didn’t take up as much space as I expected in my CONDO / APARTMENT unit. I have it in my living room. Whenever I'm watching a TV show, when a commercial comes on, I do 5 to 10 pull-ups. This allows me to do my daily quota of 50 pull-ups per day.
Not much money for a home gym at this point, so I still have my 'As Seen on TV' Iron Gym door pull up bar. I had to replace the foam grip with grip tape, but it still works just fine.
A wall pull up bar with good wall clearance is the best fitness purchase i have ever made, although rings are a close second, you can do a ton with that and it's at home, so no added cost or excuses.
Are you able to do a drop test gym floor comparison to see if dropping weights will damage concrete flooring? E.g. dropping loaded barbells with bumper plates and dumbells etc. I know you’ve done a video comparing gym flooring like horse stall mats etc. but it’ll be great to see them go through the ringer! Thanks!
Best doorway pull-up bar is the “UD6” from a small company called “Easy Effort.” They make adjustable size doorway pull-up bars. They’re very high quality as well. I used one of them for years before I got my power rack. Also, the best pull-up bars for a power rack is a custom one from a custom manufacturer like Black Widow Training Gear. They made me a custom multi grip bar as well as a fully knurled, straight, raw steel bar.
I purchased the XMark muti-grip wall mount pull up bar. It's outstanding. When it arrived I immediately noticed the quality is really good. One of the selling points i chose XMark was cause it had the most bolts for installation. I bolted it into a concrete wall with Tapcon bolts & can probably swing over a thousand pounds from it. It was one of the more pricey bars at $190 but well worth it, especially considering it's never going anywhere.
Neutral option is a MUST for me. I do both. Straight bar is better than nothing but you might as well get a proper one so you can work out with variation.
I've used the doorway one for years and never had it slip but the doorway trip / paint does eventually get a little wear so be careful! I still worry that it might fall or slip (skull breaker) which is distracting... Best bet is a bolted on pull up bar if you're wanting to really get into the pullup game! Huge difference comparing the two Known someone who hangs from the doorway pullup bar and does situps - that's WAAAAY to much risk LOL
We have exposed beams in our shed that I can reach for pull ups & chin up. It's hard edges make it harder to grip than something circular, but it works. I stopped using it for the winter. 0 degrees F. I worry that I'll damage the shed.
I ended up just buying a Rogue Half-Rack for chinups with a matador attachment for dips. And then hang some rings. It looks ridiculous in my room but all the other options just didn't work in a condo with flimsy ass drywall. I needed something I could feel confident doing weighted chins and dips. A power tower cost almost as much and only a slightly smaller footprint, so why not just get a half rack so if I ever want to add a barbell I'm good.
I had the jammer bar and that thing is awesome. I had to sell it due to moving over seas. I wanted to get it again but the price went up. I originally got it at $75 or $85 but shipping it to Hawaii was an extra $100+. Definitely recommend the jammer. Im also 250 and it supported me fine. Now, we are in a place that has a garage door so I can jump rope and workout without ppl seeing into the garage and the jammer wouldn't be a good fit but the titan most likely would.
I have bought several free standing pullup bars over the years after buying doorway pullup bars (which I hate because they are too narrow), personally I think the KT (khanh trinh) pull up bar meets my needs. It's strong and can be folded away. It may not be the best looking though but they provide a lot of options for height and footprint. First free standing unit I bought was really simple, took maybe six bolts and it was up. Well machined, and portable. But with portability, stability was sacrified. Certainly wouldn't do a kip on it, or lean too far forward or it would tip. It was also very expensive for what it could do. Next freestanding one, was similar to theTactical Athlete® Pull-up System. Considerably more stable, cheaper than the first one, but it required a lot of setting up and it took up a lot of room. The KT is the most stable IMO, also quietest, and probably the cheapest I''ve spent on freestanding pullup stations. The use of bolts for the side bars, and supporting side bars are ugly but you can certainly find workarounds or better alternatives. My only major gripe is that when its folded up it takes up a lot of height. So while it might be tall when in use with a lot of clearance, once folded it can be considerably taller.
I got one similar to that second one around 5 years ago for a wall mounted one and it has worked amazingly. I even used it as a holder for my punching bag and it is still strong and secure.
I used to have a gold's gym door pull up bar. It was okay. It'd flex a little doing close grip chins and that was when I was around 145. I really liked my homemade pull up bar I had built at one of my homes outside in the backyard. 2 4x4s, a 72" galvanized pipe, flanges and hardware, 2 buckets, couple bags of quick Crete for like 100 bucks. Gymnastic rings are the cheapest and most versatile. You can use them inside or outside on a basketball goal, tree branch, etc.
Coop, what about globe style pull up bars? Also a home gym treadmill recommendation video like this would help me out a ton! Thanks for the sweet content!
I got Ironmaster's Pull-up bar attachment for their super bench. It's pretty good for strict pullups. Doesn't take up a lot of space, didn't have to worry about putting holes in the wall or damaging door frames. One of the main reasons I got their bench instead of a competitors
I did the same and it's a pain in the ass to do set it up every time. I'm buying the rogue jammer pull up bar now so I can simply do pull ups whenever I want without any friction
Thank you for this video! Your comparison videos are my favorite! The ones that hook onto the door don’t really work for everyone so I was hoping that you would feature better freestanding options for folks that live in apartments. I’m curious, what were your thoughts on the GoBeast portable Pull Up bar? You know, the red + black one that is the copy of the Pull Up Mate?
One thing that I considered when purchasing a pull-up/chin-up bar were the dimensions of the bar. The door-mount pull-up bars had terrible dimensions. I chose a LEOGREEN wall-mount pull-up bar, because it was $40.00, and I could attach it to a 2x10 board that I fasten, when I need it, to my door frame. I needed something that did not require much storage space and could be removed when it is not being used, because of my wife, ha, ha. I purchased 5 nuts and galvanized 3/8" bolts, 10 washers, and 8 1.5" lag screws. It takes about 5 minutes to put up and take down, with a power drill and socket adapter bit. I, unfortunately, found the rogue bar option to be optimal, but $140.00 was too much money. The nuts, bolts, and lag screws were about $30.00, and I had the 2x10 already, so I have a pull-up bar that easily holds me, I am between 215-220. and is easy to put up and take down. Great review though! I think you were spot-on!
Since you had Rogue’s Milspec pullu-up bar in your video and didn’t say anything about it, can you elaborate a bit more on the freestanding dedicated pullup bars. I’ve bought/sold many power racks, weights, gym equipment in general over the years (52 years old). Even had an old school garage gym channel back in the day (maidenfan2). Really just looking for the best freestanding pullup bar out there now. I like the Rogue Milspec as it’s wider than a power rack and I have zero interest in barbell stuff these days. Since you have one, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Morgan
As always.... great reviews and the only RU-vid review that I use before making a purchase. I am currently piecing together my home gym and am grateful to have you as a resource. THANK YOU!
13:11 I disagree with coop. A power tower is a great option. You only need to do three movements essentially. Push pull and legs. To do that I have a power tower, a leg machine and dumbbells. A complete gym that works for me for less than a 1000 bucks including plenty of plates ( I bought pre pandemic) . It all depends on your training goals. For me a power tower allows me to work my entire upper body in one station that cost 200 bucks. Not bad. Then add any leg excises you like and you are on your way to being happy healthy strong and sexy. I have injured myself doing squats and deadlifts so I bought a leg press machine and use dumbbells to do lunges and goblet squats. It all depends on your training goals and what you like to do but I would be hard pressed to build a gym starting from a barbell to meet my needs. For me a power tower is the basis to my gym. I have 3 pieces of equipment. Power tower, dumbbells, leg press
I think the point he was making was that for little extra, you can buy a squat rack, attach a pull up bar and dip attachment, then you essentially have a power tower that you can also use for barbell movements
@@kevincarter7633 but then potential for a squat rack is so much greater, so many more exercises, adding different attachments, etc. Buying a power tower is like buying a machine that you can only do a few exercises on that you can never upgrade or get more us out of. So in the long run, squat rack is just a better option for most people
Pull up and dip bars need a shout. Wall mounted indoors. Great quality . Can be reversed for dips . Can dismounted and attached to trees if fancying some Alfresco work outs
Now that the world is opening up again, I've been traveling more for work. Before COVID, I had a 24Hr Fitness membership as they have a supersite near me and a ton of locations across the West Coast and over to TX for traveling. I canceled that to build my home gym, which has been great. But now I've been trying to use hotel gyms to try and get some semblance of a workout in. I've been astonished that not a single hotel I've been to has pullup bars! Idk if it's like a liability or something, but a simple pullup bar is about the easiest thing to install, and yet they're nowhere to be found. All that to say, I'm probably going to get a 24Hr Fitness membership again, just so I can train when traveling.
The wall/ceiling mount PRX pull up bar is the highest quality pull up bar you can buy that wasn't included in your roundup. I did extensive research before purchasing it and was still surprised at the quality and just how good it is when I received it. The bar position is incrementally adjustable so you can vary how far it sits from the wall or how high/low it hangs down from the ceiling. It's made of super thick steel in the USA with a very nice powder coat and welds. It's certainly not cheap at $199 but you get what you pay for. Its also excellent to hang rings from. Its built like a tank and something I could pass down to my kids. You should compare it to the others you reviewed
The reason that the power rack from stamina fitness, the yellow one… It’s so expensive is that it’s designed to be outside. All of their equipment is designed for outside installation so the finishes and materials are all designed to take the weather and not have any issues with rusting or anything like that. They do make one almost just like that that’s green that doesn’t have the plyo box and it’s probably $100 cheaper more like 225 and includes a pair of push-up handles where the box jump stand would have gone so if you don’t value the box jump stand, then you might save the money. It’s actually a really nice piece of equipment for something to put on a concrete pad in your backyard so you can work out outside and do calisthenics.
The people that make the yellow power tower (Stamina fitness I believe ) actually make another model that doesn’t have the box jump attachment that is significantly cheaper and yet also made really strong like that. That’s actually a much better model because it’s designed to go outside in the weather.That is really it’s forte. With just that one thing in your backyard you’ve got a complete calisthenics workout The main reason I didn’t care for the box temp attachment is you can’t stick your body through because that gets in the way.
I bought the weider power tower back when it was $150 cad, about $109 usd. and it serves me well, as i have moved quite a bit since purchasing it and it pack away and can be moved in a car. Now that I that the price has gone up and i have more needs now, I agree with the suggestion to to buy a power rack instead.
Nice rundown Coop! I can see why you did not give any love to the globe pullup bars, look cool, work your grip well, but not the best option for most people.
Have had one of the in frame pull-up bars for years. I have trusted it enough to hang from it upside down. Maybe I shouldn’t, but I’ve gotten away with it. Worn out the foam grips and had to tape new ones on.
Didn't see it listed here but Gronk's fitness company makes an excellent pull-up bar. I bolted it directly to the 2x10s in my downstairs open ceiling and I swear that Shaq could hang off it. Very solid, sturdy w/ lots of different grips available - very nice similar to multi-grip bar shown above. Worth checking out if you need or want something super sturdy / beefy.
I just ordered his company bar! How did you know what height to put it at when standing flat footed? If you want to do dead hangs and go through the full pull-up?
@@Lb-ri5wr one over my door leading to backyard, over entrance to bedroom, entrance to both bathrooms and entrance to garage, every time I walk through any of those I do 5-10. All same height, I got my 1st one about 2 years ago just the regular black powder coat bar and it was $98 at the time my last one was about 8 months ago and I got a custom bar and it was $125ish. Totally worth it, I’d pay $200 for these things.
Do you think they'd be safe for an apartment? I want to do pull ups but I'm trying to avoid those doorway ones because I'm worried about damaging the doorframe
Coop. Is there a Lat Pulldown attachment for power racks that uses a Weight Stack, instead of loading plates? I have Titan Series rack. Although Titan did come out with the lat pull down attachment for their Titan series Power racks, but you still have to load plates.
Cooper, great video. Thanks for sharing crucial info that have been of great use for me. I think you should do video about Wrist wraps and which one is the best. Thanks for everything and dont stop making great content.
Anatomically speaking, the positions of Life Fitness grips on there assist dip/pullup machine are my favorite, just feels wright. Wished someone made a bar like that for home use !!
I have a Rogue Jammer in stainless with knurling above the closet door. It’s a great option, sturdy. It is worth the price. It is also great for hanging clothes from. Lol.
How do you find the knurling on the jammer? Some of the reviews suggested people regretted not going for smooth as they were getting calluses worse than using their OPB. Given you've got this in a non-gym dedicated space, do you find you notice it often when you're not working out. I'm deciding between going for the black powder coat or the Stainless steel version and have guessed the stainless version is a little more eye-catching in a living room
@@rayjbb1494 The knurling is definitely more passive than a stainless OPB. If your hands already have callouses from lifting this bar won’t rip them off. I have no idea how it will treat your hands if you do a lot of kipping. The stainless looks nice and is probably more eye catching than the black powder coat. If i were to have the bar in a highly visible spot I would go for stainless.
They all do the multigrip bar wrong. The narrow neutral should be just a ”U”, then the other bar would available be for any grip width. When they put the narrow neutrals from bar to bar both of them become limited. So you are always forced to certain grip width.
Hi Cory, one critical consideration for me when performing pull-ups is the bar diameter, I did not see anything in your review about the outside diameters (O.D.) of the bars. Maybe it's just me, but if the bar diameter is too narrow for my hand then it's more difficult to perform the exercise and I believe not good for the small ligaments, tendons and muscles in our hands. I don't know if there is a standard-size bar that all the manufacturers use. I do a lot of calisthenics and pull-ups and muscle-ups are a big part of my training and I find a 1.33" O.D. to be ideal for my hand. Thank you
Great video. I do have a pull up bar on my Rogue wall mount rack, but just ordered the Fringe Sport wall/ceiling mount pull up bar bc I need to do pull ups without unloading the Rack. Ordered the FS one bc it was about $50 cheaper. I plan to ceiling mount it, but I haven’t installed it yet.
Thanks for making this video. I really like the idea of the Rogue Jammer but the way the studs are above my door it won't work. For those reasons, I think I am going with the Rep Fitness multi grip wall mount, just wish it was smaller. Taped out the dimensions on my wall and it's wider than a truck.
I miss the wall mounts at my old high school. I have two pullup bars (one on my rack and one that I made before I bought my rack) and I like them both, but they don't feel as good as the memorable ones I used a while ago.
I got a cheapo door gym for 20p from a charity shop. Always worked for me, during lockdown I was using it multiple times a day. However I am 55kg so it might not be as safe for a larger person.
Great video. Question I plan to buy a Gymnastic wall bars. In case of having Gymnastic wall bars, do you recommand buying an extension to do pullups (or even adding rings) ?
I was going to get a Rogue SML 2, but then I realised that with a wide grip, the poles on each side are in the way of the elbows. Same problem as doorways with a bar (unless you get one that comes out from the doorway). I'm thinking of getting the "KT folding stand frame" since it's a triangle shape on the sides as well, so the elbows have space. Then yea hanging Olympic rings from it. Can even bring the rings right up and use them that way instead of the actual bar. It's an adjustable big triangle, so it won't tip over with incline ring movements (would keep the rope/straps are short as possible for those movements, too, but it also has rubber feet). Other standing pull up bars have a way smaller footprint, so I worry about incline exercises a bit more (and don't really wanna have to weigh it down), and the Rogue is very bulky and serious, so the shipping worries me, and it's not really portable like the KT that can be folded up and out of the way. Easier to move to a different accommodation and shit. Not really looking to have a semi-home-gym in that kind of manner. Will see what I end up doing.
this is really random, but i think the shorter hair really suits you. it also makes you look more hardcore. idk why. more energy, more punch. it's kinda motivating, tbh.
Most comfortable bars I've ever used have been on a dip rack at my gym. I believe Rep uses the same ergo design on their FT5000. I'm surprised I don't see them offered as standalone setups.
