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(01-05-2017 10:05 AM)Ringo Wrote:  

I've been researching a way to install a pull up bar at home. It must:

- Be safe (no collapsing mid exercise)
- Be discrete and not take up much room, since I have a small apartment
- Not require too many holes or damaging of the walls, since I'm still renting
- Allow for the hanging of gymnastics rings

Fortunately for you, a couple years ago I had this same question and I pondered upon it for a good while.

This was the solution I came up with. Pardon my messy apartment.



I still use it to this day. Best $200 I ever spent. If you want a taller version (9 feet instead of 7 feet), it will cost more. I don't mind bending my knees to do chins.

Is it wobbly? A bit, however, if you can do fifteen chins on the wobbly bar, you can bang out twenty on a stiff bar in any gym. My advice? Don't swing around on it like an idiot. Use control like you would any other tool. I've read some reviews of this product and frankly, the whiners are bitching for no reason. This pullup bar is pure genius.

You can get a few different versions. I got the basic model with a straight bar for 200 bucks.

There is a bar you can get with two pipes welded to it for dips. Personally, I do not like adjusting the height every time I want to switch between dips and chins, so I got a regular dedicated portable dip station.

Here is the website.

https://trapezerigging.com/collections/f...ullup-bars

It takes up some space, takedown is under 60 seconds. It doesn't fuck up a door, it doesn't mess with your floors, it's strong, and it gets the job done well. Gymnastic rings are easy enough to use on it. It has a 350 lb weight limit (so plenty for weighted chins).

It even has holes drilled into the side to adjust for different heights. My apartment right now is about six inches shorter than my old apartment, so I put the bar on the next hole down. That way I don't hit my head on the ceiling.

The basic unit I bought (7 feet tall) weighs 21 lbs when put away and it doesn't take up much space at all. It's a 7 piece unit of welded aluminum pipe and it is solidly built. I don't get paid to recommend these but honestly it's the best piece of equipment I've ever owned.

edit:

Your typical doorway pullup bar is OK if you have strong doorways.

If you don't have strong doorways, you lose your deposit and you don't have a pullup bar.