Creative Fitness Door Gym

R. Judah on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 12:00 am 



works like a charm
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Super easy to put together, super easy to “install”. By install I mean put in the doorway, because that’s all it takes. I read some reviews that said the pad left marks on the door frame, but I haven’t had any problem with that. I love this thing & recommend it to anyone that’s looking for home fitness stuff.

Nathan J. Thompson on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 12:37 am 



Great Product!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The creative fitness door gym did just what I was hoping it would do. You just assemble it simply out of the box with the tools and bolts provided, and then put it up in a doorway to start your pullups routine. It can be taken down easily anytime, and put back up in a matter of seconds when you need it again. The padding is comfortable on my hands and I have seen no sign of stress or damage on my doorframe from use.

B. Beard on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 2:08 am 



Creative Fitness Pullup Bar Assessment
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
This pullup bar is easy to assemble and functions well enough; however, although it fits the inside doors of the house very well, they are trimmed with a soft wood and this bar will deface that trim. We will not use it indoors. We do use it on the door of our detached garage that is used primarily as a weight room. Safety-wise, you have to ensure to maintain the force of weight on the bar while using and not jump or kick out too aggressively else it could slip from its grip. The small stabilizer clip on the wall brace side must be used for extra hold. The main problem is the width of our garage door. This exercise bar barely fits on that width, resting on the trim by the edge of the bar by a quarter inch either side. If this bar could be modular to adjust or extend by 3-4 inches with added foam pads, it would be perfect for a range of door widths. Even though forty bucks isn’t overly expensive for serious ‘gymnists’, I believe it is priced too high. There are similar units I’ve found consequently that are $10-15 cheaper. We use it, we’ll keep it. b2

John Elliot on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 2:15 am 



Very stable pull up bar
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’m amazed by how stable the whole bar is once its up. There is no movement at all when doing pull ups, but the bar is still really easy to put up and take down.

I bought the gym with the wide reach bar and door extensions, and the whole package works great. Highly recommended!

R. Seckel on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 3:54 am 



Very Pleased
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was little skeptical of this product when I read the description of how it worked but I purchased it based on the abundance of positive reviews. I must say I am very happy with it. I am doing the P90X video series and this helps me do pull ups and chin ups quickly and easily in my doorway. I am 6′ and I weigh 220lbs but this product holds me with ease and it feels sturdy and secure. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a safe easy way to work out at home.

Azam K. on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 3:55 am 



Read why I didnt give it 5 stars
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I was skeptical before purchasing it and figured I dont have much to lose if the product does turn out to be bad. I made my decision after reading other’s reviews. I must tell you how happy I am with this product. It is light weight, sturdy and easy to mount and unmount (literally in 2 secs). It is an excellent excellent pull up bar. It does everything a gym pull up bar does while you are in the comfort of your home. I like how you can use it with 4 different grips.

I wanted to give it 5 stars but did not becuase the box had wrong size nuts and bolts. I had to spend extra $3 (plus gas and time) and purchase the right size from local hardware store.

Jennifer Berk on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 9:28 am 



Wonder Product!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Did a bunch of research before I settled on this product. This one seem to be the strongest based on the fact that the main bar was one piece where others are put together at the center with a few screws. Instructions for product do stink based on what all the reviews say but a few actually describe best how to put it together so when the box came in I opened up the Amazon reviews and followed someone’s instructions. Was actually pretty easy in the end to put together. After I put it up the first time I thought it was not stable but quickly realized that you have to have the flat jam part flush against the trim before you start. Once in place it is strong and very stable!! I have no fear using it and it has been several weeks of usage and still works great. I go from pull-ups to push-ups to sit-ups all using the same piece of equipment and when I am done I just place it out of the way in the closet. Great product for the money!!!!!!!

Jennifer Setterbo on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 10:52 am 



great buy
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I am very pleased with this product. It was easy to install and has been very secure. No damage to our door frame. My husband and I have been using it for over a month and we have both been very pleased.

Erika Simmons on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 10:58 am 



Won’t fit your Crown Molding!!!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
It took some time to figure out which screws to put where but I got it. But still the directions should be better. After assembling, I couldn’t get this thing to fit my door. I have crown molding around it. And even though they show that on the brochure…it doesn’t fit. It’s all based on some device that you can shove into the seal of your door. Well it’s sealed! Even if I could’ve gotten it in…it still doesn’t lay against the door. I was really looking forward to this but within minutes of receiving this and assembling it I was disassembling it, sending it back for a refund, and writing this review.

J S on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 3:06 pm 



door gym
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Very pleased with product, disappointed it didn’t arrive before Christmas, but understand due to the storms in Oregon at that time. Thanks.

Jace on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 9:30 pm 



great for apartments
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’ve used the Door Gym for almost two years now and love it. Because my apartment was a rental, I needed to find a chin-up bar that did not do lasting damage to the door frame. While this will make a few superficial marks where the product contacts the wall, it sure beats having to deal with screw holes. I bought this over other similar “cantilever bar” products because this got the most consistent high reviews.

Doing pull-ups on this feels very solid and I’ve never felt at risk. The metal parts are well made. The crossbar that contacts the wall above the molding is plastic but it shows no signs of wear. The foam is of good quality, although the end pieces are now thin at the point of contact with the door frame.

The bar provides two grip positions–a fairly close grip position inside the levering bars and another perpendicular one on the levering bars themselves. It would be an improvement if grips outside the levering bars were provided. Of course, you can grip the bar in that position without the foam (and if your hands get sweaty you may prefer it). The Iron Gym provides grips at this position. However, the crossbar on that product is bolted together where this crossbar is a single solid piece.

I use the Door Gym in conjunction with the Lifeline Jungle Gym II, which is an upgraded version of the original Jungle Gym (both are alternatives to the widely advertised TRX suspension training system). By wrapping the strap of the Jungle Gym across the Door Gym, I get a setup that loosely mimics gymnast rings. I have successfully used this setup for about a year and love it. While the door frame interferes with some movements, I’ve still got an extremely versatile suspension training system that can be put away in seconds and requires no mounting. This is a major win in small rental apartments. I *highly* recommend this combined setup.

A final note. I’ve recently moved and have found that the Door Gym does not fit my doors here (about an inch or two too short). While this is frustrating it seems that all similar products have the same maximum door fit (32″), so I can’t fault the Door Gym specifically here. There are extension bars available but they get terrible reviews, and I’ll be doing a DIY mod to get my gym back up and running.

All in all, when the Door Gym fits, it works excellently. It has allowed me to setup a versatile and kick-butt workout system within the constraints imposed by a small rented space. What’s more, when the girlfriend complains, the whole setup can disappear in seconds, all thanks to the Door Gym!

Jamil U. Wyne on Sun, 24th Jan 2010 11:14 pm 



Ripcord
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The product came on time, I am very happy with the purchase, and I look forward to getting a lot of use from it.

Andre Bach on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 12:17 am 



Works well!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Works just as advertised and doesn’t harm my door at all. I deducted one star because it fit only one of the several doors I tried it on (the others were too deep) and because it’d be nice to have another pair of foam pads in a wider position.

Stephen P. Wille on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 1:54 am 



works well on 28″ bathroom door
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Great product!

works on my 28″ bathroom door frame. Comes off easily. Sturdy enough for me at 5’9″, and 160.

Riyad Kalla on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 1:57 am 



Excellent and Simple Solution for Pullups
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’ve been on the fence wanting to get a pullup bar for about 2 years now, but the door-way mounted ones seemed like a big step (to drill into a door way, making the door effectively unusable).

I was looking at a real pullup cage for a bit, but the floor space needed for that was a non-starter for me in my house. I looked at the “Perfect Pullup” quite a bit as well, just to see that almost every reviewed cited the following problems:

* Cheap plastic parts, especially the pieces that should have been metal

* Cheap mounting hardware that most people replaced with their own stuff from Home Depot.

I was really surprised how many people complained about the second one.

I finally found this and given the price and rating I figured “what the heck, let’s get it and see how it works”.

The box showed up, it was in like 4 pieces… I pushed them together, put in the 4 bolts, walked over to the door and “hung” it… and did some pullups.

I could not believe how ridiculously easy that was given how complex some of these other door-pullup installations are. The “swing” design of this redirects all the pressure from you to that front padded bar that pushes horizontally into the door frame, so you don’t have to worry about “ripping” the trim off the door.

I weigh about 225 lbs (no, I can’t do that many pullups either and I didn’t even hear a creek out of my door when I do pullups, it’s really an awesomely simple design.

Also when you want to use the door, just push up on the bar to get the red-bar across the back to lift away from the trim, twist, and take it out of the door frame. It’s honestly like a closet hanger or something.

The *one* suggestion I might make though, is that the default instructions on how to put the bar together has you mount the long cross-bar (that you grab to do pullups AND that rests against the door frame) *under* (on the bottom side of) the “J” shaped pieces. This means that as you do pullups, the bolts themselves are what are holding you up off the ground.

I noticed another reviewer mentioned this, so I tried it… here is my tip to you:

1. Look at the picture on Amazon of this pullup bar

2. See that long bar that runs across the bottom? See how it’s mounted under the “J” shaped bars?

3. Unbolt the bolts and put the long bar *ontop* of the “J” shaped bars instead, and re-bolt them.

That way when you are doing pullups, the pressure is distributed across the J bars and not exclusively held up by the bolts.

I would totally recommend this to anyone else wanting to get into pullups. This also doubles as a push-up bar sort of like the “Perfect Pushup” devices in that it keeps you elevated off the ground so you can get a deeper push up… I actually have the Perfect Pushups so I don’t use that feature, but it’s a nice touch.

Overall just a really smartly designed and simple piece of equipment.

James Beveridge on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 2:35 am 



Pretty good, not as doorway-compatible as I’d hoped
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This pull-up bar is pretty good, though it really only fits in one doorway in my apartment–my pantry! Doesn’t fit anywhere else. Kind of a bummer, my doorways are not particularly atypical either. Also, this came in a HUGE box. Strangely large. I’m assuming the company didn’t have any Amazon boxes smaller at the time, because this was about 85% wasted space. Besides all that: I like it! I can now do pull-ups… in my pantry .

Hailey Clinton on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 3:47 am 



Best Purchase
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I wanted to buy a pull up bar to help me train for the my school’s Nordic ski team. My requirements were a bar that was not permanent (nothing that would screw into my door frame), wouldn’t mar my door frame, and was sturdy. After carefully searching through all of the pull up bar reviews on amazon, I decided on this one. This has been the best purchase I have made and I couldn’t be more pleased. This bar is sturdy, has not made a mark on my wall, and is extremely easy and quick to put up and take down (I have it in my room’s doorway). It was constructed well, and was easy to put together after reading previous reviews on how to do it.

As a plus, this bar works as a sit-up spotter, which is nice since I do crunches before school when no one else is up. I can also do below 90 degree pushups with the door gym, which is a nice addition to my workouts. I would definitely recommend this pull up bar.

Kelspike on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 5:08 am 



depends on door molding
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I have had this item for a few years and it worked great in the last house I lived in…even my roommates love doing a few pull ups as they walked into our laundry room. But I moved recently into a new contemporary condo with thicker door molding and the bar doesn’t fit anymore. Make sure you have the standard thinner door molding like shown in the pictures. It is too bad because I really did enjoy random pull-up time for a few minutes every day. Now it is in my storage unit.

Jutta Holzhaus on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 6:13 am 



Fine product ‘cept for one little thing …
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
… the assembly instructions are incomplete. The diagram doesn’t indicate which bolt goes where, nor does it mention the washers. There are 4 bolts (2 rounded, 2 hex), 4 split washers (2 black, 2 silver) and 4 nuts.

Here we go. Pretend you’re looking at the finished assembly as in the product photograph above.

The 2 rounded bolts attach the red pad to the upper part of both “J” braces. The bolt heads face you; each bolt should fit snugly inside the little square hole on the pad so it doesn’t spin. From front to back the order is bolt, pad, brace, black washer, and nut. Tighten the nut with a wrench but don’t overdo it or you’ll crack the plastic pad.

The 2 hex bolts attach the pullup bar to the lower part of the “J” braces. If you’re going to mostly use the pullup bar as opposed to the 2 parallel bars, place the bar ON TOP OF the “J” braces — not below as depicted in the instructions. (Otherwise you’re relying on 2 nuts and a prayer to keep the pullup bar attached to the braces.) Line up the holes, push the hex bolt through, stick a silver washer on the other end, and finish it off with a nut.

All in all, I’d recommend this as a well-constructed, inexpensive alternative to a permanently installed pullup/chinup bar. Sometimes I simply hang from the bar to stretch out my back …. aaaaahhhhh. And I love that you can put it up or take it down as you please!

J. Borucki on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 8:06 am 



Sturdy and fits perfectly
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I think this thing is awesome, and the people who wrote bad reviews are just a few unfortunate exceptions and deserve their money back. I weigh 185 lbs, and when I pull up it doesn’t even budge slightly. My doorframe is 6 in. wide at the top and the doorway opening itself is 29 in. It fit perfectly with these dimensions, but if any of the doorway’s dimensions were just a few inches bigger, it would not have fit, so measure your doorway. If your measurements are good, buy this thing. I read some comments about people being afraid of it falling down, and like I said, it doesn’t come even remotely close to budging. It doesn’t move a single millimeter on my doorway. I bet those people either got a defective one, in which case they deserve a refund and a new one, or their doorway was too big or small. I like this thing so much I’m going to buy one for my brother right away.

P.S. the long, flat box came with 1 long bar, 2 L shaped handle bars, a short padded bar, 4 screws/4nuts/4washers and a small wrench. Assembly took me 5 minutes.

S. Davis on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 1:22 pm 



Best piece of workout equipment I’ve ever used
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I started using this because my doctor scared the hell out of me by pointing out that people as thin as I am are normally in late-stage cancer treatment. So I decided my first goal was going to be getting up to at least 19 on the BMI chart. To do that, I needed to put on 12 pounds, and because I really have no desire to put on fat, my decision was to do it with muscle mass. Ordinarily, I would have started to lift weights, but I don’t have a reliable spotter for bench work or squats, which are the traditionally fastest ways to put on mass. The Door Gym was the compromise for me. Using my own body weight for resistance, I assumed the worst I could do was tear a muscle, rather than crush my neck or destroy a couple of vertebrae.

This item has been fantastic! When I started a few weeks ago, I could manage one pull up on the neutral bars and zero traditional pull-ups (that’s not at all unusual by the way: most people can’t do a single pull-up). I’ve now gotten to the point where I do a couple of sets of 5 neutral-bar pull-ups, and can squeeze out a couple of traditional pull-ups, plus some narrow-handed chin-ups and pull-ups. That may not sound like a big deal to anyone who routinely throws around 50 pound dumbbells, but it’s helped me add 7 pounds of muscle just by burning fuel fast enough to keep me hungry for 4 or 5 meals a day. I’m feeling better and stronger than I’ve felt in a very long time.

Anonymous on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 2:45 pm 



Door Gym
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Make sure the door frame you use the gym on is structurally sound and the trim is property installed with the correct depth needed to secure the gym and safely use it; the Door Gym is otherwise an excellent tool. Creative Fitness Door Gym

Andrew Chang: 7-Hour School Week and Health, Wealth, Truth on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 5:18 pm 



You HAVE to do Pull-Ups if you want to be strong, sexy, and stable
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Pull-Ups are a MUST to a strong, sexy, and stable body. They are the best exercises for your upper body strength, especially your back, lats, and biceps.

There are so many variations of pull-ups you can do, from chin ups to pull-ups, from narrow grip to wide grip, and from middle to side.

If you live near a park, just use those natural hanging surfaces to do your pull-ups. If you don’t have access to anything sturdy that you can hang onto, then invest in a pull-up bar.

Go to a fitness store and test out the different brands of pull-ups. See which one works for you, and buy that one.

If you don’t feel the burn after 10 repetitions, you are doing the exercise wrong. In all exercises, it is the eccentric portion of the exercise that builds muscle. Do the exercise in a smooth, controlled fashion with a 3 concentric and 6 eccentric count. Squeeze at the peak of the motion to get that extra pump.

As in all exercises, make sure to keep your wrists straight and check your posture with these seven vital points: feet hips-width apart and pointed straight ahead; knees slightly bent; pelvis at perfect middle, as if you are sitting at a bar stool; stomach tight, but not flexed; chest straight and aligned on top of ribs; shoulders parallel to ribs; and neck straight on top of body.


Elkmeister on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 7:36 pm 



A good surprise for a change
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was pretty skeptical about the quality of this items but the reviews were excellent so I took a chance. Turns out it is an excellent little pull/chin up bar for those days when I don’t feel like braving the elements outside. Great for just grabbing a set when you walk by. Surprisingly stable and yes it actually stays put. It is NOT a dip, pushup, situp bar. If you are doing knee ups with the special attachments you better be a midget. They cheapen their product in my opinion by trying to make it out to do everything. Only real complaint is they needed another set of foam padding for the pullup bar. (Inside and outside of the close grip handles) Easily rememdied with some pipe insulation but they should add it themselves.

A very good pull bar for the house.

Kurt on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 9:41 pm 



Does what it promises
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I ordered this product about a week ago after thinking about it for months and months. I had put off purchasing it for two reasons: 1). the price was more than I was hoping to pay for a pull-up bar, and 2). some of the reviews had made me think that putting it together might be tricky.

I’ll discuss the assembly issue first. Some commenters had complained about the length of the bolts being barely adequate for the product. I didn’t find this to be a problem at all, though I will concur that the assembly instructions included with the product were almost non-existent. The trick is to use the slightly shorter bolts to connect the handles to the stabilizing bar, and the longer bolts to connect them to the pull-up bar. It took me only about five minutes to get the bar put together.

As far as the price issue, it still irks me that I had to pay $45 for a pull-up bar. But the competitor products I was aware of weren’t good options. One product which looks similar got terrible reviews from users, so I didn’t consider it very seriously. And the bars that fit into braces screwed into the door frame weren’t an option for me. Although I had looked at this and various alternatives for months, only after I ordered it did I notice a look-alike product called the Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar which has also gotten excellent reviews. That bar sells for $10 less. The cost of this one, therefore, is the reason for my four stars. Aside from that, I’m quite satisfied with the product and have been enjoying using it.

Dennis Flaherty on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 10:31 pm 



Just What I Wanted
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
The door gym is worth the money. Assembly was straightforward and very easy. A small clip is included and when inserted at the top of the door frame it serves as a guide to ensure the door gym is properly fitted on the door frame. Mounting/dismounting the door gym to/from the door frame takes only a second. The door gym itself has sufficient foam padding to prevent marring or marks on the door frame. Foam padding is provided for hand grips but the positioning of the foam has one’s wrists a little too close together. My suggestion would be to provide foam padding all across the horizontal bar.

John Finan on Mon, 25th Jan 2010 11:20 pm 



Excellent
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I don’t usually work out in my house, but its really convenient to have a simple pull-up bar around for impromptu workouts. The item is sturdy and goes up and down very easily. Its a must have if you like to work out. I’m very glad I finally bought it.

Ashley Busby on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 1:16 am 



Pleased with the door gym
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
My husband and I started the P90x work out and needed to get this in a hurry. It fits into a standard door way perfectly and is very stable. Different hand placements allow for diversified workouts. My only gripe is you can’t go very wide (just b/c of the way it sits in the door). But, has not disappointed us since we’ve started using it.

Isaiah English on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 1:19 am 



Great Product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a great option for people who want to work on doing chin ups or pull ups. It’s better than a regular chin up bar because you can put it in your room and crank a few out every time you walk under it. The only caution I advise is that you make sure your top door trim is not more than three inches high. My house is a custom made log home so we did six inch trim around all the doors. Because it’s rustic I just cut my trim in half and it works great. Just be aware that you will need standard trim for this to work right. Overall it is a wonderful product and works great. Very nice comfortable grip pads make it comfortable on you hands. I highly recommend this product.

A Reader on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 2:45 am 



The difference between this and the Iron Gym
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I first ordered the Creative Fitness Door Gym, then decided that the Iron Gym looked the same and was $10 less, so I tried to cancel the Door Gym and ordered the Iron Gym. Turns out you often can’t cancel after ordering, so I ended up getting them both. I had intended to keep the Iron Gym and send this one back, but after looking at the two, I changed my mind and did the reverse.

The two products are essentially the same, but there is one difference that to me makes the Door Gym worth the additional cost: the crossbar is a single piece. On the Iron Gym, the crossbar comes in two pieces that slip together. While both products are supposed to hold 300 lb, if you’re at all mechanically inclined, you know that setups like this eventually always weaken or loosen at the joint. If I’m hanging on it, I don’t want to take a chance with that.

gateacher on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 3:51 am 



Great set up!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Easy set up and very sturdy. My boyfriend is also able to use it with no probs. Love being able to move it around.

tb on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 4:05 am 



Rock solid and very easy to install
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I got my door gym just a few minutes back. Assembling it was a no brainer! Just look at the two pictures in the pamphlet and you should be able to assemble it. Creative has been pretty creative in using the bar to press against the door sides when you do chin ups, thereby locking the bar in position! Nothing to unscrew when taking the bar down and use it for push ups. A 5 star product!!

yetanother on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 4:22 am 



Good quality exercise accessory
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
It is based on a very simple concept and easily transforms most of the doorways in your home into a pull-up/sit-up support structure. The product is good quality and assembly was a piece of cake. I think more attention needs to be paid on the doorframe and the impact of your weight on the frame, rather than the product itself. I consider the quality of construction in my house to be more than average and yet I can hear a creak at times when pulling up my own weight (just 130 pounds). The bar allows up to 300 pounds, so take necessary precaution to make sure your doorframes can support that load. Another reviewer said that the padding on the product left dark marks on the door frame. It has not happened to me, but is very much possible, so you may want to “glove” that portion with a cloth or tape if necessary. I highly recommend this product, particularly if you love doing pull/sit-ups in the comfort of your own home!

J. Gordon on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 4:27 am 



Not for Travel!
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
One of the descriptive lines for this item states “Breaks down and stores in case for easy travel”. Maybe my box was missing something, but this product does not include a storage case and would certainly not be easy to travel with. I travel for business every week with only a carry on bag, and to me, if something is designed to be travel friendly, that would mean that the bar has to fit within a normal carry-on bag. This bar is fixed in width at about 32″, making it too large for any carry-on bag. I found another similar product online that has a two piece bar that clips together, which is actually designed for travel.

Otherwise, the product appears to be well made and would probably serve its purpose well for a non-traveling individual. However, I say this without having actually tried the product as it did not fit my doorways, even though they have 3.5″ trim.

In summary, I would only recommend if you have standard doorways with smaller trim and do not intend to use the bar to travel with.

Leanne on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 5:14 am 



Excellent and sturdy product!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
A friend of mine recommended this pull-up bar, and I’m so glad that we decided to purchase it. The bar installs in a matter of minutes, and works on a variety of door frames. (Check the product description carefully to make sure that it will work with your door.) Because you don’t need to drill it into the wall, you can switch doors easily and also do not have to worry about leaving drill marks on your door frames. It is also very sturdy; my husband and I both use it, and he weighs about 190.

We also bought the optional wide bar, which I would recommend if you want to do wide-grip pullups. I’m doing P90X for the first time, and it’s nice to have the variety of options that P90X calls for.

Highly recommended!

Dakine on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 7:21 am 



great product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Love it so much this 2nd round is a gift.

However,shipping from Amazon was horrendous. Both packages came barely intact and beat-up.

I. Khala on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 7:42 am 



Creative Fitness Door Gym
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Yep, it was easy to assemble (with help from this link http://www.amazon.com/review/R3OYW5BH1J4A9I) and I’m off to use it now.

Thanks Creative Fitness and Amazon.com!!


S. A. Lightbody on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 8:08 am 



Good Value
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Found this very easy to assemble and works very well in every doorway. It is also easy to store.

A. Wilson on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 12:16 pm 



Creative Fitness Pull up/ Chin up bar_OK
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
It’s an OK product; I will keep it, although I had some issues (below). I also think it should be less expensive for what you get (at this writing, $47), although, I honestly could not find a cheaper one with really good reviews(during time period I searched). If anything were to happen to this, I would not buy it again, I would consider buying a professional version w/ more grip locations, yet still similar/portable to fit the door-way. They sometimes run $70+.

Regarding the Instructions/ an issue most are complaining about:

There’s a previous 4 star review by (R.Cheney), that’s very helpful describing which washers go with which bolts. Such as: silver washers go with the 2 longer bolts (hex) and the black washers with the shorter 2 (round)- which connects to the top plastic bar.

- The owner’s manual is at least OK with showing the orientation, vertically inserting the bolts versus horizontally.

More info on the washers:

If you’re still confused about (in what order) to add the washers (this is what I did):

Top section: I placed the bolt through the curved bar 1st, then added the washer, then finished inserting the bolt through connecting plastic top piece (w/ the red color)

Bottom section: the same order = bolt, then curved bar, then washer, then continue through 2nd straight metal bar

–Depending on the device, some instructions tell you to 1st place the washer on the bolt/screw and then screw it in. If you do that here, you’ll see that the bolt will be too short to enter the second connection/ bar. Washers are used for different reasons, so knowing where to properly place them is important- they should tell us!

CONS /Wall thickness & Cushioning:

- The Bar lacks cushioning on the “wider” grip area. The same cushioning provided on the narrow grip (seen in the image)should have simply been added to the space between the ends and the center- Don’t understand why it was not provided.

- My “wall thickness” at the Top of the doorway,(really “trim to trim” thickness as defined by Creative fitness =i.e., inside the room molding -TO- outside the hallway molding) is 6 1/4″ the maximum listed AND it barely fit. I have to use the provided “not so strong” safety clip to provide a little more room & security. This may be the case for the rest you, w/ homes/Apts built before mid 1900′s! The company SHOULD say the max thickness of your wall/trim-to-trim to be 5 3/4″- 6″, re-design the red-lined plastic Top-bar to be thicker or some other fix!


Adam Duder on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 12:56 pm 



Great pull up bar – very stable!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I originally bought the “iron gym” pull up bar, but was disappointed to find out that the main bar (the one you actually pull yourself up with) is split into two pieces. This makes it extremely unstable and it did not feel safe when I did a pull up. I only way 165 lbs, so I can’t imagine a 200+ lb person even attempting a pull up on the iron gym. It felt like it was literally going to snap in half!

With this pull up bar, the main bar is one solid bar, so it is very stable. The rest of the design is essentially the same as the “iron gym” so you can still do all of the same exercises with it. I highly recommend this pull up bar. For the money and convenience, you cannot go wrong. I should be in shape in no time!

Justin M. James on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 2:32 pm 



Surprisingly good!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Despite the pretty good reviews, I was quite skeptical of this product. It looks like a gimmick, and many of the product’s claims seem rather sensational… a strong, stable chin up bar with no screws and a 5 second installation? “No way” I thought. I ordered it anyways, figuring that I could always return it. Besides, my friend had bought my some ab straps, so I needed to get something to do chin ups and reverse crunches on.

The instructions were poor, but since it was only 4 bolts, it was self evident how to assemble it. It took my less than 5 minutes to assemble and make sure that everything was nice and tight. As advertised, it took less than 5 seconds to get it in my door frame. And it worked great! This thing is stable and secure, and as it claims, does not leave any marks on the door frame, which is important because I am a renter. While they sell matching ab strabs, I’m using third party ab straps just fine. I highly recommend the Creative Fitness Door Gym Broad Reach Attachment, since most back-strengthing excersizes require a wider grip.

The broad reach attachment also looks scary since nothing actually attaches to the chin up bar, but the friction fit is amazingly secure. After getting comfortable with these items, I crank out 5 sets of reverse crunches and 3 sets of chin ups twice a week with no fear of falling or injury. If you are looking for a good way to add lat and lower ab exercises into your routine, this is a great way to do it.

Blips on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 2:57 pm 



Very nice product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
After looking around for a couple of weeks I decided to get this door gym. It came in a big oversized box with a lot of packing paper (The bar was on the bottom tough). Assembling it was a breeze, just look at the pictures. The door gym did fit very good into the door opening and I use it now every time I’m near it. It is to early to tell if it makes me stronger however I think it is getting easier all the time. It is sturdy and light weight and can be removed in seconds.

Compared to other similar products I chosen this one because of ppositive feedback and free S&H.

texasIT on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 3:09 pm 



Great product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Good: Sturdy. Easy to install. Easy storage.

Bad: Bad instructions. Can damage the trim. Expensive.

Chris O. Steere on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 6:55 pm 



Does what it’s supposed to.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Convenient, easy to put together, and versatile. Recommended to any who can’t afford the cost or space of a home gym.

SMBguy on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 7:24 pm 



Only Useful As Seen On TV Fitness Product
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’ve owned this bar for a total of about one and a half years, and I’m definitely glad I purchased it.

I’ve used it quite a bit for all its intended purposes and it’s still rigid and holding strong. Its never fallen out of my doorway or anything.. I use it without the safety holder as I lost it but it really isn’t necessary anyways – stays sturdy during pullups.

It makes exercising simple and more enjoyable for me as in my view the only exercises anybody needs are pullups, pushups and chin ups. Can throw this up in a door way in seconds for pull-ups… throw it on the ground for a great push up base (it feels Much better in every way to do push ups grasping a bar vs. hand on ground.) Now as for the situps… sticking it in a doorway kind of sucks because as intuition says and as it does… it sits up a couple inches with your feet under it in a doorway so you have to point your foot up high and such so what I do is slide it under my bed which is at a perfect height to hold it tight…. you may not have a problem with it but when I do situps I like my feet to be held tight and flat. For pullups (and situps) it works perfectly though.

The instructions were lacking but if you glance at the box just once then any individual should be able to screw four pieces together.

It fits fine in regular doors… I used this on my door at a townhouse that I lived in a few months ago and the door in the room of my house now. So basically.. if you have what you think is a ‘regular door’.. then it should fit no problem. I see these people complaining about it not fitting in their door and am just wondering what kind of crazy door they have. Look at the product – it’s pretty easy to tell if it will work in your door if it has some funk stuff going on for it.

Um, lets see … other thing.. somebody posted a photo of foam wearing the trim. It Does do this… additionally on my door trims it pushes in the wood a bit (since the trim is all ‘fancy’ shaped aka not flat,) nothing crazy mind you but I ended up wrapping some cloth around each end and duct taping them up..no more trim wear.

R. Yoshiyama on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 8:43 pm 



no problems, works great!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
works like a charm. it wouldnt fit in my suitcase though (the pole is too long) so i had to attach it to the outside of my suitcase. but assembly was easy and it fits well on my doorway. im still always a little worried about it falling but it doesnt even seem close to falling apart or breaking my door frame. i love it!

Thamanjimmy on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 9:25 pm 



great for everyday exercise
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
If you use this everyday you will see results. You just have to take the minute or two to use it on a daily basis.

It is sturdy and does no damage to the door frame (although you have to watch the ends to make sure they are not pressing into the frame).

It can also be used for elevated pushups.

Buy it!

Larry on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 9:27 pm 



Perfect for P90X!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
First time I put this up, I am not going to lie that I was very nervous hanging from it. But this thing works excellent! I use it for my P90X workouts and it works perfect. No limitations.

Definitely consider being this over the one that P90X offers and you will save a ton of money.

Denise K Bradley on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 9:51 pm 



missing parts
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
Did anyone else receive this item without instructions or bolts? I just spent 30 min on the phone with amazon to fix this issue, and they are going to have me return the item and will ship me another one. I am annoyed as it took me over a week to get the item, now I will have to wait at least 2 more weeks just because there were no bolts with it. The box is undamaged and doesn’t look as if it had been opened before.

A. Bottiglia on Tue, 26th Jan 2010 10:03 pm 



Works great!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
It sets up easy, and it feels very sturdy while you are using it. I use it every other day and it is a breeze to setup and take down. A great product.

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