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Anyone have one of these "Iron Gym" pull-up bars? They apparently go over a door. I'm not allowed to drill holes in my apartment so I can't install a regular one. Should I buy it, or is it a piece of crap?
>> Anonymous
Oh yah, don't drill holes in your door, just pull down the whole fucking door frame assmunch
>> Anonymous
>>421221
Would it really do that?
>> Anonymous
Please respond.

I'm contemplating getting one of these aswell
>> Anonymous
>>421223

No, these things can hold very heavy weights. Up to 300, I believe. Much better choice than one you have to install
>> Anonymous
>>421223
It depends on how solid your doorframe is, and I suppose there is some wonderful physics to it which disperses the load adequately so that wouldn't happen... But I'm a solid 200lbs living in a cheap apartment complex and I don't want to have to deal with the landlord over ripping down door frames,
>> Anonymous
Dips? Really? I don't think so...
>> Anonymous
>>421219
Buddy, just hang from the door itself.
>> Anonymous
>>421228
How do you find out if your door frame can handle it?
I hang frame mine with my fingers and I feel a bit of a give in... Plus the idiot at GNC actually discouraged me from buying one on the basis of it fucking up my door... Greatest salesperson ever.
>> Anonymous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTRWlRfbZes

Works for him...
>> Anonymous
>>421234
lmao, aren't those the most pathetic looking "dips" you've ever seen!?
>> Anonymous
The one you have to drill for can hold 250lbs and costs $15.

But you can do pushups and crunches with the Iron gym!
>> Anonymous
>>421237
The guy is like 140lbs max
>> Anonymous
My dad used to use tree branches

What does that tell you?

Get a tree.
>> Anonymous
>>421243
but can he do push-ups on the tree?
CAN HE?!
>> Anonymous
>>421244
Yeah, he'd climb it, then put his feet on one branch, and hands on another. He'd do the pushups suspended high in the air!
>> Anonymous
>>421246
fuck man... your dad CAN beat up my dad :(
>> Anonymous
>>421247
He can beat up mine too.
>> Anonymous
>>421243
There's not exactly any trees around here to exercise with.
>> Anonymous
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hey /fit/ quick question

should cardio be an every day or every other day sort of thing?
>> Anonymous
>>421252
Depends on the cardio.
>> Anonymous
>>421252

HIIT = 3 days a week.

If you can do more, you're doing it wrong
>> Anonymous
Ok, I have a pullup bar that slides over the door frame:

I don't seem to have a major problem with it. It does do some damage to the wall above the doorframe, but it's cosmetic damage that can be fixed with a little paint, maybe some Spackle. Mine isn't the "iron gym" thing, but the sports authority clone.

however: If your doorframe is weak, it probably won't work. But the only way to find out is to go buy and one try it out slowly.

If you have the money and room to put one, and alternative to this is a power tower, and they run between $100-$200, at least wear I live.
>> cunt !iiA80eLVpY
the only place i can put a bar is the space the door closes, but i just bought a normal adjustable one and twist it to size. sounds harmful to the frame but if anything it's straightened it.

i know for a fact it takes up to 180 lbs from doing weighted pullups. this might not be the case for all bars though.
>> Anonymous
>>421219

where would i get one of these?
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I made one out of metal piping for about $45, and you can probably get it down to $30 if you don't care about a few attachments.

A few things you need to consider: If your door frame molding has a deep taper, this product will dent the shit out of it. Pic related. Other than that, just some light scuffing. No biggie.

Also, I weigh 230 and it didn't have any trouble holding me up.

Finally, measure your door before buying. None of them are adjustable, so if they're made for a 4" wall and your wall is 6", it won't work. If it doesn't tell you what doors it fits (width of frame, thickness of wall), then DO NOT BUY IT. You also want to make sure you're going to use it on a door frame that doesn't butt up against a wall. There needs to be about an inch or so clearance between your door frame and a corner (remember, this is on the side opposite the direction the door opens).