Iron Gym Door

Pull-ups are the single best upper-body exercise, and most people never do them because there is nowhere to hang. An iron gym door pull up bar solves that for the price of a pair of shoes.

Three grips, several exercises

The bar provides narrow, neutral and wide grip options, and each can be used overhand or underhand. That covers your back, biceps, chest, shoulders and abs, with the emphasis shifting depending on which grip you take.

There are also extensions for a hammer grip, which works the back and shoulders particularly hard. Between them, one bar covers most of what a lat pulldown machine does.

Chin-ups and pull-ups

It is sold as a chin-up bar, meaning palms facing in, but you can of course do pull-ups with palms facing out on the same bar. Chin-ups favour the biceps; pull-ups favour the lats. Do both.

More than a pull-up bar

Move the bar to the bottom of the door frame and it becomes a foot anchor for sit-ups and crunches. Take it off the frame entirely and it works on the floor for dips and push-ups.

Three positions, three sets of exercises, from one piece of equipment that stores behind a door.

Build and protection

The bar is heavy duty steel with a platinum metallic paint finish, and professional-grade comfort foam grips. Non-slip rubber feet hold it in place, and a rubber wall protector stops it marking your door frame.

That wall protector is the detail worth noting. Bars without one leave permanent marks on the frame, which becomes an argument in a rented flat.

Iron gym door pull up bar specifications

• Construction: heavy duty steel, platinum metallic paint finish
• Grips: professional-grade comfort foam
• Grip positions: narrow, neutral, wide, plus hammer-grip extensions
• Feet: non-slip rubber
• Protection: rubber wall protector
• Maximum weight limit: 120 kg
• Dimensions: 92 cm long x 33 cm wide x 25 cm high

If you cannot do a pull-up yet

Start with negatives: jump or step up to the top position, then lower yourself as slowly as you can. Three sets of five, three times a week. Most people get their first clean pull-up within six to eight weeks doing that.

Pair it with a set of bands from our gym accessories for assisted reps, or browse the wider strength range.

Price in Kenya

It is KSh 3,800, down from KSh 4,500. For a bar that covers pull-ups, dips, push-ups and sit-ups, that is very little money.

Common questions

What weight does the iron gym door pull up bar hold?

Up to 120 kg.

Will it damage my door frame?

A rubber wall protector is fitted for exactly that. Check the frame is sound before hanging from it.

Do I need to drill anything?

No. It braces against the door frame rather than being fixed to it.

What size door does it fit?

The bar measures 92 cm at its longest. Measure your frame before ordering if it is unusually wide or narrow.