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Creative Fitness Door Gym | 
 enlarge | Brand: Creative Fitness
Category: Sports
List Price: $54.95
Buy New: $43.49
You Save: $11.46 (21%)
New (7) from $43.49
Rating:  145 reviews
Sales Rank: 26
Color: black & red
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12
Dimensions (in): 37.9 x 8.6 x 1.8
Model: DG
UPC: 607745051061
EAN: 0607745051061
ASIN: B00029A7C0
Release Date: September 12, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Pull-up/chin-up bar for tool-free doorway installation | | • | Fits easily in 24- to 32-inch doorways (extensions available) | | • | Ideal for pull-ups, push-ups, chin-ups, crunches, and more | | • | Requires trim up to 3.5 inches wide around door | | • | Breaks down and stores in case for easy travel |
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Product Description
The simple device uses the weight of your body leveraged against the doorframe, and requires that you have a doorway with trim. You can also do deep push-ups with the Door Gym by placing it on the floor. NO FASTENERS REQUIRED. And when used properly it will not damage doorway and can be installed and removed in 1 second. Door Gym door size requirements: Face molding around door: minimum 1" maximum 3". Molding distance from wall: minimum " maximum ". Wall thickness: minimum 4" maximum 6" (trim to trim). This DOOR GYM has been designed to fit residential (framed) doorways 24" to 32"(up to 45" with the extensions) and support up to 300 lbs. Ab loops and broad reach accessories sold separately. For use with wooden doors only.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 140 more reviews...
 Surprisingly good! October 12, 2008
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.
 Excellent and sturdy product! October 11, 2008
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!
Rock solid and very easy to install October 8, 2008
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!!
Great product October 6, 2008
Good: Sturdy. Easy to install. Easy storage.
Bad: Bad instructions. Can damage the trim. Expensive.
Best piece of workout equipment I've ever used October 4, 2008
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.
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