Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar

Product Description
Iron Gym is the multi function training bar that combines every exercise you need to build a powerful upper body. Its the ultimate body sculpting and strength building tool that helps shape the upper body and tones your midsection. The durable steel construction holds up to 300 lbs. It is designed to fit residential doorways 24" to 32" wide with doorway trim or molding up to 3 ½ inches wide.

Strengthen your back, biceps, and other upper body muscles in the comfort of your living room or dorm with the Iron Gym workout bar. Designed to fit conveniently in most doorway frames or sit on the floor for pushups, dips, and sit-ups, the Iron Gym is an ideal choice for people who want to get fit without buying expensive, space-intensive weight sets. When installed in the doorway, the device lets you perform pull-ups and chin-ups, with three grip positions--narrow, neutral, and wide--for working the inner and outer back. Once you're done with your back workout, you can quickly move the Iron Gym to the floor, where you can perform pushups while facing down, tricep dips while facing the other way, or sit-ups using the Iron Gym for foot stability.

The Iron Gym--whose durable steel frame installs quickly without tools or fasteners--holds up to 300 pounds and is designed to fit residential doorways 24 to 32 inches wide, with doorway trim or molding up to 3.5 inches wide.

Eactly as advertised.
Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar

This product is perfect. Totally as advertised, well made and we are very happy with it.
The Gym was deliverd on time and we have no problems with it nor do we expect any.

No real complaints
I purchased this product about a month ago. I didn't have any problems with stripping the screws like some have said. I've found it to be sturdy enough to support my 220lb frame for all three exercises. It was pretty easy to put together. My only complaint is that it has left some marks above the door frame (little black marks that almost look like cracks in the wall, but they aren't). These marks don't rub off so I'm not sure if they're permanent or not. You may want to use on a wall that is dark in color or put something up between the wall and the top support bar.

Sturdy and works well
Actually found this for sale in a local Rite Aid for under $30 and bought it on impulse having seen the TV adverts. Cheaper than paying postage, although it doesn't include the ab straps. There is a form in the box to get them "free", the catch being a $7.99 shipping fee. For straps. Still undecided on that one..

The manual is basic but has some nice (albeit brief) tips on diet and workout schedules.

The product itself is reassuringly sturdy, with the sole exception of the plastic ring that goes between the 2 horizontal pole sections. That cracked during assembly. Its function is just to prevent vibration / rattling and I still managed to use it but that was annoying.

When everything is tightly bolted together (try not to over-tighten), it's pretty much rock solid. I weigh 165 lbs and there's a barely perceptible flex when using the inner-grip positions. One of my brother-in-laws hung on it holding the inner-grips and there was a more noticeable flex but he weighs over 200 lbs.

I like the narrow grip perpendicular bars and the narrow grip chin-up positions. The "wide" grip position usually results in my forearms touching the door frame, which feels wrong but I'm new to pull-ups and may just be my form.

Regardless, if you're a fan of wide-grip pull-ups then this might not be the bar for you, unless you have a wider door frame (mine's less than 30" measured inside, the wooden frame itself is 1.5" wide).

One caveat with having a wider door frame is that the Iron Gym is designed for door frames under 34" (measured inside, under 33" to be safer); for frames 34-38" wide you need the extension kit, which is $9.99 + $6.99 S&H if you order direct.

Looking at the product's other functions, it is great for push-ups but weak for dips. The two push-up positions give variety and excellent depth. Sadly, depth is lacking for dips. I tried raising my feet up using a low wooden coffee table (17" high) but my form felt weird and after a few reps my right shoulder was unhappy. I'll stick to dipping at floor level for now!

Haven't tried using it for sit-ups yet as the one door frame narrow enough for pull-ups isn't suitable for sit ups (the bathroom is too small). My other door frames are too wide for either pull-up or sit-up use. For reference, those frames are a little under 36" (measuring the interior distance).

The little metal clip that goes on top of the door frame is not essential but recommended. It's not hard to fit, it's not THAT noticeable, and it can be easily removed at a later date without leaving any damage. I took the Iron Gym to another apartment to show my brother-in-law (minus clip) and nearly shat myself when he literally jumped at it (forward and up) to start his motion. It rattled scarily but luckily held firm, so the basic design without the clip is sound but not fool proof!

Based on my needs the standard Iron Gym is fine and easily worth the $30 paid in-store. If I needed the extension kit and was paying the inflated S&H charges I'd be knocking another half-star off.

it works!
no hassle to assemble,stays in place and feels solid during workout. i never even take mine down.

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