Comments on: The Best $15 I Ever Spent: A Pitch for a Door Jamb Pull Up Bar

By: A Value Knock-Out: The Apartment Friendly Punching Bag Solution | Primer

A Value Knock-Out: The Apartment Friendly Punching Bag Solution | Primer — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:25:30 +0000

[...] is he going to hang it from? Fear not, Primer readers, we’ve already given you that solution: a door jamb pull-up bar. I figure if this thing could hold my old 250lb self rocking out six pull-ups, it could definitely [...]

By: 50 Tips on Grooming, Style, and Living a Better Life | Primer

50 Tips on Grooming, Style, and Living a Better Life | Primer — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:32:10 +0000

[...] If you wake up one morning and you’re fat because you can’t get yourself to go to the gym, don’t give up. You may just hate going to the gym. Instead try interval sprinting, pick up a recreational sport (kickball is popular these days), or find a park with a jungle gym. Think about other gym alternatives like getting a kettlebell and a $15 pull-up bar. [...]

By: 100 Days of Fitness: Week 16 – Endless Push-Ups & Learning the Pull-Up | Primer

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:19:35 +0000

[...] to hang onto while you do a pull-up, they’re pretty much readily available everywhere from door jamb bars to tree [...]

By: todd@bestworkoutprogram

todd@bestworkoutprogram — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:12:59 +0000

"Door jamb pull up bars" NICE!!! So how's your $15 piece of metal still using it? Todd Bowman .-= todd@bestworkoutprogram´s last blog ..How To Gain Muscle Incredibly Fast =-.

By: Dan D.

Dan D. — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:21:52 +0000

Thanks for this article! I was looking for installation instructions and your page nailed it (no pun intended).

By: 100 Days of Fitness: Week4 - Building a Home Gym | Primer

100 Days of Fitness: Week4 - Building a Home Gym | Primer — Mon, 17 May 2010 03:11:17 +0000

[...] It’s $15 for a pull-up bar or like $30 for one of those gimmicky ones you see on TV that let you do pull-ups and push-ups and [...]

By: 100 Days of Fitness: Week 3 - Exercise | Primer

100 Days of Fitness: Week 3 - Exercise | Primer — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:40:51 +0000

[...] park has a jungle gym, you can find a place to integrate pull-ups into your plan too. Or, for $15, you can install a pull-up bar in your home. That way you can perform HIIT returns outside on the sidewalk, then just head back [...]

By: joe

joe — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:55:20 +0000

thanks for this article I was about to buy one that hung from the top of the frame but after reading this I changed my mind.

By: Top 10 Gifts to Put on Your Last Minute Christmas List | Primer

Top 10 Gifts to Put on Your Last Minute Christmas List | Primer — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:27:36 +0000

[...] A pull-up bar provides a complete, fantastic upper body work out. Coming in at around $15 for your standard model, one of these serves as a great gift to ask for from your family. If you still need more convincing, check out The Best $15 I Ever Spent: A Pitch for a Door Jam Pull Up Bar. [...]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:39:45 +0000

If you’re specifically interested in increasing your pullup ability google “Amrstrong Pullup Program.” I used it in 2003 to go from 11 to 31 dead hangs pullups in about 6 months. Twenty came after only about 6-8 weeks on the program.