GoFit Elevated Chin Up Station

I'm way past the point where chinups are an option - I'm nearly 70 - I was never a jock, anyway. I just wanted something I could use for stretches. I looked around, and this was the only door bar high enough to be of any use. But some of the reviews worried me, it sounded hard to assemble, and poorly made. I decided to try it, since Amazon accepts returns. I worried for nothing. Either they have improved their quality control, or I was just lucky - my unit was easy to assemble, and worked perfectly right away. I like that it is high enough I can leave it in place on the door all the time - on the highest setting its lowest point is 74 inches above the floor (about 5-1/2" lower than the door opening). The instructions are detailed and clear, with plenty of pictures. You do need a Phillips head screwdriver and TWO pairs of pliers or adjustable wrenches. The instructions say one wrench, but to tighten the final pair of bolts you need two. I was surprised how sturdy it is - it looks flimsy in the pictures, but it is quite heavy-duty. Overall an excellent product, I am glad I bought it. More expensive than the others, but to me worth the extra cost. BTW, the lock nuts go on empty side first, nylon ring on the outside - I had to look that up on the [...]

So after doing some research on what pullup bar would be the best for me I came across this bar. It is elevated so you are far away from the door when doing pullups, seemed to be made of high quality metals and seemed overall the sturdiest most well thought out pull up bar.Upon receiving this pull up bar, I discovered that most of these things were true, it is a sturdy steel product, the tubes are not weak at all, but very strong. The craftsmanship of the product itself seems spot on, especially compared to some other door mount pull up bars I have seen.The product was well packaged and seemed brand new. After unpacking it and starting to assemble it I ran into a few problems. First off, I noticed that the sealed bag containing the screws and hardware was missing one of the 2 small philips head screws used to mount the 2 peice straight bar and the 2 peice curved bar together. Overall this isnt a huge problem, and judging from how those bars are mounted to the curved frame bars on the sides I didn't think it would even matter that it was missing. Either way I had to go to work so I left it to be constructed later. While at work (I work at lowe's, I found a very similar screw that was left over from a cabinet we were assembling, and lowe and behold!(no pun intended :]) It fit into the bar fairly well, holding my straight bar very sturdily together.Now the next problem in the construction, For some reason the screw holes that line up with the curved bars and the straight bar (where the eye loop screws go through) were not drilled perfectly even. I was eventually after much trying to force both screws through the misaligned holes forced to unscrew the straight bar(and in the process, stripping the hole out a bit) and then attaching both peices of the straight bar to the curved frame separately and then securing the straight bar together with my replacement screw. This stripped out the hole of the screw a bit, but it still seems very sturdy.The rest of the setup went without flaws and the pullup bar feels very sturdy once assembled.I tried it on most of my indoor doors, but as this old house has the ceiling perhaps 1/4 inch from the top of the doorjam, it would not fit on any of them. Which is not the products fault at all, but more the ancient design flaws of my mid 70's house. Eventually I found one spot that i could use it with some slight modification. I ended up opening just one of my double arcadia doors leading to the backyard, and am able to secure it through the open door to the frame on one side and the other closed door on the other side. The door is slightly recessed from the wall which makes it very unstable, but I found that if i stuff a book into the space between the door and the straight support bar, it holds up very well, and I am able to perform pullups without problems.As for the function of the bar itself, seems to work great, solid construction, havent noticed any scuffs on the door, although it does creek a bit when I pull up on it(the door that is, not the bar, which is solid),it doesnt bother me. It has several different hand mounts for wide grip, closer grip and chin ups.Overall I am pleased with this product and would recommend it to others. However I am going to detract 1 star for the missing screw/misaligned holes.And one tip if you do buy this pull up bar, I recommend securing the straight bar to the 2 peices of the frame BEFORE you secure the two halves of the straight bar together with a screw. Even though the straight bar step comes first in the instructions. It definitely made the installation much more painless and I wish I had thought of it before I stripped out that middle screw a bit. No biggie.Cheers

POSITIVES:This pullup bar is exactly what you want if you have a low door frame height, or are taller. The second, elevated bar, adds about 9" of height compared to standard door frame bars. The top bar ends up about 4" higher than the bottom of the door frame.Sturdy enough to handle kipping. I occasionally do kipping pullups and the bar has no problem with this dynamic type of movement, although I'm not as aggressive as I would be on a solid fixed bar.NEGATIVES:This is typical of all inexpensive pullup bars, but the station feels a bit flimsy when assembled and installed. While secure, the bar has a bit of side to side wobble or shake, due to the bolts used, and the construction. I've used this bar multiple times a week for about 6 months, and it is still just as solid as when I bought it. Coming from a single piece construction pullup bar, the bar movement was troubling to me at first.The bars will mark the doorframe slightly when they make contact. In my previous apartment, slight red marks were evident where the bars made contact with the door frame. In my current installation, the black door frame pads have left Quarter sized marks on the door frame that will have to be repainted.----------------6 Month Update:I've used this pullup bar multiple times per week for the past six months. It has held up great despite using it for strict and kipping pullups, and hanging gymnastic rings from the bars. I checked the bolts and they haven't loosened. Based on the performance so far, I expect to get many more years out of this product.----------------12 Month Update:The bar is still working great but I've begun to wear through the left hand foam grip pad. There is a large hole and I am mostly gripping bare metal now. I've used the product for 2-3 workouts per week for 1 year. So far I have been able to rotate the grip around and use the underside but it is only a matter of time until it wears away completely.

I was a bit nervous after reading negative reviews, but all the parts were there, all the holes lined up exactly, and assembly was simple, except that the provided spanners are rather flimsy. I used a shifting spanner on one side instead.The unit functions as it should, and I have since added the Coreslings straps and handles that clip on to the device’s rings.It’s what I needed while COVID restrictions keep us in an apartment with the gym closed.Note that it’s not extendable and wouldn’t fit a wider than standard doorway, and I’m not sure how it would stand up to a person over 100 kg. I’m 78 kg and the main bar bends a little with my full weight on it.

Very happy with this purchase. Bar is sturdy and rigid when in place. So good to have the options for different hand placements and the design means you are not restricted but the doorway.

For close to a decade now I have searched for, purchased and tested multiple door frame chin up bars in my search for the promised land.After many years of looking I thought I had found the best door frame chin up bar, until I found the GoFit Unisex Elevated Chin Up Station.I had to replace my previous P90X style bar due to wear and tear and I nearly purchased another of the same until on something like page 4 of the Amazon search results I came across the GoFit.It is so obviously better than all the rest, just by looking at the design.Of course it makes more sense to have the front 'handle' bar raised.There is one other known 'raised' bar on the market but the front bar is thin, straight and has no foam grips so doesn't beat the P90X style bar.I can't believe the other manufacturers have missed it and we punters have had to suffer through low chin up bar madness.The proof then was going to be in the actual use.It is very solid and very easy to put together; easier than previous bars.As a result of the raised handle bar is it so much easier for me to use (I am 6'1")I am able to extend my legs much further, rather than having to curl them underneath me to obtain full range of arm movement.In addition, the hooks for hanging straps to allow knee and leg raise ab workouts work perfectly.I purchased a pair of hanging straps which fit easily through the hooks and allow the most intense and focused ab exercises i have ever known.In summary, if you are reading this and thinking of purchasing a door frame chin up bar look no further than this.Yes its a few pounds more expensive than others but this is a product you will use for years so the extra pounds become irrelevant compared to the massive benefits of using the best piece of kit available.One final note of praise, the rear has three points to attach meaning you have choice of how high you want your bard to go; genius!!Just so you don't think this is a completely one sided review I would prefer it in black instead of bright red but this matters not when you get to your final chin up of the set and you need to lie down and have a little cry. Hope this review helps!

Originally I was missing items from my Chin Up Station but the company quickly sent me a complete Chin Up Station. I haven’t tried it yet but it was fairly easy to put together and it feels sturdy! I’m looking forward to using the station!

Wasn’t shipped for over a week. Pad has already come off the back and it’s pretty flimsy. Not sure I’d really recommend it again