My Portable Pull-up Bar – My 5-Minute Push-Pull Workout

This is a very good piece of equipment, and of decent quality. We beat the heck out of it, too. We primarily use this as a part of a hing-impact fitness boot camp circuit. As such, it gets constant use, and from women who are just at 100 lbs to men who are mid to high 200's. It stores nicely and is easy to set up. We use it on top of fitness mats and it is pretty steady. Though I haven't tried it, I would be curious to see how it performs as far as not sliding around on a hard floor. Overall, a very good investment. While it hasn't occurred with us, I can see how the latches might wear over time as was stated in some of the other reviews, but we have not experienced this to this point. We also like the fact that the hand grips can be adjusted to allow for different builds.The max weight is stated as 300 lbs, but we've had a person a tad north of 300 using it and it didn't budge. The only hiccup we had was that one of the plastic feet popped out one day when it was being put away, but we popped it back in and kept moving. Pros: Solidly made and sturdy Easy to put away and set up Cons: Would be nice to have rubber feet for use on hard floors

This is an excellent inverted pull-up bar. It's high enough that you can get a full arm extension. It's sturdy, easy to fold, and well-designed. I use mine on a rug-covered floor and have never had any problems with stability or slipping. If you get to the point where doing three sets of 50 inverted pull-ups on this bar is too easy (and you will already be quite strong at this point), you can try elevating your legs by resting on a chair to increase the weight load. It's maybe a little pricey for what it is, but it is so solid and well-designed I expect it to last me for my lifetime. So from that perspective it is probably quite cheap for the use you can get out of it. I don't use the pushup bars and didn't even bother to attach them (I just do regular pushups), so I have no comments about that part of the equipment.

I picked up one of these because I know 3 other people that have them and they work very well. Most of them are really nice and sturdy, well aligned and comfortable. I happened to get one that was slightly less perfect... still fully functional and strong, especially when opened... just not 100% perfect like my friends'. Pros: Sturdy, Well designed, Folds up for easy storage, Makes inverted rows easier, Portable

I wanted to get this so that I could get a good back workout. I don't belong to a gym and I don't have anywhere to do pullups and I didn't want to get an over the door pull up bar because I live in an old house that doesn't have standard door frames. So, I ordered the Work Horse Pull Up bar. I can do the pullups on this, but they aren't very easy for me (which is exactly what I wanted). I don't have a whole lot of upper body strength and this is perfect for me. The bar is very sturdy and was easy to put together too. It also provides a great forearm workout as well.

If you want to do inverted pull-ups and your desk isn't cutting it, there's not many other solutions on the market. Which is good for this brand, because if there were other options, you'd almost definitely be buying one of those. Right off the bat, these guys need to work on basic presentation - mine arrived filthy, covered in orange streaking that wouldn't fully clean off, and paint flaking off one of the corners. There's also an ugly "MyWorkhorse" sticker with the label on it across the bar - partially peeled off and covered in dirt - that thankfully was easily removable. Oh, and no instruction manual. It's easy enough to figure out, but if you're expecting a little help getting started out of the box, you're out of luck. The embarrassingly outdated myworkhorse.com website does link to some exercises for newbies if you can dig through the mountain of cheesy promotional material that make this seem like a failed As Seen on TV fad. For inverted pull-ups, this thing does the job. It's easy to set up and use and yes, a heck of a lot easier on your hands then a desk. It took about ten minutes to set up - five of which were fumbling around a bit due to the lack of manual (all you need to know is that the longer screws go in the bottom) - and then you're good to go. As far as the advertised portability is concerned, to fold it back up you need to unscrew a couple of bolts on either side, and it's not exactly fast and easy to do. Even flipping it back into place was annoying, with the plastic head of the screw popping off and having to hammer it back in while trying to get it to properly lock. If you plan on keeping this thing hidden away in a closet and only taking it out to work out, chances are it's going to stay in the closet after dealing with it a few times. As others have mentioned, the padding is awful - you'll most likely want to replace it with something better, as this bar is nowhere near as comfortable to use as a door-mounted bar. It was also unevenly distributed on the push-up elevator bars that attach to the bottom. And speaking of those bars... On my set, both of these bars were bent slightly differently after being attached, and nothing I could do could make them perfectly straight. They're still functional (albeit painful on your hands with the weak padding), and nobody buys a piece of exercise equipment as a fashion statement, but they make a pretty ugly piece of equipment even uglier and cheap-looking. They also easily get knocked askew thanks to some slight rotational "wobble" by design on the main legs that attach to the pull-up bar (don't worry - it's perfectly safe and stable when doing pull-ups when set in place). The padding is uneven too. Basically everything about them screams "we need to add forced value to this metal bar." And that brings us to value. I bought this because I needed an inverted pull-up bar, and it delivers what it promises. The bar itself feels sturdy and should last a while. It's absolutely not worth a hundred bones as far as the overall quality is concerned, but you're not going to find many other options (dip stations may suffice for some exercises, but they're not the same, and although wall-mounted pull-up bars are superior, you'll have to get creative or have a floorspace that will allow you to mount them lower to the floor). Keep expectations in check in comparison to other workout equipment you've purchased (which tends to arrive clean, documented, and with materials that are properly shaped) - if all you want is an inverted pull-up bar that's relatively easy to set up, this is it.

Good design, as I wanted something to use in my bedroom during the frigid winter months. Folds for easy storage under the bed. I need to do inverted rows, to balance out the push ups, which are made easier for my wrists, due to the floor handles. It is ideal for inverted rows. I am just under 6' and the bar is slightly out of palm reach, which is fine. I wear 34-35 length shirt sleeves, for reference. I can feel my back touching the top bar at full extension when doing push ups inside the frame, but you can opt to do them from outside the frame, and the frame is still stable. Good product!

It's a bit more than I would have liked to pay, but I'm glad I got this to do the pulls, and it's a nice product to use.

I really want to love this product. I am unable to use a conventional door-mounted pull up bar in my apartment because I have non-standard door frames. I also can't do more than 6 or so real pullups, so this seemed like the perfect solution. Unfortunately this product is not made well. Some of the pipe arrived rusted. The pin that locks in place to hold the legs apart had broken off. I figured I could still use it, so I kept it. 2 weeks in, while doing pushups, the handle sheared off and I fell to the ground and hurt my hand. This product is made poorly, and is dangerous. I don't often leave amazon reviews, but when I do, it's because the product is terrible