all of this P90X talk, infomercials do work. Maybe WooT should through one up at 6am to remind people to check the site for a daily deal.

I'm guilty to, looking at the P90X thinking how fitting it looks. I just wonder if I can get away with a 30 minute workout instead of an hour, partially because I'm a lazy bastard and because with 3 kids, their sports, a 2 hour one way commute and yada yada my day starts at 5am and I get to rest around 9pm... not sure I have the energy for 90 minutes after that. But this isn't about P90X, its about these door frame hangers.

I guess I'm in for one, I'll my coupon so when the wife yells at me for getting another piece of equipment I won't use I can at least say I saved $5. When I get to play a little with it, I just hope it holds up my fat butt. I'm only pushing 260-270, but I'm not as fat as it sounds... well maybe I am... am I?

In for one, hopefully it will get some use. I hope I can reach it, I'm 5'6".

Got one. I had been looking for one at a good price for a while.

I have this in a different brand and have used for years. We even had to replace some of the rubber grips,as they wore out.

Found better quality grips from an equipment parts company, but again, different brand and after years of use.

In for one! haven't wooted anything in a long long time. felt good to add to prop up the economy.

oh and to see what my avatar looks like...

A guy I know was hanging by his legs from one of these to do hanging crunches. The bar gave way. He is now a quadriplegic, and is in the process of suing the company.

Just saying, be safe, Wooters.

lmmalone wrote:flying the entire three feet to the ground?! that's awful! Sarcasm aside, unless your door frame is twelve feet up, I don't think this would be a concern. I can barely straighten my legs all the way when I'm at the top of a pull up. And I'm under 5'10"

These rarely fail if you're hanging straight down. The risk of failure is highest when you're exercising and your form breaks down during the last few reps. You tend to swing your legs to add momentum to your pull and while your legs are swinging up, the device falls and you're basically falling head-first into the floor. Make that the back of your head to the floor. I had that happen to me when I was 13 and all I remember is first 8 pull-ups or so and then around 15 minutes later, sitting on the floor wandering what truck hit me while my brother and his friends were still laughing their asses off.

Form matters. Better to do a couple reps less than set a number to do and break form to reach the number.

I highly recommend one if you are going to be serious about working out at home. Pullups are considered a power workout for a reason. The motion requires far more muscles than 95% of all other workouts.

In just a few of weeks after getting one and using it daily, I went from being able to squeeze out 3 pullups to cranking out 20 with relative ease in any hand position. My starting weight was 220lbs and it has held up fine for over a year of hard use. I now weigh 215 and while I do see some flex in the cross brace I have no fear that it will give way. The little foam pads on the ends of the bars however are completely smashed flat even after multiple rotations.

Also be aware of what your door trim is made out of! If it's any kind of pine or other soft wood, this WILL cause dents!!!!! Thankfully I noticed early and moved it to another door with hardwood trim before seriously notable damage was done.

FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU I just bought one a couple days ago off Amazon for $10 more, and it didn't even have the ab straps.

I decided to chance it and go with the ones directly from China, why involve a middle man, sorry Amazon. The Chinese one doesn't come with the ab strap, but the company is throwing in a P91X workout program at no charge which they claim is better then the P90X. I mean, your working out right ... push it, push it, push it... giving your all and your maxed out. Where can go? Nowhere.

This one goes to 11.

P91X - One better then the other guys!

I bought one of these. It's terrible. Get a regular bar.

Rad1030 wrote:How many pull-ups until I look like this guy?

Only 1. Then lots of photoshop.

In for one especially after the coupon from yesterday.

Maybe now I can get a decent workout in at Tech without having to go to the smelly basement gym.

It hasn't been proven yet but the rumor is that if you work out with this long enough you acquire an Austrian accent and have an insatiable desire to enter California politics.

by the by...
its "Molly-Be-Denim" (silent "R")

TheRombus wrote:Hey guys, if you want to see a pretty decent video review of this product, they covered it over at infonotmercial.com:

http://www.infonotmercial.com/iron-gym-review.html

BTW- if you want a good laugh, check out their I got owned by woot! section. I think its new.

Good link. Where's the I got owned by woot section? I didn't see it.

Can you edit your post to add the link in?

it also works great as a clothes rack, I believe I have 15 dress shirts and 5 pairs of slacks on mine.

in for 1 since i'm out of closet space

sartis wrote:I got one of these, and it was a lot of fun. Went from no pull-ups to about 10 in a few weeks, which is a big improvement.

However, it was so convenient to leave it on the door that I found myself using it all the time, and I ended up with carpal tunnel problems. It was give up the computer keyboard or give up the pull-ups, and you can see which I chose.

Why would doing pullups frequently give you carpal tunnel? Does not compute.

The durable steel construction holds up to 300 lbs. It's designed to fit residential doorways 24" to 32" wide with doorway trim or molding up to 3 1/2 inches wide. (www.bodybuilding.com)

Will my leather belt slide off the end of this.....or...no?

If only this were a Shake weight...dang it!!

edit: Ok, I'm in for one anyways. I was going to buy one at the store this week. What a coincidence.

interesting juxtaposition -- the ad right underneath the "I want one!" button for the "Iron Gym with Ab Straps" is for Hartford Daily Deals and shows a box of Krispy Kreme donuts.

Maybe it's beating a dead horse at this point, but I’ll join the group saying they use it and like it. And I’ve never seen it for less that $30. And I’ve looked. Gotta love w00t.

I’ve used mine for over a year and no obvious damage to my door frame. I weigh 170. I found a door I could leave it up all the time so it’s easy to use (my bedroom closet), but it's pretty easy to put up and take down too. Door has to be open and have a door frame.

Cheers.

I almost went for one, then I realized that my doors are 10 feet high. I'd need a ladder just to use it. And if I fell, crashola. Oh well.

I bought the Xtreme one about 2 months ago for $25 shipped from Walmart.com (no ab straps). It is a really excellent product. This is just a great product all around, just be sure your door frames will support the bars size (and yours as well). Should hold about 250lbs easily if your door frame can. I would recommend this product for sure. Might be worth comparing to the Xtreme to see if you would like the extra grip positions.

i24u wrote:Maybe. I have been doing walking (7 miles a day)and looking to add more to my workout. I was 232 pounds on April 1st now I'm down to 211. I have a surgery coming up so I won't be able to use it for a couple of months so I might pass on it.

Will this hold my weight? If it came with a video I'll be sold.

it WILL hold you weight and totally worth it if you are even considering it. wont find it cheaper anywhere else!

Does this work with the commercial ice cream maker I bought on Sellout.Woot a couple of weeks ago?

coolbreeze wrote:Does it work with a Mac?

Is it good for gaming?

Oh I see, let's change the rules to make them suit our needs when it's convenient for us.

mboss wrote:If only this were a Shake weight...dang it!!

edit: Ok, I'm in for one anyways. I was going to buy one at the store this week. What a coincidence.

shake weight is such a joke/scam. doesn't train your muscles to do anything. its just isometrics and isometrics only strengthen the muscles in that one position. totally stupid!

Here are some more reviews...not to bad W00T!

http://wize.com/nutrition/p1020166-ontel-iron-gym

horrellbt01 wrote:


Only 1. Then lots of photoshop.

Ok, what is going on in those shorts? No envy here, just serious concern for dude's wellbeing...

For wider doorframes, check out this DIY modification:

Iron Gym Extreme Workout Bar Extension

I've got some 36" frames (and a few narrower ones) and think I'll give it a shot.

"Pullup, Situp, Pushup, Dip Bar with Ab Straps"

How are you supposed to do Dips with this thing?

Diamond is pure carbon. So you're being redundant, except you didn't redundinate the definition!

Me, oh, well, I like Lithium. It comes in little pills and unlike Thorazine it doesn't cause paralysis of the throat muscles so I don't drool all over myself when I'm out in public. They do let me out, you know, on field trips. Though that one time when I was caught peeing on the tree at the park during the picnic, well, I'm not going to tell you what I'm going to do with that psychiatric social worker who caught me...

I've owned one of these for about two years now and even though I haven't used it much for pull ups I have kept it in my closet door frame for sit ups on a daily basis. It's just like there is someone holding your feet and it helps me keep from using my hands or torquing back to raise myself up. Definitely a piece of equipment you'll use.

scott0210 wrote:"Pullup, Situp, Pushup, Dip Bar with Ab Straps"

How are you supposed to do Dips with this thing?

Put it on the floor...

Rad1030 wrote:How many pull-ups until I look like this guy?

This may seem like a neat idea and has apparently has worked for many users. However, I see a serious safety hazard. This device appears to depend on the structural integrity of the door moulding. Door moulding is usually held in place by small thin nails (brads). It takes much less than your body weight to rip off the moulding. The only reason why this thing works is that it relies on the shear strength of the nails. If their are enough nails it may actually support you body weight and in many cases it will do so. However, if it does, it is marginally close to failure. Consider what happens if it fails while you are doing pullups. You may catch yourself with only a bruise or two, or you may not, and you may fall in such a way that you get a serious back injury. The only way I would use this device is by drilling holes in the rectangular bar and using lag bolts to secure it to the framing, not the moulding. Convenience is no substitute for safety.

How is it for hanging clothes on? I need it to be able to hold as much as my nordic trac and ab roller.

g19fanatic wrote:am wondering if there is a weight limit...

If you're wondering that then you will never use this so just forget about it !