Iron Gym Profit Pull Up Bar Review
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Pull up bars allow you to do hanging body weight exercises anywhere there’s a door frame. Is the Iron Gym Profit Pull Up bar a good buy? I answer that in this review. This review is broken into: price, build quality & durability, convenience, then my verdict.
But before that... There are apparently multiple versions of this pull up bar. I have two of them, so this is how I found this out by accident. They look almost the same, and they come in the same box, so you just have to open it to find out. The older model has hard rubber ends, says Iron Gym Profit on the back, and is sturdier overall. The newer model has much softer plastic grips on the ends, does not say Iron Gym, and has a flimsier build. This review will address both variants.
Older model with logo and hard rubber ends
New model with soft ends and no logo on the back
Price
The Iron Gym Profit Pull Up Bar (Amazon link) is supposed to retail for $25. However, during quarantine home workout equipment has been selling out, so it's hard to find one at its proper price point. Heads up, if you get this on Amazon, underneath the add to cart button, I suggest getting the one shipped from and sold by Amazon. There are some third party sellers that try to pass off knock off products. This will help you avoid that.
Build Quality and Durability
The older model is much more durable, but as far as providing an anchor for you to do intense body weight exercises, both of these get the job done. I've had people around 300 pounds use both bars I own without them bending. That makes the Iron Gym good for pullups, chinups, and hanging ab exercises even if you add weight. I often use a backpack to increase exercise difficulty.
The bar has wide grips, narrow grips, and a neutral grip which feel great even when your “palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy”. (We can be friends if you get that reference). The hand grips on both feel similar, but one of the older model's ripped off after a couple years . I've only had the newer one for about 4 months at the time of this writing, and so far the grips are intact.
Wide grip, narrow grip, and neutral grip
Unfortunately, the newer model's soft ends will deteriorate pretty fast and leave scuff marks or potentially even damage your door frame. This is super important if you're not the owner of your house. Well frankly, even if you are. You can use a shirt or a towel or really anything that can act as a cushion between the side of the bar and the door frame itself. The older model doesn't have this issue, if that's the one that happens to be in your box. I'd give the old model a 9/10 for durability and the new one a 7/10.
Dish towels as makeshift cushions for the newer model
Convenience
These took less than 5 minutes to set up, and they're very light weight (about 5 pounds) so they're easy to move from one room to another. Excellent.
Verdict
The Iron Gym Profit Pull Up Bar is an excellent buy for many different pulling and hanging workouts. It's inexpensive, so the barrier to entry is low. The main thing to be aware of is the newer model's soft edge bumpers that wear out quickly. Using some DIY padding with any sort of cloth will help prevent scuffs on your door frame.
Iron Gym Profit Pull Up Bar: https://amzn.to/331SDQs