Excellent choice for a clothes hanger if you need one.
From the website:
Perform intensive cardiovascular workouts and achieve your fitness inspirations from the comfort of your home with the Power Tower Chin Up Station. This fitness equipment offers a comprehensive workout solution, allowing you to target multiple muscle groups with ease.
Does this wobble when doing pull ups?
Reviews seem to indicate left and right when doing explosive stuff but not back and forth. Seems good for the money though.. couple of plates at the bottom should stabilise it.
I own this.
I’m 160, using the lowest height, and it’s stable (pull-ups/dips/rows)
If you’re above 200, it’ll move around a bit.
It’ll violently shake if you do those weird CrossFit pull up swings.
@Boopybop9: I have no idea what weight format is the Australian standard.
I was raised using stone.
Is it KG / Stone / Pounds?
Duty of all gym equipment at home, I use treadmill arms to dry towels
Just wait a couple of months and pick one up off the street when they throw it out.
You gotta door? Then you got a gym.
Link to where I can buy one of these door gadgets?
@Felixrising: I have one of these : https://www.amazon.com.au/ProSource-Multi-Grip-Chin-Up-Pull-…
I go slow and steady on it and it's fine, I reckon I could break it if I was trying to, by just going nuts. But I do all my exercises slow and steady.
@mwahahaha: I guess it depends on how much the user weighs.
That one looks a little spooky. If any part of that fails then you're falling to the floor. I'm a huge fat (profanity), so I need that 130+kg weight limit 🥲
@Felixrising: The only one worth getting is the Perfect Pullup bar It does screw into the frame, but is quite discreet and you can still walk under it. The ones that hang on the frame make a mess of your door/wall and can slip off.
And a stew!
I remember that ad from my younger days lol.
"Body by Jake!"
Our or curiosity why are they useless/stupid (for pull up)?
I've got a door one and I've started seeing cracks around the door… So I'm personally not a fan of it
They are not but personally I would never get another one.
Too bulky/heavy for what it's worth, back support gets in the way (took it out and it wobbles more than it does normally).
Replaced with a simple doorway bar but I weigh light and only do slow controlled pullups only.
Useless for doing a muscle up with the back support in the way.
They trash your door frame
Put extra padding on the contact spots. I use a couple of pieces of cardboard under each side to help spread the load. The foam padding is good for your hands but insufficient for the door frame.
@nguyenhoai: It might still scratch it around the top, though you could try adding a bit of foam or rubber there too.
@alcadive: You're compressing into MDF these days not even actual wood in the majority of homes. I wouldn't trust it.
@knk: Actually I went to use it today and the cardboard slipped and not only damaged the paint but I also almost ate shit haha. I reckon thicker foam or rubber would still work but now I’m just rawdogging the door frame.
@alcadive: hahahaah, yeah personally I wouldn't use them.
I have a set of rings though attached to my pergola and I think that's a better option (cheaper too) if you have anything to hang them from.
If you're doing bodyweight workouts too, those cheap TRX setups allow you to hit a lot more areas in clever ways - assuming you have a post, tree or something at home to anchor to.
@alcadive: Hmm yeah that does limit things a bit doesn't it.
Honestly sometimes it's not worth trying to replace the gym if you've got one close by lol
Huh? Did you get your qualification from an online course recently? This type of equipment is one of the best things you could own, although I’d recommend something more sturdy than this cheap wobbling one
What this dude is saying is, it can cause problems as you also need to train the opposing muscle groups otherwise youll run into issues. Too stronger hip flexors causes issues - pelvic tilt, knee and lower back pain. This machine does not allow you to train glutes and hamstrings. Therefore put you out of balance leading to postural issues, therefore pain.
Hip flexors issues are problematic.
@JinXR: He isn't saying that at all. He says they are completely useless/stupid. He then goes on to say how bad leg raises are. A final closing comment about overtraining hip flexors.
All BS. Bodyweight pull-ups/chin-ups have been around well before machine replacements and they are great for you. Their is nothing wrong with leg raises either, sure improper form can cause issues but that is no fault of this equipment. It's not a full body workout so pointless saying it causes in balance because it doesn't train glutes, legs etc
I have the door one, it sucks and with the kids now looking to get into some bodyweight exercises it is pretty dangerous. This actually looks better built and more stable then others I have seen.
@worthy1: Useless - leg raise
Stupid - large expensive specialist for no benefit over a cheaper option.
Two words, two meanings…
If you have a garage and happy to turn it into a home gym, then getting a large single purpose piece of equipment is fine. Most people don’t.
That said, if you bought this and attached a set of adjustable gymnastic rings to it, then you have a multi purpose item.
@dtc: None of the last three (rental) units I've lived in have been able to support one of those door pullup bars. And I'm not doing something that is going to end with me landing on my knees from a metre up. I ended up just throwing that out. Other than buying a full on squat rack, which would be a multipurpose piece of equipment, and is a rather large upgrade/purchase, what is the cheaper option to do pullups then?
And I guess if you have strong and high enough chairs or something (I don't trust mine because they're cheap haha), you might be able to do a somewhat full range dip, but what are the other cheaper dip options?
It's already a multipurpose piece of equipment due to being able to do multiple exercises, he suggested a replacement that could only do one.
Since when does Harvey Norman have gym equipment? First I have heard of this
They sell everything electronics online. Treadmills including the ones you see on Temu, alongside the name brand ones.
Every single store now has done a deal to link to second party sellers for a cut. You can search for anything and have Woolworths, Myer, Bunnings come up. Dont see how they arent diluting their own brands and making themselves useless middlemen.
So curvy ppl can do a workout while watching tel-a-lie-vison TV
The concept is known as an 'online marketplace', where known brands (like HN) allow third parties to sell goods on their website for a commission.
All the big Aussie companies are doing it now, HN, Woolies, Bunnings etc. When you see the 'Online Only' tag, it means it's probably not the company selling the item, but some third party drop shipping from China just like Temu or Alibaba etc.
How quickly would this break?
73 workouts
So 15 years, not bad
Power Tower Chin up? Overpriced positive thinking motivational frame.
Just like the guy leech gym equipment big w was selling, these will end up in the trash within a year - some with merely an aspiration of being used.
I bought a Guy Leech one secondhand a few years ago. I'm 100kg and use it a few times a week. There's nothing wrong with it at all. I put some cheap mats from Bunnings under it as well.
Pull ups are fine. Dips are fine, though I'm not a huge fan. Padding on the arms are still comfy for leg raises. Also great for stretching the back with dead hangs.
If you can't afford anything else and want something very basic to perform pull ups and dips, then this should get the job done, but be aware that it's cheaply constructed and will wobble side to side when doing almost anything. Pull ups aren't so bad, but it shakes violently when doing dips. It's very light and unstable, and placing weights at the base also didn't really help.
How do they offer free shipping for something so big?
I wanted to buy a zero turn ride-on. They were going to ship it lol
The local shipping is factored into the price.
After 3 months when you get over your fad and taking up 1/6th of the garage, you'll try to sell it for $50 and it'll just sit.
usual price 150 at bunnings
The comments are so mean lol but also so true 😂
Sorry I (still) refuse to do business with Gerry.
I see you professional! And I prefer not to support Gerry either
Are you happy to support the communist party of China and their human rights….
Purchase from Temu: support the communist party of China and their human rights
Purchase from Gerry: support the communist party of China and their human rights AND a rip0ff vv@nker
This is why you have an OZB badge
How many wet towels can this one hold?
It measures 85 x 67 x 199 to 235cm when assembled.
So is the height adjustable between 199 and 235cm?
Yes. It will be more unstable (for pull ups) the higher you extend it though.
Thanks OP. Just brought a set. It was exactly what I was after but had no idea where to start looking. Here's to a new me?!
I've got a double chin, does that mean I need to buy two of these?
Buy three if you also got caRAmel toe.
Bargain
Delivery estimate to Kalgoorlie 6430, WA Change
Cost: $999
Ready for delivery: Allow 5+ business days, depending on your location.
Thx OP been waiting for a deal on one of these
Yup I was mostly looking at fb market but then the logistics around pick up was too complex. Free delivery on this really makes it a good option in my case.
Has anyone used something like this with gravity boots?
I just tie my new balance shoes to the chin up car and it seems to work the same
Will it rust if I leave this open balcony?
I can take about an hour on the tower of power, as long as I gets a little golden shower
VERY sturdy clothes rack, I've got something similar.
Even dries towels and the occasional sheet