Gold's Gym 5-In-1 Door Gym Trainer Review

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The Gold's Gym 5-1 pull up bar hooks around your door frame, no need for drilling holes to mount it. Comes with a work out DVD and nutrition and exercise guide.

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Pros

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Perpendicular grips

Allows for a range of pull up techniques to target different muscles.

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Good foam padding

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Very affordable

Great deal if it fits your needs.

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Multiple uses

Can be used in several different ways (not just as a pull-up bar).

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Non-invasive

No screws in your door casing, or wall.

Cons

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Weakest at the mid bar connection

This pull up bar can snap in the middle while you're in the air doing your workout, which can lead to injury.

Con
Top plastic support is cheap plastic.

It can hold a decent weight, but it doesn't provide a sense of security while doing so.

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Company has some bad reputation

There are complaints of bad customer service both about this product (their unwillingness to exchange flawed or broken items) and the gyms and their billing practices as well.

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Not as secure as a mounted solution

The plastic support that hooks over the top of your door frame is made from cheap plastic, and has been known to snap or arrive already broken. There is also some risk with pull up bars that don't require screws and mounts to keep them in place- if the bar is not tightly assembled at all times, or by regular every day use, it can unhook itself from the door frame, leading to a fall.