Iron Core Athletics Heavy Duty Joist Mount Pull Up Bar with Resistance Bands - Commercial Grade Home Gym Equipment for Strength Training & Assisted Pull-Ups - Perfect for Home Workouts, Garage Gyms & Fitness Enthusiasts

Easy to install. Says you need 2 people but easily done on your own. Very sturdy and the assistance band is helpfulAt my 72 year old age the great equalizers are squats, pullups, pushups, and running. They keep me in shape so I can climb trees bowhunting, jump in and out of a canoe wade fishing the coastal marshes, and shoot my 60 pound recurve no problem. With Covid and the gym closures I decided to get a few pieces of equipment, and the pull up bar was one. This thing is rock solid and has a number of different grip options. For the price and sturdyness it gets it a 5. I saw some complaints on the mounting; don't worry about that. You are going to need a drill and a 3/8" ratchet to bolt this in. It comes with a small wrench; throw it away. All tools in "some assembly required" kits are worthless so I did not mark this bar down on that account. With this conviently mounted under the porch its just takes seconds to run down and build those shoulders and arms. We are all going to be old sometime, but we don't have to be weaklings.This was very straight forward to install. It is working great for me. It is solid and the padded grips are very comfortable. I mounted it probably higher than I should have so I need to pay attention so as to not hit my head on the joist behind me but I may lower it to address this problem. Overall, very pleased with my purchase.One thing to note, be careful installing the two bolts that attach the two sides of the bar together. As other reviews have mentioned, they are longer than they need to be. I tightened them down with a ratchet set but unfortunately broke the head off of one of the bolts. Probably because it touched the other side of the bar inside. I don't think this is a problem because the two tubes are set inside each other and the whole peice is securely mounted. These two center bolts don't really serve a strengthening purpose but rather just keep the two sides from rubbing against each other. It would be better to have slightly shorter bolts for this joint.Got this the other day and put it up this weekend. Assembling was easy and the install was as well. Make sure you have a socket set or something because if you use the "tools" that come with it, you're going to kill your hands!!! I used it this morning and my only complaint is the hand grips move and spin while using it. I'll probably take them off and buy some grip tape to put on it instead. Other than that, it holds me (230lbs) and I feel confident it won't break on me. We shall see!!!!Love this pull up bar. I installed it in my basement gym. I love that it comes with the assistance bands. I also put on the arm slings to do leg raises and abs. Works great!I missed not being able to do pull-ups since I’m not comfortable returning to my gym due to Covid. Now I can do them at home. The handles are spaced a little wider than I’m accustomed to but I’m hoping to get used to it. Mounting the bar wasn’t too difficult but it is a two person job.Great pull up bar for the money. Multiple grip options is nice. Make sure you have a drill and socket set to install this. The little wrench they give you will make it very difficult to get done.We have it mounted to a 2x10 joist in our basement ceiling. We did add an extra piece of wood for the screws to go through on the back side of the joist because we felt nervous that it would be able to hold and not rip through the joist! Good, solid pull up bar. Foam grips are comfortable, with several different options for grip style.