Creative Fitness Door Gym Broad Reach Attachment

Customer Reviews

Door Gym

2006-07-18
I purchased the door gym based on the reviews. It is a FABULOUS device and works as advertised. Stable, with multiple workout options from neutral grip, chin-up and pull-up positions, after two weeks of use, I can see the difference and feel it. The broad reach bar just came, and after testing it, I agree that it shouldn't be used by kids, UNLESS they've been shown how to use it; the broad reach bar could slip off if a child, has to jump up to reach it.
UPDATE: This thing is genius. Before, I would STRAIN to do TWO PULL UPS. Now I can do 15. I don't lift weights anymore, I use big flexible bands, the door gym and pushups. I've never felt stronger.

GREAT

2005-04-21
This thing is great. I love it. I don'y know what that guyis talking about not letting kids use it.My 10 year old son uses it every day. Great for upper body greatness. Very good. Just tighten brackets then it works great.

Just rests on the Door Gym - not for kids

2005-03-14
I got this accessory with my Door Gym and I like it. But, when they say this is an "efficient" accessory - they mean it. It simply rests on the narrower neutral grip posts of the Door Gym. The Door Gym has multiple grip areas, but two of them are perpendicular to the rest of the bar for narrow neutral grip chin ups. The Broad reach bar is wide with downward grips (like lat pull down bar in a gym).

Anyway, this works fine if you have the faith to try it the first time and prove to yourself it won't roll off because your body weight has it pinned on the posts. It has foam covering that adheres to the foam on the Door Gym posts. It will not roll easily, but it does a little. I think it is safe for adults who understand how to use it. Do not give it to kids younger than about 15 (in my estimation) because some of them are too likely to play with, or misuse, it and get hurt.

Even though this thing works and does what you want a broad bar to let you do, I deducted a point in the rating because I don't think they were up front in explaining exactly what it is and is not.

Safe and effective

2008-05-03
This is a great attachment for the Creative Fitness Door Gym. At first I thought it was not going to stay on because of how there wasn't a secure attachment...but trust me, it stays on with the foam on foam. It's great on working the laterals, mid back and some biceps.DO NOT do chinups with the broad reach attacment because it has a tendency of rolling back.
Unfortunetly there is a flaw. The foam that was created to hold on to the Door Gym wears down into holes because of all the pull up pressure. This will also leave holes on the upper side of the parallel handles of the Door Gym. It's no biggy though...just apply some duck tape and it should last.

poor shipping.

2007-12-28
I recently just received the accesory bar and it is solid. I gave this review one star for the company that sent it and not for the bar itself. I received the package with the box ripped from the sides and the bar itself has a big gash in it that tears through the grip and scratches the steel bar as if it was scraped against something metal. If this is how the company ships their products, then I recommend you purchase the accesory bar somewhere else.

works great

2007-11-11
I bought the door gym and broad reach attachment for my husband about 5 months ago. It is one of the best pieces of fitness equipment he has ever had. The broad reach attachment allows him to do pull-ups with a wide position to his arms, a grip that he wouldn't be able to use otherwise. It allows him to work a different set of muscles than the standard chin-up grip. The door gym is very simple to install, and the broad reach attachment just sits on the door gym without slipping. Definitely a great product.

Easy

2007-10-27
Easy to assemble and easy to move. Now if the pull-ups were just as easy...

Works great and is safe

2006-09-19
This is a great addon to the door gym, enables you to do even more upperbody workouts. It rests ontop of the Neutral pull-up bars on the door gym, I think it's perfectly safe, no idea how'd it'd slip off seeing as it grips very well to the neutral bar. Suggest this to anyone that has a door gym obviously and would like more upper body workouts.