[dmoy]

Out of curiosity, what do you do your pullups on? I don't have space for something on the floor, and I'm pretty skittish about damaging doorways (having previously, you know, damaged doorways). Do the ones that brace on either side of the doorway work well?

[WalterBright]

I have a phobia of the pullup bar coming lose and me falling on my back. I attached it to the joists in the ceiling with lag screws. You could support a piano with it :-)

[dmoy]

Hah maybe I am scared of the wrong thing then.

Unfortunately I'm too short and my ceilings are too tall for a joist mounted deal. (However that does mean I can do more pullups I guess)

[thecatwentup]

Normally I'd recommend a gym (I also don't have space in my apartment) but that's not realistic right now. I've found in the past that the doorway bars that hook around the structure work pretty well, and some cardboard will prevent scuffs.

[gautamdivgi]

I use this - https://www.target.com/p/pure-fitness-multi-purpose-doorway-.... I've had that bar for a while but just decided to do 1 pull-up a couple of weeks back. Graduated to 2 last week.

I'm not affiliated with target or the bar manufacturer.

[torben-friis]

This is an amazing coincidence! I bought the same one and I literally just finished setting it up.

If you don't mind the question, how thick is your door frame? I feel like the bar tends to slide down / put pressure downwards on the wooden frame and I'm reluctant to hang on it for fear of breaking it, not sure if it's how it's supposed to work.