Pro Fitness Multi Pull Up Bar Review

This is the multi-grip doorway bar most people picture when they think home pull-ups: a padded steel frame that hooks over the top of the door frame and gives you wide, neutral and close grips, plus handles that turn it into a push-up and dip station on the floor. It is rated to 100kg, needs no screws, and costs around £28, which makes it the best-value way into pull-up training for most homes.

The one thing to get right is fit. Because it braces over the architrave, your doorway has to be wide enough, not too deep, and have a solid top lip. Check those before buying and it is an easy recommendation; ignore them and it either will not fit or will not be safe. If your frame will not take it, a telescopic bar or a freestanding tower is the answer.

The reason to pay a little more for a multi bar over a plain straight one is the grip variety, and it genuinely changes your training. The outer angled grips give you wide overhand pull-ups for the lats, the central parallel grips let you do neutral and close chin-ups that hit the biceps and mid-back, and rotating your hands between them keeps a simple pull-up routine progressing without any extra kit.

Then there is the floor work. Flip the bar down and the same handles become raised grips for push-ups, supports for bench-style dips, and a base for core work, all of which spare your wrists compared with flat-hand push-ups. For around £28 you are getting several pieces of kit in one, which is where the value lies.

Leverage bars are safe when the doorway suits them and risky when it does not, so this matters. The listing and owner feedback point to three requirements: an opening wider than about 108cm so the bar spans it, a frame depth under roughly 15cm because the hook shape is fixed, and a top lip or architrave over about 1.5cm for the bar to lever against. Measure all three before you buy.

The load path is the key thing to understand: your bodyweight pushes down through the bar onto that top lip. Solid, well-fixed trim takes it comfortably; thin, hollow or loose moulding can flex, mark or in the worst case pull away. Use the padded brace supplied to spread the force, inspect the trim, and if your frame is weak or trim-less, do not force it, choose a design that does not rely on the architrave.

The 100kg user limit is typical for the category and fine for most people doing bodyweight pull-ups. Treat it as a genuine ceiling, though. It includes you plus any added load, so weighted pull-ups with a dip belt and plates are out, and heavier users are better served by a freestanding tower rated to 110kg or a wall-mounted bar bolted into masonry.

Within that limit, build quality is solid for the price: a sturdy tubular frame with foam-padded grips that stay comfortable through longer sets. It is not commercial-grade, but for home bodyweight training at a sensible weight it does the job and takes down flat for storage when you are done.

Great for

• Most homes wanting varied pull-ups without screws or drilling
• Anyone who also wants push-up and dip handles from the same kit
• Standard door frames with solid trim and the right dimensions
• Users up to 100kg doing bodyweight training
• People who want to take the bar down and store it flat

Not for

• Narrow, deep or trim-less door frames (measure first)
• Homes with thin or loose architrave that could be damaged
• Users over 100kg or anyone wanting weighted pull-ups
• Anyone who wants the reassurance of a freestanding frame

The Pro Fitness Multi Pull Up Bar is the best-value way into home pull-ups for most people: a genuinely versatile multi-grip bar that also handles push-ups and dips, rated to 100kg, with no screws, for around £28. The whole verdict hinges on your doorway, so measure the width, depth and top lip first, and be honest about whether your trim is solid. If it fits, it is an easy buy; if it does not, step up to the Men's Health Power Tower or down to a telescopic bar.