{"id":191,"date":"2013-02-04T09:17:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T09:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?page_id=191"},"modified":"2020-02-28T20:31:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T20:31:23","slug":"power-bar-chin-up-review-door","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/reviews\/power-bar-chin-up-review-door\/","title":{"rendered":"PowerBar2 DoorFrame Chinup Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PowerBar2 Review<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purchased from Amazon for<br>\n<a title=\"Amazon - powerbar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Powerbar-welded-capacity-design-assembly\/dp\/B0043NO1HI\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1371819701&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=powerbar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a323.60<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">Very impressed <\/span>with this chin up bar, it&#8217;s made of welded metal and is very robust and strong.<br> I live in a terraced council house (not sure if this is particularly relevant&#8230;) and it fitted into my door frame perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The design cantilevers the weight against the door frame, rather than pulling down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">I was trying to learn Adobe After Effects whilst making this review video. Hence the stupidness of it:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c8JFNxJWQqo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow up Video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Measurements of the bar are shown below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>maximum door frame is 80cm \/ 800mm<\/li><li>Doorframe needs to stick out 12mm  \/ 1.2cm from the wall<\/li><li>When the arms are pulled out, they measure 260mm \/ 26cm<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JJkcAhI-5rE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pros of the Powerbar 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Very Sturdy<\/li><li>No Assembly required<\/li><li>Up to 20 stone of bodyweight allowed on the bar<\/li><li>New version comes with ruby stoppers to stop marks on the wall<\/li><li>Folds up neatly for storage<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article by <a title=\"Author\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/116809745404325304844\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drew Griffiths<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PowerBar2 Review Purchased from Amazon for \u00a323.60 Very impressed with this chin up bar, it&#8217;s made of welded metal and is very robust and strong. I live in a terraced council house (not sure if this is particularly relevant&#8230;) and it fitted into my door frame perfectly. 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