Putting it together I had a devil of a time lining up the holes and getting the clips through. It took me, maybe, twenty minutes to finally get it set up in the higher position, and I thought, there's no way I'm going to put putting it up and down in the course of a workout. I need to work with it both ways, decide the setting I want and keep it there permanently. I put it in the middle of my floor and hung from it in the up position, preparing to do a pullup. But when I put my full weight on it, it scared me because it felt a little tippy. This may be because I have a rug in the middle of my living room, but it's a pretty flat rug. At any rate, that's the space I have, and I'm not sure I would feel any more secure with it on bare floor. So any exercise that requires putting my full weight on it is out. Then I put it on the lower setting. This took another fifteen minutes or so lining up the holes and getting the clips in. In this position, I lay on the rug and did assisted rows. This seems like a good exercise for me, a good addition to my routine which consists of Pilates, pushups and band exercises. Adding pulling to the pushing. But, given the tippy-ness at the higher setting, rows and maybe single bar dips is all I'll be doing with it. So, it's not a bad thing to have but seems to promise more than it does and expensive for what it really delivers, at least for me.

Overall, I'd recommend this pull-up bar, but it isn't perfect. I like the simple but high quality materials and the fact that you don't need to drill anything into your walls. With that, I do wish it was slightly more stable for exercises like muscle ups. I understand the bar is primarily designed for pull-ups, so you won't have a problem there, but I found that even the most strict muscle ups are dicey without weighing down the platform with weights. To me this is a minor concern and easily fixable, but my biggest critique is that I wish the bar was thinner, or at least came with an option to choose a smaller diameter. While I understand the intention with the thicker bar is to build grip strength, when you're trying to progress to a new exercise sometimes you don't want grip strength to be an added barrier. So far this isn't a deal breaker but as a guy with average-sized hands, I think this is something that a lot of people would appreciate, so please consider offering an attachment with a thinner, more standard bar diameter. Otherwise it's working as expected after a month using it 3-4 times weekly - great product and I look forward to future improvements!

This bar works very well for my needs. I use it to build up to regular pull ups. It was easy to put together, well made and sturdy.

It needs a tad more padding for the pressure placed on your knees unlike the Rogue model I have. Also, it is a very tight fit to get your feet under the ankle pad. The ankle pad stem could be a tad long to accommodate larger feet but other a nice piece for a home gym

Its nice to have something sturdy and strong baseblock trainer good for many exercises

The reason I bought this thing was because it looked like it could stow away easily. Not only is it not easy to get the 3 inch width like it says it has online, but also when you fold the legs up, they have no way to stay up. They just fall if not perfectly balanced. I ended up having to buy velcro straps to prevent this.

I just assembled this! I weigh just under 300 lbs (5’7”), so I have a long way to go, but it felt so good to know that I can do 3 rows. No place but up from here!

My single concern is a very important one: there is no way to quickly disassemble or fold this item for storage. Once you build it, that's it. It takes up a lot of space and there is no way to quickly stow it as it does not come apart easily. This is a huge oversight. Not happy.

good idea and construction. However, base could be a little longer for better stability,

The Big Bar so far is pretty good, build quality seems pretty nice with a very grippy texture. I only put it together some days after I received it and then noticed some minor scratches and a hole in the rubber foot, presumably from shipping. BaseBlocks indicates on their website that they will cover damage only if reported within 48 hours, I did not realize that so keep that in mind. Also, when assembling be careful with left over manufacutring material, kind of dissapointing that this wasn't cleaned properly but I had about two teaspoons worth of small steel dust/beads fall out all over my floor. If you get this, don't vacuum metal up unless you have a shop vacuum - you'll want to sweep it up. I bought the Big Bar instead of the Big Bar Plus because of the ability to have it fold for a smaller footprint for condo living. However, two things to keep in mind 1. Folding isn't as easy as the promo videos shows, not particularly hard but not super fast or easy, so don't expect to fold and put it away each day without a bit of hassle and fighting the legs. 2. When folded, the metal directly contacts your floor, this seems like a massive oversight on BaseBlocks part. They advertise using the Big Bar on fancy wood floors. However, if you fold this, the rubber feet that make the bar float off the ground are no longer keeping the metal from contacting your floor and you will scratch and mess up your wood floor. I used some felt pads to mitigate this, but you'd think they would have put rubber feet on this and anticipated such.

i bought this with the intention that i would improve my pull-ups but have gained more much than that. i love how versatile the flip is because i continue to find new ways to challenge myself. definitely worth the investment, for anyone on the fence.

I purchased the mini bars to add range of motion and more pushing exercises to my calisthenics routine. They are sturdy, strong, and easy to adjust into different positions. I think they arrived within three days of ordering them, and I'm already seeing the benefits of using these bars. Super pleased with this purchase

Very sturdy setup with a nice wide pull up bar to work on grip strength as well. Love the quick height adjustment. Assembly instructions are vague and could use better detail and pictures. Shipping was very quick and the components were well wrapped but the pull up section arrived with a couple of small scratches and we had 2 incorrect sized screws. Customer service is working to correct this issue. Overall, I recommend Baseblocks if you are looking to add some equipment to your home gym.

The pull-up bar is sturdy and effective and hard to put together (as many other reviews have said).

Patients/clients cannot fit feet under the pads while wearing shoes. Height of foot pads is too short for those with larger legs. Post is not sturdy enough to use higher strength resistance bands to assist with exercises. Knob for pad adjustment height should be on the other side of the post, so you don't have to reach between a persons legs to adjust the pads.

Well made and sturdy

I have the Flip and it’s helping me build pull up strength. I haven’t received the bands I ordered yet, weird the large item came first. I’m excited to get stronger. I wish the app had female trainers.

Love it

Great products, but received them a month after ordering… Wanted to gift it for a birthday, unfortunately it took way too long to deliver; I called and was told “You’ll receive it when we have it. ”

Its a good bar, but its not stable. Provisions for weights might be helpful, and it would he nice if the bar could go a few inches lower.