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[IN Store Only now] Action Multi Function Chin Up Trainer for $9.82 at Big W

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With the chin up trainer you can perform chin ups, pull ups, sit ups, push ups and dips; Seems a good price.

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21/3 So for those of you that missed out it looks like these are now available in store as well. Big W Stafford (QLD) had 10+ on the shelf for this price. I picked one up and i'm very happy with it.

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  • issh on 15/03/2011 - 08:11

    wow that's so cheap

  • RideCurbs on 15/03/2011 - 08:21

    pur…chased :)
    Thanks

  • marquise on 15/03/2011 - 08:22
    +2

    Looks good, how much is the regular price? Might give it a go, although still worried if I do chin-ups on the door that I will break something.

    • issh on 15/03/2011 - 08:26

      even it you don't use it for chin ups its a good price
      but it is very rare for a chin up bar to break a door

      look at the very first image, looks weird how it is clamped on both sides of the door

    • tor on 15/03/2011 - 10:05
      +1

      It wont break your door, but it might scrape off a bit of paint, or make a few dents, depending on what material the door frame is made of.

    • swimmingtoad on 15/03/2011 - 12:22
      +2

      They have been known to mess with skirting around the door, think about it, it was never designed to hold 80+ kgs in that way

  • mxyzptik on 15/03/2011 - 08:33
    +4

    JAWSOME!!

    • Ashlea on 15/03/2011 - 16:50

      Chin ups to work off the fat from all the maxibons everyones been eating lately.

      • issh on 15/03/2011 - 17:28

        Chin ups

        lol a better way to get a chindominal

        do chip up with yout chines instead of your hands

  • geoffizl on 15/03/2011 - 08:42

    got one. free delivery is nice :)

  • Timski on 15/03/2011 - 08:59

    Awesome, cheers!

  • Michaelz101 on 15/03/2011 - 09:22

    Awesome price, got one 1 year ago for 50 and I thought that was cheap. Does this need you to drill holes on top of your door frame?

  • ihbh on 15/03/2011 - 09:23

    I have one of these and they are perfect. Great value (bought it for $30 with free delivery online 2 years ago), great chin up workout, doesn't affect door frame - no drilling holes. It keeps in place through your weight and friction.

    2ndary use - clothes hanger.

    Bought 4 as gifts - can't get on Amazon for this price.

  • andy19363 on 15/03/2011 - 09:32

    Was the same price in store a couple of weeks ago.
    Nice bit of kit….can also be used for push ups.
    has a weight limit of 110 kg

  • SINGHisKING on 15/03/2011 - 09:39

    Great Deal, been looking for one of these for a while. Free shipping is a +VE !
    Good Find.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2011 - 10:00
    +4

    Guys, you don't need to purchase a chin up bar. Just go to the park and hit the monkey bars or any type of bars. For dips use a bench or find a fence or railing ledge for a different dip variation. I have one of those chin up bars and it's sitting at home gathering dust because I only hit the park now.

    • venu on 15/03/2011 - 10:09

      how do you kick the kids off the monkey bars?

      • leonheart1 on 15/03/2011 - 10:26
        +8

        With your legs?

        • bhm133 on 15/03/2011 - 10:37
          +4

          It is one continual motion. Chin up, gather momentum using abs, legs thrust out, kids instantly off monkey bars. With practice, it can be achieved all in one motion - like the yoga/indian push up style. Best thing is, it will give you an all in one workout.

        • schwinn on 15/03/2011 - 10:40
          +1

          I can't use the monkey bars because I'm too tall. My head already portrudes past the rungs standing up.

        • omcb on 15/03/2011 - 15:48

          @schiwnn - You can kneel on the ground and pull yourself up that way. Works well for tall people.

        • schwinn on 15/03/2011 - 18:40

          Yes I have thought of kneeling on the ground but I wouldn't know how to explain the carpet burns/sores on my knees to my wife.

  • Twisty on 15/03/2011 - 10:05

    Got one of these middle of last year for the same price, its everyday price then and its a great device :)

  • daydream on 15/03/2011 - 10:06

    Can't see how this device adds any real value for sit ups (stick your feet under a couch) or dips (use a chair).

  • mshanann on 15/03/2011 - 10:07
    +1

    Does this thing sit physically on the actual door itself? Or does it somehow attach to the framing?

    If it gets applied on the door itself, it looks a great way to ruin your door hinges / or rip hinges/screws from door/frame etc.

    EDIT - ok it looks like it hooks in to the framing …

    here is an image…

    http://www.asseenontvguys.com/productimages/as_seen_on_tv_gu…

    • RandomNinja on 15/03/2011 - 10:19
      +1

      Just sits on the doorframe, no physical attachments to the frame.

      It's not on the door itself so won't ruin hinges. The frame however is another matter. At my parents place, their wooden frames bend a bit when I use it so quite possibly over time you could damage it. I've got metal door frames at home which are rock solid.

      The padding does wear over time… on my one, the foam on the handle and where it touches the side of the door frame have split and its managed to scrape some paint off. But some cloth and an elastic band have fixed that problem.

      • alebox on 15/03/2011 - 11:51

        a $10 toy that damages my door :/ doesnt sound like the best deal to me

  • red-hot on 15/03/2011 - 10:07

    So, this is what chin-ups do> "A chin-up program will not only build impressive width and thickness to your back, but will also pack solid inches on your arms by promoting growth on your biceps, brachialis, brachio-radialis and pronator teres."

  • nchc on 15/03/2011 - 10:14
    +14

    Remember to set up a video camera for funniest home videos

  • mshanann on 15/03/2011 - 10:19

    delete

  • schwinn on 15/03/2011 - 10:28
    +9

    Bargain! Tomorrow I'll wake up do some P90X Meet a really nice girl have some really nice sex…

  • Sxio on 15/03/2011 - 10:32
    -5

    It seems a good price, but really, chin ups are amongst the toughest exercise you can do. The average young male can do less than 3. The average person can't do 1.

    So… i would think carefully about whether you're going to use it before you purchase.

    And really, for $10, i don't think the build quality will be there.

    • schwinn on 15/03/2011 - 10:35

      Main concern is the weight it can hold up. After that it's all up to you to train and get your chin-up counts up.

      You don't have to start from the bottom and pull yoruself up; you can start with assistance (lifting yourself via leg on chair/stool) or start at the top and slowly go down.

      Perhaps the average young male/person can do lss than 3, but a HEALTHY male should be able to do more than that.

      • dzhay on 15/03/2011 - 12:38

        if the average male can do 3 and the average person can't do one, am I to take it that women are average people and men are above average or Übermensch? Or is it that women are really subaverage, and that while men can do 3, women can only do -3, meaning that the average person cannot even do 1.

    • clandestino on 15/03/2011 - 10:36
      +1

      the average person can't do 1? Not sure where you are getting your stats from. But I suspect it is a very poor source of info.

      • Sxio on 15/03/2011 - 14:35
        -1

        I'm a personal trainer. I train people for a living.

        Do you know what average means? All people, from 0 years to 99 years? How many of them (on average) do you think can do a chin up?

        Not even 1 my friends. Trust me, I've seen it for years.

        And for the guy saying you can easily do 25 chin ups… well yeah, they are a lot easier than pull ups, but it's pretty rare to see that with good form.

        But you know, vote me down or whatever, I'm just telling the truth. I only spend about 10 hours a day in a gym observing people train.

        • geoffizl on 15/03/2011 - 14:56
          +1

          whats the difference between a pull up and chin up?

        • omcb on 15/03/2011 - 15:44
          +1

          @geoffizi - Chinups have hands facing towards you or neutral (facing inwards from the pegs that stick out)—I-I—, while pullups are hands facing away from you. Pullups are harder.

      • Bob81 on 15/03/2011 - 19:35

        Want to build a big back? Wide grip pull-up's are the only way!

    • venu on 15/03/2011 - 10:52

      those stats are def wrong or from america. maybe it should be pull ups, they are a lot harder.

    • ihbh on 15/03/2011 - 12:21

      After a couple of months practice you should be able to do 15 proper ones easily.

    • swimmingtoad on 15/03/2011 - 12:26

      after an 8 week program, you can easily work to 25 reps

    • alebox on 15/03/2011 - 12:42

      chin ups are far far easier than pull ups. i expect you are thinking of pullups

      • swimmingtoad on 15/03/2011 - 15:46

        No, 25 pull ups is achievable in about 8 weeks. With dedication obviously

        • Foma2 on 15/03/2011 - 16:12

          once you reached 28 pullups mark you can do them almost infinetily.
          a trick is that you do them at your pace (~one pullup in 6 seconds) and yuor musceles will recover while you are at the lowest point.
          i am not an instructor i probably cannot explain it well but it is what i did when i was 19 ;)
          belive me or not but i got bored doing pullups.
          if you think i am a lier just do not trust me but i am telling you once you are fit you can do whatever you want.

  • schwinn on 15/03/2011 - 10:35

    oh, and go watch some p90x vids yo.
    HAhahahaa.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2011 - 10:55
    +2

    I got one 2 weeks ago from big w at this price, felt like it was going to break my door frame so its only been used for 2 chin ups and the sit up function is shit, get a sit up bench from big w for 40 bucks instead, much better.

  • lostsock on 15/03/2011 - 11:12
    +1

    Online only special. Includes free delivery. Ends Mar-21.

    Currently unavailable online

    ??? :(

  • sparkles on 15/03/2011 - 11:15
    +1

    Cheapest way to break up your house ever! Bargain!

  • firedragon on 15/03/2011 - 11:17

    I got this recently….you get what you pay for. Btw bear in mind your door frame needs a 'lip'. If the frame is flush with the rest of the wall, there will be nothing for the thing to hang on.

  • cdhiren on 15/03/2011 - 11:21

    No longer available. But a +1 for the deal.

    $9.82 Online only special. Includes free delivery. Ends Mar-21.
    Currently unavailable online

    • PurchaseAnxiety on 15/03/2011 - 11:36

      Yep, just saw this too. Was about to buy one too!

    • kar200 on 15/03/2011 - 11:43

      Same here, I actually saw this this morning and started the purchase and needed to login. I was side tracked at work and forgot was doing it and now it is not available any more. Not happy:(((((

      • edgar28 on 15/03/2011 - 13:04
        +1

        just grab from store…… my friend just reserved one for same price. Livingston W.A.

        • kar200 on 16/03/2011 - 08:55

          Thanks mate, will give them a call.

  • phobaphobic on 15/03/2011 - 12:34

    This is all very good if you have a door with a jutting out bit on top of it. Unfortunately these kinds of doors are also the cheaper flimsy kind.

    I have a much more expensive one which is screwed into my door frame, piece of mind is worth it.

  • dzhay on 15/03/2011 - 12:55
    +1

    I don't have a door, can I hang this from my car, dog or a cardboard box?

    • scrimshaw on 15/03/2011 - 13:02
      +1

      Methinks you need to work on getting a house to live in first.

  • mikkim4eva on 15/03/2011 - 13:27

    Front entrance of the house looks to be the sturdiest… so go ahead take that shirt off and show off your beer belly to your neighbors XD

  • everyone on 15/03/2011 - 13:49

    mine just arrived with the screws, washers and locknut missing. The box had australia post repair tape over both ends. The ends had barely any other tape on it, which seems to me like they shipped it without even taping it up. I guess i'll go to the store and return the damn thing.

    • geoffizl on 15/03/2011 - 14:56

      when did you order?

      • everyone on 15/03/2011 - 16:07

        yesterday, when i first saw the email from big w

    • schwinn on 15/03/2011 - 16:03
      +1

      You may not see it, but the screwing has been done.

      Hopefully this isn't the case for the rest! Let us know how the returns go.

      • everyone on 15/03/2011 - 20:01

        i went in before they closed and they just replaced it for me. Heaps in stock and its the same price as online. The only bargain is the free shipping, but in my case, not anymore. :(

  • alecator on 15/03/2011 - 17:17
    +3

    Lol
    "Online only special.
    Currently unavailable online"

  • CatseyeHardcast on 15/03/2011 - 17:31

    Got one the other week for this price.

    Good unit, no drilling etc required and hasn't marked my door frame.

  • spare13 on 15/03/2011 - 18:40

    So are they out of stock?

    • issh on 15/03/2011 - 18:50
      +1

      online: yes

      • ozhunter on 15/03/2011 - 18:57

        it's an online only special.

        • everyone on 15/03/2011 - 20:00

          the special is the free shipping, the price in store is the same.

  • IgnitionS15 on 15/03/2011 - 20:07
    +2

    People who missed out just go to your local park and do chin ups or pull ups there

  • bendertiger on 15/03/2011 - 21:37
    +1

    Fry: Ow, my head! Ow, my feet! Ow, my head! Ow, my feet!
    Professor: Keep your chin up.
    Fry: Ow, my chin!

  • DeadlySaber on 15/03/2011 - 23:05

    Missed out again on these BigW online deals, probably ozbargain effect.

  • MrLeE on 16/03/2011 - 00:27
    -1

    Seems like Big W has been oh Zeed. (OZ'ed)

  • jenawabz on 16/03/2011 - 22:57

    looks like its not just online. I just picked one up at my local Big W (Karrinyup, WA) for the same price. They had plenty in stock too, 10+.

  • ThePistonHead on 25/03/2011 - 12:30

    Called up asking about my order, told it was on backorder expected to arrive in a couple of days.

    Anyone else not received theirs?

    • aunwit on 25/03/2011 - 14:23

      Yeah i haven't received mine either. the status of mine has been on "Order Being Processed" since i've bought it…they must've really had limited stock…

  • everyone on 25/03/2011 - 12:41

    lol, mine dropped off the door and bent out of shape a bit, used it a few times, now i dont think i cant trust it to stay attached when i use it.

    • marquise on 25/03/2011 - 17:07

      I hope it doesn't drop off while you are pulling up!

  • marquise on 25/03/2011 - 17:06

    Still waiting for mine. Says Being Processed.

    • Plopz on 28/03/2011 - 10:13

      Mine too. Over 2 weeks processing is a bit on the ridiculous side, so I rang them up this morning. The helpful lady on line told me that their warehouse was receiving a shipment of these in about 2 weeks time so we can expect them to be dispatched around then.

      She also offered me a refund of the product, but I opted to wait the 2 weeks.

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