The 7 Best Pull-Up Bars for Home, Tested by Fitness Editors and Trainers

We like the Titan Fitness Adjustable Depth Pull-Up Bar because it’s sturdy, bare-bones, and relatively affordable. The mounting is a touch more complicated than doorway-mounted and freestanding bars, but Titan’s pull-up bar holds up to 400 pounds and feels stable.

“This is my favorite wall-mounted pull-up bar and the one I recommend to most of my clients,” says Men’s Health Fitness Director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S.. “Assembly is pretty easy, and the unit is sturdy enough to handle weighted pull-ups and even a jump up onto the bar. Tighten the bolts every few months (they occasionally loosen a bit), and you’ll be all set.”

For $80, we love that Titan offers an 11-gauge steel build. And although some folks may not love how far the bar juts out from the wall, the depth allows more clearance for movements like muscle ups (assuming you have the vertical space), leg raises, and L-sit pull-ups. You do need a wall with studs that can accommodate over four feet of length, but this shouldn’t be a problem for most people.

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More grip options mean more ways to target your back muscles (of which there are many!). XMark offers a wide 50-inch bar with neutral-grip handles that are set narrow, wide, and wider than you probably ever need. You can also opt for the standard overhand and underhand grips. For this reason, we think this sturdy-as-hell bar (which supports over 800 pounds) is the best multi-grip pull-up bar option.

“I installed the XMark pull-bar in my garage gym and, for my space, I can’t imagine have going any other way,” says Men’s Health Fitness & Commerce Editor Charles Thorp, NASM. “First and foremost, I like how sturdy it is. I also appreciate the diverse amount of grips it offers, allowing me to switch hand positioning, as well as go from pull-up to chin-ups, is a huge plus. When you are building out a home gym, you are trying to get the most out of your space, and this piece offers a lot in that capacity.”

It’s worth noting that the neutral bar handles are set between two straight bars that run perpendicular to the neutral bars. This design means that whenever you use the neutral-grip handles, you’ll have to pull yourself up and out to avoid hitting your head on the bar and achieve a longer range of motion. It’s not the most convenient design, but many people may not even mind.

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The Iron Gym bar isn’t going to win any prizes for its build quality or aesthetics, but it’s a relatively cheap and reliable option. This is your best option if you want to do more pull-ups at home on a budget. I’ve used this bar for over two years, and it’s held up just fine. The neutral handles are the most comfortable and are the ones I use most often. The bar has scuffed up my doorframe, but I was easily able to remove the marks with a Magic Eraser.

You can perform overhand-, underhand-, and neutral-grip pull-ups on this bar, making it one of the more versatile pull-up bars on our list. This bar is rated to hold up to 300 pounds, so a 180-pound guy can do weight pull-ups with up to 120 extra pounds. It doesn’t feel as stable compared to wall-mounted or free-standing bars, however. The frame will bend slightly while you use it, and if you move too quickly, it may feel like it’ll pop off the frame—which has never happened to me.

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CrossGrips are a door-mounted option with a unique design that offers the most versatility and convenience of any pull-bar on our list. Weighing just two pounds each, you can throw these into almost any bag and attach them to any door. You can also perform other exercises on them (like l-sits and push-ups).

We also like that you can adjust them horizontally, making your grip as wide or narrow as the door frame allows. The weight limit is low compared to other options on our list, but we think it’s a fair trade for the portability of the CrossGrips.

Site note: Truett Hanes of MTN OPS used these to train for his world record setting 8,100 pull-ups in 24 hours in 2023. So while they’re small and compact, they can hang with the best.

“I love Basebar because it’s a standalone unit, and doesn’t need to be bolted into my wall or attached to a door frame,” Samuel says. “It’s also super-versatile in that it has 33-inch or 52-inch heights. I can do rows and gymnastics work at the lower height, or shift it to the 52-inch setting for pull-ups and chin-ups.”

The BaseBar supports up to 600 pounds, which is enough for most folks. Still, weight capacity doesn’t always equate to stability, as Samuel found when using the bar. “If there’s a weakness to the unit,” he says, “it’s that it doesn’t handle well with kipping movements (although few in-home pull-up bars truly do). That said, it hasn’t left marks on my walls and is extra-easy to move from room to room.”

The adjustable height allows for various movements, like inverted rows, knee tucks, and front levels. When you’re done, store it in the corner of your room or your closet. You’ll barely know the BaseBar is there.

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Rogue is renowned for its manufacturing quality and design, and the Jammer pull-up bar is no exception. With the word “Rogue” laser-cut into the top of the bar, this bar will add cool to your home gym. Its no-frills design makes pull-ups accessible wherever you mount it.

We like that the bar sticks out only eight inches, making this the most compact mounted bar on this list. It’s designed to mount over your doorway and offers enough room for your hands and wrists—making overhand and underhand pull-ups an option—and for your chin to clear the bar. With a weight capacity of 500 pounds, you won’t have to worry while banging out sets of weighted reps.

Looking to build out your home gym? Most squat stands and power racks come with pull-up bars, so you can take the two-birds-one-stone approach. We like Titan’s T-3 Squat Stand because it supports 1,000 pounds, has a fairly compact footprint, and is constructed with 11-gauge steel.

Because you’re buying a squat stand, not a pull-up bar, you’ll need considerably more space—not just for the stand but for the plates, barbell, and bench you’ll presumably pair with this purchase. Also, consider this a straight bar, so you only have two grip options for pull-ups.