Portable Exercise Apparatus

A method for constructing a portable exercise apparatus and mounting above a door frame, the method comprising:

• providing a clamping member;
• providing a pull up bar mechanism;
• mounting a swivel joint mounted between the clamping member and the pull up bar mechanism;
• releasably securing the clamping member above the door frame;
• permitting full horizontal rotation of the pull up bar mechanism relative to the clamping member;
• and
• enabling a full rotation pull up workout.

A portable exercise apparatus for mounting above a door frame, the portable exercise apparatus comprising:

• a clamping member comprising a first clamping arm having an L-shaped free end and a connecting end, an L-shaped second clamping arm having a free end and a connecting end, the free ends of the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm facing each other, and a U-shaped connecting arm perpendicularly connected between the connecting ends of the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm;
• a tension mechanism for moving the free ends of the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm in a general direction toward each other;
• a pull up bar mechanism comprising a semicircular bracket and a pull up bar, and further wherein the pull up bar is supported between two free ends of the bracket;
• and
• a swivel joint mounted between the clamping member and the pull up bar mechanism;
• wherein the clamping member is capable of being releasably secured above the door frame;
• and
• wherein the swivel joint permits full horizontal rotation of at least three hundred and sixty (360°) degrees of the pull up bar mechanism enabling a full rotation pull up workout.