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I bought this bar from Amazon, and my husband installed it for me. It is strong and does not bend in the middle, and the brackets work fine. However, this week the bar broke when I was at the top of a pull-up. I fell backwards onto the floor with great force, and took the brunt of the blow with my elbows, thus avoiding striking my head on the floor. The working out must have given me good bone mass, as my elbows and arms did not break, but were only bruised and bloodied. However, the problem with the bar is this: you have to install it exactly as you see it in the product photo, which shows the man doing a chin-up at the right-hand side of the doorway. This way, when you slightly turn the bar as you pull up, the bar tightens. We had it installed the other way, so I was at the left of the doorway. When I'd pull myself up, I'd slightly loosen the bar, until eventually it fell from its brackets. My husband does not recall a warning about this in the instructions, but he may have overlooked it. So please be careful with this bar. It's a good bar, as long as it is installed exactly as in the photograph. Also be aware that as the bar tightens with every use (when installed properly), you may want to loosen it periodically so it doesn't cause distortion by digging too hard into the door frame.