Reach Bar end of May Update
4 months ago
– Fri, May 29, 2026 at 06:47:46 AM
Hi Guys,
So the tooling side of this venture has taken a fair amount more time than we anticipated. It's at least partially my fault because I made some changes to that seemed minor enough, but the back and forth between our design, product and design people has eaten up weeks - and the process is on-going.
The changes made were all about enhancing the performance of the Reach Bar and making it more user friendly - both to install and to use. And I believe they were worthwhile. I'm just sorry making them has delayed the production.
My role in this has been inventor, designer and marketer. We have really great partners on the manufacturing side of things and honestly, I don't want to push them needlessly.
My first priority is doing everything possible to make sure the Reach Bar that we put in your hands - and mine - is everything we all want it to be. Strong, safe, fully functional and ready to help us all become more fit, flexible and functional.
I've mentioned a minor personal health glitch I had right after launch - it has not in any way effected the production process, but I'll admit it has been a distraction for me personally from time to time.
But I've just completed the installation instructions that will be included with your Reach Bar. It's such a simple device and really not difficult at all to install. Before launch we will also be creating a companion video that will take you through the installation - and you'll be able to access this and other videos through our YouTube channel - or a by scanning a QR code.
Next I'm working on an instruction booklet for some of the new "Reaching" exercises you'll be doing with your bar. It's funny, just like the Reach Bar is a new invention - these exercises are really a new type of exercise. We will start you off with a group of exercises done with the bar at your own head height. This new bar position - unique to you and your body - is really the introductory step in a new kind of full-body, decompression exercises that I truly believe are life-changing.
We also plan to have companion videos - free to watch - that will take you further along. Showing how to use the bar at other body-specific heights, such as shoulder, chest, and waist. And new exercises, movements and positions that literally cannot be done without a Reach Bar.
And finally, the Reach Bar is truly a new kind of fitness tool, and I'm sure many of you will find ways to use the Reach Bar based on your own athletic, fitness and therapeutic experiences. I'm hoping many of you will share your experiences with the rest of us via social media.
So I apologize for not communicating as much as I'd have liked - but trust we are fully concentrated on getting the Reach Bar manufactured well - and shipped as soon as possible - probably in July at this point... sorry.
But I promise you, it will be worth the wait.
Tom G.
Reach Bar Update 5.8.26
5 months ago
– Fri, May 08, 2026 at 11:28:59 AM
Hi All,
First off, thank you all for supporting the Reach Bar. It has been the most meaningful and challenging venture of my life - and I would not be moving forward into manufacturing without your belief, support and frankly investment in this new fitness tool.
I can’t believe it’s May already!
And I want to say right off the bat that we will not be shipping Reach Bars in May as I once thought - and I’m sorry about that.
After launch we wired our manufacturing partner the costs involved in tooling, and we set about making a small number of product improvements we’d identified in the prior few months.The ensuing back-and-forth between design, engineering and manufacturing has eaten up most of the last month. - and that’s on me. But I honestly believe every revision we’ve initiated will make the Reach Bar a more polished, functional, strong and satisfying product when you finally get your hands on yours - and that’s my top priority.
I’m not going to try to give you a definitive delivery date just yet. But here’s where we stand today. The final design revisions are finished. Tooling will take about 3 weeks. After that we will make a provisionary production run - samples of which will go to a lab for a performance testing & certification process that will take a week to ten days. The final process of production, packaging and shipping to the west coast distribution hub will take another 4 or 5 weeks.
So the best likely scenario for you to have Reach Bars is probably early in July. That’s about as fine a point as I can put on it. We’ve already experienced issues in material availability and cost that have changed because of world events. And on a personal note, I’ve had a bit of a health glitch (I thought I was getting an ulcer LOL) that required surgical attention.
But I’m confident that we’ve sorted out most, if not all, of those complications.
We’re now solidly in the tooling process. I’m working on the included instruction manual that will be included with your Reach Bar - It will give you instructions on installing your bar, and introduce you to the essential Reaching exercises that I know you’re eager to begin doing as soon as possible.
Just as the Reach Bar is a new invention, Reaching Exercises are a completely new form of exercising that will have you working your whole body in a new synchronized way, while also tightening your core and building straighter, stronger spine.
Our plan is to offer additional instruction videos - free to watch - on our YouTube channel, along with shorter versions on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. And we’ll be reaching out to you, our backers, for any feedback you might have about ways you’re using your Reach Bar and how you’ve integrated Reaching into your own fitness regimens.
So that’s the Reach Bar progress update in a nutshell. I apologize for the delays… I know how disappointing that must be. But I can promise you we are moving forward as quickly - and diligently - as we can.
So again, thank you for your support. Thank you for your patience. And hang in there.
It’s gonna be worth the wait.
Tom G
Reach Bar
