A rectangular box is good practice for keeping good form for a box jump.
Diy box jump platform. How to build plyo boxes assembling your jump box put the box together by hand to see if the pieces line up. 4 level or other straight edge. After finishing the sequence walk back to the start for recovery or immediately hop back down the row of boxes. Paint we used and recommend deck over by behr circular saw.
Drill wood screws into the edges of the rectangles to connect the pieces. This box will end up being 28 x 24 x 20. I do not jump at an angle forward and just barley make it to the top and neither should you. Here is the step by step tutorial for your 3 in 1 wood plyo box.
That does make sense but i jump higher than the box and land on top. Come back to the first 20 inch wide section. This plyometric box has three different heights 24 inch 20 inch 16 inch and is made from one sheet of plywood. I decided to customize it with krylon supermaxx all in one black hammered finish and krylon supermaxx all in one banner red that i picked up at walmart.
Jump onto the first box then off on the other side onto the second box then off and so on down the line. People build it that way so you don t catch your shins on the box and for plyometric purposes. Diy 3 in 1 wood plyo box for 35. 2 deck screws box tube wood glue or bottle 8 2 4 board.
Apply the glue to every edge that touches a different edge. A plyometric box is a great addition to any home gym. It s just gluing and screwing. Cut out all of your boards and lay them out on the floor.
You will now mark your cuts with a ruler and pencil. Do a preliminary assembly to check for evenness. Use the four large boards to build the outer wall structure of the box. Of all the diy projects that i ve done this has to be one of the hardest projects.
Let the box sit for 2 hours before testing it. How to make a 3 in 1 plyometric box step 1. What you do lay out your board so that it is landscape. Assembly is a breeze.