How to build plyo boxes assembling your jump box put the box together by hand to see if the pieces line up.
Diy plyometric jump box. Assembly is a breeze. Save the 130 you d give to rogue spend 30 on a sheet of. That does make sense but i jump higher than the box and land on top. Without further ado in the words of my amazingly hot and talented husband here is the step by step tutorial for your 3 in 1 wood plyo box.
You can download the plans for this diy 3 in 1 plyometric box by clicking the grey button below. I do not jump at an angle forward and just barley make it to the top and neither should you. You will now mark your cuts with a ruler and pencil. A simpler design made from a single sheet of plywood.
It was worth it though because it serves a purpose and i saved over 100 by making me own what makes this style of box. A step by step guide to building your own plyometric boxes for box jumps and crossfit workouts. What you do lay out your board so that it is landscape. People build it that way so you don t catch your shins on the box and for plyometric purposes.
Of all the diy projects that i ve done this has to be one of the hardest projects. Drill wood screws into the edges of the rectangles to connect the pieces. This plyometric box has three different heights 24 inch 20 inch 16 inch and is made from one sheet of plywood. Cut out all of your boards and lay them out on the floor.
Come back to the first 20 inch wide section. We re making showing you how to build a diy 3 in 1 crossfit plyometric jump box out of one sheet of plywood for your functional fitness. I put a screw about 2 from any edge and then approximately 4 spacing from there. Apply the glue to every edge that touches a different edge.
A rectangular box is good practice for keeping good form for a box jump. This box will end up being 28 x 24 x 20. I designed this plyo box so that all of the pieces will fit on a single sheet of 3 4 inch plywood because i care deeply for you your health and your wallet. How to make a 3 in 1 plyometric box step 1.
Pre drill and screw your box together. Use the four large boards to build the outer wall structure of the box. Let the box sit for 2 hours before testing it. It s just gluing and screwing.
Referring to the pdf screws go through the yellow sides into the blue and through the red sides into the blue and yellow. 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.