That does make sense but i jump higher than the box and land on top.
Diy box jump platform. At this time you can also cut the handles for the box. Pre drill and screw your box together. This is where the brace runs across the box. Referring to the pdf screws go through the yellow sides into the blue and through the red sides into the blue and yellow.
Maybe even cut the plywood to 5 ft then place the plywood on the ground and jump some rope then continue to reduce the size of the platform until you get the right size for yourself without hitting the front of the platform with the jump rope. You will now mark your cuts with a ruler and pencil. Assembly is a breeze. This box will end up being 28 x 24 x 20.
What you do lay out your board so that it is landscape. It s just gluing and screwing. Use the four large boards to build the outer wall structure of the box. I put a screw about 2 from any edge and then approximately 4 spacing from there.
Note where the tape measure lies on the top and the line of drywall screws that follows it along the top and partially down the side. Cut out all of your boards and lay them out on the floor. How to build plyo boxes assembling your jump box put the box together by hand to see if the pieces line up. Screws go through the face of each overlapping side into the edge behind it.
People build it that way so you don t catch your shins on the box and for plyometric purposes. Apply the glue to every edge that touches a different edge. Decide which 2 panels you want to add the handles to. Come back to the first 20 inch wide section.
Six of the panels will form the box and the other three boards will be used as re enforcement inside the box. If you do build something would love for some pictures and a description. The top of the box in the picture is an 18 x 28 piece but by surrounding it on all sides with ply the total dimension becomes 20 x30. Sand each panel with an orbital sander and 220 grit paper.
How to make a 3 in 1 plyometric box step 1. A rectangular box is good practice for keeping good form for a box jump. Hope this helps rob. Do a preliminary assembly to check for evenness.