Homemade Deadlifting Platform

[PeterGibbons316]

Finally finished my platform up.....



Only thing I did differently is not put any screws in the top surface. So the top piece of wood and rubber are only held in place with some gorilla glue. Hopefully that works, if not I can screw them down later.

I love it - highly recommended for anyone with a home gym.

[Puryeah]

Looks sweet man!

[md99]

Finally finished my platform up.....

Only thing I did differently is not put any screws in the top surface. So the top piece of wood and rubber are only held in place with some gorilla glue. Hopefully that works, if not I can screw them down later.

I love it - highly recommended for anyone with a home gym.

Looks great. Did you stick with a 4' center piece? It looks like you did. Do you feel like that is the right width? I ask because I'm considering making mine slightly narrower. Also let us know if you have any problems with just glueing the top down. I'd like to copy that if it works well.

[PeterGibbons316]

Looks great. Did you stick with a 4' center piece? It looks like you did. Do you feel like that is the right width? I ask because I'm considering making mine slightly narrower. Also let us know if you have any problems with just glueing the top down. I'd like to copy that if it works well.

Actually yeah, if the center piece were 6" narrower the weights would sit a little more centered on the rubber. The stall mat I found was 4' x 6' so I could have easily cut the rubber 3" longer on each side to make up for it.

I've only used it a couple times since it has been glued....if I ever have any problems I'll check back in. This thing is incredibly heavy, and doesn't have much lateral loading, so I can't imagine ever having an issue with it just being glued.

[BIgOrange865]

Nice platform...Once I clear more room in the garage this is my next piece to put in it. Quick question...did you stain the center wood/polyeurathane? Would like to know how tacky/sticky it is and if this effects lifts or not. Repped.

[PeterGibbons316]

Nice platform...Once I clear more room in the garage this is my next piece to put in it. Quick question...did you stain the center wood/polyeurathane? Would like to know how tacky/sticky it is and if this effects lifts or not. Repped.

I used this:



Same stuff I used on my plyo boxes. I only had enough left over for one coat which seems to be enough. I let it dry for 24 hours before using and it's fine - doesn't really change the surface texture of the wood much at all.

[BIgOrange865]

Thanks for the reply...wasn't sure if you used just a stain or an all-in-one. I guess the poly would help prevent tackiness in the stain itself.
As for you wondering about leaving the screws out of the top of the platform, I would think everything would be fine with the liquid nail.
The only issues I would see is if the platform were in a high heat area and you had to move it, otherwise I don't think it would budge.