My brother came to visit, and I took advantage of having him here. Decided to build a platform to put my rack on and do some oly lifts in front of. I wasn't happy with just having the mats down in the garage, as I was worried about damaging the concrete. Big difference having the wood underneath the rubber sound and vibration wise.
Stealing directions from a few that I've seen on here and other boards, this was the results.
Platform is 8w x 12L
6, 3/4 inch 4x8 sheets of oak plywood from Home Depot
3, 3/4 inch 4x8 stall mats
a bunch of 1 1/4 wood screws
few tubes of liquid nails
a few drinks along the way
Pics attached. Honestly, this was stupid easy to put together but we learned the stall mats and plywood are not cut the same. So after getting the wood glued and screwed, dropping the mats on top there is about maybe a 1/4 of wood sticking out from the mats. Shrug, looks fine to me.
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04-07-2013, 02:46 AM #1Registered User
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Decided to build a platform - Pics
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04-07-2013, 04:57 AM #2York Man
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Nice setup. Have you posted pics of your gym?
You need a good rack, a bench, and a 300-lb Olympic weight set. Now, what was your question?
My home gym: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=652376&p=1465291461&viewfull=1#post1465291461.
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04-07-2013, 06:20 AM #3Registered User
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Pics embedded.Originally Posted by Latetowork
My brother came to visit, and I took advantage of having him here. Decided to build a platform to put my rack on and do some oly lifts in front of. I wasn't happy with just having the mats down in the garage, as I was worried about damaging the concrete. Big difference having the wood underneath the rubber sound and vibration wise.
Stealing directions from a few that I've seen on here and other boards, this was the results.
Platform is 8w x 12L
6, 3/4 inch 4x8 sheets of oak plywood from Home Depot
3, 3/4 inch 4x8 stall mats
a bunch of 1 1/4 wood screws
few tubes of liquid nails
a few drinks along the way
Pics attached. Honestly, this was stupid easy to put together but we learned the stall mats and plywood are not cut the same. So after getting the wood glued and screwed, dropping the mats on top there is about maybe a 1/4 of wood sticking out from the mats. Shrug, looks fine to me.
Nice job! Reps on recharge...
Edit: Where did you find 4'x8' stall mats? The 4'x6' size is far more common...▪█─────█▪ Equipment Crew #35
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04-07-2013, 07:19 AM #4Registered User
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Looks good.
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04-07-2013, 08:27 AM #5Registered User
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This feed store called Deyoungs in Woodinville Washington has them. They also carry the 4x6 in two different thicknesses (1/2 and 3/4).Originally Posted by KBKB
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04-07-2013, 08:28 AM #6Registered User
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I will post in the Home gym thread after I clean it up. It's basically what you see here.Originally Posted by AttyGuy
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04-07-2013, 09:25 AM #7Keeping it simple
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nice platform, It huge
It surprises me how many people refuse to buy equipment from Elitefts because its too expensive but they will buy equipment from their competitors, then continue to go on EFS website to educate themselves for FREE
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04-07-2013, 09:27 AM #8Registered User
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Very nice job. Looks great.
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04-07-2013, 10:13 AM #9Registered User
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Nice work, I like the size and the 4x8 stall mats. Reps!
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