And there is very little equipment involved.
Garage weightlifting platform.
A diy deadlift platform costs just 150 200 to build and can be accomplished in less than two hours.
Lifts like the dead lift can often damage even garage cement floors over time.
If you re looking to train olympic lifts and dropping loaded barbells it s non negotiable.
Sloped weightlifting platforms it turns out don t work well.
The benefits of using a lifting platform are numerous.
You don t need advanced handyman skills to complete the project.
Let s help you build it.
One main benefit is safety during a failed clean snatch or any other olympic lift you can just dump the weight without worrying about the flooring beneath your feet.
The ipf requires competition.
Competition platforms will have bigger dimensions than standard gym platforms so for the sake of context below are the ipf and iwf competition regulations.
This happened to matt in his first home where he had a garage gym that was covered with just hard rubber mats.
Protects your garage floor.
Lowering and dropping weights on a cement floor covered with just a rubber mat can lead to damage.
Overcoming the slope turned out to be pretty simple.
Following is a simple guide to building a weightlifting platform on a slope.
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I had an older garage built in the 1920s and felt this would protect older concrete better and i also then was able to create a lifting platform that was flush with the stall mats by putting a stained piece of plywood also 4 x 6 x 3 4 on top of the osb in sections that i did not mat.
If you want to do basic barbell training i e.
Up to 13 ft.
Squats benches and deadlifts it s a good idea to build a weightlifting platform.
Ceilings or higher only system using spax lag screws.
I ran into this problem when building a weightlifting platform for norcal strength conditioning.
Imagine an organized garage the only safety certified lift.
You need a bombproof weightlifting platform.
This allows you to lift heavy and stay safe.