Build a Lifting Platform in 3 Minutes!

[@rsd22123]

Love Phil's clips on training a great deal, but I love his dogs even more. More dog's please and thank you....🙂

[@TestifySC]

This is a common sentiment - pretty fair really :-)

[@TeamFrancescoOfficial]

Good info, thanks.

[@TestifySC]

Thanks, and I'm glad you found it useful.

[@Ma7cosdiaz]

Ima save alot of money . Thanks

[@TestifySC]

Glad to hear it, and you’re welcome!

[@brittonswaine5995]

Thank you

[@TestifySC]

You're welcome!

[@chiseen]

can you please elaborate on the valley vs mountain rule? Im about to do this for my home gym. Thank you!

[@TestifySC]

Sure thing. Pretty much every sheet of 4 x 8 OSB you purchase (or any plywood, for that matter) will have a slight bow or bend to it. In other words, if you lay it flat on the floor, either the middle will be up off the floor a bit (making a "mountain") or the ends will be up off the floor a bit (making a "valley"). You could also picture this if you imagine pouring water onto the board. If the imaginary water would run away from the middle and spill off the edges, you've got the crown up (which is what you want), so it's a "mountain." If water would run toward the middle of the board and start to gather there in a pool, you've got the crown down, so it's a "valley," and in this case, you'd want to flip the board over so that you have a mountain. Does that help?

[@chiseen]

⁠@@TestifySCyes that helped a lot! I understand now. I appreciate you responding, i want it to do it properly to make it last.

[@TestifySC]

Glad to help, and I hope your platform turns out great!

[@jasonharmon8782]

What are the dimensions of the portion that extends into the rack?

[@jensronnest1072]

Where is the link to the jigsaw?

[@TestifySC]

Solid question, and we didn't originally have it in the equipment listed in the description. It's there now, and I'll put it here as well: Black + Decker Jig Saw (corded) amzn.to/47dvqbW DeWalt Jig Saw (cordless) amzn.to/3toYMq1 In the video I refer to about cutting horse stall mats (linked in the description), I use a Black + Decker jig saw because, for some reason, that's what I had at the gym that day. That said, I usually use our DeWalt cordless jig saw, but if you go that route, make sure you purchase a battery as well. Either jig saw will work fine. The corded Black + Decker is cheaper, while the flexibility and portability of the cordless DeWalt is awfully convenient (especially for other jobs).

[@SDFlagg]

Fucking GOLD bro. Thank you.

[@TestifySC]

You’re very welcome!

[@mike.pritchett.p7by916]

Good tutorial, but those small ones take like 9 months start to finish.

[@TestifySC]

Ha! So true :-)

[@manuelavendano3891]

Hey bud, why OBS instead of plywood for the first two layers?

[@TestifySC]

OSB is cheaper, and that is the main consideration. Also, those layers are hidden by the top layer, so it doesn’t really matter what it looks like.

[@davorzdralo8000]

Just to elaborate a bit on this, plywood is about 4 times more expensive in my locale 😂

[@PaweDrozanski]

I have just build a house and will arrange my gym. I needed a blueprint for weightlifting platform before, now I don't :) I will use your project. Thank you.

[@TestifySC]

Pawel D - you’re very welcome. In the description below this video, you will find the two original (also longer and more detailed) videos of how to assemble a platform. I would recommend watching those as well. I hope your gym turns out great!

[@PaweDrozanski]

@@TestifySC I will show you the final result probably in few months. Thank you very much, bless you.

[@TestifySC]

@@PaweDrozanski Sounds great, and you're welcome.

[@David-hy9ni]

Man, Great instruction. I can do this! Question: How would I correct the “pitch” I have in my garage? It’s pitched towards the outside so that water can run outside the garage. Thanks again bud. Great job!

[@TJ-jq4jm]

Hi, measurements for your platform please?

[@TestifySC]

8' x 8' and roughly 2.25" tall

[@notime4999]

So we're going to need 4 of those stall mats?

[@TestifySC]

Just 3 mats, and if you like, you can do it using only 2 mats with a slight design modification. Mat #1 provides one 6' x 27" section, mat #2 provides another 6' x 27" section, and mat #3 provides both 2' x 27" sections. To do it using only 2 mats, you'll have four 12" x 27" sections (i.e., 1' x 27") instead of two 24" x 27" sections. In this case, you can get these sections from what's left over on mat #1 and mat #2. We have one platform like this, and in this case, we centered the 6' sections from front to back, thus allowing us to put a 1' section at the front and another 1' section at the back on each side of the wood section. Hope this helps!

[@DanteLikesRock]

what is wrong with using OSB? isn't it strong?

[@TestifySC]

OSB is great for the first and second layers, but I would not recommend using it for the top layer. Because OSB is made up of so many tiny strands of board and because the top layer gets a lot of traffic, the chance of those strands starting to come up over time makes it not a great choice. I would recommend MDF or a single sheet of plywood.

[@DanteLikesRock]

@@TestifySC thanks for the detailed reply. :)

[@TestifySC]

You’re very welcome!