I experimented a little bit and tried to make it the strongest structure while using the least amount of wood, A.K.A money. The picture above is a little more wood than you will actually need. Oh as for the “+ Coffee”, whatever source of artificial motivation you use…it may be time to load up on your favorite beverage I recommend Bullet Proof Coffee :), this is quite a project.Īlso, draw some sketches and plan it out.

If you are 5′ 11″ tall and above, build it. Another thing to note is the 3.5″ box can be viewed as optional depending on how tall you are. This will put your boxes somewhere between 43.25″ and 44″ depending on how well they stack. All boxes are 36″ x 20″ then heights are….The jerk boxes consist of, in total, both stack of boxes: So far, the jerk boxes are holding up great.Īlright! Let’s get started! Step 0: End of Three Fitness DIY Jerk Boxes + Coffee I also did some lighter high rep stuff to make sure the tops could take a beating. Honestly, these boxes are sturdy, I thoroughly tested them at 285 lb overhead and dropped many times on the boxes. These things will take up quite a bit of space in your garage…you have been warned.over my head and so I do not know how well they would hold up to a weightlifter pounding insane weights on them daily. Basically all I mean by that is I cannot jerk 450 lb. I am not a Weightlifter, in the Olympic lifting sense of the word.I am a one man shop, and my jerk boxes are used in a “one man shop”, I did not build these for commercial use and do not have any data as to how well they would hold up with a ton of people using them each and every single day.However, I also know who might be in the market for some DIY jerk boxes, so I would like to let those of you who don’t know me, know a little bit more, to assist in deciding whether these are the right plans for you. Ok, last thing before we jump into building these bad boys…disclaimers:įirst, I stand behind everything I build (not everything you build), and I fully trust the jerk boxes I have built for regular use in my garage gym. I have even used low boxes to act as my “safety bars” when going really heavy on squat.

While that is the primary purposes of jerk boxes, I have been using them for a lot more, and you can too. Obviously, dependent on your style of training, they can be quite useful. This allows for high rep jerks and heavy jerks without having to re-rack or risk hitting your spine.

Jerk boxes also allow you to “jerk” heavy weight overhead and bring it back down to the boxes as opposed to the ground or your back.

snatching from below the knee (and MANY other combinations)

Jerk boxes give you the ability to lift at different heights and positions of a specific lift, i.e.

Diy snatch blocks