I was on the fence for foam or wood Plyo, this video was just what I needed. I do weighted step-ups, so the wood wins out. Stability is more important than comfort- for me. Good review. Appreciate you :)
Thanks man! Really well done. I think I'll start with wood and then go with foam if too uncomfortable. Stability is definitely more important to me right now.
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You got lucky that you got the $110 box on Amazon, it's sold out now and you have to pay $200 for that 16-pound foam box. Def using my foam box against a wall. Good idea using the box for pigeon stretch. Nice home gym :) Thank you for the video, very useful.
No problem, glad you got some value from it. I’m lucky I have all of my fitness equipment. It’s crazy that it’s all sold out or the price is way jacked up.
David Ferguson Jr thanks man. Haha, I definitely don’t do near 100 but I’m not Ja Morant either. I usually do anywhere from 5-25 honestly, in addition to some other lower body movements.
did the foam box come already built... or did you have to assemble it and then put the foam sleeve on ?? GREAT video by the way. you've helped me immensely. :)
They make 2 styles of 3 in 1 foam boxes - a 16 lbs one, and a 60 lbs one. Do you think the weight is part of the issue to the stability of the foam plyo box? Maybe the 60 lbs foam plyo box would not fall over as easily?
I'm looking for a plyo box for my kids basketball team. They are 9 and 7 years old. What is better for younger kids? Will the stability of the foam be an issue for them?
If you have a wall you can put it up against then I would go with foam 100% cuz they won’t get hurt if they miss the landing. If you don’t have a wall you may have to go with wood because it’s very easy to land with forward momentum and the box will fly out from under them. I’ve heard they now have heavier foam boxes which may be the best of both worlds but I don’t have any experience with them.
@@Lurtz14301 thanks for the quick reply! We will be mostly operating out of a basketball gym, so the foam sounds like a good option to try first. Especially since I will be transporting it around. Thanks!
I would say the wood box because it’s just so much better for step ups. The downside is a lot of times in CrossFit you are doing box jumps in a fatigued state and this can significantly increase your chances of missing a jump and wrecking your shins. If you are doing weighted step ups I would say for sure go with the wood box. If you are doing just bodyweight step ups and a lot of box jumps I would say the foam box is better as long as you have a wall to put it up against. If you just put it in the middle of a room it’ll fall over when you jump on it.
@@rohanbhatia2021 wood, just be careful and focus on the landing on top of the box and don’t sacrifice good landing for time. Unless you wanna take several weeks off.
@@Lurtz14301 makes sense. My one has flaps on the side, so i put some weight on there to make it more stable. Also i use only the 12inch height to use the broader base.
I think it’s probably a little too soft to be ideal. If you’re not squatting real heavy it could work alright. It’s also probably too tall unless you are a tall individual.
Chris Fish and Fitness yea I’m 6’4, wanted to get the foam box for box jumps, step ups, box squats and for the pigeon. Would you suggest getting the wooden box instead?
Yeah if you’re gonna do step ups it’s way better and I think for box squats it’ll be quite a bit better too. Pigeon should be fine just put down a towel so your ankle bone doesn’t push into the wood. Just be careful with box jumps. Otherwise search for a super hard foam one but I would recommend the wood one
Wouldn’t really matter. Whatever is cheaper. If you’re training barefoot I’d get the foam, shoes I’d go with the wood unless you are worried about messing up your shins. Either will work just fine. Foam is probably cheaper for shipping. Also work on some lower body strengthening and lower level plyometrics.
Take a plywood box. Add rubber edging to all corners. Fill in with thin foam padding. Best of worlds. Should be able to make it yourself for under $100. Why do people pay so much for a simple plywood box that can easily be made for a single sheet of plywood???
Right now to buy the foam boxes on Amazon is like $80 and a wood one is around $100 and comes pre drilled and sanded. I like doing some things myself and have definitely made several trips to menards to make workout gear but I don’t have the tools to make a box and sand it down nicely for any cheaper.
Well the ones I have are all the same size. They do make a smaller wood one but I don’t know if they make a smaller foam one. The wood would work, lol, but I feel like you would need to put a folded up towel or something under your back/shoulders and you would be more focused on keeping it there than getting a good glute contraction. I’ll research some but the foam box is a rectangle and if you rotate it the top would either be 20 inches, 24 inches, or 30 inches. Having it on 20 would probably be fine even if you are short and if it’s too tall you could always put it by a staircase and put your feet on the bottom step too.
Ok just checked Amazon which is actually a pretty good place to buy them and there are several smaller options than this 20 24 30. They have a 16 18 20 and a 18 20 24 and some others as well. So if you don’t plan on doing box jumps with the 30 inch side of the box you could definitely get one of these smaller ones. They’re cheaper too.
Yes, just make sure you have it backed up to a wall so it doesn’t slide out. I’ve done them with around 200 lbs and it works fine. If you are gonna go much heavier and for higher rep sets it might start to compress down a little too much.
