I'm looking for guidance about building or buying a platform for a home gym where my basement floor is concrete (trying to avoid cracks and other damage from dropping weights). My ceilings are low--7 feet--so I don't plan to do any oly lifting, just squat/bench/dl, and will likely be able to fit a 6' squat stand at best. I looked at SS but its discussion of platforms was not quite a step-by-step how-to; I looked up past threads on this and the most in-depth guide I saw was at this link:
How to Build a Weightlifting Platform | The Art of Manliness. I haven't seen anyone (besides the helpful poster who supplied that link) endorse this advice, though. Is this guide pretty much spot-on? Are there other considerations I should think about? I'm not very handy at all but the AOM guide seems doable even for a novice. Also, if anyone has experience buying and liking/disliking a bought platform, that would be helpful too (online reviews can be unreliable). Really appreciate any advice or suggestions here--thank you in advance!