/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Soon I will be needing 4 or 5 sturdy shop tables/benches. I’ve had this design from ana white saved for years and like them for how easy they seem to build and dimension and think I want go with this design. My concern tho is the joint for the horizontal supports, according to the plans these are all screwed and glued end grain to face grain, that doesn’t seem very sturdy to me. Any way to make this a stronger connection without making it a lot more complex? I guess could make cross lap joints in the middle ones pretty easily but what about the big legs? Any ideas