Lifting Platform Carpet

A platform makes lifting safer in a few ways.

Lifting platform carpet.

This is easy enough to do even if you are not a. Supermats high density commercial grade solid equipment mat 24gs made in u s a. If there is a lot of surface area to cover consider installing carpet on the walls. For home gyms crossfit training flooring weight benches weightlifting equipment and general flooring and equipment mat needs 4 feet x 6 feet 48 x 72 121 9 cm x 182 9 cm.

Putting it directly on a concrete subfloor is fine. To help keep your gym quiet you need to cover your walls. First it allows you to easily bolt your rack to a stable surface ensuring that it stays put during all your lifts. If you have anything but a concrete subfloor don t try a platform.

Even better if you can take up the carpeting under the platform. 11 put carpet on the walls floor. Most commonly a lifting platform is on top of the rubber flooring that s everywhere else in the gym. This can create additional reverb when lifting.

You should never take a chance with your safety while lifting weights. The walls are typically bare. Its advantages are better force absorption for dropped weights meaning less wear and tear on both the equipment and floor underneath better noise reduction for your stupid neighbors and it creates a clearly defined lifting area for the athlete. As mentioned above before my platform the only thing i had.

The raised dedicated lifting platform is the ideal lifting surface if allowable in your gym. Safety is always number one. This won t go well. Carpet isn t that bad to lift on and i doubt you d damage it easily.

The give in the carpet could be a bad thing too. Usually home gyms are empty rooms. A simple lifting platform 5 pieces of plywood some wood screws a lot of liquid nails a horse stall mat and a rogue s 2 squat stand. I ve used a bedroom with carpet as a gym a basement with concrete flooring and a basement with carpeting throughout the years of weightlifting.

I can personally tell you how much of a difference rubber flooring makes in your home gym. The hardwood has just the right amount of traction if you re using olympic lifting shoes.