Lifting Platform Over Carpet

I have a platform on top of carpet and the rack is bolted to the platform.

Lifting platform over carpet.

I have indoor outdoor carpet in my back patio where i work out and it is very solid. Use modular tiles rubber or foam for installation purposes. But if you re still not sure what to get here are a few of our most popular. Had my stall mats on carpet for over a year till everything got moved to the new garage gym with no staining problems they will shift around a bit because of the carpet fibers solved this by screwing a 1 4 round wood molding.

Lifting platform on carpet. For carpet you re going to either need to pull up the carpet ideal or lay sheets of 3 4 or 23 32 plywood over the carpet and the mats on top of that. It is laid right on top of concrete with no pad. The old school way was to build up a tall frame 6 deep or so build the middle lifting area solid then the sides fill with carpet scraps or sand then a sheet of rubber over it.

So i do all my workouts in my apt. Lifting on it will be a bit odd because the plates will find. The best gym floors to use over carpet you can really use any gym flooring over your carpet as long as you follow the above instructions. And bands are one area where unbolted racks have problems because you can pull an unbolted rack out of position.

Putting a power rack on plywood also decreases the squishiness of the carpet underneath it. One thing i have noticed is that i am starting to wear the carpet where i stand during squats. Discover home gym flooring over carpet ideas and options for basements. You can use a plywood slab on the area where you use the squat rack or do weightlifting.

I ve read that if you build a lifting platform stability shouldn t be an issue but no one has really remarked on how well the carpet holds up. Categories go 5000 reviews buyers guide dance studio flooring. If down the. View the full video.

I want to build a home gym in my basement but there is carpet in all the rooms. But i ve been lifting on my carpeted floors for the 3 months that i ve had my bar.