As mentioned above before my platform the only thing i had.
Lifting platform carpet.
You should never take a chance with your safety while lifting weights.
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.
This won t go well.
Safety is always number one.
Putting it directly on a concrete subfloor is fine.
A lifting platform absorbs some of that force prolonging the use of your home gym equipment.
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.
The walls are typically bare.
This can create additional reverb when lifting.
A platform makes lifting safer in a few ways.
11 put carpet on the walls floor.
The hardwood has just the right amount of traction if you re using olympic lifting shoes.
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.
The give in the carpet could be a bad thing too.
First it allows you to easily bolt your rack to a stable surface ensuring that it stays put during all your lifts.
The weight on a barbell when contacting the floor through your feet squat or through the perimeter of the plates deadlift doesn t really exert an unusual amount of pressure compared to simply jumping or heavy furniture on legs etc.
If you have anything but a concrete subfloor don t try a platform.
If there is a lot of surface area to cover consider installing carpet on the walls.
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.
Usually home gyms are empty rooms.
To help keep your gym quiet you need to cover your walls.
Most commonly a lifting platform is on top of the rubber flooring that s everywhere else in the gym.
Carpet isn t that bad to lift on and i doubt you d damage it easily.
I can personally tell you how much of a difference rubber flooring makes in your home gym.