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Members who built their home gym...
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Friday, July 25, 2008 8:52 AM
I'm was going to remodel on of my bedrooms as an office but have decided to turn it into a workout area.
My question is for the people that have done this what type of flooring is best? Is carpet ok flooring for a rack or a bench setup? I would have figured since there's a pad underneath the carpet that it might be a little wobbly. I was thinking about putting down hardwood as well. Either way I'll have to put something down because I've ripped up the old carpet already. So any suggestions or Pro/Cons would be great.
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RE: Members who built their home gym...
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Friday, July 25, 2008 8:57 AM
horse stall mats
3/4" rubber mats. They're durable and perfect flooring for a home gym. You definitely don't want equipment sitting on carpet. You can find them at feed stores. They're heavy as hell though and hard to cut up so get a buddy to help you install them.
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Friday, July 25, 2008 1:47 PM
HaHa^^^^^^
what she said...LOL
I set mine up but Its in my garage....which has a cement floor, but I got some rummer mats to set down in my squatting/deadlift area.
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Friday, July 25, 2008 3:07 PM
ORIGINAL: bulkingup
HaHa^^^^^^
what she said...LOL
I set mine up but Its in my garage....which has a cement floor, but I got some rummer mats to set down in my squatting/deadlift area.
same here, but mine isn't that heavy maybe yours is different/thicker?
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RE: Members who built their home gym...
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:37 PM
Garage would have been ideal but I don't have one of those... Next house will though! 
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Re: RE: Members who built their home gym...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:07 AM
Sam's Club has packages of these 2' x 2' foam rubber mats, I think one package equals 16' squared and is around $20. I set my garage up as my home gym and laid them down the entire floor. I highly recommend them.
Half of my garage houses my equipment, the other half is open mat space I use for my grappling and martial arts training.
For their thickness (1/2"), the mats I mentioned are sturdy and very impact-absorbent. As I've been throw very hard many times without injury. But, I do know how to take a fall, so that might have something to do with it.
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Re: RE: Members who built their home gym...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 7:37 PM
I use stall mats too, they are $35 each here. I need to go get a couple more still. 
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