Flooring

The Crow said:

, would
you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

Well, if it's all you got to work with... Hanson doesn't even have
half an inch, and that explains why he's single, and childlesss (thank
god for TINY favors)

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The Crow said:

, would
you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

Well, if it's all you got to work with... Hanson doesn't even have
half an inch, and that explains why he's single, and childlesss (thank
god for TINY favors)

Thanks. You have, as always, been a big help.

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If you were getting some protective flooring for your workout area,
would you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

At the time I was planning my deadlift area at home, I remember the
choice was between 1/2" and 3/4" rubber mats. I chose the 3/4" size and
have never looked back. I imagine, if you don't put your deadlifts down
in a hurry as I do, you might be OK with 1/2".

It matters what the material is as well. I use solid rubber mats that
come in a 4' x 6' size and cut them down as needed with a mat knife
(good exercise in itself). There is plenty of lesser-duty flooring out
there designed for martial arts or other purposes where nothing more
than the shock of bodyweight needs be absorbed. It's cheaper but I
wouldn't use it for weights.

If you don't know this already, 3/4" solid rubber mats are available
from farm stores as stall mats (for horses) and they're almost exactly
the same thing as what you'd pay twice as much for from a fitness store.

-S-
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If you were getting some protective flooring for your workout area, would
you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

At the time I was planning my deadlift area at home, I remember the choice
was between 1/2" and 3/4" rubber mats. I chose the 3/4" size and have
never looked back. I imagine, if you don't put your deadlifts down in a
hurry as I do, you might be OK with 1/2".

It matters what the material is as well. I use solid rubber mats that
come in a 4' x 6' size and cut them down as needed with a mat knife (good
exercise in itself). There is plenty of lesser-duty flooring out there
designed for martial arts or other purposes where nothing more than the
shock of bodyweight needs be absorbed. It's cheaper but I wouldn't use it
for weights.

If you don't know this already, 3/4" solid rubber mats are available from
farm stores as stall mats (for horses) and they're almost exactly the same
thing as what you'd pay twice as much for from a fitness store.

Thanks.

The Crow said:

Thanks. You have, as always, been a big help.

You're welcome.

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If you were getting some protective flooring for your workout area,
would you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

At the time I was planning my deadlift area at home, I remember the
choice was between 1/2" and 3/4" rubber mats. I chose the 3/4" size
and have never looked back. I imagine, if you don't put your
deadlifts down in a hurry as I do, you might be OK with 1/2".

It matters what the material is as well. I use solid rubber mats
that come in a 4' x 6' size and cut them down as needed with a mat
knife (good exercise in itself). There is plenty of lesser-duty
flooring out there designed for martial arts or other purposes where
nothing more than the shock of bodyweight needs be absorbed. It's
cheaper but I wouldn't use it for weights.

If you don't know this already, 3/4" solid rubber mats are available
from farm stores as stall mats (for horses) and they're almost
exactly the same thing as what you'd pay twice as much for from a
fitness store.

Thanks.

No problemo, dude.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

The Crow said:

If you were getting some protective flooring for your workout area, would
you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

I've been using 1/2" thick interlocking foam mats, and AFAICT it works
just fine. But that's with a max DL of 175, so YMMV.

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If you were getting some protective flooring for your workout area, would
you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

At the time I was planning my deadlift area at home, I remember the choice
was between 1/2" and 3/4" rubber mats. I chose the 3/4" size and have
never looked back. I imagine, if you don't put your deadlifts down in a
hurry as I do, you might be OK with 1/2".

It matters what the material is as well. I use solid rubber mats that
come in a 4' x 6' size and cut them down as needed with a mat knife (good
exercise in itself). There is plenty of lesser-duty flooring out there
designed for martial arts or other purposes where nothing more than the
shock of bodyweight needs be absorbed. It's cheaper but I wouldn't use it
for weights.

If you don't know this already, 3/4" solid rubber mats are available from
farm stores as stall mats (for horses) and they're almost exactly the same
thing as what you'd pay twice as much for from a fitness store.

I found the residual smell from the horses rather objectionable.

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The Crow said:

If you were getting some protective flooring for your workout area, would
you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

It's less expensive to get livestock mats.
Try tractor supply or a good farming supply store...

Look for foaling or hog mats.

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The Crow said:

If you were getting some protective flooring for your workout area, would
you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

I've been using 1/2" thick interlocking foam mats, and AFAICT it works
just fine. But that's with a max DL of 175, so YMMV.

I used to use those, too.

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The Crow said:

If you were getting some protective flooring for your workout area, would
you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

If it is steel plate, absolutely.

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If you were getting some protective flooring for your workout area,
would you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

At the time I was planning my deadlift area at home, I remember the
choice was between 1/2" and 3/4" rubber mats. I chose the 3/4" size
and have never looked back. I imagine, if you don't put your deadlifts
down in a hurry as I do, you might be OK with 1/2".

It matters what the material is as well. I use solid rubber mats that
come in a 4' x 6' size and cut them down as needed with a mat knife
(good exercise in itself). There is plenty of lesser-duty flooring out
there designed for martial arts or other purposes where nothing more
than the shock of bodyweight needs be absorbed. It's cheaper but I
wouldn't use it for weights.

If you don't know this already, 3/4" solid rubber mats are available
from farm stores as stall mats (for horses) and they're almost exactly
the same thing as what you'd pay twice as much for from a fitness
store.

I found the residual smell from the horses rather objectionable.

I *like* the way horses smell.

I'd do 1/2 inch plywood and the mats (1/2"😉 on top of that.

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The Crow said:

If you were getting some protective flooring for your workout area, would
you say that half an inch is enough thickness, or not?

if you could get your hands on an old conveyor belt i think that could
work they are reinforced to with fiber