Mat from Walmart good enough?

[mthdmn]

walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11089978&findingMethod=rr

Do you guys think these will be alright to put a Powerline rack and bench on?

I wish there was a tractor supply near me but the closest one is like 2 hours away.

[crupiea]

I have these mats. They are very thin.

I once dropped the bar on them from waist high and it only had about 100 lbs on it and they still have a permenant dent in them.

They most likely wont work real well for your needs. They will just squish down to the ground.

[dparty82]

Originally Posted by mthdmn

walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11089978&findingMethod=rr

Do you guys think these will be alright to put a Powerline rack and bench on?

I wish there was a tractor supply near me but the closest one is like 2 hours away.

The mats will work well enough if you just plan on using them to protect your floor. I use them in my bedroom to protect my wood floors from getting scratched or dented from the machines I have on them. My machines are plate loaded so I don't ever drop any weight on the mats. But like crupiea said, if you are gonna be dropping a crap load of weights on them then they might not live up to what you hoped for. I would buy them and then see if you like them. If they don't work then repackage them and take them back to wal-mart and say they didn't live up to your standards.

[skinnycalves]

Those are not the same as stall mats, thats the reason they are so damn cheap. The cap barbell puzzle mat is made out of some kind of foam, good for preventing your floor from being scratched, not good for prevent fractures from dropping weights.

[Essexlad]

Originally Posted by crupiea

I have these mats. They are very thin.

I once dropped the bar on them from waist high and it only had about 100 lbs on it and they still have a permenant dent in them.

They most likely wont work real well for your needs. They will just squish down to the ground.

I think it depends on what you want them for. I have them at the sides of my rack, where I load the weights. If I drop a plate or whatever or I can't be bothered and throw them down, it stops the concrete taking the paint off my plates. I couldn't care less if they get torn up (still I've had them 2~ years and there's only a few permenant dints).

I don't have them under foot in the rack though, concrete's perfectly grippy/secure.

Stall matts have no benefits over these for me.

[wolfdragon]

I use them under my rack just for better footing. They have indents from my rack sitting on them, but work for what I use them for. Unless you're planning on dropping weights it'll be fine.

[captainmorgan0]

I use stall mats for weight lifting areas in my gym and foam mats for the other areas. The foam mats a great way to cheaply fill in the rest of the room. Plus they are comfortable to walk on with no shoes.

[animalfan]

Originally Posted by captainmorgan0

I use stall mats for weight lifting areas in my gym and foam mats for the other areas. The foam mats a great way to cheaply fill in the rest of the room. Plus they are comfortable to walk on with no shoes.

that's a pretty good idea. i might have to look into that when i get around to finishing my basement. my gym will be a seperate room then, though, so i might just put stall mats down in all of it.

[Squeebo]

Those EVA mats are really nice for doing barefoot squats and deadlifts (with bumpers), and for protecting the floor from non-impact objects. They're just soft enough to make them comfortable when barefoot but hard enough to support equipment, although anything heavy is going to leave creases/dents. But you can't drop plates or dumbbells on them.

[mthdmn]

Well, I'm setting up my power rack and bench in my garage and I just thought the concrete floors might feel a little bare. And having some kind of cushion beneath your feet really gives you that "gym" type of feel ya know?

I'm not really gonna be dropping any weights so I think these will be alright.

[zenzone]

Originally Posted by captainmorgan0

I use stall mats for weight lifting areas in my gym and foam mats for the other areas. The foam mats a great way to cheaply fill in the rest of the room. Plus they are comfortable to walk on with no shoes.

good idea, noted

[lemmy999]

Originally Posted by zenzone

good idea, noted

That is a good idea. But the stall mats aren't much more expensive than the Wal MArt mats. Just about $5-$6. However those stall mats sure are hard to cut when you are trying to fill in the rest of the room.