Building a Home Gym

MisterDerpington

Oh and I'm wondering why everyone recommends the mats for home gyms. Have you actually lifted enough to crack the cement? I lifted in my garage gym for a year, even dropped a barbell by mistake once and never messed up the floor.

danimalkeys

I use the mats because if I drop the bar I don't want to crack a 100lb plate that is expensive to replace. Or if I'm doing really heavy dumbbell bench and have to bail out by dropping the dumbbell, I don't want them hitting the floor and breaking, because they will. It also gives good footing compared to concrete. And even with bumper plates, it's nice to have the rubber floor when doing things like power cleans.

timbrom

Oh and I'm wondering why everyone recommends the mats for home gyms. Have you actually lifted enough to crack the cement? I lifted in my garage gym for a year, even dropped a barbell by mistake once and never messed up the floor.

Better footing, quieter (my weight room is right underneath my daughters room, and I often lift when she is asleep) and to protect the equipment.

willrun4bagels

Sorry for bringing the zombie thread back from the dead, but bumping to read later. Moving into a new house next month with more bedrooms/basement/garage space than I know what to do with!

MarioLozano16

Power rack, barbell, weights and an adjustable bench