Something under Squat Rack

Shtallionchick14

Hello!

I used to lift and had lost a decent amount of weight and was starting to be happy with my body, but for some reason I stopped and gained all the weight back, plus some. So I am back to eating healthy and working out.

I just bought a power rack, bench and weight set for home and I need some advice.

The rack will go in a room with carpet. I feel like I should probably be putting something under it to help with stability. I also think I probably shouldn't be doing squats on carpet. Any suggestions? I am hoping for something that is reasonably priced and will also protect the carpet.

Thanks in advance!

jimmmer

Don't know if this helps, but I used to have my power rack in my spare room on carpet. It immediately sank into the pile and never moved an inch again.

I also squatted/dl/etc barefoot on the carpet. It never caused me a problem. In fact, I quite liked lifting barefoot at the time I seem to remember...

meshashesha2012

what about this:

http://www.amazon.com/We-Sell-Mats-Anti-Fatigue-Interlocking/dp/B001EJI6CK/ref=sr_1_21?s=exercise-and-fitness&ie=UTF8&qid=1407348047&sr=1-21

looks like there are different colors too

jemhh

Squatting on carpet is fine.

And I'll echo the thought of liking to squat barefoot. For me, one of the drawbacks of working out at a gym is having to wear socks and shoes.

Shtallionchick14

Thanks all! Saving me money

shor0814

If you want to get fancy you can use plywood. Or for really fancy use plywood and a horse stall mat and plywood for a lifting platform like in my photo. Bench can be used on the wood in the rack for a stable base and you have a place to deadlift.

dbmata

Squatting on carpet is fine.

And I'll echo the thought of liking to squat barefoot. For me, one of the drawbacks of working out at a gym is having to wear socks and shoes.

I get around that using my five fingers.

3laine75

Yep, I put old scraps of carpet down in the garage till I could afford mats - more than a year later and the carpet is still there