Do I Need Mats Under My Half Rack

As others have mentioned the primary thing to worry about is not having a seam under your feet.

Do i need mats under my half rack.

Mine is in the garage. Put your rack near the back of the lifting platform on top of the plywood lifting surface. When securing it to the floor the first step is to cut out the flooring under the rack s feet so it sits directly on the concrete or sub floor below. While the mats do provide extra grip keep in mind that if you lift barefoot and your feet get sweaty you might have some issues i had a couple dicey moments while deadlifting because of this.

How to do it. Time to bolt the rack to the platform. It is a powerline power rack the cheap one. If you ll be doing more things in front of your rack get a third mat to make a 6 x 12 area.

For a power rack setup 2 of those mats will nicely cover the floor under your rack and enough in front for your bench a 6 x 8 area. There are two ways to bolt your rack down so it doesn t move or tip. A power rack is one of the most versatile pieces you can add to your home gym. I have mats around my power rack where the plates hit for deadlifts.

Next mark the locations of the. Just cut the edge that will go against the wall so that the sides against other mats are factory straight. You can secure it to the floor or you can secure it to a lifting platform. Instead of trying to find space for a lot of single use equipment reverse hyper glut ham preacher deck etc make room for one larger piece like a power rack that allows you to do a lot with your limited space.

Lay these pieces of mat and screw them down to the particle board with construction screws. But the rack itself is not on a mat. Don t really see the need but it seems like lots of people place mats under their rack.