Olympic Lifting Platform Stall Mat

Build your very own olympic lifting platform with this frame from titan fitness.

Olympic lifting platform stall mat. Just to reiterate make sure these boards are thick so they match the stall mats. The platform s thick rubber horse stall mats combined with the wood base definitely reduces the amount of noise when lifting. Building your own deadlift and olympic lifting platform can be a great way to save you money and organize your gym plus it s easy. Since firmer is better would laying down four 4 6 horse stall mats and building the platform ensure better protection tile floor.

Horse stall mats 4ft x 3ft 4ft x 6ft range from 20 40. Toss your stall mats away and perform your lifts in a dedicated spot. The raised dedicated lifting platform is the ideal lifting surface if allowable in your gym. I have tile floor above concrete subfloor my plan is to build a standard 8 8 lifting platform out plywood and horse stall mats.

Step by step 8 x8 deadlift platform materials. A few of the tiles are uneven. For the top platform board you can purchase a premium wood like maple or oak for a nicer finish. A couple of stall mats thick these typically measure 4 x 6 in size.

Made of 2 x 2 heavy duty 11 gauge steel. It s also a favorable size because typically wood is sold in 4 x8 sheets so there won t be any cutting required. Its advantages are better force absorption for dropped weights meaning less wear and tear on both the equipment and floor underneath better noise reduction for your stupid neighbors and it creates a clearly defined lifting area for the athlete. 8 x8 is a common size to build a diy platform.

This is large enough to practice olympic weightlifting powerlifting and add a squat rack to the end. It is important that the mat thickness matches the platform board thickness. I had an older garage built in the 1920s and felt this would protect older concrete better and i also then was able to create a lifting platform that was flush with the stall mats by putting a stained piece of plywood also 4 x 6 x 3 4 on top of the osb in sections that i did not mat. It just looks cool.

One of the reasons i wanted a lifting platform in my garage is that they just look cool.