Lifting Platform On Carpet

The hardwood has just the right amount of traction if you re using olympic lifting shoes.

Lifting platform on carpet.

As mentioned above before my platform the only thing i had. Putting it directly on a concrete subfloor is fine. Most commonly a lifting platform is on top of the rubber flooring that s everywhere else in the gym. The raised dedicated lifting platform is the ideal lifting surface if allowable in your gym.

First it allows you to easily bolt your rack to a stable surface ensuring that it stays put during all your lifts. A platform makes lifting safer in a few ways. 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. Surprisingly it does save the carpet but it sucks to squat deadlift on and the weight has caused it to lift in places.

A lifting platform absorbs some of that force prolonging the use of your home gym equipment. Not sure if the plywood itself could damage or mark the carpet but you could lay something thin down first. This won t go well. If you have anything but a concrete subfloor don t try a platform.

I wish i had just gone with plywood for a stable lifting base.