Post a picture, I don't know what a button-top mat is.
Seems like Tractor Supply (maybe just in my area?) only carries 3/4 inch stall mats with the stupid buttons on one side. I'm trying to call around and find someone who caries smooth-on-both-sides mats.
But in case I can't find it - has anyone used a textured mat like that either on concrete or in a typical plywood/rubber platform?
I'm concerned that even flipped over with the smooth side up, the buttons would create unevenness. But if I anyone can attest that it doesn't matter, then I'll quit worrying about it and just go buy them.
Deadlifting 4 plates right now, and climbing, if that matters.
Post a picture, I don't know what a button-top mat is.
The stall mats sold at Tractor Supply near me (and as far as I know, pretty much all stall mats) have grooves on the bottom so that water doesn't get trapped. The top is a very slightly textured anti-slip surface. I have no idea what it would be like standing on the mat and lifting, but I imagine that it would be fine. Most of us use two stall mats with a sheet of hardwood plywood in between so that we are standing on the wood and the mats absorb the impact of the weights when they hit the ground.
Won’t matter I have a mixture of both styles in my weight room
Never even notice them
This is all that is available. I have these on my platform. The rubber is dense enough that the dimples, which are intended to drain water, will not be an issue for you.
I've had to replace a section of my platform with the type of mat you're describing. I just put the bumpy end on the bottom and the smooth end on top. It works just fine; I've never had an issue.
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Hoping that picture comes through when I reply. If not I'll try it again.
Product Page: 3/4 inch stall mat
Thanks guys - exactly the kind of testimony I was hoping to get.
Can you say whether the mats net out to 3/4 inches (i.e. do they lie flush with the wood), with the textured side down? Or do the mats end up taller than 3/4 inch (i.e. taller than the wood sheet)?
They lie flush with 3/4 plywood.
Yes they do. My only complaint is that when setting down 405+ pounds, I started getting slight grooves in them that sometimes make my bar roll unevenly to one side or the other when I'm trying to set up. When that happens, I just flip the mats around and then eventually change them. I've only changed them once in about two years.