No annoying music, no corny intro, straight to the point. Thanks mate

PRO TIP: bring ratchet straps to TSC with you and roll the mats up and strap into a roll, so much easier to move by yourself then wrestling with a 4x6 sheet

If you don't care about context and just want the highlights, skip to 10:17 and check the description for links to some helpful things. Also if you appreciate me being able to talk about mats for 10 minutes straight in one take, please drop me a like for the video. I may look a bit tired here as I filmed this after the kids went to bed and I wasn't wearing my contacts or glasses, so I couldn't see shit, which also means I'm not reading off a prompter or notes lol.

Put six of these in my basement a month ago and they are awesome. Since I’m not deadlifting more than a couple hundred pounds, I stuck with just a single layer and it seems be be just fine. I am using steel plates. And, yes, after 30 days, my wife still complains about the smell. I kinda like it. Reminds me of driving bumper cars as a kid.

If you load them in a car, place towels or something where they make contact. They will leave black marks where they make contact

Man your channel it is so underrated, please keep bringing this stuff!

Great video..I use these mats myself. Mine have a smooth side and a side textured like diamond plate. I agree with staggering them if you're using more than a couple. At least with mine, the accuracy in the size isn't great so they likely won't be a perfect 4x6. And when cutting, I found using a 3" piece of PVC pipe to lay the cut line over helped tremendously. I started with a couple of easy cuts without much pressure to get a groove started. Then I was able to push hard with the blade without worrying about drifting. With the mat on the PVC, it naturally wants to split for you.

Hey, Brandon! I ended up getting the horse stall mats from the TSC last week - thanks to your gym flooring video from 2 years ago! I noticed that ~70% of the smell went away in a few days. Also, I'm glad those raised bumps have some use - my hands felt like they were sunburnt after cutting though these bumpy suckers with a utility 🔪!

Dude thank you so much for this video. We are getting ready to move and I'll have to be moving around 13 mats, that gripper is going to be a back saver.

Thanks! Handles...... Totally agree on a gripper or you can use a couple of c-clamps. Lots of us have them in our shops. Makes a huge difference.

From a fellow Brandon... good work buddy congrats on 200k!👏🏼

Man you covered everything I was looking for. Thanks

Congrats on 200K! 👏🥳💪

Great content as always and big congrats on the 200,000 !!! Difficult to get stall mats in the UK but have managed to get two 1m by 1m mats that are 20mm thick for deadlifting in my garage until the gym opens back up - a little short of the recommended 2.4m for a deadlift platform but I've got skinny plates and I'm not filling the bar so should be fine. When everything opens back up again I plan on getting some plywood and making a platform.

One take wonder! Always good bro!

congrats 200K man!!!!

Congrats on 200k!

Your channel is needed more than ever.

Bro I have had to move 40 of these by myself twice for my studio.... I’m still not recovered

I order 13 mats 4x6 for my garage. Cant wait!!! Also i order my squat rack rogue rm4. So excited !!!!

Wow... nice video brother... you just clear my mind , after this Covid-19 I decided to do my own mini gym at home, ans prices are crazy expensive sometimes expensive and just a sponge real bad quality but this one is good and amazing price I just called my tractor supply and they have it in stock I am going to have 3 or 4 4x6 mats today thanks buddy

This video was really useful. Confident I'll find more useful info from you. Subscribed!

Worst timing but finally committing to building a home gym setup here in Cali. Appreciate you as always BC

I bought 5 of these a few weeks ago to install in my garage. It was an instant leg day and core workout combined, I tell ya! 😂

amazing video with amazing tips! Thank you so much!

I used dish soap (slightly diluted) and a sharp razor knife to cut these. Blade slides through much easier. The drywall square works great for accurate cuts too. Thanks for a great video Brandon.

Great vid! Your channel is going to reach 1mil subs by the end of this pandemic lol

You literary made up my mind of which to buy... the 3/4” matts are cheaper and thicker, if you do your math!..answered all my doubts and questions I had!!👍🏼👍🏼

Thank you Brandon for the excellent video.

The smell was absolutely insane driving home. Thanks for the simple green idea 💡

Very helpful video. Working on building my in home gym.

Great video man!

Great way to clean your mats once and it worked for me. Lay the outside in direct sunlight. Spray them down. (I used my pressure washer and it worked great). I used regular dish soap and a door cleaning scrub brush and put in about 10min of good old fashion elbow grease and scrubbed. After I was done with all 4 mats I used me pressure washer again to rinse of the soap. I repeated the same process on the other side. I let all the mats dry in the sun. When they were dry the smell was gone and they got all of the grim from the store and manufacture. Took about half a day and a sunny day. Hope it helps.

Spot on. So far so good with a single layer for me, but I have bumper plates (hey, I didn't watch your video until after I bought them) which may mitigate problems

Great advice. All spot on and I have used them for years. And yes moving them will wreck you. I've moved six of them three times thus far. Count it as two whole body days! Smell goes away after time, mine did.

We’ve got 50 of these and installing them now. Just my wife and I. Fun stuff

Dude awesome video! Thank you.

Nice one mate , great video

Great video fam!

You could sell tren on a Wallmart parking lot with that outfit Brandon Lol

Thanks fam needed this

Appreciate this info! We just got a Tractor Supply store in my town and I've been looking at these exact mats. They're $52.99 now (inflation, I'm sure) but I might just start out with one or two and see how I like them.

Thanks Brandon. Was second guessing on which size to get from Tractor Supply, which were $50 for one stall mat her in Illinois. Yes, they are heavy, so I rolled it and used a strap or tie down to make it easier to move and carry.

What an awesome tip - thank you !!!!!!!

Great video as always! I noticed in the description of the Rogue mats they say there's no odor but, they appear identical to TSC stall mats

Great video, thanks! And some great tips in the comments. I have scrubbed mine down with OdoBan once already, a 30 minute soaking session per side. Two days later, the odor has returned so I kicked them back out into the garage. Not much opportunity for airing them out in the sun in the middle of winter. Might have to cut my losses and buy interlocking flooring instead.

Thanks for the great video!

22 mats to cover my entire 2.5 car garage several years ago. Smartest thing we did.

I had to move 4 mats into my basement by myself, and damn was that a pain in the ass. Not because they were heavy but because they weren't rigid.

Link to leaf blower?

I was looking at those Amazon interlocking mats and realized they were made with EVA foam. Came to YT to see if you had a video on flooring and, viola. lol. Thanks!

Horse stall mats are amazing and much cheaper/effective than some of the rubbish flooring you can buy off of Amazon or weightlifting equipment websites. Unlike what I read sometimes they're easy to cut if you know how to do it right. The only thing is that the 4x6 ones are *really* hard to transport and feel much heavier than they weight because of how awkward they are too lift, so make sure to grab at least another person when you go pick them up, because the store workers won't help you (they know better lol)

Just a suggestion with all the home gyms getting purchased! You’ve experienced and tried a lot of different equipment, especially ones in the home gym space. Most people obvs will start with the basics rack, barbell, plates etc. I think a cool video idea would be equipment (based on your experience of usefulness, variety in terms of output of movements or simply frequency of most used etc.) you would recommend purchasing next!

This is great info!

Just bought these 2 weeks ago and I love them.

Just picked up 16 of these from an old Ballys gym that shut down for $20 a pop! Score!

For cutting the stall mat, if you can, get some sort of tube(I used my foam roller), then draw the line of where you’ll be cutting. Once you’ve done that, place the mat on the tube. Make sure the line is exactly on the middle of the tube. Will make cutting SO SO SO easy. What happens is that as you start making your cut, the weight of the mat starts pulling at the seams and will just tear with ease. I bought a pack of blades thinking I’d go through them like crazy. I did all the cutting I needed to do with 1 blade.

You literally just saved me hundreds of dollars. God bless you sir lol

u sir a wealth of information ... ty for the vid

Great review, nothing beats Tractor Supply for gym flooring. I ended up committing to the 1/2" mats years back, (unable to transport the larger 3/4" mats with my vehicle or load by myself.) That said, I find if one doesn't drop any weights on the mats, 1/2" mats offer adequate protection. In fact, my commercial gym only has 1/2" floor matting as well. Of course, Deadlifting would still require a 1.5" Deadlift Platform. As for all my other items, I think 1/2" mats are sufficient, easy to transport, and don't require pickup (or similar size vehicle) to transport. Plus, don't need another person to load/unload with the smaller 1/2." I would say however, at regular price, you get more value per Sq. Ft. with the larger 3/4" mats.

Just bought 3 of these mats. Rinsed and dried outside first to ensure no residue. Social distancing precluded help from a friend. So I rolled them up, bear-hugged them, and walked each from the garage down to the basement. That was a workout. Have mine on carpet. Very stable, no movement. The smell of rubber is subsiding - but will probably need to open the windows once it warms to air the basement out a bit.

I ended up going with the 4' x 3', 1/2" stall mats since the ones suggested in this video are hard to find and sold out. Cost a little bit more (two 4' x 3' squares are about $3-$4 more than the one 4' x 6'), but may be easier to move around since they're smaller squares and 1/4" thinner. Hope these will be good enough.

rogue has a nice option for the 4x6 3/4 inch mats, it has a light texture on the top side which is much grippier, i find my feet slip benching on the regular stall mats. Only down side is the texture makes them a little harder to clean since dirt tends to cake in the crevaces.

I know this is an older vid but I have a great suggestion on moving the mats from truck to gym. I rolled mine up and used 2 tie down straps from my bikes to keep ‘em rolled up. That way I can “easily” throw it over my shoulder and carry it in. Get it about where you want it then pop the cam release buckle and let it unroll. Easy peazy!

You're the man!!

Have you posted a video of a full "garage gym tour" ? If not, would love to see something of that sort. My wife and I are working through designing our ideal garage gym and your videos have been super helpful!

Needed this video

Thanks for the info! Saved us a lot of money for a better quality product

I deadlifted on a single layer of stall mats for several years with no problems. I did build a deadlift platform recently, mostly because it looks cool! Lol

This might be more important than any home workout video going right now. So helpful. Thank you sir. One question. Does the smell go away on its own if you leave it out to air out or do you have to clean it till it goes away?

I bought 16 of these mats at tractor supply. Under $50 each (no sale). My wife and I did all the lugging. 2 people to move a mat is much easier. One is doable but can be tough. It's not so much the weight but the fact that they are flat and awkward. And your fingers begin to hurt when you grip and drag. I recommend wearing gloves. We also had that strong smell at the beginning but they've been sitting in my garage for a couple weeks and the smell is gone. You say to stagger the mats but in your video when you show them under your rack they are not staggered. Gorilla tape might work but gaff tape I think is nicer if you want to tape the seams, you can get it on Amazon. When you are deciding how to arrange you really want to arrange the mats so you're doing the least amount of cuts. I recommend making a to scale drawing and then also many to scale cut out of the 4 x 6 mats. That way you can arrange it on paper to figure out what's best. Much easier than actually arranging and then rearranging the 100lb mats. I haven't tried cutting any of them yet but that's my next step.

Great video, literally just left tractor supply with a truckload of stall mats

Yo BRANDON thanks again for making a video! I was the one that dm’d you lol

Just picked some up yesterday. Got 3 of them folded up in my station wagon by myself. Pain in the ass. From store to store and depending on the area they have different kinds of stall mats. Mine were textured one side facing down and almost like diamond patterned on the top, which almost feels smooth. Today after not opening the windows to my home gym, the odor gave me a headache. Airing out the gym as of right now, cleaning the mats on the hour. Hopefully most or the odor goes away, off gassing is crazy on these mats.

I like to use a carpet knife to cut stall mats. It seems to track a little better than a utility knife, especially when the cut gets more than half way through.

I just got 3 mats last week. None of my local stores had any so I ended up at a store about an hour away. Hadn't realized how much the weighed until the guy loading them into my SUV told me. I actually managed to manhandle those things from my SUV in my garage through the entryway and into my ground floor basement by myself. Not bad for a 5'5" woman where the mats are about 2/3 of what I weigh (I was kind of impressed with myself). Guess all the weight training I've been doing has been paying off. Now I just have to wait for my power rack to arrive.

I just went to the tractor supply store with my parents today to get these mats for my dad's home gym. The smell was horribly intense! We had to roll down all the windows and it is summer time in Texas! Thanks for the advice about how to minimize the smell.

Do you think bumper plates are safe to deadlift on the 3/4 thick mats? Awesome video man, much appreciated.

You just answered my question. So Carpet it is. And I will just use a Platform for deadlifts. I am not dealing with that smell in my basement. Thanks.

Finally just got my mats from TSC and unfortunately they did not have the rubber feet but i cant wait anymore!

Hey man thanks for putting these videos out, great info. Do you use a sealant on the concrete floor before putting any mats down?

Any sort of multipurpose cleaner or believe it or not, degreaser works well. I laid mine out on the driveway and hosed them down, then used a long reach scrub brush to clean them off. I scrubbed them twice on each side and let them dry out in the FL sun. The smell decreased by about 80%. There seems to be some oily residue on the mats when you first get em which can also make them a little slick (hence the degreaser).

I'd like to add that I bought a household hard floor cleaner/scrubber on Craigslist (Hoover floormate), and once a week I'm able to scrub the mats with some dilute bleach. I find it does make the smell go away faster and makes me feel less weird about lying down on the mats. These floor cleaners scrub but also vacuum so I don't worry about moisture collecting.

Smell Removal: - sun the mats - the heat speeds up the process significantly (hours to a week depending on what kind you have) - wash them before sunning /w a PH Neutral cleaner (wont harm the rubber) - scrub with a hard brush/broom Most of the smell will be gone within the week

That was good info

If yall on carpet i recommend using 3/4 plywood then putting mat on top. I built a deadliftk platofrm of 2 3/4 plywood and then horse stall on top and it was real hard and stable recommened on carpet

When I got my mats, the smell was pretty bad, and they are going in the basement, so I left them outside for about a month, then cleaned them with simple green and a scrubber, letting them dry off in the sun. The time outside and an aggressive cleaning really helped to minimize the smell when I finally dragged them to the basement.

Tractor Supply Co. Is dope! They even got shirts for like 5 bucks. 😱

Thanks for the video! I'm outfitting a home gym in a small basement room and my wife is SUPER sensitive to VOCs. She'll be using the gym too, and it's also next door to our daughter's playroom. Do you know of any low-odor options that still have the durability of the rubber mats you referenced?

Thank you Brandon! What are you recommendations for carpet - finished basement? Would you recommend putting plywood over top then matting it?

You can also use industrial grade double sided carpet tape to secure your rubber flooring. It looks a lot cleaner than gorilla tape over the top.

Tractor supply price matches! I bought 6 mats for less than $170 because I showed them Cashman’s website with the same stall mats for $27.00 ea.

I used a furniture mover on one end and steered with the other end to get them into place in my garage - why battle the weight if you don't have to? Mine were 4x8 x0.75" thick and a pain to move around. As far as the cleaning goes - if you have a roomba/robot vacuum just let roam around and vacuum up all the dust lol. The smell of the mats is outgassing of material. You can accelerate that by leaving them in the sun. The slight UV degradation will help accelerate the process and hopefully they smell a little less. Thanks for the video!

Just picked up some mats at the NK Tractor Supply. Bunch of different styles, asked them to move a few pallets to get to the smooth/button style. Now to carry 11 through my house and downstairs 🙄😭

I need some mat to my gym to give it a more pro look. The concret floor raises a lot of dust

Hey! Love The video! I was gonna buy them for inside the house (gotta protect the tile floor). I was gonna make an 8'x11' matted area, to make sure i can fit the squat rack and do deadlifts next to it as well. Would you think it's better to instead make an 8x6 platform, with 2 mats on each level?

Roll them up and carry them at waist level. I carried 17 around my house into my walkout basement and it wasn’t too bad.

It was hell taking them into the basement

Snagged one of these a couple of weeks ago. Only thing I've noticed that wasn't already mentioned was how grippy they are on your shoes - you might want to build the deadlift platform instead of using the bare mat if you do a lot of foot-wiggling prior to a lift.

Great video, thanks! I picked up 4 mats yesterday but Tractor Supply only had smooth bottomed ones. I live in Los Angeles, so it's pretty dry here, but do you think the flat bottom is big issue? I could try to return/exchange them, but I had to drive an hour out of LA to get them since they're sold out all over the place!