Garage Gym Flooring HACK - 2 minute Tuesday 

Shout out from Lord Alan? This quarantine just started looking alright.

Packaging: It came in a sturdy rectangular cardboard box that said Yoga on it. ru-vid.comUgkxZkaD2JsPC-fUMkF3vxJ2echoiXZ3T9aM I didn't like how it let possible package thieves know what might be contained inside but great packaging otherwise. The yoga mat came rolled up in a plastic wrap, which was fairly easy to remove.Contents: I got the green yoga mat and it came with an adjustable velcro carrying strap already secured to the mat. There was also a warranty card. There was a bit of a plastic smell coming form the yoga mat but it quickly dissipated after using it once.I've only used the yoga mat twice so far but I am loving it. It's such a game changer to my work outs, especially compared to my bed and floor, haha! I can confirm that it very thick, slip resistant, and comfortable. i didn't look at the dimensions prior to buying the mat, but it is so much longer than I expected! Width is normal size in my opinion. I don't know if it really is tear resistant yet... only time will tell!

This was way more useful than the last 999 home workout videos I’ve seen on RU-vid lmao

Rogue Mending Plates - $49.99 for 4 pack. Expected ship date: 05/01/2020

We found that we needed to put a 2x4 on top of the mat before smacking with the sledge hammer. Without it, the prongs would bend over and cause the mat to dimple. That said, great idea. We ended up using smaller mending plates than you show and they probably don't work quite as well but were certainly easier to install. Thanks for the video!

Wow great idea. I bought 6 mats today from Tractor Supply. I have them in the drive way baking in the sun. I pressure washed them with Simple Green and will leave them in the sun for a week or maybe two flipping them over half way to bake the other side. They reek horribly and I want them to hopefully off gas outside before I put them in my house and it smells like a tire factory until New Years. I will be going to Lowes to get these plates to hold them in place once I get them in the house. These things are gawd awful heavy to move around so I think they will be a great long term solution for a gym floor in my home. Thank you!

I though this sounded awesome but I had no luck. The mending plates wouldn't penetrate the mats, so either my local menards has really shitty mending plates or my local farm and fleet had unreasonably sturdy mats

Awesome idea Alan!

This is waaaaaayyyy simpler than the solution I came up with. I used 1x2inch and created borders all around the edge of the mats. I bolted then to the floor and the mats no longer move.... I feel like an idiot after watching this video.

You have NOOOO idea how much this video was EVERYTHING. My goodness this has been making me CRAZY for years! Thank you from Canada.

That’s what I’m talking g about. What a great idea, I would have never thought if this approach in a month of Sundays. Thank You.

The 3/4” stall mats are the only way to go for garage gyms...and using these plates is that hack that you wish you knew day one lol.

I always think you say "train on time!"

Geez oh mighty!! These gaps have been killing me for years!!! 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️thanks a mil

Solving problems before I even encounter them! Thanks Mr Thrall!

Exactly what I was looking for! I am putting together a home gym with stall mats in my garage, this will work perfectly!

Instead of mending plates I used gorilla black tape, sticky-side up. I applied a line of tape (gluing only half of the width of the tape) along two adjacent sides of each tile, then positioned tiles so a side with no tape would fall on the tape on the side of another tile, just like interlocking tiles go together. My method takes more time and effort but does not destroy the tiles or make a noticeable bulge where the corners meet.

This is perfect timing Alan. Installing my mats today. I love you.

These mats are so awkward to move and sticky to the touch, how do they manage to move around so much once they're on the floor?! There is dark magic at hands here

I actually just did this in my garage gym. Found these when I was in home depot a few weeks ago for a different project. LOVE It.

You have saved me years of frustration!!! I was googling how to stop gym mats from slipping and BAM! This video came up and it did not disappoint! So simple but so perfectly effectively - best hack I’ve come across ever!!!

Great timing, I just put some of these mats down in my home gym. Thanks for the tip!

Glad to hear a shoutout for BCD! Been watching him for years.

Cool, but do it in summer! As the tiles will dilate with warmth ;) ...or just leave some space between the rubber tiles and the walls.

My jaw dropped when I realised the pure simplicity of this solution, my ocd is now cured xD

I tried this and it was terrible. Made the corners stand up higher than the rest of the mat, and started moving after about a week. In the bin.

Dude, first time lomg time. I been watching for a few years now. You are thriving in this current climate. Thank you for providing all this useful content.

Better info than I’ve gotten in the last 10 days of RU-vid binging!!!

This video just saved my life!!! Brilliant!

Thank you for the support. That is one mighty Flag.

I cannot get these things to get stuck in the rubber... Do I need a larger hammer or something?

Never had given this a thought... but need to do it now... thank you.

I've used the mats and the mending plates for years in my garage gym. They work great.

Just what I was lookng for!

I just cut some stall mats to install on a flat bed for a pickup. This will work great for keeping them all together. Thanks!

2 minute Tuesday? I last 2 minutes everyday of the week

THANK YOU! You have spared me so many headaches with my shifty stall mats.

great idea for horse barns too! YAY! Thanks!

Bro I been fixing mats since I was 16 u just changed my life

Thanks for sharing a great idea! I will try it on my horse mats this weekend

I love how your subtlety trolling Jordan with the title.

*Way better than using my wifes Tampax pads. They are super adhesive but this seems like it would work better*

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. The gaps between my mats HURT MY EYEBALLS!

Thanks for the tip also worked well to hold together recycled rubber outdoor pavers and I've been stumped for awhile how to frame or tie those together. Tips transcending across all challenges of life.

If you know, I mean really know how useful this information is. Then it’s been a great journey to this point, happy gains friend…

Also if you take the edges of your matts and shave them to a 45-degree angle you can get really tight seams where very little stuff will get down in the cracks.

This is awesome, much better/simpler than screwing them all to the floor

Holy smokes, such a simple solution. I’m always moving my mats back into position.

This is the video I needed. I have 2 loose mats in my garage and they slip apart when I deadlift sumo - after tomorrow, they will not. Thank you Obi Untamed Kenobi.

Alan, thanks for this video man. Big help for my basement gym!

Such a good idea, where has this been the rest of my life

Just finished doing this in the garage gym...awesome. Alen thanks for sharing that tip!

Just from the thumbnail I know what you were going to say - GENIUS!

0:47 I love my gym too,but blowing it?

Was just bitching about this last night. Timely video. Going to get some today.

RIp showed me how to lube my bar now Allen shows me how to brace my rubber. What a day!!

About to try this today… thank you sensei

Thanks for the awesome idea! Works great! Got these at Home Depot for about $.36 a piece!

Awesome solution-Thanks for sharing!

Simply ingenious and thank you for sharing! I wish I knew about this a few years back when I installed my flooring; I've been constantly kicking the mats back together for far too long and now that is going to change :)

Merry Christmas and happy new year to you too! :)

Awesome trick ! Currently building my own home gym !!

awesome, this is exactly what I needed. thanks for all the great videos!

I got a free Pacific Fitness DelMar. Just had to go take it apart and rebuild it. Been buffin up on quarentine 💪

Love your work again

Genius level idea!

Thanks for sharing - from Ireland

Yo this is legit hack, thanks!

Wow, thanks. Excellent tip. Thank you!

thrall means slave in swedish, also in old english i think, before it was flooded like up to 80% with french-latin vocabulary after the conquest

Best/cheapest idea for garage gym EVER!

this is one of those things that I am just like why the f did I not think about that???? genius man genius!!!!

My handyman uncle got me to do exactly this when I got my mats. 🙏

Damn you're foxy dude 😆 beard, hair, marine, Danzig ... outstanding combination. Congrats on the bub! X Chur the videos! 💚 New Zealand

Genius idea. Thanks so much

Siiick a$$ gym floor hack!!!

Can’t quarantame the beast

Omg. I need this hack. Thank you!!!!!

Gave this a shot, but when hammering the stall mats down onto the mending plates, it just bent the prongs. Stall mats too tough 😂!

Amazing. Thanks Alan!

Genius! I ended up using double-sided tape. This will suck if we ever move. But works wonders so far.

No joke have been looking for a fix for this for years. Was about to go buy some gorilla tape and pray it held

Genius idea

Happy new year to you too sir

Damn so easy and simple! Awesome tip and I’ll be doing this in my garage gym, thanks Alan.

Awesome thanks Alan!

Love this! Thanks Alan

I got two sheets of factory grade conveyor belt overlaying that sweet garage concrete.

Bringing tha wisdom!

Great idea 👍 I personally use black gorilla tape to keep mine in place. Maybe I'll get a couple of these and give them a try. My only concern is a possible bump under the mats where these are placed.

omg you have no idea how much my mats separating irritates me. Defiantly gonna try this out

Yeah buddy 🌻

Brilliant!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!

Happy Easter my friend.

This genius! Thank you!

Paint them and slap a decal on 'em. The next shark tank purchase.

Love love love

Thank you so much for this!

Can't patent an idea that's already patented lol, but great idea! Going to home depot today :)

Great idea, thanks!