I've heard that won't actually distribute the load.....
It doesn't distribute the load, but it does reduce the shock loading for the floor underneath by a considerable amount (due to the rubber 'damping' the drop of the plates).
You'll be better off with the plywood and rubber idea that you've suggested, but keep in mind what a few people have noted - the difference in heights. Those plates are going to sit around 30mm+ higher than your feet.
Another option; more stable, but bulkier, (and a way to bring that difference down to around 15mm) if you aren't handy (and don't want to try and become handy) is to purchase a sheet of ply 2400x1200, get it trimmed down to 2000*1000, and just glue half of a 1m*1m rubber matt to it.
You'll need to use something like Fulaprene 303 or Soudal Fix All for sticking down the mats - most generic hardware adhesives (Nailbond, Liquid Nails, No More Nails, Constructions Adhesive) won't have both the flexibility and adhesion for durability under those mats.
So;
1x Ply 2400*1200*(15-18)mm (cut to 2000x1000mm)
1x Rubber Matt 1000*1000*~15mm (cut in half)
1x Fulaprene 303 or Soudal Fix All
You should get away for around $100, and it'll be darn easy to construct. Stanley Knife (preferably solid trapezoidal blade not a snap-knife), and a Caulking Gun are the only non-consumable tools that you'll need.
So;
1x Ply 2400*1200*(15-18)mm (cut to 2000x1000mm)
1x Rubber Matt 1000*1000*~15mm (cut in half)
1x Fulaprene 303 or Soudal Fix All
You should get away for around $100, and it'll be darn easy to construct. Stanley Knife (preferably solid trapezoidal blade not a snap-knife), and a Caulking Gun are the only non-consumable tools that you'll need.
would that happen?, the platforms will be on an overall 15mm rubber floor, and the middle platform will be inside my power rack, the outer two platforms outside the power rack, i don't want to put the power rack ON a platform, as it then has to extend out past the end of it for the bench etc.
the middle platform won't be able to move far each side due to the edge of the rack, the outer ones could move, but to move enough for the weights to miss them during a set?, when on rubber?
Excellent... will standard structural ply in a single layer under the rubber do the trick? (12mm i've found on bunnings website)
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