6 ft. x 4 ft., 3/4" Thick Heavy Duty Thick Real Rubber Mat Exercise Equipment Floor Mat for Carpets, Hardwood Floors, etc.

I live in an apartment and worse, on the 2nd floor, so I had to make sure I reduce the noise as much as possible and do not damage the floor. This rubber mat and bumper plates made me a little bit ok tossing my plates around. Expensive but worth it and way better than the puzzle silicone mat. It has already paid for itself when my 45lb bumper plate slipped and fell on it and it took the fall like nothing and no damage on the floor and minimal sound.Pros- Heavy and high quality- Round pattern prevents weights from rolling and provides a really great grip for squatsCons- Yea it did have that new wheel smell, really strong the first week, gradually reducing until 5-6 weeks. Cleaning multiple times helped reduce but will still be there.- Round pattern makes it hard to wipe clean compared to a flat mat, you must use a mop- Really hard to cut, I ended up giving up. Maybe a pros?

This mat was heavy duty, sturdy, protected the floor, was easy on the feet BUT and it's a VERY BIG BUT, it had an obnoxious odor that was totally unbearable that never went away. I left the mat outside for two weeks hoping the smell would finally be gone or at least unnoticeable or at least something that we could live with. BUT this was something you couldn't live with in a house or even garage with normal people who have a sense of smell. It was literally that bad.

I have some stall matts that are 3/4 and 4 years old. When I put the new mat down i did not look as thick. I measured it with my calipers and measured 0.489" that is under 1/2". Not even close to 3/4 of an inch.