Qiradzqe Rubber & Wood Lifting Platform

A rubber-and-wood lifting platform — a rated deadlift and Olympic-lift platform with rubber drop zones either side of a timber centre, protecting the floor and the bar and giving a solid base. Heavy rubber tiles and a plywood-and-hardwood centre; laid on a sound, level floor, the one surface it's safe to drop bumper plates on. The platform serious lifting needs.

• Type: rubber + wood lifting platform
• Build: rubber drop zones, plywood/hardwood centre
• Use: laid on a sound level floor; the rated surface for dropping bumpers

Free weights are heavy and demanding. Warm up, lift with good form, and use a spotter or a rack's safety catches for heavy barbell work; put the collars on before you lift. Load and unload a bar evenly and keep fingers clear of the sleeves and plates. Don't drop bumper plates from overhead except onto a rated lifting platform. A rack must be assembled to the instructions and bolted to the floor where specified, and used within its stated load rating. Set a lifting platform on a sound, level floor. Store plates and bars on a rack so they can't topple onto feet, and keep children away from loaded bars and weight stacks. This is fitness equipment, not a medical device; if you are new to lifting, returning from injury, or have a back problem or any other health concern, ask your doctor before starting a new programme and stop if anything hurts. The statutory 14-day right of withdrawal applies to consumers.