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Pros Share Favorite Gym Floors of Summer 2021

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Sep 22, 2021
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It’s officially the first day of autumn, and as the busy summer season comes to a close, we asked pros to send some of their favorite gym floor projects completed over summer 2021. Here’s what they shared:

Hero Perez

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Stephen Gunneson

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Kaleb Baldridge

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Jon Weeks Jr.

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Mike Blexrud

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Titoe Gomez

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Razvan Tata

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Ricky King

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Raphael Chee

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Anthony Magaro a.k.a. Mr. Sandman

Kudos to my daughter, Julia, on always finding a better way to touch up gym lines.

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George Braica - Performance Surfaces

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Have a great gym floor project that should be included? Send it to us at [email protected]. Check out some favorite gym floor projects from summer 2020 here.

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