Bells of Steel Squat Stands
A 72.5-inch independent stand at 600 lb — 24 inches wide, no ceiling requirement, no wall needed.
Specs
| Weight | 73.00 lb |
|---|---|
| Total height | 72.5 in |
| Total depth | 29 in |
| Total width | 24 in |
| Upright | 2.3 x 2.3 in (60 x 60 mm) |
| Hole size | 5/8 in |
| Hole spacing | 1 in and 2 in |
| Weight capacity | 600 lb (272 kg) |
| Coating | Powder coat |
| Included | 2 J-cups |
| Warranty | Limited lifetime |
These figures are copied from Bells of Steel’s own published specs and were last checked on 2026-08-31. Manufacturers revise products without notice, and variants differ. Confirm anything your decision depends on with Bells of Steel before you buy.
Choose this one if
- Your ceiling is genuinely too low for any full-height rack
- You need the rack to move out of the way entirely between sessions
- You lift within your limits or with someone else present
The detail
At 72.5 inches tall and 24 inches wide this is the smallest way to hold a barbell at squat height. It fits under a low basement ceiling where nothing else will, it stores in a corner, and two people can carry it out of the room.
The honest trade is safeties. A squat stand has no back structure, so there is nowhere to hang long safety straps or spotter pins the way a cage gives you. If you train alone and push heavy singles, that is the argument against, and it is a serious one. If you train inside your limits, or with someone in the room, a stand does everything a cage does with none of it in your way.
Six hundred pounds is the capacity, which is the same as the folding rack. For the great majority of home lifters that is not the limiting factor.
Dual 1-inch and 2-inch hole spacing is worth having on a stand, because you will be setting J-cup height for both squats and presses on the same uprights with nothing else to fall back on.
At 29 inches deep the base is what stops it tipping, and it is the dimension to respect: do not walk a heavy bar forward out of the cups any further than you have to. Two J-cups are included, which is everything a squat stand needs.
Seventy-three pounds is enough mass to feel planted under a rack-out and light enough to reposition. That balance is the whole point of the format.
If you want the same footprint with the option to add a cage later, the Titan TITAN Series squat stand is the heavier, taller, 3x3 alternative at 1,500 lb.