What is this thing?

[n8j]

The leg press at my gym was broken and so I decided to do one of the alternate exercises on the powerbuilding template: Squat (safety bar) or Squat (high bar).

My gym doesn’t have a safety squat bar, but it does have this blue thing that attaches to the bar. Maybe a dumb question, but is this thing useful? Is it like having a safety bar?

I opted for high bar squats, but haven’t done them before so didn’t feel very comfortable. Would you recommend sticking with high bar until I can leg press again, or should I try the blue thing?

[Jordan_Feigenbaum]

Looks similar to a Manta Ray, which can be helpful if people have a hard time racking a barbell. Other than that, no real difference between it and HBBS. They also make one for front squats, which could be useful for those with rack issues.