Was it dangerous to bail out of my squat with my hair like this? (See image)

[iconstitcher]

@johnmarsten You're fine. I have had my hair wrap around a barbell though - I have a habit of twisting barbells once they're up on my shoulders and my hair would get caught in the knurling. That is very much a me thing though and not something I'd say is common.

 

[johnmarsten]

@iconstitcher I can understand that. I don’t think my hair is even long enough when down to touch the knurling. Not gunna test it tho.

 

[jwalsh22]

@johnmarsten I think it would have been fine, I would put a hairband on if you start to lose some of the pony tail but looks like the pony tail is higher up and short.

 

[shywaffles]

@johnmarsten So, what, your hair was going to magically get wrapped around the bar so tight that the bar would rip it out? Pull you down? That isn't how hair works.

I put my hair up when I lift and make sure hair doesn't get caught between the bar and my neck, but I wouldn't go so far as to say uts a safety hazard. Seems like a very weird comment.

 

[crumbacher]

@shywaffles I watched a video the other day (can't remember where) but it was all people with longer hair doing the back bail and the bar grabbing the hair and pulling them to the floor. It looked horribly painful.

I think it's definitely a concern especially if you don't put your hair up and away from the bar for lifts.

 

[shywaffles]

@crumbacher But this is an instance of someone with short hair with their hair up.