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Originally Posted by
stef
Nah, your don't roll it down your back when you get out from under it. Dropping the bar is easy or impossible depending on your position, flexibility & quickness, and practice. It's super common with weightlifters because they get comfortable with this from the competitive lifts, plus often train the squat on a platform without power racks and are more likely to use a high bar squat. And of course, they're using equipment meant to be dropped. If you're around them, you'll notice a tendency to get rid of the bar when bar speed drops, way before they're actually stuck or out of position.
Overall, it's a really different situation than where someone who is strength training or powerlifting is operating.