Hairstyles vary in bodybuilding just as
they do in the rest of society. In the 1960s and 1970s there were
bodybuilders who went with the then-current fashion of long hair. In the
1990s suddenly you saw a number of bodybuilders standing onstage with
shaved heads. Neither extreme, is a particularly good idea for
competition bodybuilders.
We
understand how you wear your hair is part of you - part of your
personality and self-expression. Fashions change and that includes
fashions in hairstyles. The look, the visual element, is an essential
part of bodybuilding.
In bodybuilding, if your hair is long
and shaggy, it not only comes down over your neck and obscures your
traps, but also makes your head look gibber - and your body
correspondingly smaller. Bodybuilders appear so strange to people that
anything that adds to that strangeness can be detrimental, making them
look more like pro wrestlers than physique competitors. This includes
dyeing the hair, shaving it off, or anything else you can do with hair.
Some bodybuilders look good with shaved heads. The idea is to present
yourself onstage in a way that works best for you. You should avoid
copying someone you admire or following a particular fashion unless the
look you arrive at suits your particular physique and overall
appearance.
How, then, do you decide about
hairstyle? Study your haircut in the mirror, look at photos, and decide
whether you would present a better appearance with longer or shorter
hair, or hair cut in a different style. Think about it - is having your
name shaved into the side of your head really going to help you win
contests? Is wearing a ponytail or a Mohawk going to add to or detract
from the overall impression you make on the judges? The bottom line to
all of this is simple: Is what we are doing with our appearance, color,
haircut, or trunks going to help us win this bodybuilding contest or
not?
Also, don't shy away from getting help
from professionals. By all means try working with a hairstylist, maybe
wear your hair a number of different ways over time, until you find the
style that suits you best during your bodybuilding competition.
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