A s the competitive season
is drawing closer, here are
some DOs and DONT’s from me,
your posing Pro. stage tips that could apply to you,
and could even make the difference
between winning and losing.
When I’m judging for The PCA,
I often see athletes making small
posing mistakes which make the
biggest difference. Here are my 1.
The First Impression … the
front relaxed pose. This is
probably the hardest pose to
master, and the easiest to get wrong
on stage. This pose can display all
of your weaknesses if you don’t get
it right. The most common mistake
I see in this pose is the shoulders
being rolled forward. This displays
more traps than shoulders, making
your top-line appear unbalanced
and dominant in the wrong areas.
Make sure you lift and roll the
shoulders back to sit them on the
lats, displaying a wide top line to
present capped shoulders and
less traps. This will then make the
v-taper appear more impressive.
Remember this is the first pose in
your comparisons for all the
bodybuilding and figure categories,
so it’s crucial you get it right!
2.
The Back Double Bicep. Don’t
cut yourself short by not
pulling your lats out! I see a lot of
female competitors getting this
wrong purely because they’re not
sure how it should feel. You would
think that in order to engage and
display your back muscles you need
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