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1 1.2 T hese guidelines can be applied to all of your poses, and will help to ensure that you are presenting yourself like a Pro when it’s time to step on stage. Always set your poses up from the bottom of your body through to the top. Imagine you’re stacking a tower. This will help you to avoid missing any check points. Your CHECK POINTS are: 3 Flare and spread your lats to display your V Taper. Make sure that you work on displaying the full width of your lats by finding a pose that suits your body. This will enable you to present a strong X SHAPE to the judges. 2 4 Lastly, engage your shoulders and sit them onto your lats to showcase a strong top line (symmetry and balance from shoulder to shoulder). Do not hunch your shoulders as you will lose width on the lats and look trap dominant. 2.1 Stand with your heels turned in slightly with your toes turned out. Try to pull your heels together, then grip the floor with your toes. Next, rotate your quads outwards and engage your inner thighs. Now your legs are switched on! 2 Lift your midsection and engage your core to make the abs visible, but do not crunch down and shorten/compress the abdominal section. 112 FLEX | MARCH 2018 1