yes sometimes i notice i am posing for the mirror not the camera if that could cause some differences. but i need work for sure
You want to imagine posing for the judges, bcoz that's what counts. And btw, wasn't dogging you at all - you are actually hitting some of those poses rather well. But for example, in the RDB and RLS poses, you want to get in the habit NOW of doing them correctly so it will be automatic come show time. You are standing with both feet/legs side by side, whereas you need to put one foot/leg back further, and flexing that calf, also flexing your hams and glutes too.
You have a nice taper of the back in the RLS, which diminishes a lot in the front relaxed pose. Try flexing them lats more in the front relaxed to bring that taper out. If you can't, try lowering your elbows down a couple inches on each side which will make it easier to flex your lats. You don't need to have that look like your riding a motorcycle if the lats aren't there to push your arms out - looks unnatural & a common mistake made by many. Toy around with it and you'll find the sweet spot.
In the most muscular shot - it looks like your in the middle of the pose. You want to clasp your hands together, or one hand pushing against the wrist of the other hand & squueeeeze so you can bring out the pec detail/striations. Yeah you might not be lean enough YET to see them, but you eventually will, so get in the habit now of hitting the pose correctly.
OK now I'm nit-picking, but everything counts, as illusion is the name of the game. In the RLS & RDB poses, try lowering your chin down 2 inches. What that will do is make your head move forward a couple inches, making your head look slightly smaller, making your arms & delts look bigger.
To finish this book haha, and to end on a positive note, you have good quad sweep and solid af forearm development. Once you bring those upper arms up to match your forearms, it should look great. Regarding your posing - I don't think I have ever seen somebody hit the FDB pose pretty much identical to Jay Cutler - same foot placement, same arm & hand placement. Are you trying to hit it like him, or just coincidence?
