HOW TO POSE

[RONJON]

Here are some vids on how to correctly do the mandatory poses...

I for one will be learning how to properly pose and best display my body this year as I get ready to do my first ever competion..

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If anyone has Posing tips or other good links post em up

RJ

 

[Ashop]

Some of the best guys I have seen pose if you can find footage is FRANK ZANE and LEE LABRADA. Their posing is more like art.

 

[RONJON]

Some of the best guys I have seen pose if you can find footage is FRANK ZANE and LEE LABRADA. Their posing is more like art.

YouTube - Lee Labrada 1993

good call Alin

 

[chemicalwarrior]

re: Lee Labrada and Zane..

Doesn't hurt when you are absolutely perfectly balanced! Seriously though, they were great. Thanks for the vid links!

 

[pumpt73]

Im at work and can't post vids, but if you can find Ed Corney, magnificent!!! The man truly knew how to present his physique.

And for sarcasm, if you really want to learn how to pose, just youtube Jason Genova BABY!!!!!! Sorry fellas, I had to.:st:r-wars

 

[Wynn]

YouTube - fiakkasa's Channel

 

[buselmo]

Videotape yourself posing... then, try to create variations of the pose to hide the weak parts, show the strong parts, and best fit your "structure".
there are many variations for a single pose, and i've seen great physiques look TERRIBLE due to choosing the WRONG FORM of the pose.
for example, someone who is narrow and has a wide waist should not flex his abs while doing a front double bicep pose. if you have weak hamstrings, squat down more when you do your side chest and twist your ankle out. if you don't have wide lats, do your front lat spread the way bob chic or ronnie coleman do it (hidding lats with your arms and bringing your chest out more)...

it all depends on your structure, weak, and strong bodyparts... so keep practicing.

 

[Wynn]

What he said.

Someone posted a vid regarding how not to pose:

YouTube - Remember practice your posing!

 

[Strongisland631]

Thanks guys these are some great links. I had a posing coach for one of my shows and I am trying to dig up those PDFs that he provided me with as they have some decent diagrams but very helpful mental techniques to keep in mind. If I find them I will paste hot links in this post so you can check them out.

 

[Wynn]

I found my way to a clip on utube of posing that got the audience excited:

YouTube - 2009?????????????????

 

[IRON37]

almost as important as the poses themselves, practice your transitions and even the way you walk on and off the stage. People will notice if you look like a guy that knows what hes doing, or just another guy that is built but can only dance around or has no self awareness of how he presents himself (from their perspective). Also think about facial expression. Sometimes it it hard to hide the "Im dehydrated and feel like shit" look on your face, but it is just as important. Look confident/ happy, not like you want to burn their village and eat their children

 

[Wynn]

A few clips I found on the tube.

Kal Szkalak from a while back. The audience is yelling "Beef"! YouTube - Big Kal works the crowd!

This guy was at a comp this past weekend. I dug and found that it looks like he took a couple years off to improve. He has that artful style of posing.

YouTube - Superbody 2007

YouTube - Vitalmax Open 2009 - Peter Molnár