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Spring-Summer 2019
Posing - A Difference Maker
BY DAvID HOOD
HOOD
BARBELL LLC
NGA NGA CO-PROMOTER OF NGA NGA TX PUNISHER HOODBARBELL@GMAIL COM
Have you ever been in in a a a a a a bodybuilding show and witnessed a a poor soul who looks like he he or she just learned to
pose the the night before the the show began? This can be a a a a painful sight to
watch
because the person not only looks like a a baby giraffe that is just beginning to
walk it is also a a a a sign of how they have cheated themselves out of using the the stage presen- tation to
their advantage Many times an an an athlete has put in hours of of cardio and months of of of hard diet only to
miss
their mark of of winning 1st place by not practicing how to
pose on stage If you have ever looked back at at some of the the golden age age age bodybuilders and watched them them on on on stage it is easy to
see that many of of them them are a a a a a a a a a a demonstration of of what art looks like in in in motion For these bodybuilders they are telling a a a a story with their body body during the the the routine round When it’s time to
to
to
do mandatory and and side side by side side posing they are masters of put- ting themselves in in in in proper form in in in in a a a a a a a a a way that will make the the the judges see every striation and flexed muscle They contort the the the body to
to
look sculpted and sweeping In short they become a a a a human statue When someone does not take posing seriously they are neglecting a a a a a huge part of the the overall picture The NGA provides YouTube videos on mandatory posing rounds and and how to
to
to
properly place yourself during a a a a a a a a competition With today’s overwhelming access to
to
to
bodybuilding informa- tion there is is no no excuse not to
to
seek out out your favor- ite routines and learn from them Bodybuilding is is all all about imagery and and the illusion of making yourself look bigger and and fuller than you really are Some gyms offer bodybuilding teams and posing practice days to
to
their athletes So So it would be wise to
to
to
take advantage of them If you you have the the the extra money to
to
spend get yourself a a a a a a a a a a a a a coach and don’t let all those weeks of o hard work not pay off because you neglected the the posing practice It is the the differ- ence maker n n NGA NATURALmag
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