Creative Posing?...

[WannaBPowerful]

I pretty much have all the 7 compulsary poses down.

I was lookin for some custom poses for my free-posing routine. Maybe some good looking combinations? What have you guys got for me?

 

[nikkita]

it may be good idea if you get some videos of past contests... ironman, olympia, etc. I've seen very good posing combinations for guys and you may learn a lot from watching them

 

[Haz]

I used to love Sergio Olivia's signature pose, the one with both arms going straight up over his head. I think Lee Priest uses that one as well. You need big arms and a small waist to pull it off though.

 

[WannaBPowerful]

Iv seen a lot of videos and stuff. My favorites are most of the poses when the bodybuilders get down on one knee and stuff.

I was wonderin what everyone else likes. Also, what is a "transition" pose?

 

[bignate73]

transitions are the movements you do between poses. it can be a sweep of the arm/arms, how you move your feet to get into another pose etc. my buddies posing routine he did last night was full of transitions. i think if i had to count the routine, he hit close to 20 poses. not all of them were emphasized for a long time but there was alot there. example: side chest, reach out to the side, side tricep, twisting front double bicep, step forward, kneel twisting rear double bicep.

some people get rather flashy with transitions. flex wheeler likes to do that signature spin sometimes.

my next routine is going to bring the house down. i worked with my buddy on his for last night's show, it took us about 3-4 hours to put it together but it was awesome when finished. he practiced it for almost 3 weeks to get it down perfect. i was very impressed with his thoroughness and how professional he looked. people couldnt believe it was his first show.

preparation, repetition, and presentation give that polished look.

 

[coolcolj]

I used to love Sergio Olivia's signature pose, the one with both arms going straight up over his head. I think Lee Priest uses that one as well. You need big arms and a small waist to pull it off though.

Although I wasn't big, I did that pose in my routine back in my teen days. I even got an applause for it, I have a small waist when I'm lean

I used to break when younger, so I added that stuff to my posing routines.

 

[endpoint]

You should scream.

come out screaming. when you raise your arms up increase the pitch of your scream, when your arms get lower...lower the pitch.

Its the latest trend in america

 

[bignate73]

You should scream.

come out screaming. when you raise your arms up increase the pitch of your scream, when your arms get lower...lower the pitch.

Its the latest trend in america

-Arnold Schwarzenegger

hehe.

 

[WannaBPowerful]

BigNate... How would i go about putting a routine togeather? I wouldnt know how to use transitions or what looks good. I need some serious help in this area. The only poeple around to help me here are people that competed almost 10 years ago. Nobody with recent experience.

 

[bignate73]

IMO go to some regional shows and see what style of posing you like. look for how people move from pose to pose. there will be alot of posing routines that suck but the ones that look good to you will stand out.

first thing you need to do is find the poses that accentuate your strong points and decide you want to use them, then figuring out how is all from what you have seen before or how creative you can get.

check out this routine by lee priest he did at my show.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2002npc.htm

its near the bottom.

 

[coolcolj]

There is no difference in posining now vs before, except its worst now

watch Pumping Iron for some tips.

Rent some old bodybuilding comp videos. I remeber watching some 80s olympias. Some good stuff there.

SOme of the newer pros like King Kamali, Vince Taylor and Melvin Anthony are very good posers. Find some vids

 

[WannaBPowerful]

Nice Lee Priest video..

Got any more? I got some ideas from watchin that too. Thanx. What kinda stuff really catches peoples attention?

 

[Haz]

Pick a song that has a good beat and a fast tempo. The slow ballads that some bodybuilders use, put the entire audience to sleep. You want to pump the crowd up.

 

[WannaBPowerful]

Well...

Im almost definatly using "the Game" by motorhead (triple H theme from WWF)

Since i have shows i wanna do in back to back weeks, im also considering "Rollin" by Limp Bizkit (the undertakers version), "the name of the game" by crystal meth., Ultimate Warriors old theme from WWF, or "Your Disease" by Saliva. What do you think?