Short1 - Bodybuilding Competition Log

[Sassy69]

Here's a couple things I found on how to do a lat spread:

(BTW it's done the same way for male or female, only tiny difference between rear & front)

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/frontlat.htm

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/archive/index.php/t-72833.html

http://www.teenbodybuilding.com/duncan3.htm

http://muscleventures.com/video/2006/06/bodybuilding_front_lat_spread.html

http://www.sumo.tv/tag/lat

http://www.npa-bodybuilding.co.uk/articles/2004/pose2frontlat.html

Here's one of Valentina- click on the "Other Contests" link & on the 2nd row of pix in the middle is a front lat: http://freeweb.supereva.com/valentinachepiga/index.html?
- check all those pix for anything that you like as something that you can make your own as well - some really beautiful posing from her. (OMG i love her ... and she's actually 3 yrs older than me...!)

Just a thought - also have at least one type of a "most muscular" down as well. Not the "crab pose" like lots guys do but more like this:

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/MostMuscular/

This is Toney Freeman - I worked w/ him for a while last yr & he's really a guy to watch in the Arnold this yr. But beautiful posing. Check in this link - click on the Competition Photos for the 2006 Olympia:

http://www.graphicmuscle.com/index.cfm?go2=contests_competitor&CompetitorID=1636

Really nice most muscular (not crab): 3rd page of photos, 1st row, far right
Couple different abs/thighs variations that are easy transitions & great for 'show off' during routine or pose down: 3rd page of pix, bottom row - the whole row

In general, check this whole page of women's competition pix - these are the cream of the crop & LOTS of great poses!

http://www.graphicmuscle.com/index.cfm?go2=contests_year&ContestYearID=661

 

[RottenWillow]

also - having problems with front lat spread. I don't know what it is, either

1. I have no lats
2. I can't spread them out properly.
3 . both. lolol

amiga, you have tremendous lats. Beautiful, awesome lats! They jumped all up in my grill on your front double bi shot, but disappeared almost totally on the front spread. Hopefully Sassy's links will help you since it's certainly just a posing issue.

 

[the-short-one]

Here's a couple things I found on how to do a lat spread:

(BTW it's done the same way for male or female, only tiny difference between rear & front)

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/frontlat.htm

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/archive/index.php/t-72833.html

http://www.teenbodybuilding.com/duncan3.htm

http://muscleventures.com/video/2006/06/bodybuilding_front_lat_spread.html

http://www.sumo.tv/tag/lat

http://www.npa-bodybuilding.co.uk/articles/2004/pose2frontlat.html

Here's one of Valentina- click on the "Other Contests" link & on the 2nd row of pix in the middle is a front lat: http://freeweb.supereva.com/valentinachepiga/index.html?
- check all those pix for anything that you like as something that you can make your own as well - some really beautiful posing from her. (OMG i love her ... and she's actually 3 yrs older than me...!)

Just a thought - also have at least one type of a "most muscular" down as well. Not the "crab pose" like lots guys do but more like this:

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/MostMuscular/

This is Toney Freeman - I worked w/ him for a while last yr & he's really a guy to watch in the Arnold this yr. But beautiful posing. Check in this link - click on the Competition Photos for the 2006 Olympia:

http://www.graphicmuscle.com/index.cfm?go2=contests_competitor&CompetitorID=1636

Really nice most muscular (not crab): 3rd page of photos, 1st row, far right
Couple different abs/thighs variations that are easy transitions & great for 'show off' during routine or pose down: 3rd page of pix, bottom row - the whole row

In general, check this whole page of women's competition pix - these are the cream of the crop & LOTS of great poses!

http://www.graphicmuscle.com/index.cfm?go2=contests_year&ContestYearID=661

VERY cool!

the teenbodybuilding.com link has a good guide to posing. better than bodybuilding.com. I've been to graphic muscle many times (keep going back) to look at pictures.

also - I LOVE Valentina Chepiga. Beautiful woman, awesome physique. They had a really good picture of her in MD in Feb issue.

thank you, Sass. I've been doing a little practicing all day between chores:

wash dishes, lat pose, sweep floor, lat pose, cook 900 lbs of chicken breasts, lat pose, etc, etc...

 

[the-short-one]

amiga, you have tremendous lats. Beautiful, awesome lats! They jumped all up in my grill on your front double bi shot, but disappeared almost totally on the front spread. Hopefully Sassy's links will help you since it's certainly just a posing issue.

lol, I know. I realized what I was doing wrong - I was pushing my shoulders forward without actually spreading my back(lats) apart. The light bulb came on today while I was eating blueberries. I was sitting down, reading some info about the pose and gave a quick try while sitting. DUH. push shoulders forward, yeah - but spread your f**king back apart!

 

[T-Cake]

WOW, short1! You are ASTONISHING!!!

This is an absolutely FASCINATING read, and your progress looks great. I love the cute comments about the chicken breast and 900lbs a week. The family picture is priceless as well.

You look GREAT! Very excited to see how your posing comes along! Good thing you have these ladies here to help you out -- I'm reading the instructions and just sit here going

 

[The Shadow]

Looking great as per usual!!!

I'll have the new lifting schedule tomorrow as well as cardio and diet.

Stay with the diet from last week until Tuesday.

 

[the-short-one]

WOW, short1! You are ASTONISHING!!!

This is an absolutely FASCINATING read, and your progress looks great. I love the cute comments about the chicken breast and 900lbs a week. The family picture is priceless as well.

You look GREAT! Very excited to see how your posing comes along! Good thing you have these ladies here to help you out -- I'm reading the instructions and just sit here going

sshhh. don't tell anyone, but I have no flipping clue what I'm doing. really. (between you and me.)

 

[Sassy69]

lol, I know. I realized what I was doing wrong - I was pushing my shoulders forward without actually spreading my back(lats) apart. The light bulb came on today while I was eating blueberries. I was sitting down, reading some info about the pose and gave a quick try while sitting. DUH. push shoulders forward, yeah - but spread your f**king back apart!

That's pretty much the secret - if you can visualize the pull point as the widest point BELOW your shoulders, like below your scapula but eve further out than that - not the shoulders...

Let's see pix of this!

 

[the-short-one]

That's pretty much the secret - if you can visualize the pull point as the widest point BELOW your shoulders, like below your scapula but eve further out than that - not the shoulders...

Let's see pix of this!

here you go:

compared to:

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I can already tell the difference in the lat pose .... !!! Also, you look more relaxed in the "newer" lat pose one, looks less awkward. Good job!