Top 5 Common Mistakes That Hurt Your Score on Stage

Anyone else hate the 'over-posing'? Like hitting 4 different variations of a pose when the judge just asked for a side chest. It looks desperate.

Guilty! I used to do that. You think you’re showing range, but you’re just annoying the judges who want to compare everyone in the same position.

Keep it simple, keep it clean. That should be the mantra for every novice.

And for the love of all things holy, check your hair! I saw a wellness girl lose her back double bicep detail because her hair was covering her entire upper back.

Hair flips are a mandatory pose in their own right, Maple lol. But seriously, it’s a valid point. If they can’t see the muscle, they can’t score it.

This has been a proper good session. I hope some of the novices lurking are taking notes. This info saves years of 'learning the hard way.'

I'll be sharing this with my training partner in the morning. She's 4 weeks out and still struggling with her transitions.

Tell her to film every session. The camera is a harsher judge than anyone in Vancouver or London.

Exactly. See you guys at the next show!