Posing Coach - Nat Kitney
NPC WELLNESS TUTORIAL
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- Learn your quarter turn poses
- How to transition & walk
- Full routine choreography
- Learn at your own pace
- We cover every aspect of your posing & presentation for stage
LEARN WELLNESS ROUTINE TIPS FOR NPC ON HOW TO WIN YOUR COMPETITION
Learn all the posing tips on this page on how to pose correctly and confidently for the NPC IFBB Pro Leauge Wellness category. You will learn division and category criteria, quarter turns and how to choreograph a winning routine.
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WHAT IS THE WELLNESS DIVISION?
This category looks for an imbalance in symmetry between the upper and lower body. Wellness competitors are required to showcase more muscularity in the lower half of the body in their hips, glutes, hamstrings & quads. Upper body should be smaller and not display as much muscularity.
POSING TIPS FOR WELLNESS
QUARTER TURNS
FRONT POSE
- Do not stand completely front on as the judges do still want to see the V taper and a small waist line
- Make sure that your upper body is posed smaller than lower body through slightly retracting your scapula.
- Stance should be wider than a bikini competitor to accentuate the thickness of the quad sweep and legs
SIDE POSE
- Front leg must be straight and back knee bent
- Aim to create thickness through your front leg by pushing into your hip and softening the knee to activate the quad and hamstring in your pose
- Still keep the waistline small by keeping your bellybutton facing towards the side of the room
- Front arm must look relaxed you will get markdown for having it placed out to wide
- Bring your shoulders completely towards the judges however be careful of activating your upper body and lats as you do not want the upper body to appear muscular or wide
- Maintain symmetry of your shoulders from side to side
BACK POSE
- Feet should be just outside shoulder width apart to ensure the legs look thicker
- Turn your toes out slightly in back pose to bring more width to your quads
- Keep the knees soft to push down and activate the legs to tighten up the glutes and hamstrings.
- Rotate back your hips and pelvis so that your glutes appear round and full, just like bikini models they do not want to see any lines underneath your glutes
- Hair must be left on the back but insure that it does not cover your waist line or shoulders.
- We would suggest adding choreography into your I walk routine where you move your hair off your back
POSING TIPS FOR WELLNESS
WALKING
As a Wellness competitor you will be asked to walk to the rear of the stage. At the rear you will hold your back pose. Therefore you will then walk to the front of the stage to hold your front pose.
Throughout the walking comparisons learning how to pose for wellness IFBB NPC the judges are judging you on quite a few different aspects. It is important to be aware that walking into the rear of the stage style is completely different than walking to the front of the stage. That is because walking forward they are looking for personality presentation and confidence where as when walking to the rear the judges look for glute tightness and activation rather than style of walk. Understanding these two important aspects of model walking will help you to score highly on stage as a wellness competitor for the IFBB NPC.
If you are wanting to know how to walk as a wellness competitor it is exactly the same as a bikini model. The following tips will help you to walk like a model confidently on the stage and throughout your bodybuilding routine.
WALKING TO THE FRONT OF THE STAGE
- Imagine walking on a tight rope aim to cross 1 foot over in front of the other
- Push into your hip as you land which will help to accentuate your glutes as you walk
- Slightly rolling through the shoulder backwards will help to create the taper and X shape as you walk to the front of the stage
WALKING TO THE REAR OF THE STAGE
- Our private posing studio is located in Mentone, Melbourne, Victoria. If your unable to make it in person into the studio we offer all our coaching services world wide with our online personal coaching. Walk softly and slowly
- Keep your hips rotated backwards and tilted so that the glutes appear around and tight
- Cross feet as if you were walking to the front however walking to the rear should be a lot slower than walking forward
- Slight movement of your arms to draw attention to your glutes
- Leave the hair on the back we can coach you from Australia to:
WELLNESS POSING COACHING
For more detailed information on wellness posing our posing coaches offer Wellness specific coaching. this can be done in personal, group or online. Our services are available to any competitors around the world.
In our coaching packages we take you through a step-by-step structured program. You will learn everything you need to know to be confident on stage. Learn a winning routine as a wellness competitor for the NPC IFBB Pro League stage.