Hey, Shep! How bout Flex? England's Flex, I mean! Is he going to make a big name in this sport or not? We met him at the USA and he appeared to be the guy to watch out for soon. I mean maybe in four or five years or more!
How do you guys feel about him over there across the pond? And who else among the amateurs is coming up?
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Nother subject ..........
I just read some interesting comments on the Jr Nationals posting and one guy said that one of our members "appeared not to be dark enough and not enough oil".
To me, that is pretty basic and it's difficult to understand how anyone one can get to the point where he can compete on the National level and still not have a complete understanding of the basics.
It's basic to me that you cannot go on stage without a sheen of some kind..... In the old AAU days when oil was not allowed, we'd do our best to work up a sweat or cheat a bit as mentioned earlier.
It's also basic to me that you must have a dark "tan" on stage. And I do mean "dark" as those bright lights will lighten you up a lot so that has to be taken into consideration (especially if the event is being televised or filmed for future use).
And since "black" is the absence of light, it is best to wear dark, dark trunks. Black trunks will make your waist look smaller. You can argue this point but it is the truth. And if you want to argue, next time you are up on stage, wear white posing trunks. That'll convince ya.
And some fans say that their buds did not do too well during the prejudging and they hope he will look much better at night.
Uhh, uhh! Ain't gonna work! Those judges pick the weight class winners and all other placings during the prejudging phase and seldom make a change during the finals. (There are exceptions of course but this is rare!)
Most times the judges are there at the finals to decide the overall winner from the wt class winners. If you don't believe me, take a close look at the official table. The seats could be vacant or the judges who are there are more interested in something else, but still kind enough to keep their eyes up on the stage.
But when it comes to the final posedown of the wt class winners, those seats are full and the judges are working once again.
OK, last comment ...... and this one comes from a world reknown athlete who has won many IFBB titles ..........
The most important part of any amateur contest is the INITIAL LINEUP.
And the most important part of that INITIAL LINEUP is the first 30 seconds when the judges take their initial overall look.
ANd the most important part of that INITIAL 30 SECOND OVERALL LOOK is your ABS!
Subconsciously, your abs are the first thing the judges see. He went into a long discussion about "looking at the abs first" which I won't broach here but - take my word for it.
And during that INITIAL LINEUP, you are placed by each judge from first to last, and from that point on you got to improve a bit to get your placing moved up a bit.
Sorry to be so basic, but apparently some good people just don't understand.
