Milos my point is,The judging of the posing round doesn't happen.So why all the we must keep the judging round in"Vote Yes" as Bob said here on post it's a Flucking JOKE.Do you think King did better because of his master posing?
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Judging the posing DOES happen...unfortunately by the same poor judging panel that is judging the other three rounds

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I discussed that with Bob already and told him that EVERY ROUND is physique round...but physiques are being judged:
1- In the first round for balance in symmetry - from 4 different angles (front-back and two sides)
2- In the second round for their muscularity - in 8 mandatory poses
3- In the third round - ATHLETES HAVE THE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS THEIR PHYSIQUES TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITIES performing the poses (other than mandatories) which would emphasise their assets and strong body parts (or simply great poses...not required in the second round)...Also they can add entertainment factor and make the shows more interesting...but what some people don't realize is: it is the physique that is being judged and not the "movement" or posing per se...
It is our tradition for decades and changing it (not judging the posing round) would be absolute disaster.
And as far as King "doing better

" he would have gotten that place if he was fully cloth in the center of the stage and standing as a statue (when I think again judges could have been Buddhist...admiring their mighty Buddha...

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Also MASTER POSER is the title that could go to very few people and Kamali is definitely NOT one of them.
Back in the 2001 when I was commentating Mr. Olympia live on the Internet I did mention publicly that hitting the seven poses in seven minutes (what Kamali did that year) is NOT something I am calling a good routine or a "master poser"...
His irritating "spread your legs as far as you can" stand (especially from the rear view) is border line disgusting...and whatever he is doing with his upper body while he is in that position looks more like he is having a seasure (rather than posing)...
As far as other comments/questions that I didn't answer - I will ...hopefully later this evening after work...