Precision in posing doesn’t start with your arms or your abs. It starts with your feet.
Start from the ground
Let gravity sink your feet into the floor and give you a base to draw power from. The best way to describe it is gripping the ground with your feet. Setting up from beneath you lets that energy move through your whole body.
Find your stance
Find the stance that suits your physique best. That might be heels touching, heels about 6 inches apart, or a wider stance. It depends on your body, but the main concern stays the same: begin each pose from the bottom up.
Pose your whole body
Without that hold on the ground, you have no main source of power. You can isolate a shot from the waist up, but that defeats the purpose of what we are doing, which is showing your physique in its entirety. Photoshoots can bend some of these strict principles, but if the photo shows your entire body, give it everything.
Take your time and stay calm
The best shots come when you’re confident and take your time. It is easy to contract too hard during practice, so stay calm and let the pose build.
Nothing is more disappointing than having the muscle and conditioning for the sport, then coming up short when it’s time to display it. In the same way we all lift weights, we pose and get better as the years go on.