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Round one
: Standing Relaxed Pose
The first
round of bodybuilding competition involves bodybuilders being judged by
performing the standing relaxed pose - they stand, hands at their sides,
facing forward, to the back, and to both sides.
In spite of
this kind of posing being called standing relaxed, the competitors are
usually tensing all their muscles very hard indeed. This round is
usually referred to as a symmetry round. Indeed, when you are standing
relaxed in this position the overall shape of the body (called symmetry
in bodybuilding), as well as its shape and proportion, is what your are
most easily able to observe. Judges also look at things like grooming,
skin tone, tan, and whether the trunks fit well and are of an
appropriate color.
Actually, the
first round is often referred to as overall assessment, and this is more
accurate than symmetry. The judges are supposed to look at everything in
every round, not just symmetry or muscularity. What makes the rounds
different is the way in which the body is pose and presented, which
tends to reveal one aspect of the physique more than the others.
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