In competitive Bodybuilding there often 8 compulsory poses that are judged in the ‘muscularity’ round and 4 quarter turns that are assessed in the ‘symmetry’ round.

The quarter turns start with ‘front relaxed’, followed by ‘quarter turn to the right’, followed by ‘facing the rear of the stage’ and then ‘quarter turn to the right’ which returns you back to facing the audience again.

That first quarter turn to the right, which sees you side on to the audience, is one that is both not well understood, as well as poorly executed.

In this recent update pic of IFBB Pro Brett Wilkin, just 6.5 weeks out of the Arnold Classic, we see him execute this quarter turn almost perfectly, IMHO.

Points to note:

1. Brett has squeezed his adductors together which in turn is showing off his hamstrings.
2. He has flexed his glutes, revealing striations that are particularly evident from this body part when turned side on.
3. Brett has turned his torso around far enough so as to show off his excellent abdominal musculature, which he has tensed accordingly whilst simultaneously getting the air out of his stomach region.
4. His right shoulder and bicep are pushing across his right pec so as to give the illusion of extra thickness and well as the striations in his chest. The right fist is pointing down to where the judges sit and is NOT covering up his abdominal wall.
5. His left pec is flared out, but not flexed, which in turn gives it a fuller look.
6. Brett’s left arm is slightly bent whilst he tenses the muscles of his forearm, bicep & tricep with the aid of a clenched fist. The palm of this fist faces the audience and is again not covering up his left glute.
7. Brett is looking straight ahead from this side on position. Looking up slightly can also give this pose a very strong & confident appearance.

All in all, I really like the way he is hitting this so called quarter turn, but also I reckon Brett will be an absolute force to be reckoned with at this year’s Arnold Classic!

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