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    Default First show should I do novice and open? Or just novice?

    First show should I do novice and open? Or just novice?

    What do you guys think? First show tell me just do novice. But want more opinons.

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    I want to do my first show too and I have some similar questions. I guess it'd just depend on the quality of competition. I've been looking at competitor pics of the contests I'd like to enter to try and size myself up.

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    Personally, I feel it's better to in the upper echelon of the novice class than it is to be at the bottom of the open. That's my approach going into my first competition.

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    Ive always done both until I won my class and was barred from most novice classes now. If you want to be the best you need to compete against the best to see what you are lacking.

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    If it was me, I'd sign up for the Novice class now, with plans to add the Open class on contest day, depending on who shows up in the various classes.

    For example, you don't want to be the only competitor in the Novice class. Sure, you get a trophy, but you don't learn anything. If that were to be the case, I'd pay the extra bucks to cross over, on contest day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scoobysnacks View Post
    Ive always done both until I won my class and was barred from most novice classes now. If you want to be the best you need to compete against the best to see what you are lacking.

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    Your right I'm going to fo both. So that way I can learn alot. Never know might do well in the open I hope. Lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darnelle B View Post
    First show should I do novice and open? Or just novice?

    What do you guys think? First show tell me just do novice. But want more opinons.

    If $$ isent an option I say do BOTH!

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    Quote Originally Posted by F.K.M. View Post
    Personally, I feel it's better to in the upper echelon of the novice class than it is to be at the bottom of the open. That's my approach going into my first competition.
    Not to attack you but you need to prepare yourself better.

    Confidence and presentation go along way when on stage and it seems you lack confidence. You must always go into a show knowing you did everything you could to bring your best package.

    By admitting you would rather be the best in one category than the bottom of another seems funny to me. Great champions didn't start by being the best, they entered the challenged and worked day in and day out to be the best.

    If you are never to taste defeat how do you enjoy the taste of victory?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darnelle B View Post
    First show should I do novice and open? Or just novice?

    What do you guys think? First show tell me just do novice. But want more opinons.
    I would recommend doing both. It will give you the experience you need to challenge as you progress.

    Competing in the open also gives the judges a chance to compare you to the other athletes. One thing that most competitors forget to take advantage of in their first few shows, is to ask the judges for their opinion. You will get much more information from the judges about you physique than friends. This information is golden and help you progress from show to show.

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    Quote Originally Posted by becks View Post
    I would recommend doing both. It will give you the experience you need to challenge as you progress.

    Competing in the open also gives the judges a chance to compare you to the other athletes. One thing that most competitors forget to take advantage of in their first few shows, is to ask the judges for their opinion. You will get much more information from the judges about you physique than friends. This information is golden and help you progress from show to show.
    Fuck I'm hype I'm doing both. Thank you guys. I really want to get all the learning exprence I can from my first show.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darnelle B View Post
    Fuck I'm hype I'm doing both. Thank you guys. I really want to get all the learning exprence I can from my first show.
    Have fun with the day, relax and go out on the stage full of confidence.

    Practice your mandatories as this will really help in the confidence dept. Knowing you are hitting your poses and showing off all the hard work will have you exude confidence and the judges will reward you for it.

    Being that this is your first show, hold your mandatories in front of a mirror for 30-60 sec. Seeing the pose helps you find the right position and holding the pose helps the muscle memory for when on stage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by becks View Post
    Have fun with the day, relax and go out on the stage full of confidence.

    Practice your mandatories as this will really help in the confidence dept. Knowing you are hitting your poses and showing off all the hard work will have you exude confidence and the judges will reward you for it.

    Being that this is your first show, hold your mandatories in front of a mirror for 30-60 sec. Seeing the pose helps you find the right position and holding the pose helps the muscle memory for when on stage.

    Ok will do. Going to practice in about 4 mins almost done with cardio.

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    I am doing my first show on Oct 17th New London, CT and I will be doing Novice and Open! Why do one if you know you worked your ass off?

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    Since I'm doing novice and open. Should I have to diffrent routines? One routine for novice. And one for the open? How does it work?

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    Same routine for both and they'll just have you do it once in the night show. All comptitors are called out by number only once no matter how many classes you may be in. And my input as well ALWAYS do novice and open IMO. If you ahve prepared fully you should be confident in both. And honestly not to freak you out but novice classes are not always truly novice competitors, sometimes you fair better in your own weight class.

    My husband did his first show in 07 and his Novice class because it wasn't split by weights was deeper than his weight class (middleweights). AND not to mention the two of the top three in novice had like 15 years on him and are regulars on the circuit in this area and compete as heavy weights, so like I said even though the middlewights wern't "novice" it seemed like more appropriate competition. He didn't place in novice but placed 3rd out of 7 in open go figure.

    You first show is for experience mostly. Both divisions will give you more time on stage. Which is great!

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