Bethany Kludt is a nursing student who recently joined the National Physique Committee (NPC) and has begun competing in bikini competitions. In August 2014, she placed third in an NPC collegiate bikini competition in Louisville, Kentucky. She plans on competing in one or two NPC bikini competitions per year. Here are a few tips for winning an NPC bikini competition.
- NPC bikini competitors who want to win competitions should think about hiring a reputable coach to train them. Specifically, a posing coach can be very helpful to competitors. Posing coaches can help competitors make small tweaks to their pose that help them come across as stronger. The presentation of one's self is incredibly important in competitions so anything that can help improve competitors' presentation of themselves will be helpful.
- It is recommended that competitors film themselves during competitions or during practice. This allows competitors to scrutinize their performance and pick out their weaknesses. This is helpful because it allows competitors to pinpoint specific weaknesses and make necessary corrections. Filming is better than posing in front of a mirror because corrections can be made in front of a mirror, but not while filming, meaning that competitors have to hit their first pose immediately on film.
- Competitors should do some research on the judges of the event they are competing in, especially who the head judge is going to be. Judges all have their own preferences and look for different things when giving their scores. Understanding what the judges are looking for is an invaluable tool to possess.