Pro status runs through a judging panel, so who better to provide the top-down judging criteria and trends than top NPC Judges and IFBB Pros Natalie and Chet Nichols! Listen in as Joe picks apart every division, including the new Wellness Division, with Chet and Natalie. You're only going to win that pro card if you know the judging and posing criteria, so pull up a chair--class is in session!

00:11 Introduction

00:45 Changes for this year - Wellness & Bikini

10:56 Changes for this year - Classic Physique

15:04 Posing trends

27:05 Changes for this year - Figure

29:27 Biggest mistake Figure Competitors make

36:08 Men's Physique vs. Bodybuilding

IFBB Pro Card holder Chet Nichols is a National Physique Committee (NPC) Regional Judge, National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist (FNS), and earned a Master’s of Science Degree from Texas A&M. He is also a United States Veteran. Chet continues to follow science-based and proven methods for his own training and feels blessed to be able to share that knowledge with his clients as well.

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Natalie Nichols also holds the IFBB Pro Card and is a National Physique Committee (NPC) Regional Judge, National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), and owns and operates USA Physique Coaching with her husband Chet. Natalie enjoys working with physique competitors and helping shape their bodies through the eyes of an NPC Judge.

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