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Another mistake that can make your
bodybuilding posing less than it ought to be is to let yourself get too
emotional. A big difference between acting and sports is that actors
generally have to psych themselves up to do a scene, while athletes -
subject to the pressures and stress of competition - have to psych
themselves down, to keep their emotions under control. This doesn't mean
you approach a bodybuilding contest without enthusiasm or intensity. Far
from it. But a really competitive person will feel so much excitement
and emotion that he can easily begin making bad decisions if those
emotions are not controlled.
This
need to control emotion exists in most sports. Archers and target
shooters learn to quiet their minds and control their breathing. Boxers
and martial artists are constantly warned not to let themselves get
angry during a bout. Even football players have been described as
playing with "controlled rage", the operative word here being
"controlled". If your emotions get out of control, so does your
performance.
Incidentally, one of the all time
greats at emotional control was Frank Zane. Few people seeing him
onstage would ever guess how emotional he really is. He was always able
to keep his cool and not get too caught up by the reactions of the
audience. And although Dorian Yates often appeared to the audience as if
he were unemotional and carved out of granite, he would never have won
so many Mr. Olympia titles without being driven by a very intense, and
emotional, desire for victory.
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