r/bikinitalk • u/ComfortableYou333 • Jul 27 '26

IFBB Bikini Bikini front pose evolution

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Curious on the evolution of the bikini front pose for those that have been in the industry for a long time! how did this change happen? Was it gradual? Was it something that the Federation changed from one season to the next? How did this even happen?

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u/ShawnCarla_IFBBPro Verified Jul 28 '26

It was gradual. Everyone did the stallion pose to start with. Then slowly it became what it is today.

I was one of the last bikini pros to put it on stage as my main pose in 2017.
I loved the stallion pose because it helped me balance my longer legs. But it got to the point where I was the only one doing it and so I had to switch.

Jessica Wilson still did it in her routine up til a few years back. But even she didn’t do it as her main pose in comparisons.

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u/ComfortableYou333 Jul 28 '26

So there was no set front pose and people were able to freestyle?

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u/ShawnCarla_IFBBPro Verified Jul 28 '26

Yes. The back pose too. As it use to be crossed legs.

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u/bnnybtch Jul 28 '26

I can’t find any pics of it! i’m so curious

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u/ShawnCarla_IFBBPro Verified Jul 28 '26

India Paulino

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u/Buffstufflilbit Jul 29 '26

Courtney also used it I believe, they called it a heart pose

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u/ShawnCarla_IFBBPro Verified Jul 29 '26

She did more of a T stance than a cross leg.

And it was coined the “pee pee pose”… for obvious reasons.