Vinny Galanti
I recall the first time I saw Vinny guest pose at a local event in New Jersey several years ago. Having never seen him in person, I didn't know what to expect.
I detected an air of confidence when he took the stage. I was soon to find out why.
I was immediately struck by Vinny's pleasing aesthetic physique. He was well beyond anyone whose physique was labeled "pleasing" or "aesthetic" at the time, or today. He easily fit in with the classics, but he carried more fullness and swelling to key muscle groups, such as his lats, quads, delts, pecs, and biceps. What made him unusually riveting, was how his size was kept in check by outstanding tapers, unusual overall balance, and a tapered thickly-muscled mid-section, which was amplified by his wide, thick, and tapered lats. This is not only a rare and valued trait today, but it was nearly unheard of then.
Vinny began his posing routine. I have long believed that the judges and the audience may be watching one posing routine, but an air of confidence presents the reaction a competitor received to his hundred prior routines. Vinny had a unique ability to accurately pick up on the positive reactions he had been receiving, and exploit them to develop a competitor that I am not reluctant to refer to as a master at posing. Everything now fell in perfect synchronization. The audience was aware they were watching an outstanding routine. Vinny's confidence, coupled with how comfortable he was onstage, reassured the audience of the quality of what they were watching.
Fortunately, I've had quite a few opportunities to watch Vinny pose since then.
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Lou Messina, NYC
Last edited by LouMessina; 06-26-2009 at 11:41 AM.
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