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2025 Coach of the Year. Thank you OCB for the honor. And thank you to all the Learn To Pose Academy students for your hard work and dedication. This one’s for you ❤️ #ocb by @learntoposeacademy

In 2013, I had a dream.

I wanted to dedicate my career to posing instruction — helping men and women athletes in all categories and federations look and feel their absolute best on stage.

People told me:
❌ “You can’t build a business on posing.”
❌ “You need to focus on training and nutrition.”
❌ “Nobody will pay for posing alone.”

But my gut knew better.

Because every competitor wants to feel confident… and every athlete wants to win.

I started with athletes driving up to four hours each way to learn posing from me at my gym in Avon, CT.

When people across the country wanted in, I began teaching posing virtually — before online posing on Zoom even existed.

What started with athletes driving four hours each way to my gym in Avon, CT…
…has grown into a global virtual posing school with thousands of students around the world.

Fast forward more than 12 years and thousands of students later…
That vision has grown into what’s now known as the Learn To Pose Academy™ — a global virtual posing school where men and women of all ages and divisions come to master professional posing skills from the start.

It’s educational, fun, and transformative — built on years of experience, results, and heart.

The posing industry has changed a lot, but one thing hasn’t:
True posing mastery still sets you apart.

If you’ve ever been part of this journey — thank you 💙

Drop a 💪 in the comments if you’ve trained with me or learned something from my posing system!

And if you’re ready to start your own transformation, DM me “POSING.”

#LearnToPoseAcademy #PosingWinsShows #ContestPrep #BodybuildingPosing #StageReady by @learntoposeacademy

🪄Confidence is the best reward. Here is Yana on stage at her first show implementing new footwork because she gave herself time in The Academy to learn the basics. The best part? She walks away with her Pro card win. 100% virtual posing instruction with Learn To Pose Academy. Congratulations @yanochka88 we are so proud of you! Shout out to Coach Nikki Cantleberry for the additional refinement. #ocb #ocbbikini #bikinicompetitor by @learntoposeacademy

I get it. Virtual feels like a compromise.

It isn’t.

The detail you get on screen is better than being in the room. The class structure keeps you more focused than a 1:1. The recording means the learning doesn’t stop when the session ends. And a room full of competitors from all over the world feels a lot more connected than you’d expect.

The fixed perception that in-person is automatically better is costing competitors real progress.

Link in bio to find out what LTPA looks like from the inside. by @learntoposeacademy

🎧Sound On🎧 by @learntoposeacademy

⭐️Pro Cards, Pro Wins, and THREE Best Poser Awards all around the country! Some amazing highlights this week from The Learn To Pose Academy.

Congratulations to the following students:

⭐️PK Williams received her Figure Pro Card AND The Best Poser Awards in Texas!
⭐️Donovan Holloway earns his Men’s Physique Pro card in Hilton Head! What’s even more remarkable is his transformation from placing out of the top 5 six weeks prior to then getting his Pro Card! #posingwinsshows
⭐️Figure Pro Marlene Jimenez-Furnas earns The Best Poser Awards in Minnesota!
⭐️LTPA Coach Nikki Cantleberry takes home the Pro Bikini Win and $1,500 in Minnesota
⭐️Figure Pro Anna Whiting takes home a 2nd place trophy in an impressive Pro lineup
⭐️Shandi McAlear wins Bikini 1st Place in Hilton Head.
⭐️Danielle Wrencher wins 1st in Women’s Physique and The Best Poser Awards in Vancouver CA!

Posing Wins Shows….and achieving three best poser awards throughout the USA in just the last couple weeks alone is remarkable. I’m so proud of all of you!!

🪄All achieved with 100% virtual posing instruction from Learn To Pose Academy methods.

🫶Special Shout out to the Learn To Pose Academy coaches Nikki Cantleberry, Dawn Graves, Susanne Shaw, and Amy King for all of their contributions to the athletes’ success.

Want to learn to pose your best on stage?
👉message me ”virtual posing” to get started

#bodybuilding #bikinicompetitor #mensphysique #ocb by @learntoposeacademy

This is what the work looks like when the dream gets a spotlight! 💫

Confidence isn’t about thinking you’re better than anyone else…
It’s about knowing how much work…discipline… and dedication went into getting you here!🤍

OWN the work you put In!!🫶🏻

Big thanks to my posing coach @michelewelcome and @learntoposeacademy 🫶🏻

And prep coach @team_berkland 💪🏻

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@ocbofficialpage by @learntoposeacademy

Posing clinic highlights from Massachusetts where OCB competitors from all men and women categories learned the fundamentals on how to pose competitively for their shows. Thank you to all who attended and a special thank you to @ocbcapecodnatural and @ocbofficialpage for having me and Learn To Pose Academy ⭐️ #ocb #bodybuilding #posingwinsshows by @learntoposeacademy

⭐️Pro Cards, Pro Wins, Best Symmetry Awards, wow 🤩

Congratulations to the following Learn To Pose Academy Students for the following accomplishments:

⭐️LTPA Double Win with both Amber Michelle (Bikini) and Nikki Hess (Wellness) earning Pro Cards at their FIRST BODYBUILDING SHOW!
⭐️New PNBA Figure Pro Marlene Jimenez-Furnas also takes home the special award for having “Best Symmetry” and earns her ticket to the Natural Olympia
⭐️Rachel Shlayen wins her OCB Pro Figure Card
⭐️50+ Figure student PK Williams takes home 2nd Place and shows off unmatched elegance and grace on stage
⭐️All-Star Posing student Candace Ebersohl wins her Figure Pro Cards and the Best Poser award
⭐️Kristen Sanders wins 2nd Place but even more awesome is her leadership shown at the competition helping new athletes. You made all the coaches at LTPA proud Kristen
⭐️Laura Skroska wins 1st place and just keeps getting better and better with every show! That’s what it’s about!
⭐️Pro Figure competitor Anna Whiting takes home 2nd Place in Pro Figure in a stacked lineup.
⭐️Amaria makes a last minute shift from Figure Pro to Women’s Physique Pro with short notice and does absolutely incredible with the new posing.

All achieved with 100% virtual posing instruction and teaching methods only found at Learn To Pose Academy (LTPA) 🪄

Want to be a stand out on stage at your bodybuilding show too?

⭐️Message me “posing” to learn more.

#bodybuildingcompetition #bodybuildingshow #posingwinsshows by @learntoposeacademy

“Figure posing is too masculine.” It doesn’t have to be… Come play around with some flow in the Learn To Pose Academy weekly virtual group classes 🪄 Message “virtual” to learn more #figureposing #ocbfigure #npcfigurecompetitor by @learntoposeacademy

One of the things I’m most proud of is the coaching team I’ve built at Learn To Pose Academy.

Every coach shares the same passion for helping competitors learn the right way—and now you can work with them one-on-one through a personalized posing assessment.

If you’re ready for expert feedback, improved confidence, and a clear plan for your posing, we’d love to help.

Specialized coaching is available for all men and women categories.

📅 Book your 1:1 posing assessment. Comment “Pose” and I will send you the info and booking link.

#stagepresence #bodybuilding #posingwinsshows by @learntoposeacademy

Join me and some other amazing @learntoposeacademy coaches in the beginner bikini challenge starting in August!
I want to help you build your confidence and improve your posing! Let’s have some funnnnnnn!! 🥳🤩 💃

Register at learntopose.com/bikinichallenge

#bikinibodybuilding #ocbbikini #npcbikiniprep #bikinipreplife by @learntoposeacademy