Individual posing coaching for competition prep — plus a pathway into ongoing group classes if you want ongoing refinement between shows.
Posing is a structured dance with muscle.
— Phil Heath, live commentary, Arnold Classic 2026
Amy's posing coaching goes beyond individual poses — it's about understanding why the sequencing matters and how each skill builds on the last. Competitors working with her get a system, not a checklist: the same structured thinking that comes from over a decade leading complex projects, applied to something just as high-stakes — the seven seconds you have on stage.
Amy joined Learn To Pose Academy in 2023 as a student — a competitor who wanted to get better at posing. When founder Michele Welcome mentioned she was looking to bring on new coaches, Amy reached out. It was an easy yes: she'd found a system that made sense in a way a lot of posing coaching doesn't, and wanted to be able to deliver that properly to the competitors she works with.
That dual role — coach and student — is exactly why Amy recommends it. LTPA's weekly group classes build real skill and posing endurance across every federation and division, not just a run-through of cues before a show. Bi-weekly private Tune-Ups add individualized refinement alongside those classes, and the coaching team behind it includes working judges and multi-federation pro-card holders, so the standard is set by people who've sat on both sides of the score sheet.
Amy also leads a fourth Posing Pod — Balance & Core — alongside LTPA's existing weekly practice pods, giving competitors a focused, no-pressure way to build the stability and control that clean posing depends on.
Amy teaches Figure and Men's Physique posing through Learn To Pose Academy — a group class structure for competitors who want continued refinement, not just a one-off session before a show.
Learn To Pose Academy is run independently by founder Michele Welcome. Amy is one of its instructors. Group class enrollment and billing happen through the Academy directly, not through AKE.
Book With Amy at LTPA →Not sure if 1:1 or group is the right start? A 15-minute Posing Assessment & Road Map call gives you a custom breakdown of the specific things to work on to look your best on stage.
If you can't make your appointment, let Amy know so the spot can go to someone else — no-shows can't rebook this call and will need to book and pay for a new session.