Nobody should expect a pro guest poser to be in 100% ripped contest shape.
However, why do so many show up in such horrible and sometimes downright FAT shape ?
If they want to "bulk up" that much, fine, but why expect to get paid posing looking like some cow?
I have seen Dexter, Darrem , and Jay for example in the off season looking decent.
Ronnie Coleman looks incredible come Olympia time, but most of the off season looks horrible.
No disrepect to Ronnie intended, he is a living legend , but why does he get so damn bloated in the off season? Plus, his guest "posing" amounts to him stomping out on stage with his BOOTS and trunks on hitting a few random shots doing the raise the roof, etc
Showing up like that is like a top singer doing half their hit song with most of the notes off key.
I mean c'mon, you can least look and act the part of a polished pro if you guest pose can't you?
I saw the late great Paul Demayo, guest pose years ago. He was not in 100% shape but solid and massive.
He did this opening skit where they played "Godzilla" and he stomped on these little paper houses as he posed, really cool, the crowd loved it.
The one guy most other pros could take notes from on how to act as guest poser is Jay Cutler.
The man knows how to work the crowd , is always in decent shape and wins over many new/old fans every time he appears.