True professional.
That should be a standard for the IFBB professionals guest posing appearances...
In Europe (Germany) promoters would sometimes put in their contract what kind of conditioning is acceptable...If guest poser would not be in shape -they would NOT get paid...As simple as that.
I think that US promoters should do the same...
DUDE...Why did you even make this comment? Essentially what you are asking is that every bodybuilder remain in contest shape year round for guest poses!!!...NOT GONNA HAPPEN...AND YOU DO KNOW WHY... No need for me to expound on the obvious reasons.
Even in off season shape most of these bodybuilders still look awesome...Now I will admit Dexter does still look like he is ready to do a contest in this photo, but exactly how far into his off season/bulking up phase does this photo show? Is this a few day or weeks of 'off season' that we are looking at? Or is this his full blown off season look? I think someone will have to sneak and take some more pics of this guy as the week and months go on. I have a feeling we will see some dramatically porked up shots of him. I don't ever remember seeing a porked up phase for Shawn Ray until he retired. I don't remember one of Vince Taylor either, but i am sure both of them had many instances of looking like they had a permanent unlimited pass to an ALL YOU CAN EAT 'MEAT AND POTATO BUFFET'.
So far as guest poses go...None of these guys make any real money anyway...especially from guest appearances, so there nothing to lose. It is not like they sign lucrative sports contracts like baseball, football, basketball etc players worth millions, so why hold them to a different standard. Forcing them to look in contest shape all year long would defeat the purpose of the major contest...which is suppose to represent a culmination of working out, dieting etc. What you are asking for is the same as asking Miss America to look the same as she looked on her crowning night year round...NOT GONNA HAPPEN.