Sorry for coming in late on the thread, but I'd like to give my two cents. I was at the show and saw firsthand how everyone looked. King had Joel beat, period. I even talked to some other people at the show who said they had King placing as high as 4th. The point is, I was there and saw how King looked compared to Joel. I have to say, Joel has a great physique for a taller competitor, but his legs are just awful. I understand he had an injury, but the legs comprise a large portion of one's physique. King's legs looked simply spectacular. His quads were just ripped with crazy separation and size. Joel DOES in fact have a great upper body, but let's analyze for a bit. Honestly, his arms are nothing great, they almost look kind of soft. His back is just ridiculous, no lying here. His hams and glutes are good, King's were better though. His abs look bad in my opinion. Being at the show and seeing King flex his abs was crazy. When he tensed up, his waistline disappeared. Much better than Joel's. On to shoulder's--Joel has some great shoulders, but King's are also among the best in the business.
I don't know, just putting this altogether makes me feel King got robbed of at least 5th place. And this is just one analysis of King vs. competitor A. I really don't want to get into the rest cuz it seems to be BS. How did Dareem beat Tony Freeman? That's rather convenient for MuscleTech. Talk about corruption.
--SLIMFAST =)