Phil Looked more ripped at the Colorado Pro then the Ironman

[Disgusted]

There you go Jim; fixed it for you. 
 

 

[Red Hook]

Yes, "you need to be at the shows to judge them".

I went to both the Arnold and Olympia last year and couldn't see shit.  I was watching the show from the big screens.  My point is that yes, you can judge based on pictures and I would say 99% of people do.  Unless you are in the first 10 rows, you can't even see the bodybuilders anyway.

That said, I agree that Phil's colour was probably a major contributor to his apparent worsening of condition, but I don't agree his conditioning was better at the Ironman.  I would say it was a little worse.  Look at the detail in his delt in the side chest pose in both pictures.

the US actually gave you a visa to enter? we need a new immigration policy against gay Canadians asap.

[donrhummy]

IMO Phil actually looks tighter at last years Colorado Pro, with added size come loss of detail and separation. Yeh overall he looks better at the Ironman, but definitely was not in his all time best condition.

Uh, no. He's peaking for the Arnold Classic which pays about 20 times as much money.

[Karl Kox]

looks better at the Ironman