In my opinion and Chick has told him the same thing.......
Layne Norton is very bright and knows his stuff but at the same time he's very cocky, arrogant and has a tendency to talk down to people. I have no problem with him as he's been generally alright with me but with others he can be a bit of a Brainy Smurf...at least that's what I read over at BB.com.
As far as his competition record, I think his upper body is outstanding but what holds him back from becoming a WNBF pro is his legs and calves which are pretty horrible. If he used my training regimen that I do for my legs and calves, they would be much improved. His problem doesn't have to do with poundage by the way as the reason for his poor leg development.
Overall, he's still got the contract, the ladies, the education, the youth, and the money plus he is an OCB pro natural bodybuilder. A lot of people in his place would kill to be him.
One more thing. His buddy Skippy Podar is funny as hell. Check out skippypodar.net one day