Yes, he did improve. This is (unfortunately) a big mans game and he needed the extra size to move up to the next level. His midsection was far better in the Colorado pro 2007 (see it on youtube), but he improved overall. If the greene of 2007 had been on stage on sat, he'd have landed about 6th place. Personally, I think that he need no more size. The new gains are enoughand any more will only destroy his astetics, and he should now concentrate on refing his package and work on dialing in his midsection to complement his added overall size. There are areas that he will need to improve on, chest for example, but that will come (if it does) over time, and not with another crash course in adding size. If i were him I'd seriously consider doing something like may's NY pro. The arnold was the 1st time that he had to diet down with the added mass, so if he did the NY pro he'd have more *practice*at this (as well as more exposure for himself and some prize money), and I wouldn't be at all suprised if he then rolled into the Olympia completly in control of what he needs to do to dial in his midsection, pretty much like before, and attain even more crazy conditioning.