its just fucking boring anymore all these bodybuilders taking entire years off.
i think most of the time it is a ploy to keep relevant....see, if you compete, there is a chance you can place poorly and lose value to fans and the people who give supplement contracts. bodybuilding is the kind of sport where everyone is always lookign for the next big thing, you place poorly in a few contests and your over.
this way, he can stretch out his relevance, and be guaranteed and additional year. all it takes is a couple bad placings and your fucked