97 compared to 98 only placed he ' improved ' was conditioning
1997 he was 255lbs , 1998 he was 249lbs
your numbers are incorrect.
he was bigger in 98 and 99 than he was in 97. and this is obvious in every comparison
hell, ronnie even stated in flex mag in 98 shortly after winning the O that he had been gaining 5 pounds of muscle per year for the last several years.
the only time he dropped weight was from the 2000 olympia to the 2001 AC.
hell, he looks like he gained 5 pounds on each QUAD alone:
