conditioning is just one factor in determining aesthetics. you also have mass, shape, lines, etc. cedric doesnt have ripped glutes, so fucking what. his body should be the statue on the sandow, its fucking perfect.
No it`s not one factor, you need to learn how bodybuilding judges judge.
It is incorporated in every factor. Better conditioning = more lines, better conditioning = better shape, better condition = aesthetics, better conditioning = the illusion of more mass, that is how bodybuilding is judged, learn this before you speak about it.
His conditioning hurts all his features and the closer you are to someone the more pronounced their conditioning is so while you guys see a 2 dimensional screen, the judges see more details on the shredded guys then what we see. I am onstage with bodybuilder over 100 times, I know the judges favor conditioning over everything else big time. Based on a judges perception he deserve to be out of the top 5