I do not agree with Shawn about the posing routines. I believe they should be removed. I think it makes sense to have the top 3 or 5 do their posing routines when the top 3 has been determined but I do not, for the life of me think that there are many people who want to see every single competitor come out and pose to (mostly obnoxious) music.
The other thing that Shawn is completely missing with his critique on current physiques is that he doesn't go after the true source of the problem. I have no idea why anybody would blame any pro up there from playing the size game as long as the judges aren't setting the standard to be elsewhere. That's how it has to be. The judges have to set the standard.
I watch a lot of soccer and what has really come into the meta of soccer is the deliberate pullback foul. So player gets ahead of other player and there is an advantage to the team with the ball, so beaten player simply pulls back person on the ball and takes the instant yellow card. Now, who is to blame? The refereeing standard or every single team? (because they all do it). You send off a few players for straight up deliberate fouls and that doesn't happen any more. The game adjusts to the standard set.
