I know you know a lot about the more technical parts of bodybuilding
but like in the 1999 Olympia Prejudging he choked it by rolling his shoulders too
far forward & then later in the finals posing against Chris & Flex he nails it,
There are some really bad ones from the 2001 Olympia. Are you referring to
as he got bigger & the things he did to get bigger made it hard for him to hit the
pose correctly because of scar tissue & adhesions?
1999 Prejudging (Horrible) & then finals. (Really Good)
Prejudging he may have been rolling them forward so the judges, who sit lower, can see it. (Like you can see where Ronnie is looking in the rolled shoulder pose) Hence why you gotta lean back and rotate your forearms back past 90° when hitting a back dbol biceps(else the judges can't even see the biceps), Nd when hitting a front dbl bicep they'll angle the biceps/upperarms down the other way towards the judges, sometimes blowing the air out and contrscting the abs (whereas the rear dbol bi is with an expanded ribcage).. Night show is more for the fans and the angle of the poses may change and fans get better angles.
Usually when hitting a rear lat spread guys will roll the shoulders forward. You can see this in the "behind the scenes" pics from photos onstage and behind the lineup at shows.
And yea, scar tissue and adhesions build-up over the years between muscle groups, within muscles, at attachments,
in joints etc (especially with Ronnie's training Style) and your Mobility and ability to hit poses is affected.. Combined with just the increase in size.