but what difference does it make if its conditioning or simply bad genetics?
it still sucks for physique competition.
Dorian was very lucky to get as far as he did given these shortcomings.
standing next to someone his size with these attributes would be a huge disadvantage. Yes, we all know Andreas Munzer and Rich Gaspari never won the Olympia simply based on detail or vascularity respectively, but they never had both of these attributes with the size and the shape of 1999 Ronnie Coleman.
I thought I would explain that one more time for you because you still don't seem to grasp the concept.
See this is where you try to undermine Dorian's strenghts and advantages over Ronnie , Dorian has striations he has pleanty in his chest , more than Ronnie in his obliques & intercostels , more than Ronnie in his lower lats & lower back and not as many in his glutes , you're grasping at straws on this one , seriously . You're trying to say with all things being equal Ronnie would win by having more striations and veins

its a retarded argument , those aren't enough of an advantage to overcome his short commings in the balance & porportion compared to Dorian , or muscle density or overall dryness these are clear advantages for Yates
Ronnie never stood next to someone who could match him for size (99) back width , and overall back , he never stood next to someone who could beat him in balance & proportion while weighing the same and having better conditioning , Ronnie never faced anyone of Dorian's calibre and he would have NO walk in the park with an injury free spot on hard as nails Dorian Yates , if anyone thinks otherwise they're just plain ignorant.