Stop inferring what you want to from quotes, Hulkster. 
its not inferring what I want.
again, answer the question:
what else was shawn reffering to?
hair colour?

Please. I am not stupid.
and for the last time, he was not comparing dorian to himself in that particular quote.
In the language called 'English', When we say someone is 'bigger but not necessarily better" it is understood that we are saying that the added size did not come at an advantage. Hence, there was a trade off. That trade off was conditioning - hell just look at the SIZE of dorian's midsection from 92 to 93 for fuck's sake!
There was a trade off.
anyone who understands this language that we are typing can understand that.