Ok, dude. Quote from Peter McGough, in his review of the 1997 Olympia, when talking about Dorian(FLEX, December issue, 1997):
"Yates was 266 lbs during pre-judging, the heaviest he's ever been for a contest. By the night show, he ballooned to 274 lbs. The added weight translated into greater fullness in his back, quads and pectorals. The minus was his midsecion, of which more latter. His back was at the best I've ever seen it: thick, full and the separations between his latissimus, teres major and rhomboids were clearly visible."(continues)
Did it ever occur to you that he is mistaken too? I've already said its a common mistake.
Did it ever occur to you that he
failed to mention the infraspinatus??The infraspinatus is a larger muscle, and it is more prominent and visible, since its not hidden beneath the trapezius.
Peter McGough is an editor. He is not a scientist. He is not an authority in academia.
His personal testimony may be relevant to the Dorian vs. Ronnie debate, but it is meaningless in this regard.
You and Peter McGough, no offense, are laymen in relation to this subject.
You are
Hoi polloi! (the common man).
I have received a formal education in the sciences.
More importantly, my instructors were Ph.D's with extensive education and research experience.
Lastly, my textbook was written by a collaboration of the leading authorities in the nation.
I'll keep driving this point as long as you continue to refer to 3rd-person hearsay for support.
The rhomboids are visible, even if only a portion of it. The muscular stretch which occurs when doing the back double biceps pose makes part of it become visible. You lose.
I don't know how to make this any clearer...
The rhomboids are a
deep, interior muscle. The other adjacent muscles are not only larger, but they originate directly on the surface.
The rhomboids attach the vertebrae to the scapulae.
The portion you are referring to, that is
visible on a skinless cadaver before removing a cross section of the trapezius, is very deep and it
attaches to the posterior portion of the medial border of the scapulae.
Now, keep in mind that a large muscle known as the infraspinatus is situated directly on the scapula, much closer to the surface. Couple that with the size and proximity of the trapezius, and the rhomboid segment is simply too small and deep to be externally visible.
There are other muscles in the body that
aren't covered by an adjacent muscle, yet they are not visible simply because they are not close enough to the surface to warrant attention.
You can't see a bodybuilder's scapulae! There is simply too much muscle on top!If you can't see their scapulae AT ALL, THEN you can't see the BOTTOM of the MEDIAL BORDER of the scapulaeIf you can't see the bottom of the medial border, then you can't see the muscle that attaches to the the bottom of medial border. The muscle is more interior to the medial border.CASE CLOSED MOTHER-FUCKER!As for me not wanting to recognize a mistake, I can't do that if there's no mistake to recognize. On one of my posts, when talking about the 2002 Olympia, I mentioned Jay Cutler. you called me out, saying that he didn't compete that year. I recognized my mistake and apologized for confusing the 2001 Olympia with the one of the following year. So, I have no probles apologiing for mistakes I make.
Irrelevant example.
It was obvious that you were referring to 2001. You simply mixed up the year.
This mistake, however, demonstrates your lack of education in the bio-med sciences.
This is more than mere confusion, its ignorance ... and you are reluctant to admit it.
You hurt your credibility, and you know you did .. you'll try desperately to salvage any remnant.
As for me being loser, I'm laughing at it and typing this on the new Sony Vayo I just purchased. Oh, and I watched this year's U.S Open on my new plasma T.V. So, I'm doing pretty well; thank you very much. And it is not me who has, as an avatar, the picture of a character from Starcraft. That's pretty pathetic. 
... and how is this relevant? I never claimed that you weren't wealthy.
Rather, I said that you are a piece of shit person, and I stand by that.
Mary J. Blige is rich and she reads at a 7th grade level. You two should get together.
You'd have a great deal in common.

... oh, but wait, you are a racist sack of shit who believes skin color, and not environmental circumstances, dictate a human being's intelligence.
Boy do you throw a monkey wrench into that equation you ignorant f**k!