1. the most muscular is most certainly a mandatory pose. It has been for a few years now.
2. the fact that dorian has a terrible one showcases the fact that his arms and pecs are not that great. It showcases his lack of muscle shape in these areas,, unlike Flex and Ronnie. Also, as we have seen from the 93 shot standing next to sonny, his quads were smooth smooth smooth. It is a very important poses since if you have a not so great upper body, you can't hide it (unlike dorian's hiding of his quads during the ab and thigh by flexing his CALF only)
3. I can and have posted Ronnie shots that beat Dorian in every pose, with the exception of two: the side tri and ab and thigh.
Even the front lat spread was better than Dorian in 98 and 00 (see the NOC lat spread or watch the 99 video again- ronnie hits a front lat spread during his routine that crushes anything Dorian every presented - dorian's front lat spread, as we have seen, was wide but smooth smooth smoooth. Ronnie's as seen in the 99 clip was just as wide but with DETAIL everywhere.)
this would be good enough: A Mr. Olympia who looks more like these two (with excellent muscle shape and detail):
rather than looking like THIS:
a dominant Mr. O. should be shapely and detailed. Not looking like a refridgerator.
i forgot that the most muscular was added to the mandatories in 03. my mistake.
the crab most muscular shot of dorian is not one of his better shots. however, the other most muscular pose (think kevin levrone) i feel is fine. not the shapiest, but that really doesnt matter. you prefer the guys who have more shape and detail. i dont. shape and detail are not the only criteria for winning. plenty of bbers have won shows without having great shape and detail.
remember, hulkster, this dorian is the
ONLY person who was not called out in a musuclarity round during a mr. o. THIS is the pic from the contest. history has proven you wrong.
the front lat spread is a tough one. both are good, but in no way do i think coleman completely dominates yates in that pose. that would never happen. ronnie's midsection and calves really affect that pose. yates also has bigger and thicker lats, but coleman has better arms. delts are even. coleman with flex his chest during this pose and it kinda throws it off a bit. its like he is deliberately hunching over to flex his pecs vs. expanding his torso by throwing his shoulders back, like dorian does.
dorian's quads look fine here. i have never seen coleman display his sartorius muscle (not that a huge deal). for whatever reason, i just think dorian's flows a bit better than coleman's.
rear lat spread. i think dorian has the edge. lower lats, better calves. his hams arent as ripped as coleman's but are fuller. which is better? one pose in which arms dont matter. dorian's back is also dryer. but, again, very close between the two.
