Lets critique Shawn's Ray's back and his back double biceps shot and lets see with what we come up with !
First thing that you notice is his lack of width , he has a middleweights torso and heavyweights arms , this isn't great balance by any stretch of the imagination
starting with the traps compared to Dorian , Dorian's traps especially when viewed from the back double biceps shot ate unreal , they're much more thicker & denser than Shawns , in reality there is NO comparison , with the exception of separation , Shawn's traps like Dorians show great separation from the deltoids and teres and lattismus
Teres major & minor , both show great detail & development of the teres major & minor , Dorian has the edge in thickness obviously
Lats , its NO contest at all not in terms of sweep , thickness , density , width , detail or development of the lower lats
Erector spinae - Shawn is pretty comparable in terms of the x-mas tree but thats about it in the back department
Biceps in the back double biceps shot goes to Shawn because you can see his better
Triceps in the back double biceps shot are equal in terms of detail & development
Deltoids - Dorian's are clearly bigger and thicker , both are equal it terms of development of all three heads and separation
Glutes - both have striated glutes although Shawn might have a slight edge
Hams - equal in terms of detail , development and sepration
Calves - I mean like the back there is NO comparison none at all ! Dorian's are full diamond shaped , dense & massive , they are NOT lacking in any area , where Shawn's are high and still developed
Overall Dorian has better balance than Shawn , Shawn has middleweights calves , heavweights quads , middleweights torso , heabyweights arms , middlweights delts , overall his balance isn't that great at all but he still manages to have a very pleasing physique due to great distribution of his muscles , the shape , now you factor in all of the above only a idiot would say Shawn has a better back double biceps shot than Dorian .
The comparisons of the compulsory poses cannot be overemphasized
as these comparisons will help the judge to decide
which competitor has the superior physique from the standpoint of
muscular bulk, balanced development, muscular density and
definition.
Back Double Biceps (see Figure 4)
Standing with his back to the judges, the competitor will
bend the arms and wrists as in the Front Double Biceps
pose, and will place one foot back, resting on the toes.
He will then contract the arm muscles as well as the
muscles of the shoulders, upper and lower back, thigh
and calf muscles.
The judge will first survey the arm muscles and then do
the head-to-foot survey, during which there are more
muscle groups to look at than in all of the other poses.
This includes the neck, deltoids, biceps, triceps, forearm,
trapezius, teres, infraspinatus, erector spinae, external
obliques, latissimus dorsi, gluteus, thigh biceps, and
calves. This pose, probably more than the others, will
help the judge to determine the quality of the
competitor’s muscle density, definition, and overall
balance.
