I already covered vascularity in my last post. If you want to use vascularity to judge who has better conditioning, then Ronnie destroys Dorian from the front. I never disagreed about Ronnie's abs and intercostals carrying water. So I don't know why you touched on the areas that I specifically left out. My issue was that you claimed his chest, lats, and quads look waterlogged.
I agree. I said that Ronnie is normally EXTREMELY vascular, so when Yates appears more vascular, it's a sign that Ronnie is off from his usual stellar conditioning.
Regardless, I stand by my statement. His quads have the same puffy, blurred lines as his midsection, his Sartorius is ample evidence of this. Compare that to his 01AC condition. I do admit that his upper quads are more separated, but I wonder if that has to do more with overdeveloped upper muscles, maybe why Ronnie's quads appear so top heavy?