im not one to make fun of people or be dissing everyone but i was at the mr new jersey last weekend and they had about 2 or 3 guys onstage that looked like they never touched a weight in their lives,they also looked like they ate micky dees everyday.dont get me wrong i give them credit for getting up there but cmon man didnt these dudes realize they werent near ready,one dude had a gut hanging over his trunks and people in the audiance were like wtf is this a joke,i sure thought it was.im all for competing and stuff but i also think that you need to be in somewhat decent shape before you make that step into competition.like i said im not dissing those guys i just think people should take an extra year if needed and work on their bodies before getting on stage,mike arvilla is a great example of how it should be done,he knew when he was smooth it would be pointless to compete so he took time and did his homework and came in the show hard and lean