Jay looks great in those photos. But, his waist is bigger than in previous times. It's been reported to be another "2001" all over again, but his waist won't allow that.
His back- the size and width are all there. But, this is where he loses with Ronnie. He lacks DETAIL, no seperation, and certainly no lower back detail since all he has are small folds of skin either holding water or a small amount of fat he can't get rid of.
It's the same as it's been every year since 2001. Jay is hyped up, has amazing conditioning (Remember "Ripped To Shreds"...or whatever his DVD was?") leading up to the O, and then falls short in some form or another.
One thing is for sure, the guy works damn hard to make improvements in order to try and take the throne. His arms have really changed, and his back size has doubled gotten 10342% better since joining MuscleTech.