First, there is no way you can do a vacuum with your 44 inch gut
Secondly, you don’t have have Lats so nothing is flaring.
This is going to be another fiasco either way. No way he shows up looking like this. Especially now seeing the level of the likely competition.
My best guess - he calls up the promoter this week to see how many are in the class. If it’s more than 1 being himself - he conveniently has some of any one of the A-Z afflictions in his back pocket to pull out and blame.
Or maybe he will blame the fiancé and say she did not want him risking the wedding.