third out - David Henry ... David is on tonight ... back to the David Henry of last year, where he was overlooked at the O ... thick back ... in very good condition ... thick ... good shape, back is very impressive ... David is going to make a run at the top three tonight ... seems to have brought his legs up from earlier in the year ...

Evgeny Mishin ... placed fifth or sixth at Europa ... not as conditioned as then ... still vascular in some shots, but carrying water from the back

Fouad Abiad ... coming off a 5th place finish in Montreal ... good shape, legs are detailed ... hamstrings good, he is on par with last week ... impressive young competitor competing in his third pro show, good shape ... Good, but could be a tad crisper, think he was last week ... we will see how it shakes out tonight in a tougher lineup

Johnny Jackson ... Johnny is better this week, has tightened up ... great front lat spread ... thick and full, great side chest ... Johnny will be in contention here ... from first glance, Johnny ahead of Henry, but's lets wait and see

Chris Cormier up now ... Chris is heavier than last week but a little better ... detailed back ... hamstrings are better ... still not as thick as he can be ... good ab/thigh shot, good most muscular ... Chris is slightly better than last week, but so is Johnny

Halfway through the lineup, it is Johnny's show to lose ... still waiting for Darrem, Quincy and the Big Question Mark Melvin Anthony

Darrem Charles ... on point again ... maybe a couple pounds lighter, but looks similar to last week ... crazy arms as usual ... Darrem looks good once again, he will be in the running ... From first glance though, I still go with Johnnie ... quads are shredded... Darrem is a pro

Troy Alves ... Troy has tightened up as welll over the last week and looks better than in Montreal .. good side chest, Troy's arms have improved since last year ... hams look better than last week, always a problem with Troy ... Back double bi good ... Troy is better this week, lets see if it is enough to put him in the top 5 this time around ... on first glance it will be close

Hidetada ... Hide is on as well ... legs look great, maybe the best quads in the show ... Hide is an underrated poser, he hits all the shots well ... good condition ... Hide wasn't lying when he saide this was the best he has ever looked, I agree ... Class act

Quincy Taylor ... Quincy does not looks as good as a week ago, slightly worse .... didn't hold his conditionging as well as the other top guys from last week.. a little smooth ... Seeing as how the top guys here are all in good condition, it could be tough for Quincy to crack the top 5 ...

Melving Anthony ... Melvin has great shape, but he is not as sharp as the other top guys ... quads look good ... hanging hamstrings ...Wide back, good back double bi ... needs to hold rear lat spread a little longer ... Good most muscular ... Melvin will be in the running, we will see ... if he improves over the course of the prejudging it will be a different story, but right now - right now top 3, but not winning

Craig Richardson ... Craig looks good, very underrated bodybuilder... good separation in hams and quads ... needs to bring up his back to be in contention with this lineup, has almost everything else ... good shape, good condition ... back will hurt him in this lineup - can't see him finishing in top 7

First group up ... Henry and Abiad looks the best out of these 9

Second group ... Johnnie standing next to Cormier in this group, Darrem on the end ... Chris's shape is much better, but Johnnie has him condition-wise ... CLose call here, closer than I thought before ... Darrem on the end, can't really compare him to CC or JOJ right now ... CC, Darrem and JOJ will all be compared early and often during comparisons though, the class of this group

Third group ... Quincy, Troy, Hide next to each other ... Melvin here also ... Hide is the best conditioned guy in this group ... Melvin has the best back in the show from what I see so far, but it will come down to conditioning and I don't think he is there

Johnny moving next to Melvin now , then Henry then Charles ... Qyincy and Richardson on the ends ... Darrem has Henry in conditioning ..If Richardson's back was better he could win this show

Second Callout ... Hidetada, Alves, Arntz, Cormier, Abiad


If Chris was just a little crisper I would give this to him, but Fouad is giving him a run here ... Troy is better, but I still would put Fouad ahead of him

In some shots CC is in the lead, but in others it is clear that he isn't there yet ... not

Third callout ... Lionel Brown, Jeff Long, Jonathan Rowe, Tricky Jackson, Nathan Wonsley, Jimmy Canyon

Fourth callout

Abiad, Cormier, Quincy, Richardson, Hidetada

Fifth callout

Johnnie, Henry, Melvin, Darrem

This is your contest right here, the fourth callout....

Melvin is holding his own, clearlyy the biggest guy in this group ..Darrem and Melvin next to each other ... switching Melvin to the end

Johnny the only one up there who can match Melvin's thickness, but Mel's legs are more complete ... Johnny has him condition-wise though ... Melvin crazy small waist

Done with prejudging - no more comparisons ... looks like thse are your two groups at the top, in no order

Top 4
Jackson
Anthony
Charles
Henry

5-9
Cormier
Taylor
Abiad
Richardson
Hidetada

Thanks to Allan Donnelly

MfG Steven