Hey knothead this is not the overall desired look for a bb'er but is necessary to get that big. BB'ers only lean out for a short time for competition. They rarely look like those in the magazines year round. So to a knowledgable bb'er he looks great and everyone respects and admires what he has done because he has the POTENTIAL through dieting to look like we all want to look like. Nobody can just get huge and shredded. A certain amount of bulking and fat gain even unintentional is necessary to maintain that much muscle mass even w/ unbelievably high levels of hormonal supplementation.