Yeah, I agree with you 100%. I have seen pics of him just shredded but he doesn't seem to be that way on comp day... It seems to work for him as he is going for his 5th "O" but compared to Branch in the 09 Olympia I thought Branch was much more conditioned.
Jay's back looks completely freaky when he is in that dry, shredded state. I have a pic I'm trying to find in black and white of him from the back that looks like his skin has been peeled off and all that's left is massive, striated muscle. It's unreal, looks like the cadavers I worked on in advanced A&P in that the muscle fibers all look completely visible. Completely freaky looking.
I know that sounds weird but after you have actually seen real human muscle tissue like that you tend to remember it!