well if u are trying to demonstrate that he is pushing his past shouldn't u i dono try to ripple or blur the "past part" a lil bit ? so the now part stand out a lil bit or reverse it to get more past stand out, plus the left hand render got a bad cut hair , i would say u may wan to blend the arm a lil .
i'm not pro .. i know but i'm just giving u my opinion maybe it helps.