i remember when i first saw manfred and didn't know anything about synthol.
i wondered, when i saw the before pics (when he boxed or something) his arms in no way showed that kind of genetic potential (usually there's at least a hint).
he'd die in the arse in wsm events like placing the boulders on the pylons because his upper arms were just too big and got in the way.
still, the rest of his upper body (back, chest, forearms, delts) seemed fairly close in proportion (unlike, say, valentino
) so when i found out it was a big surprise.
flex wheeler had the best work though imo. i still wonder about those arms and delts. flex is the only person i've seen that's arms and delts look like fucking cannon balls but somehow real at the same time (they seem to flow very well with the rest of his physique, although occasionally make his pecs look underdeveloped). imo, at his best, his arms and delts are more impressive than dillet's or matarazzo's.