exactly, Yates was bursting out of his skin and looked 300 lb
When I first saw that video, I thought the aspect ratio was messed up or something.
I mean, at the '96 O, Doz was ripped but a tick lighter than usual and, as a result, definitely lacked some of his trademark fullness (though I must say his delts actually looked filled out/bigger than ever at the night show, FWIW).
We all know why: the diuretics test, which some boneheads -- Nasser included -- brazenly ignored because they thought it was just for show.
But after depleting for so long, Dorian just ate normally and upped the carbs for a few days and absolutely exploded. Coupled with the ability to use some diuretics without fear of disqualification, and I guess it should be no surprise he looked as awesome as he did.