Those were fake weights that he cleaned and did presses with in that video.
I think the reason why the physiques look horrible today is because of the drugs. Insulin, growth hormone, and oil injections are the reason for physiques of today. Combine that with steroids being a felony I believe the majority of the drugs are counterfeit coming out of China. None of the drugs are coming out of legit pharmacological companies. Simpltons really believe the counterfeit packaging as proof it's the real deal. Everyone is huge but the muscles have this bloated soft look to them. It's almost bizarre the physiques of today. They all have the exact same muscle quality give or that a little slight difference in hardness.
I really believe if someone came in with a true small waist and density of muscle instead of the soft bloat they could still win.