He's married, so he would've left the priesthood eventually.
And compared to the rest of his body, his back was still a weak link.
With all respect, mein gutt mann (I hope I'm not butchering your language too badly), I have to disagree, and seriously so.
If anything, Mike's back was a
strong point for him. Not to appeal to authority -- it's a logical fallacy when misused -- but at the '95 ASC, Arnold even remarked about how freaky he thought Mike's back and legs were.
To put it another way ...
In '95, I cannot think of anyone, aside from Dorian of course, who actually had *better* overall back development than Francois. His thickness was crazy, and even though he did have somewhat high lats, the sheer width of his lat spread, coupled with that thickness, was completely freaky.
His back development is probably what got him by Nasser in the '94 NOC, in fact. Nasser was arguably as good at that show as he was when people really noticed him in 1995. I honestly don't think he was much bigger overall, maybe a few pounds heavier at best, but people forgot about him after his lame '94 Olympia posing routine, at which time he'd lost the fullness and freakiness he had earlier in the year.
