This does not look anywhere near 270 and his wives legs are almost as big as his.
He was very light in 2010 and in this Nov pic maybe 225/30.
I remember meeting and speaking with Dorian at the Arnold in 10, while he was handing out his Yates Approved supplements, and my thought was he was 220 tops. It was obvious he still trained but he didn't have a "standout" feature or build.
By no means am I talking crap about Yates, he's an all time great, I just couldn't wrap my mind around how "normal" he looked. I'm assuming a combination of drugs, training and response all play a role in bodybuilding. I also had the same experience with Levorne around the same time, I think he was transitioning into acting, but he was TINY, like 180 tops. He was signing at a booth, wearing a cutoff, and his arms looked real lean and defined, it seemed like he kept flexing his tri when he leaned across the table, but you could see that he was something different.
I ended up walking alongside him at one point and tried chatting him up as we made our way out (it was about something he posted on here) he shot me a look like I was a lunatic and sped off.
I guess I shouldn't have said my name was Earl1972.....