You people think he is ripped? No more than the average pro who places fifth through fifteenth...and certainly not well proportioned.
I agree with the assessment of a strained, chemical look. He does not carry his musculature well at all, and frankly looks near death. He reminds me a bit of Curtis Loeffler, who also had bizarre vascularity and a blocky, yet strangely lean, physique.
They both share a purplish hue beneath their tans that makes me uneasy about steroids altogether.
Of course, Curtis is a bit whiter now, I would imagine...