You know, piercing nby the morlocks could actually be really succesfull. Sure if they use tools, they might not be stored in the most sterile environment, but do keep in mind that with Masque on the team, they'd be able to give you holes anywhere you wanted them. Wait. That sounded wrong.
I actually remember a few scenes in this era where Chuck is working out and training his upper body. These days the prof is shown to be a bit more pudgy, but that's to be expected in older days. His clone body isn't young anymore.