Every single artist I have worked with/known puts Golden on the top of their list as inspiration. As for a period he did exaggerations in anatomy, well, some guy named Kirby gave no care of such things either. They just have different styles.  The fact of the matter is that Golden knows anatomy, and when he chooses to exaggerate, it's done with a purpose. The old "don't break the rules until you know them". Unfortunately there are 'artists' who didn't ever learn anatomy and made a fortune swiping Golden's work (A Golden GiJoe cover was the basis for a direct swipe on a cover for Cable, you can put two and two together).