Was Rich Piana obese?

[Oldschool]

Discuss...

 

[Montego]

Oil doesn't count toward body mass so, he was probably under weight.

 

[MindlessWork]

Oil doesn't count toward body mass so, he was probably under weight.

Bet Piana had at least 30-40lbs of oil in him...and he must been deathly afraid of getting a serious injury which could mean losing all that valuable oil.

 

[Durro NoHurtNoBigShirt]

He was morbidly a beast!


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[Oldschool]

Ric Drasin made the comment that he was obese... from your hearts perspective it doesn't matter if it's too much muscle or fat... it has to work overtime to pump the blood.

 

[dawg16]

Discuss...

What....obese to me is being a total fat ass....don't think he was a fat ass.

 

[Lokthan]

Ric Drasin made the comment that he was obese... from your hearts perspective it doesn't matter if it's too much muscle or fat... it has to work overtime to pump the blood.

That’s scientifically true yes

 

[REHH]

That’s scientifically true yes

Was thinking the same

 

[raedel]

Yes, BMI (body mass index) is based soley on your height and weight. I am 6'2" and 215 and considered overweight. Someone carrying as much muscle mass as Piana would be considered obese by these standards.

 

[Oldschool]

For long term health goals getting HUGE is counterproductive. Makes one tend to rethink this mindset.

 

[Lokthan]

Heart is under immense stress all the time in Rich’s case.

I mean shit look at Andres Munzer, dudes heart was 600g


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[TheChosen1Speaks]

Yeah getting big is great and everything trust me I love it. However, for long term health its not optimal for heart and health regardless of bodyfat.

 

[goldenone]

Heart is under immense stress all the time in Rich’s case.

I mean shit look at Andres Munzer, dudes heart was 600g


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Didnt help that dude stayed in single digit BF year round and aside everything else abused the hell out of diuretics. Poor guy really suffered tremendously.

 

[Rot-Iron66]

At 5' 6" and 200 lbs, my medical chart says I'm obese... (BMI).

Rich was too heavy for his heart, plus what he did to it chemically, not good.

 

[Lokthan]

Didnt help that dude stayed in single digit BF year round and aside everything else abused the hell out of diuretics. Poor guy really suffered tremendously.

I workout at a gym of an old pro who used to be very good friends with munzer. Said that dude was peeled and rock hard no matter what day of the year it was

 

[ninobrown]

I would have to agree!!

 

[pennywise]

i would have to agree!!

damn!

 

[bigtime916]

Guy had one hell of a vacuum. That said I've been told mass is mass muscle or fat.

 

[bigtime916]

At 5' 6" and 200 lbs, my medical chart says I'm obese... (BMI).

Rich was too heavy for his heart, plus what he did to it chemically, not good.

Yeah bring 6'4 my doc says I should be 185 lol.

 

[mystique]

Safe to say the majority of us on this board are concerned obese

 

[Skip Foursome]

Yeah bring 6'4 my doc says I should be 185 lol.

At 6-2 and when I was racing mountain bikes I kept my weight between 170-175 pounds.

Do you know how fucking thin that is???

 

[Montego]

So is 250 at 5'9.5 obese? That's what I peaked at with abs.

BMI is bullshit and if a Dr ever tells me I'm overweight I'm gonna hit a most muscular then slap him.

 

[bigtime916]

At 6-2 and when I was racing mountain bikes I kept my weight between 170-175 pounds.

Do you know how fucking thin that is???

Yeah I was that weight in high school lol. Bean pole comes to mind.

 

[REHH]

At 6-2 and when I was racing mountain bikes I kept my weight between 170-175 pounds.

Do you know how fucking thin that is???

That's what I was in highschool

 

[malfeasance]

Safe to say the majority of us on this board are concerned obese

The majority of this board is FAT.

 

[kennypowers]

BMI is pretty vague in the sense it doesnt take into consideration muscle weight