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    Default Rich Piana – done with bigger by the day?

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    From the beginning of 2016, Rich Piana, a bodybuilding favourite, former Mr. California and YouTube sensation, has been embarking upon his self-designed ‘bigger by the day’ program in an effort to prove to his fans that putting on quality muscle mass really isn’t that hard.


    Piana, known for his honesty and no-holds-barred approach to muscle building has been documenting his mass building journey from the start of 2016. He has shared a vast amount of knowledge with his fans, including his steroid cycle, dietary regime and training, all geared towards educating his followers in the hope of proving the so-called impossible task of putting on large amounts of muscle in a short period of time, really is possible and can be done easily with the right approach.


    Piana is somewhat of a cult figure in the bodybuilding world. He doesn’t compete, hasn’t done for over a decade, and yet he is at the top of his game in terms of popularity and fan following. His social media accounts, picture and videos attract more views than some of the top names in the professional sport of bodybuilding and his popularity has taken off even further in recent months.


    The tattooed, self-assured, multifaceted entrepreneur is also a marketing genius and knows what his fans want to see. In the world of bodybuilding, size attracts size, and Piana is arguably the biggest of them all. However, until recently, Piana was weighing in at about 275lbs, a weight at which he feels the most comfortable. His tattoos have been inked onto his skin in strategic places, to accentuate his muscles, giving them the illusion that they’re bigger than they are, and Piana also trains to develop certain body parts, again to make himself seem bigger than he is. Now no one is arguing that 275lbs isn’t big. But Piana has been irked by people commenting on his social media pages, stating that it’s impossible for him to put on anymore size, so in an effort to prove them wrong, he began his quest to turn into a mass monster.


    Piana’s original goal was to put on 30lbs in 3 months, but a couple of months into the program, Piana had already achieved this task. He has never stated that he enjoyed weighing in at over 300lbs, and was doing it simply to make a point – that putting on this amount of size is possible.


    In the recent weeks, after reaching 314lbs, Piana came out and said that: “I am miserable at this size and definitely do not want to continue putting size on. I have surpassed what I would call an incredibly awesome bodybuilding physique! This is just too much and my head is ready to explode! I know that I have more than proven my point of how easy it really is to be successful in life at whatever you choose if you are willing to do whatever it takes.”


    However, Piana has said that he will continue to make videos and encourages everyone currently following his program to stick at it. Many of his videos gain hundreds of thousands of views and he will no doubt continue to be successful in his future endeavours.
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    Great read. Like Rich or not he did what he set out to do and more.
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    As much as he comes off as a douce at times, for some reason I like him. I think it has to do with the fact that he is intelligent........not everything he says, but you can tell he is good at marketing and is no idoit.

    I can respect jacked guys who are smart!!
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    Good read.
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    You can't forget the guy is well passed 40 also. My hats off to him.

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    Just don't like him
    or respect him at all
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    He is in my dead pool! ill be winning any day now
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    I don't understand how anybody can mess up the look of their body with so many tattoos. Obviously I am not a fan of tattoos. We train hard for years to get a nice looking, muscular body. Why put tattoos on it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by beachbody View Post
    I don't understand how anybody can mess up the look of their body with so many tattoos. Obviously I am not a fan of tattoos. We train hard for years to get a nice looking, muscular body. Why put tattoos on it?
    I'm ok with tattoos whatever people want. I think his veins make them look funny.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iron-game View Post
    Great read. Like Rich or not he did what he set out to do and more.
    Completely agree. Make shit happen.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Presser View Post
    He is in my dead pool! ill be winning any day now
    did I win yet? Has anyone seen Rich post anything lately? or is he dead? His death is worth 5K$ to me man! lol

    All in fun BTW! I wouldnt wish that shit on anyone, but i do have him in my dead pool lmao
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    Yeah I followed that and watched every video he put out. It was fun at first then the videos just got boring and useless. He would spend 10 mins trying to figure out what shoes he was gonna wear. Or it would show them driving around late at night trying to find food.
    He is a smart man and knows what the fuck he is doing. He is probably one of the wealthiest Bodybuilders out there and he doesn't even compete. As far as the 10 meal a day and shakes don't count I'm not on board. Fuck that, will I ever torture myself like that! Im happy when I get 5 food meals in and that's not easy. I stick with 4 food meals and two easy(shake or bar). Dave Palumbo suggest even three food meals and three shakes a day is ok, and he knows what he's talking about.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DefMetalLifter View Post
    Yeah I followed that and watched every video he put out. It was fun at first then the videos just got boring and useless. He would spend 10 mins trying to figure out what shoes he was gonna wear. Or it would show them driving around late at night trying to find food.
    He is a smart man and knows what the fuck he is doing. He is probably one of the wealthiest Bodybuilders out there and he doesn't even compete. As far as the 10 meal a day and shakes don't count I'm not on board. Fuck that, will I ever torture myself like that! Im happy when I get 5 food meals in and that's not easy. I stick with 4 food meals and two easy(shake or bar). Dave Palumbo suggest even three food meals and three shakes a day is ok, and he knows what he's talking about.
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    Saw him at the Europa, and he's pretty damn ginormous. He was with a friend of mine who is a competitive bodybuilder and makes me look small, and he made my buddy look small. There were people waiting in line for 3 hours to get autographs and pictures with him.
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    Rich went too far with the tats as far as I'm concerned. Then again, he had to hide the imperfections caused by the PMMA injections.
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    Giant Douche Bag IMO
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