• WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    There is no way those guys walking around at 6’1 300 lbs and sub 20% body fat are not taxing their hearts more than a similar height person of normal weight/bf%.

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      24 hours ago

      It should go without saying that illegal drug abuse causes countless extreme health issues

      You may be surprised to learn that non-drug abusing bodybuilders usually max out around the 150-170lb mark on stage. There are very hard limits to how much muscle your body will let you build

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        22 hours ago

        You may be surprised to learn that non-drug abusing bodybuilders usually max out around the 150-170lb mark on stage

        That’s really weird because most bodybuilders I know don’t really go below 75-80kg. Yes, I know many as I used to go to the gym, studied as mechanic and I’m from a small city that’s focused on gyms and outdoor fitness areas.

        I myself weight 78. Most of my muscle is lower torso since I’ve been cycling and mountainclimbing much of my life.

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        10 hours ago

        I’m stating that being grossly overweight with a normal to low bf% is still bad for one’s heart. ~20% is the high end of lean for adult men and the prefix “sub” means under or lower.

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        22 hours ago

        It kinda is if you’re a woman. Of course there’s not very much overlap between women and 6’1" 300 lb guys.

        But yeah, the problem there is the abuse of steroids and growth hormones required to get such a body. That will fuck your body up in various ways you might not even notice at first.