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Title: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: mryorkielover on April 02, 2018, 01:36:42 PM
Over 8 months after his death, Rich finally gets a headstone.














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Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: NelsonMuntz on April 02, 2018, 01:39:01 PM
Have you been lurking outside the graveyard this whole time?
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Dave D on April 02, 2018, 02:18:34 PM
I agree his headstone should have been premade by 2005 at the very latest.  They would only need to enter his date of death.


Sounds like poor funeral planning by Rich.
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Eric2 on April 02, 2018, 02:20:38 PM
My great grand parents are buried there.  Rich Pianas grave should be much wider ;)
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: TheShape. on April 02, 2018, 02:23:08 PM
I still can’t believe he’s gone
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Eric2 on April 02, 2018, 02:34:05 PM
I still can’t believe he’s gone

He was a bigger than life character. He made his own image, large bizarre and near circus like. He was fun to watch and made for good entertainment. Never knew him personally yet he seemed like a cool guy.
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Rambone on April 02, 2018, 03:01:30 PM
Kind of a pauper’s grave for a 5%er. At least it’s not two popsicles sticks taped together because no 5%er’s grave should be mistaken for somebody’s pet hamster’s
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: NelsonMuntz on April 02, 2018, 03:19:34 PM
He was a bigger than life character. He made his own image, large bizarre and near circus like. He was fun to watch and made for good entertainment. Never knew him personally yet he seemed like a cool guy.

This.

I have never actually watched more than a couple of minutes of his videos, but it seems except for a couple of people, people seemed to say he was a cool guy. in person. yes alot of people wanted to meet him etc because of the freak factor, but you don't have huge lineups at expos consistently if you don't have personality and interact well with your fan base
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Devon97 on April 02, 2018, 03:47:50 PM
your gum must have been good
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Taffin on April 02, 2018, 03:58:29 PM
Wonder how the battle over his money is going..?

Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: GymnJuice on April 02, 2018, 04:10:26 PM
How long until Texaco gets the drilling rights to the graveyard?

#teamtoosoon
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Matt on April 02, 2018, 06:34:09 PM
I knew that Rich was a nice guy from the first day I met him - who lets some skinny geek in a tank top interview him out of the blue like this?  I honestly wonder if the people trashing him actually ever met him, or bothered to speak to him at all.  He was a tolerant and agreeable person.

Given that speaking for five minutes made Rich get short of breath, I feared for his health from that day on...keep in mind he was 297-lb during the Mr. Olympia expo in 2012 as seen here...but despite his health choices, he was a friendly guy to speak with.  Also, consider that he did have what has been termed "Bigorexia" - the male version of anorexia...and it IS a disease/disorder - just one that nobody cares about since it almost exclusively affects men.

Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Dave D on April 02, 2018, 07:40:38 PM
I knew that Rich was a nice guy from the first day I met him - who lets some skinny geek in a tank top interview him out of the blue like this?  I honestly wonder if the people trashing him actually ever met him, or bothered to speak to him at all.  He was a tolerant and agreeable person.

Given that speaking for five minutes made Rich get short of breath, I feared for his health from that day on...keep in mind he was 297-lb during the Mr. Olympia expo in 2012 as seen here...but despite his health choices, he was a friendly guy to speak with.  Also, consider that he did have what has been termed "Bigorexia" - the male version of anorexia...and it IS a disease/disorder - just one that nobody cares about since it almost exclusively affects men.



And yet he didnt die due to health related issues from the bodybuilding lifestyle.
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Bevo on April 02, 2018, 08:28:34 PM
I agree his headstone should have been premade by 2005 at the very latest.  They would only need to enter his date of death.


Sounds like poor funeral planning by Rich.

Hahahaha

Bbers should have all theirs pre made
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Bevo on April 02, 2018, 08:29:24 PM
I knew that Rich was a nice guy from the first day I met him - who lets some skinny geek in a tank top interview him out of the blue like this?  I honestly wonder if the people trashing him actually ever met him, or bothered to speak to him at all.  He was a tolerant and agreeable person.

Given that speaking for five minutes made Rich get short of breath, I feared for his health from that day on...keep in mind he was 297-lb during the Mr. Olympia expo in 2012 as seen here...but despite his health choices, he was a friendly guy to speak with.  Also, consider that he did have what has been termed "Bigorexia" - the male version of anorexia...and it IS a disease/disorder - just one that nobody cares about since it almost exclusively affects men.



How tall you think rich was? He says 6’1, doesn’t look like it
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: tres_taco_combo on April 02, 2018, 09:45:13 PM
And yet he didnt die due to health related issues from the bodybuilding lifestyle.


it was the hard core pain meds that did him in
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Ted SuperSet on April 02, 2018, 10:05:37 PM
Is he 5%.company still running?
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: be back on April 02, 2018, 10:13:19 PM
How tall you think rich was? He says 6’1, doesn’t look like it
depends what time of day the interview took place, Matt varies by a few millimetres during the course of a day.
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: BB on April 02, 2018, 10:41:06 PM
His initials spell out REP. The man was destine to become an iron warrior. 
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: mryorkielover on April 03, 2018, 11:28:09 AM
Pay Your Respects To Rich Piana in 360 VR:











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Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: ESFitness on April 03, 2018, 02:14:28 PM
it was the hard core pain meds that did him in

I dunno... Id put my money on the adderall he was snorting, which is likely what that powder on the table was.

People who use opiates regularly and are.somewhat savvy in how they work/work best know the BA of oxy is much higher when taken orally, not insufalated. I'm sure rich knew that. Plus the only oxycodone IR (not the oxycodone CR or oxycontin) that's white would be the little 10mg tabs,& rich likely wasn't opiate naive and would need a somewhat large amount to feel anything. Likely 40 or 60 mg Plus, which would snorting a shitload of powder to the point is nostrils would likely be Caked up and plugged.

... Got interrupted typing this col hrs ago & forgot what I was gonna saubnext
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Nether Animal on April 04, 2018, 12:46:04 PM
I'd put my money on the stims too.
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: WalterWhite on April 04, 2018, 04:17:05 PM
I'd put my money on the stims too.

They note they never received the toxicology reports so could only go by what they saw and his history. That said cardiomegaly is emphasized and that can cause arrhythmia's especially with the use of stims.

Speculation but the evidence points to this with the sudden fall and the heart stopping.
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: K1RB on April 05, 2018, 10:27:48 AM
I still can’t believe he’s gone
I cant believe he lived as long as he did...
What an idiot he was-
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: njflex on April 05, 2018, 11:34:55 AM
WE are each responsible for the most part especially as adults on what we are doing with our life in terms of health,wealth,and how to guide ourselves through lifes up and downs,on a health standpoint rich took his body to a reckless extreme it make you wonder what kind of family life or support he had, I grew up in an american Italian family and I know my father would have had my head if I lost my way then again he raised me to be somewhat 'normal'in terms of lifes decisions..
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Ted SuperSet on April 05, 2018, 01:07:32 PM
I knew that Rich was a nice guy from the first day I met him - who lets some skinny geek in a tank top interview him out of the blue like this?  I honestly wonder if the people trashing him actually ever met him, or bothered to speak to him at all.  He was a tolerant and agreeable person.

Given that speaking for five minutes made Rich get short of breath, I feared for his health from that day on...keep in mind he was 297-lb during the Mr. Olympia expo in 2012 as seen here...but despite his health choices, he was a friendly guy to speak with.  Also, consider that he did have what has been termed "Bigorexia" - the male version of anorexia...and it IS a disease/disorder - just one that nobody cares about since it almost exclusively affects men.



Good post brah.
Non ego post this time.

RIP Rich!
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: m8 on April 05, 2018, 01:19:51 PM
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: NotMrAverage on April 06, 2018, 06:13:48 AM


Yada yada... He still died at 47 which is not very cool at all. What really did him in? Was it to much roids? Pain pills? Adderal? Ive never really got a good answer.
Rip Rich
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: SOMEPARTS on April 06, 2018, 10:01:16 AM
Yada yada... He still died at 47 which is not very cool at all. What really did him in? Was it to much roids? Pain pills? Adderal? Ive never really got a good answer.
Rip Rich


This is like asking what exactly killed the Challenger astronauts...several answers.
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Darren Avey on April 06, 2018, 10:02:07 AM
My Granmother who died in 1993 still hasn't got one. I cant fucking afford it, I'm the only one left.
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: The Scott on April 06, 2018, 10:18:48 AM
Yada yada... He still died at 47 which is not very cool at all. What really did him in? Was it to much roids? Pain pills? Adderal? Ive never really got a good answer.
Rip Rich

Being terminally stupid is what did him in. 
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: Parker on April 06, 2018, 12:12:15 PM
Yada yada... He still died at 47 which is not very cool at all. What really did him in? Was it to much roids? Pain pills? Adderal? Ive never really got a good answer.
Rip Rich
It's a death related to the bodybuilding/fitness  industry, which means you'll never get a straight answer.
Title: Re: Rich Piana Finally Gets a Headstone
Post by: TTfit on April 06, 2018, 06:24:26 PM
What a blah headstone. They couldn't do better than that? Even my mothers had a red rose engraved on it.

Someone cheaped out and didn't think Rich was worth the extra buckaroos.