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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 42 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I weigh 220 and I'm 5'9" and I'm not nearly as massive as that fucker.

Hes got to be 320 at best.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 39 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yeah...... Him claiming to be 6'3 and 215lb is hilariously insecure. That would make him roughly 30 pounds heavier and an inch taller than Justin Trudeau.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 2 points 1 day ago

That's hilarious

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm 6'1" and 250 lbs and in way better shape than him. It is physically impossible for someone with a body like him to weigh 215 and be 6'3", he's either lying about his height, his weight, or both (it's definitely both). I'd guess he's probably like 5'8" and 300 lbs.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's still a pretty big dude compared to the average person. You can take a look at pictures of him next to Trudeau, and he only looks a couple inches shorter than him. I'd say he's prob around 6ft with some help from his lifted shoes, but he's definitely pushing 300lbs.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 points 20 hours ago

He's the same height as Obama and Obama is 6 foot.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He wears shoes that add 3 inches to his height. It’s why he’s alway hunched forward. (They’re basically concealed platform heels.)

Just saying…. He’s even shorter than we guess.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 2 points 23 hours ago

I work in orthopedics and rehabilitation, specializing in orthotics and prosthetics. I often have to build lifts into shoes to accommodate people with limb length discrepancies. He definitely wears lifted shoes, but the most you can really hide without making it very noticeable is about an inch, maybe an inch and a half.

With the type of dress shoe he wears and with his age, there's no way he'd be able to manage a 3" heel lift. If I were to guess, he's prob got a 3/4 to a 1" lift in his shoes. Which would be more than enough to create an anterior pelvic tilt.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 points 20 hours ago

The hunched over thing can also be a symptom of dementia

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

I am 6’4” @ 190lbs, I’ve never believed for one fucking second that he was only 30lbs heavier and an inch shorter than I am.

[–] dracc@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm almost 260 at 6'3" and can believe he's 220. Fat is not near as dense as muscles.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Because that's all muscle? What, is he doing several hundred sit-ups a day to develop those massive muscular abs?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

ab. he doesn't have plural

[–] dracc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not sure how or why you came to that conclusion - I'm arguing he's the polar opposite. A blob of fat, barely able to walk.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe you meant "can't" instead of "can"?

[–] dracc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I did not. Edit: Apparently I should clarify that I used to have very little fat at 200 lbs and I'm way larger now at 260. The fat I've gathered these past 15 years is taking up way more space than muscles would've done.

[–] dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

You should re-read the comment you are replying to