# Rich Piana, the irony is strong

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-piana-the-irony-is-strong/794722>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 26, 2017, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-piana-the-irony-is-strong/794722 "2017-08-26T09:27:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-piana-the-irony-is-strong/794722/1 "2017-08-26T09:27:51Z")

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[Rich Piana dead at 46.](http://people.com/bodies/rich-piana-obituary/)

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> “Is this a road I think you should take? Absolutely not. But in doing this for 25-years of taking anabolic steroids, obviously I know what the f— I’m doing,” he said in a December 2014 YouTube video. “Why do I have a full head of hair? Why do I have no acne scars? Why do I have a flat waist? Cause I know what the f— I’m doing. I’m not abusing this s—.”  
> “You need to be aware, educated, and willing to do whatever it takes to remain healthy and keep the body healthy. Remember this is longevity. We want to be doing this in our 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s,” he continued. “I’ll be doing this for the rest of my life. … It’s important for me to live a long life.”

The irony, it burns.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-piana-the-irony-is-strong/794722/2 "2017-08-26T13:54:19Z")

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Well, his cause of death is unclear at the moment, although steroid use probably contributed.