Depending on where you live, you may be used to seeing people larger than average.
However, the word average won’t even be mentioned again in this video, as we take
a look at 10 real life giants you won’t believe exist.
Shaquille O’Neal Perhaps one of the most famous basketball
players ever, Shaquille O’Neal is both huge and heavy.
Looking down on your from 7ft 1, and weighing 325lbs he was one of the heaviest players
to ever grace the court.
Yet he managed to be both agile and skilful, quickly becoming one of the greatest of all
time in the NBA.
Arlindo De Souza Arlindo De Souza gained a small following
on the internet after pictures of his swollen “muscles” were posted on various websites
and social media.
The Brazilian bodybuilder had no intention of gaining muscle the old fashioned way by
working hard and eating correctly.
Instead he opted for an alternative method which involved injecting himself with an oily
substance known as Synthol.
The results are obvious, his bicep muscles grew rapidly and peaked at a ridiculous 29
inches.
Unfortunately one of Arlindo’s close friends died from abusing the same substance after
which he stopped using it.
Sultan Kösen Here is the tallest living man in the world
today.
Sultan Kösen from Turkey is a mind boggling 8ft 3.
Most people reach such crazy heights by having a tumor that affects their pituitary glands,
causing massive growth and Mr Kösen was no exception.
Like others, he had to have this tumor removed otherwise he would never have stopped growing
and would probably not be alive by now.
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson When seeing “The Mountain” in game of
thrones some may even question if this is a real man or if it’s some very well done
CGI.
But Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is definitely no computer generated miracle.
Instead, he’s a huge Icelandic giant coming in at an impressive 6ft 9 and weighing in
at over 400lbs.
With such size comes plenty of power (though not without years of hard work and many steaks).
Björnsson has been in the running for World’s Strongest Man for a few years now and has
always been close to number 1, but never quite there just yet.
Still, being only 28 he has plenty of years left to take gold.
Yao Ming Imagine being so tall even Shaquille O’Neal
has to look up to you.
Well, that’s exactly what Yao Ming was like while he was still in the NBA.
The Chinese born basketball star stands at an incredible 7ft 6 and was one of the tallest
players ever in the NBA.
He had some great success as well but unfortunately the last part of his career was plagued with
injuries, forcing him to retire early in 2011.
Sajad Gharibi Taking a short break from tall people, Saiad
Gharibi is an Iranian born weightlifter and bodybuilder who has been nicknamed the Iranian
Hulk, and it’s easy to see why.
At age 24 he already weighs 341lbs and can lift 386lb, while it has not been confirmed
what kind of lift that is, it’s still impressive regardless.
He has racked up a huge following on Instagram mostly due to his appearance, which somehow
is unlike any bodybuilder’s I’ve seen before.
With no disrespect intended, I think there’s some photoshop going on in many of these pictures,
but what do you guys think?
Vikas Uppal Alright so back to tall people.
Vikas Uppal was known as India’s tallest man before his unfortunate death in 2007.
His height varied based on different reports.
Most agreed his height to be at 8ft 3 which is insane enough, but some sources claimed
he was actually 8ft 10 which seems basically impossible.
Then again, so does 8ft 3.
Sadly with such crazy heights many health complications can occur so you’ll rarely
see anyone reach old age at these kinds of heights.
Mamdouh Elssbiay Also known as Big Ramy, Mamdouh Elssbiay is
an Egyptian professional bodybuilder who has officially been listed as the heaviest bodybuilder
to ever compete in the IFBB, weighin in at a ridiculous 316lbs of pure solid muscle.
He has been slowly climbing the Mr. Olympia rankings in the last few years and in 2016
he landed in 4th place, with many arguing he should’ve been in 3rd or 2nd place instead.
At a young age of 32, he still has many years left to take the crown from current Mr. Olympia
Phil Heath.
Yao Defen Yao Defen was the tallest woman in the world
before her death in 2012.
Her record height was 7ft 8 which again came from a tumour located in her pituitary gland.
By 3 years of age she was growing rapidly and consumed more than three times the normal
amount of food for a child of her age.
By the age of 11 she had reached 6ft 2 and didn’t stop all the way until 7ft 8.
Rich Piana Rich is an ex-professional bodybuilder and
now a YouTube personality with close to 900,000 subscribers.
His muscles, especially in his upper body are so huge that while Rich has openly talked
about taking steroids, many debate whether or not he has also had synthol oil injections
much like Arlindo previously on this list.
Once again I will leave for you to make your own minds up, but the fact is that Rich is
huge and has committed his life to working out.
Some also argue that he suffers from muscle dysmorphia also known as “Bigorexia”.
Specifically in Rich’s case, it would potentially be a disease that makes him have a delusional
view of his own body making him think he is too small, which would explain why he’s
always striving to continue growing larger and larger.
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