The Rich Piana controversy and cause of death speculation, has finally begun subsiding; but, it lingers enough for me to add my 'two cents' worth of opinion.
As my steemit name implies, I 'am' an 
I've been involved with bodybuilding for many years, in varying degrees. I'm almost 70 years old now, and I 'still' train...I have been a gym owner, health/fitness advocate and trainer. When I first started training as a young teen, the books and magazines available at the time, did not write about drug use; I had no idea that 'Dianabol' or any other steroid was being used by some athletes. This is one reason I began, and continued training naturally.
At my 'old' age now, I have a greater than ever interest in turning from a 'natural' to an 'enhanced' humanoid...So, by this statement you should realize that I endorse 'personal choice' when it comes to that subject; I'm kind of an anarchist in that regard.
Now, my 'main' disdain are for those idiots that are blaming the demise of Rich Piana on his steroid use. They aren't 'just' offering it as an opinion in most cases, they are actually stating it as if it is fact; like they know something you don't...completely ignoring Rich Piana's lifestyle choices, and counter productive 'habits'
There is a buzz about his 'recreational drug' use for instance. Along with this, if it is true...what about his consumption of copious amounts of ice-cream on a regular basis? Remember how he loved to pour those cocoa puffs or whatever the hell they were, into his morning shakes? Rich used to make no bones about what he enjoyed eating, or drinking without apology, and 'rightfully' didn't care about what anyone else thought about it...
Can we finally all agree that his lifestyle choices beyond the steroid use, played a major role in his early death? Also, what about the potentially, 'dangerous' body enhancement procedures he underwent. Implanting oil or silicone into, or around muscle tissue which also contain plastic pellets, is 'healthy'..??? Give me a fucking break...Rich suffered greatly in his quest to become huge and 'stay' that way.
Remember how Rich used to say, "whatever it takes..?" He used that as one of his many motto's; it had become his 'mantra' of sorts. Piana may have used massive amounts of various steroids, but let's not forget about the 'other' drugs he used as well...and, what about contraindications by combining those various pharmaceuticals?
Well...that's about it for now...That's my rant for the day, and I'm sticking to it. Regards from the 
R.I.P. Richie
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Written and posted Jan. 28, 2018 on steemit.com by averageoutsider.