Piana was a bodybuilder. He was popular in the weightlifting community for his bodybuilding achievements, openness about steroids use in bodybuilding and its associated consequences, and over-the-top extroverted personality.
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Piana maintained a successful YouTube channel which featured motivational speaking, personal life stories, exercise montages, special guest features and many others.
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Piana won the National Physique Committee Mr Teen California title in 1989, NPC Mr California in 1998 and the National Physique Committee competition in 2003 and 2009.
What Was Rich Piana’s Max Bench?
When Rich Piana graduated from high school, he said he was bench pressing 315Ibs. After the steroids, his bench went up to 405 Ibs.


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