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» I don't think i've ever seen an old guy (70 plus) over 6 foot tall IRL
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post 1680356363 04-07-2023, 12:55 PM
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I don't think i've ever seen an old guy (70 plus) over 6 foot tall IRL

What the hell is happening to them all?
post 1680356413 04-07-2023, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted By Channel83
What the hell is happening to them all?
I ate them all.
post 1680356433 04-07-2023, 12:57 PM
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Sounds like you're too short to see them.
post 1680356483 04-07-2023, 12:57 PM
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My grandpa is 80 and he’s 6’4
post 1680356543 04-07-2023, 12:58 PM
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1 height and longevity are negatively correlated - taller people die faster on average

2 you shrink as you age due to disc compression

3 height has gone up a ton in the last 100 years, so a lot of the taller people simply haven't lived into old age yet
Awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.
post 1680356663 04-07-2023, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted By adamsz
1 height and longevity are negatively correlated - taller people die faster on average

2 you shrink as you age due to disc compression

3 height has gone up a ton in the last 100 years, so a lot of the taller people simply haven't lived into old age yet
This has to do with people who are really tall.

The world really was designed for shorter people back in the day, so it made everything difficult if you were taller.
post 1680356753 04-07-2023, 01:02 PM
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Probably died from poosy overdose. Us manlets will never understand.
I've never seen on tinder a weight requirement, like if you're fat, just swipe left, only height requirements, if you're under 6 foot just go ahead and swipe left.
feels bad
post 1680357003 04-07-2023, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted By Getter_done
I ate them all.
Bit chewy at that age surely?
Originally Posted By shmobin
Sounds like you're too short to see them.
6,3. Hence my concern.
Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad
My grandpa is 80 and he’s 6’4
nice.
Originally Posted By adamsz
1 height and longevity are negatively correlated - taller people die faster on average
More to break, more to 'go wrong' maybe?
post 1680357313 04-07-2023, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted By adamsz
1 height and longevity are negatively correlated - taller people die faster on average

2 you shrink as you age due to disc compression

3 height has gone up a ton in the last 100 years, so a lot of the taller people simply haven't lived into old age yet
I wonder if just being larger in any dimensions is hard on the body. I've heard for taller people their hearts have to work harder to pump blood out to their extremities and that being tall is also harder on joints. It does seem like more NBA centers have career ending and life debilitating knee or foot or back injuries. I'm guessing there's also added skeletal weight on the joints.

What about muscular people too...do their hearts have to work harder? Weight is weight so I'm sure both fat and muscular people have more joint problems.

Joint problems = pain and less mobility = shorter life.

The slim manlet physique is probably best for lifelong durability and longevity. Look at the old generation japanese people living so long...old men that are like 5'4" 130lbs...women like 5'0 110lbs.
post 1680357433 04-07-2023, 01:12 PM
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Kareem is 75 still taller than Lebron!

Height = 6'3"
Weight = 215

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post 1680357713 04-07-2023, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted By sandcar3
Kareem is 75 still taller than Lebron!

He's mad he hasn't passed him yet, much less MJ
post 1680357903 04-07-2023, 01:20 PM
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I'm 6'3 and have hypertension, so just hoping I make it to 80. I already know the score srs
post 1680358213 04-07-2023, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted By eddiehaskell
The slim manlet physique is probably best for lifelong durability and longevity. Look at the old generation japanese people living so long...old men that are like 5'4" 130lbs...women like 5'0 110lbs.
This. I don't think i've seen many heavy set old dudes about either. & I don't think all these active small 75 year old guys i see all were once big 6 foot 200 lbs plus dudes, who shrank with age.

Were the manlets right all along?
post 1680358483 04-07-2023, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted By Channel83
This. I don't think i've seen many heavy set old dudes about either. & I don't think all these active small 75 year old guys i see all were once big 6 foot 200 lbs plus dudes, who shrank with age.

Were the manlets right all along?
Manlets get the last laugh kinda. When I see "bouncy" people that stay spry at 65-100 it's usually some smaller firecrackers...which kinda makes sense considering they usually weigh less so easier for the muscles and joints to move them around. If you're a man that can be healthy and energetic at 150-160lbs or less it makes sense.

I bet despite being tall Kareem has benefitted in terms of mobility from being very slim...looks like he's not much over 200lbs. Probably a good chance someone built like Yao Ming or Shaq won't be as mobile if they make it that long.
post 1680359353 04-07-2023, 01:41 PM
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Can confirm, ain’t gonna make it long crew
post 1680359913 04-07-2023, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted By headturner1
Can confirm, ain’t gonna make it long crew
This is why we need to take each & every opportunity to assert our dominance over them, whilst we still can.
post 1680360493 04-07-2023, 01:58 PM
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taller = earlier death

more blood to pump around the body
Overthinking, overanalysing separates the body from the mind
post 1680360993 04-07-2023, 02:06 PM
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That's why give them so many benefits because we feel sorry for them b/c they're usually low iq and are going to die so soon.
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