• andresil@lemm.eeEnglish
    19·
    1 year ago

    I swear to fuck modern journalists have basically zero critical thinking, probably just told by the PR teams these stats. 155?! 152?! 6’1"?! 187? Catch yourselves the fuck on. For musk especially to be that height and weight he has to have absolutely zero muscle given how he looks in photos I’ve seen

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      This is a repeat of when Trump was president and he went to the White House doc for a checkup and the media simply quoted his lies. He “coincidentally” claimed to be one pound less than obese. He was and is clearly obese. I bet he was at least 300 pounds whatever his real and shorter height actually is.

      When it comes to Elon. I’m 6’ 1" and I got fat. A couple weeks ago I was 265. I started exercising and my present goal is to get down to 215. In any case - I was ~190 in high school. And a bit more in my 20s. I don’t know if Elon is really 6’ 1". But if he is - he’s clearly over 265.

      • ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.eeEnglish
        9·
        1 year ago

        I’m 6’ 2” 225lbs and Elon is way fatter than I’ve ever been lol

        He’s closer to 287 than 187

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          I’m not that much older than Elon. I’d love to be ~187 pounds again. But not only would have to exercise like a fiend all the time - I’d have to count every single calorie. I’d be in great physical shape but I’d be totally miserable. No pizza. No beer. None of the fun stuff. And I’d be awful to be around because I’d be so distracted and grumpy.

  • heimchen@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Were did they get these IQ points from? Wouldn’t have any thing against a bit above average, but 155 is just a bit to high.

  • TreadOnMe [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    How the hell is Musk 6’1", 187 and still looks like a tub of raw dough? Like, I’m not trying to be sizest here, it’s just that I am 6’1" and if I was 187, I would be practically emaciated and you could see basically all of my muscles to the point were even I and my body dysmorphia would find it off-putting.

    These numbers have to be complete and utter horseshit, at least for Musk.

    • Jay@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Ya that isn’t adding up right… I’m 6’ and 190 lbs with a 31 inch waistline, so I look pretty thin compared to most recent pics I’ve seen of him.

      I think they tossed in his weight from 20 years ago and went with that.

    • AbbysMuscles [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I’m 6’1 as well! When I was 190 pounds I uh did not look or feel good. I’m down to 165 and I’m well within a healthy range, both subjectively and medically.

    • President_Obama [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I’m 6’3" and 167, and I definitely don’t look “practically emaciated” - in fact, my bmi is right in the middle of the healthy range. Americans tend to overestimate weight, in my experience.

      People’s builds can differ a lot, fat storage can be weird, he could be/have been on HGH (look at his distended stomach), but he probably is heavier, especially considering his age.

      • TreadOnMe [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Maybe you do, maybe you don’t to me, I have a very particular body type I go for, and I think most non-athletes who are dieting are pretty damn emaciated, but that is a me body dysmorphia problem, so I generally try to purely focus on myself and what I want from my body.

        Look, I’ve known people who are 6’3", 170 and muscular but they are tall, skinny build, guys. Strong guys for sure, but I’m a wide farmer boy body, which looks similar to what Elon’s build could look like if he was working out, and if I try to cut too much my ribs are first thing I start to see. Like, when I can see hip bones I feel I’ve gone too far and that is around 176. Which is absolutely murder to maintain anyways, particularly as I get older.

        You’re probably right, but this whole thing screams bullshit to me.