“I found solace, I found my peace in something that allows me to express aggression, determination, resilience, I’m in my zone. In this environment, I’m truly living”
~ Simeon Panda
Simeon Panda (what an exotic name) is a fitness influencer, trainer and a natural bodybuilder. We know he is natty because he claims to be. Many others also claim to be, but they hadn't taken a polygraph test (lie detector test) like Simeon has taken. His result had a 98% accuracy - which seems pretty accurate to us.
OK, Simeon passed the lie detector test but can he pass the height detector test? Let's see, Simeon claims to be six feet one inch tall. He was measured by Eric Kanevsky around 6’1" in... shoes. Needless to say, he certainly isn't six-one. When people are going to learn that you need to take your shoes off for an accurate height measurement? And putting tape next to someone isn't the best way ever to measure someone's height.
After comparing Simeon to some other popular bodybuilders like Jeff Seid (5'10" at most), we have to say that Simeon looks six feet tall at most... on a good day. Simeon's weight remains in the range of 225 - 235lb (102 - 106 kg). His biceps size is said to be 20 inches... which is as big as they get, Arnold Schwarzenegger's were 21.5 - 22 inches back in the day.
6" or 183 cm
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| Lee Priest (5'4"), Jeff Seid (5'10"), Simeon Panda (5'11.5"), Steve Cook (6"), David Laid (6'2"), and Olivier Richters (7'2") |
For reference, here is the average human height around the world.
| Country | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5'4" | 4'11" |
| India | 5'5.5" | 5'0.5" |
| Mexico | 5'6.5" | 5'1.5" |
| China | 5'6.5" | 5'1.5" |
| Japan | 5'7.5" | 5'2.5" |
| Brazil | 5'8" | 5'3" |
| Russia | 5'9" | 5'3.75" |
| France | 5'9" | 5'3.75" |
| United States | 5'9.25" | 5'4" |
| United Kingdom | 5'9.5" | 5'4.25" |
| Canada | 5'10" | 5'4.5" |
| Australia | 5'10" | 5'4.5" |
| Germany | 5'10.5" | 5'5" |
| Netherlands | 5'11.5" | 5'6" |
| Dinka people of South Sudan | 6" | 5'7" |
Data collected more or less from Wikipedia and some other sources. Expect a slight discrepancy from real life.
We found some of Simeon Panda's quotes so inspirational that we decided to add them here.
“What it comes down to is a passion, how passionate are you about what you do”
~ Simeon Panda
“I’m not going to sugarcoat this, anyone struggling to stay consistent you simply don’t want it hard enough; you cannot teach someone drive and ambition.”
~ Simeon Panda
“The best thing about bodybuilding is, you only get out what you put in.”
~ Simeon Panda
“I can’t roar, I can’t growl in everyday society but here, here my beast is woken, here is where I thrive!”
~ Simeon Panda
” I couldn’t care less about anyone else, I wanna be the best that I can be. That’s me comparing myself to what I was previously, not me comparing myself to what I was previously, not me comparing myself to any guy standing next to me on a stage.”
~ Simeon Panda
“No one’s going to help you, you have to get up and do it yourself. You really have to put the work in. No one out there is going to carry you.”
~ Simeon Panda
“It just takes self-belief. Personally, I believe I’m capable of phenomenal things. You have to believe that you’re capable of doing anything you put your mind to and then you test yourself and you go and do it.”
~ Simeon Panda
“There’s a lot of dedication that goes into it. You have to do something you enjoy, otherwise, it will definitely be difficult to keep up.”
~ Simeon Panda