Please don't get me wrong here, I mean absolutely no disrespect for Mr. Burke, my heart goes out to him and his family...
But still I must ask this question. Why the hell would you want to get so big as to put your heart and circulatory system at serious risk? If you have family and children to worry about, what is the better choice, to be 270 and leave a widow and orphans behind eventually, or "just having to settle with" 240 or 250 and enjoying your family for a long time? I think alot of people have seriously misaligned priorites these days...