Dave Palumbo is an American bodybuilder

Bodybuilding

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. He competed in his first Bodybuilding competition in 1990, an NPC

National Physique Committee

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 national competition in New York City where he placed 6th place weighing in at 168 lbs. He continues to compete with his highest placing being that of 2nd place in 2003 in the 'Super Heavyweight' class at the NPC USA competition in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, Nevada

Nevada

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He operates a bodybuilding magazine website, rxmuscle.com, which examines all aspects of training, competing, and nutrition as well as radio and TV programming. He is also the owner of Species Nutrition.

Competitive history

1990 NPC NATURAL New York City (6th place Middleweight.....168 lbs)..training only 6 months

1992 NPC NJ SUBURBAN BODYBUILDING CHAMPS (5th place, Light HW.....198 lbs)

1992 NATURAL TRI STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (1st place, Heavyweight........202 lbs)

1992 NPC Eastern USA 3rd place HW...212 lbs

1992 NPC WESTCHESTER 2nd place HW ...212 lbs

1994 NPC NY METROPOLITAN BB CHAMPS 1st HW.......228 lbs

1994 NPC SUBURBAN BB CHAMPS 2nd HW........228 lbs

1994 NPC Jr USA 3rd place HW...........228 lbs

1994 AMATEUR GRAND PRIX 1st place HW and OVERALL CHAMP......235 lbs

1995 NPC Jr NATIONALS 1st place HW........258 lbs

1995 NPC USA CHAMPS 7th place HW.........256 lbs

1996 NPC USA 7th place.........254 lbs

1996 NPC NATIONALS 4th place.........268 lbs

1997 NPC USA 6th place .....270 lbs

1997 NPC NATIONALS.....5th place........272 lbs

1998 IFBB NORTH AMERICAN 6th place .......281 lbs

1998 NPC NATIONALS 8th place Super HW....... 273 lbs

1999 NPC USA ......9th place

2000 NPC NY METROPOLITAN 1st place Super HW and OVERALL.... 275 lbs

2000 NPC USA 4th place Super HW.......274 lbs

2000 NPC NATIONALS 8th place Super HW......268 lbs

2001 NPC USA 7th place .......Super HW....... 265 lbs

2001 IFBB NORTH AMERICAN 5th place...... Super HW ...... 271 lbs

2002 NPC USA 3rd place Super HW...........260 lbs

2002 NPC National's 2nd place Super HW.......260 lbs

2003 NPC USAs 2nd place Super HW...........265 lbs

2003 NPC NATIONALS 6th place Super HW.......268 lbs

2004 NPC USA 6th place Super HW....... 258 lbs