Full Name: David Christopher Palumbo
Birthplace: Manhattan, NY
D.O.B: February 17, 1968
Parents: Salvatore and Sheila Palumbo
Astrological Sign: AQUARIUS
Favorite Color: BLUE
Favorite Number: SEVEN
Favorite Movie: ROCKY

 

I lived in Queens, NY until I was 4 years old at which time my family moved to East Meadow, NY.
My sister, Nicole, and I grew up in the suburban town of East Meadow in Nassau County.
As you can see, I started wearing Tank Tops rather early in my life.
I played Soccer from the age of 8 years old up until the 11th grade in High School (17 years old).
I started running track and cross-country as a senior in High School. I graduated from East Meadow High School in June, 1986.
In 1986, I received a partial scholarship to Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, where I was Pre-Med and I continued running competitively for the next 3 years. Incidentally, I weighed only 140 pounds.
10 years later, 1996, I placed 4th in the Heavyweight Class at the NPC NATIONALS in Dallas, TX weighing in at 268lbs.
7 years later, 2003, I placed 2nd in the Super Heavyweight Class at NPC USA in Las Vegas, NV, in what would be my highest placing to date. My weight was a sliced 262lbs.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Dave is a true pet lover. Here, he is pictured with his beloved teacup maltese, Bella. This photo was taken after a photo shoot for Comedy Central.

 

How I Became Dave "The Bodybuilder"

In 1992, I embarked on a mission to pack on as much muscle in the shortest time frame possible and much to my surprise, it worked! I gained 20 pounds of lean muscle over the first 18 months propelling my contest weight from 208 to 228 thus enabling me to finish in the top 3 of my first national level show, the 1994 NPC Jr. USA.

Over the next 18 months, I gained an incredible 30 pounds of lean muscle while consuming 6 food meals and 8 protein shakes a day

(I literally gorged myself with high quality protein foods and supplements). With those superior muscle gains, I found myself the victor of the 1995 NPC Jr. National Bodybuilding Heavyweight class.

Overnight, I went from a crazy "lunatic", mad scientist, to the "man" with all the secrets. Nobody realized that the big secret was nothing more than CONSISTENCY and relentless PERSISTENCE.

By the year 1997, I was walking around at at solid 300lbs.

 

What People Say About Dave

"Dave Jumbo Palumbo is one of the biggest bodybuilders, inch for inch, that I have ever seen."

"I saw Dave up close, in person, at the the Night of the Champions in New York a couple years ago and my eyeballs nearly popped out of my head!"

"Dave is so massive he doesn't even look human - he looks more like some sort of cartoon super hero caricature (you know those Musclehedz cartoons?)"


CONTEST HISTORY:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1997 NPC USA 6th place .....270lbs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

To Contact Dave Palumbo: Please e-mail: Huge285@aol.com