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these are a few pics of my training partner dave pulcinella. they were taken a few weeks ago. he will be onstage in pittsburgh in 2 weeks at he masters nats. hes made alot of progress this year and i wanted to post these shots for y'all to check out. hope these pics come out. im a newbie at this. lol.
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Impressive!
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a few more.....
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weak double bi but other than that he looks huge and shredded :o
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these are a few pics of my training partner dave pulcinella. they were taken a few weeks ago. he will be onstage in pittsburgh in 2 weeks at he masters nats. hes made alot of progress this year and i wanted to post these shots for y'all to check out. hope these pics come out. im a newbie at this. lol.
Tell Dave that his video "Raising the Bar" rules. He looks great a month out, best of luck to him.
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Dave's actually a very nice guy, so I'll keep my intestinal swelling comments at bay.
Sort of.
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Well he aint no Mike Arvilla, that's for sure, but he looks good.
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His head is too small for his torso. He needs to do more head exercises focusing on building circumference around the medial cerebellum. The Weider Migraine Principle might help him. Otherwise, he looks great.
Special "HorseHead's Brother" Ed
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Tell Dave that his video "Raising the Bar" rules. He looks great a month out, best of luck to him.
Yeah. It was a pretty good video. It would be interesting if they made a sequel to that video surrounding his prep for this show.
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Looks good.
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hey, guys. thanks for all the positive feedback (and in some cases, constructive criticism. lol). slick vic, we are actually in the process of filming a sequel to "raising the bar" that follows up on all the people who were in the first dvd, what they're doing now and my training for the masters Nat's, like you said. my brother actually got back stage access at the masters and we will be filming all the action!! wish me luck!!!
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DAVE LOOKS GREAT!!!!
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Monster Palumboism!
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He's huge & dry , he looks good , he should fair well .
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anybody seen Dave's video "raising the bar" ??
anygood????
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Lotta muscle on that dude. Good luck in the contest.
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good conditioning,overall look's good,been around for while .
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Looks pretty Good physique shows he has put in his work at the gym....good luck.
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guys, im floored by all the positive comments. thanks.
mike arvilla, go to www.ironsport.com and you can check out a trailer for the dvd. guy grundys site carrys it too. so does meso-rx.
cant wait to hit the stage!
goatboy..."palumboism"???? c'mon, man! lol!
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guys, im floored by all the positive comments. thanks.
mike arvilla, go to www.ironsport.com and you can check out a trailer for the dvd. guy grundys site carrys it too. so does meso-rx.
cant wait to hit the stage!
goatboy..."palumboism"???? c'mon, man! lol!
i hope you go pro so you don;t beat me again guy is just too damn hard in person
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guys, im floored by all the positive comments. thanks.
mike arvilla, go to www.ironsport.com and you can check out a trailer for the dvd. guy grundys site carrys it too. so does meso-rx.
cant wait to hit the stage!
goatboy..."palumboism"???? c'mon, man! lol!
don't listen to that fag, he doesn't know his shit.
you clearly don't have palumboism. Your waist is tight and legs are huge. Great V taper too.
good luck !
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thanks, stavios. i really appreciate those comments. after he said that, i had to go back to the pics and look at them again to make sure i wasnt morphing into some mutant without realizing it!! lol!!!
dzulboy, weve competed together before????
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Excellent size, shape, and conditioning. If you put a gun to my head, my only critique is that the waistline should appear to be smaller. Tough to do, I know, but if you can’t trim the waistline, increase lat size to give the appearance of a better V taper. Bigger quads can aid in this as well, though we can’t see the upper quads well in those pix.
Awesome for any age but especially for 42. :P
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Very good!
But,I found strange veins on right arm which I have never seen before.
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Very good!
But,I found strange veins on right arm which I have never seen before.
How many shredded arms have you seen?
Vascularity is, in part, genetic but in this case I’d take it as a sign of superior conditioning; the path of surface blood vessels can vary widely from person to person.
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Looking good Dave! what weight class will you be in? Besides myself, there are several others from Minnesota who will be competing in the Masters. I'll be in the welterweight class (in the over 40) and the middleweight class in the over 50. My friend Mark Anderson will be a heavy weight in the over 40 class and usually has the most freakiest hardness you'll ever see on anyone and stirations in his glutes that will hold silver dollars. My leg training partner Brian Thompson will probably compete as a middlweight in the over 40.
Looking forward to a great show and meeting others from the boards while I'm there!
Check out my video at three weeks out:
Randy Leppala
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How many shredded arms have you seen?
Vascularity is, in part, genetic but in this case I’d take it as a sign of superior conditioning; the path of surface blood vessels can vary widely from person to person.
Yes.Each person has thier own bascurality.But,there are certain pattern. But,this is new to me.
I have seen a lot....pro, ama......my self....
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anybody seen Dave's video "raising the bar" ??
anygood????
Hey, Mike. Yeah, I got the video and it's worth the buy. It gives the viewer a true perspective of what it's like to get ready for a show. Check it out. 8)
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hey, at least repetrope seems to like those "strange veins" in my right arm! lol!!
thanks for the plug, vic!
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He looks awesome, the quad on the side chest looks sick. I'm not a judge or anything like that, but maybe he could bring his shoulders back just a little when he does his back lat spread...? just a suggest! Look forward to seeing him onstage!!
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Hey, Mike. Yeah, I got the video and it's worth the buy. It gives the viewer a true perspective of what it's like to get ready for a show. Check it out. 8)
Thanks to all of you for your kind comments about RTB. This is Dave's brother Mike, the filmmaker. We are indeed taping a sequel to the documentary! We have been for the past year. So many people have asked for it and so much has happened. Dave's BB career has taken off in ways he never anticipated at this stage of the game and I am going to show all that and more as I follow him to Pittsburgh in two weeks! Keep a lookout for RTB2 early next year.
Please excuse the plugs, but if you'd like to check out my videography website it's http://www.mikepulcinella.com/
and Dave's Nutrifit site is still http://www.davepulcinella.com/
Thanks,
Mike
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hey, at least repetrope seems to like those "strange veins" in my right arm! lol!!
thanks for the plug, vic!
LOL more "strange veins" brought to you by Scott Farmer
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You look awesome bro, your conditioning seems to be spot on, you shredded, Best of luck to you. I have the "Raising the Bar" DVD, can't wait to see the sequel.
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My cock looks that vasculair too and i don't even use diuretics.
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We are indeed taping a sequel to the documentary!
I made a comment about it being cool if you made a sequel to Raising the Bar and indeed you are. Can't wait! 8)
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LOL more "strange veins" brought to you by Scott Farmer
No you dont get me. This is extremely vascular. But it is not strange.
His are strange.
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His arms show the same amount of seperation as Siamiase twins..
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Hey, Mike. Yeah, I got the video and it's worth the buy. It gives the viewer a true perspective of what it's like to get ready for a show. Check it out. 8)
i think ill order it today
thanks vic!
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No you dont get me. This is extremely vascular. But it is not strange.
His are strange.
Strange in what way? Like he got vein implants or something? LOL!
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these are a few pics of my training partner dave pulcinella. they were taken a few weeks ago. he will be onstage in pittsburgh in 2 weeks at he masters nats. hes made alot of progress this year and i wanted to post these shots for y'all to check out. hope these pics come out. im a newbie at this. lol.
:D hes as natural as much as a good ole friend of mine named ade rai was :D
gh, prop, tren, winstrol and every other short easter in the book have been used by him.
also experiemented with igf
good pics though!
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LOL more "strange veins" brought to you by Scott Farmer
Could you post a few more strange veins but maybe down towards the groin area?
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hey, gh15. please show me where the word "natural" appears anywhere on this thread or where any claims of being natural were made. and unless youre a close friend of mine or my g-friend, you really have no clue what i do or do not use. is that a fair statement?
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Dave..................th e video trailer on this site www.ironsport.com
doesn't work,however the trailer on Guy Grundys site does work http://www.fitnetusa.com/
i just ordered "Raising the bar" from Guys site ..............
thanks!!
Mike Arvilla
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i just ordered "Raising the bar" from Guys site ..............
You won't be disappointed. 8)
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Looks Awesome, your dailded in nice. Good Luck to Dave!
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Dave..................th e video trailer on this site www.ironsport.com
doesn't work,however the trailer on Guy Grundys site does work http://www.fitnetusa.com/
i just ordered "Raising the bar" from Guys site ..............
thanks!!
Mike Arvilla
thanks, mike. i just emailed them and told them about the problem. hope you enjoy the dvd, bro.
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Good luck Dave. The time spent competing for all these years will pay off at the Masters. You are looking bigger than ever. How many competitors who have competed since the early 90's are still competing today, AND have improved?
See you there in Pittsurgh.
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hey, gh15. please show me where the word "natural" appears anywhere on this thread or where any claims of being natural were made. and unless youre a close friend of mine or my g-friend, you really have no clue what i do or do not use. is that a fair statement?
you my friend, are right! my bad,, read the title wrong (englize not me first language ;))
i take back my nasty nasty words :D ill try to make less speling mistakes in futur treds
second half football game started my friends..
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good condition...but the stomach is growing too much :(
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you my friend, are right! my bad,, read the title wrong (englize not me first language ;))
i take back my nasty nasty words :D ill try to make less speling mistakes in futur treds
second half football game started my friends..
so your german, either Ronnie Rockel, Markus Ruhl, or GUNTER!!
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all the "bloated stomach" comments are fair. please understand, though, that these pics were taken right after a workout. i drink a full gallon of water during my workout and then follow that up with an enormous protein/carb shake too! i have alot of liquid in my stomach right there. im not saying my midsection is wasp like, but it is certainly not as bad as these pics would indicate.
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Looking good Dave! what weight class will you be in? Besides myself, there are several others from Minnesota who will be competing in the Masters. I'll be in the welterweight class (in the over 40) and the middleweight class in the over 50. My friend Mark Anderson will be a heavy weight in the over 40 class and usually has the most freakiest hardness you'll ever see on anyone and stirations in his glutes that will hold silver dollars. My leg training partner Brian Thompson will probably compete as a middlweight in the over 40.
Looking forward to a great show and meeting others from the boards while I'm there!
Check out my video at three weeks out:
Randy Leppala
randy. i saw your video clip the other day and thought it was really cool. i especially liked the scene where your alarm goes off and you have to get up to do your cardio. there is a similar scene in my dvd thats coming out. i thought that was funny.
im 230 as of today and i will be going in at about 220 most likely. looked up a pic of your boy mark and he looks really good! best of luck to him. and to you!! see you there....dave
www.davepulcinella.com
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Good luck Dave. The time spent competing for all these years will pay off at the Masters. You are looking bigger than ever. How many competitors who have competed since the early 90's are still competing today, AND have improved?
See you there in Pittsurgh.
hey, tony. thanks alot. but, guess what. my first show was in 1982!! lol!! i won my first title in 1983! (teen mr. delaware county)...that makes me a reeeeaaaal master, huh?? see you in pittsburgh.
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dude has some insane abs!
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It's a very unique DVD and I highly recommend it. Bodybuilding needs more DVDs like it.
http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/raisingthebardvdreview.html
http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/mikepulcinellacomments.html
BUY IT HERE (http://www.mesomorphosis.com/go/aw.aspx?A=3&Task=Click&TargetURL=http://www.mesomorphosis.com/store/videos/raising-the-bar.html)
Thanks Matt C. There is also a very good review of RTB that I am very proud of at this site written by Mike Emery, a professor of English no less!
http://bodybuildingreviews.net/RaisingtheBar.html
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Thanks for the plug for my review! See you in Pittsburgh! :D
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Thanks for the plug for my review! See you in Pittsburgh! :D
Any time Mike. You were the first to spread the word about RTB! Make sure you find me at the show in Pittsburgh. I need to get you on tape. I'm sure you'll have plenty to say!
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& then some! ;)
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hi, this is daves friend and training partner, al krakowiak. thanks for all the input. daves been working his ass off for this one. heres one i forgot to post.
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Thanks to all of you for your kind comments about RTB. This is Dave's brother Mike, the filmmaker. We are indeed taping a sequel to the documentary! We have been for the past year. So many people have asked for it and so much has happened. Dave's BB career has taken off in ways he never anticipated at this stage of the game and I am going to show all that and more as I follow him to Pittsburgh in two weeks! Keep a lookout for RTB2 early next year.
Please excuse the plugs, but if you'd like to check out my videography website it's http://www.mikepulcinella.com/
and Dave's Nutrifit site is still http://www.davepulcinella.com/
Thanks,
Mike
Hey, Mike. Was this your first stab at film making? It was very well done. By the way, did you ever hear back from Adam again? :D
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Hey, Mike. Was this your first stab at film making? It was very well done. By the way, did you ever hear back from Adam again? :D
Not to make this sound too much like a Cinderella story but I had hardly ever used a video camera before, let alone ever made a movie! This whole thing started out as a joke and has been one of the biggest surprises of my life! I merely wanted to make a short documentary-style video that would make my brother laugh. I thought that after the contest, Dave and I would sit down and watch this thing and chuckle and that would be it. But things started to happen...dramatic things, and at one point Dave turned to me and whispered, "I think we have something here. Don't stop filming!" Being an outsider to the sport I had no idea we were breaking new ground in the bodybuilding world! When we released RTB and it was compared to Pumping Iron I nearly pooped my pants!
It makes me so happy to think that people around the world are enjoying RTB! We've gotten fan emails from as far away as Great Britain, Germany and Holland! I hope I can do as good a job on RTB2!!
Thanks
P.S. No one has seen or heard from Adam ever since. I think he moved to Montana! I still have his teenage BB photographs that he never got back from me!
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Not to make this sound too much like a Cinderella story but I had hardly ever used a video camera before, let alone ever made a movie! This whole thing started out as a joke and has been one of the biggest surprises of my life! I merely wanted to make a short documentary-style video that would make my brother laugh. I thought that after the contest, Dave and I would sit down and watch this thing and chuckle and that would be it. But things started to happen...dramatic things, and at one point Dave turned to me and whispered, "I think we have something here. Don't stop filming!" Being an outsider to the sport I had no idea we were breaking new ground in the bodybuilding world! When we released RTB and it was compared to Pumping Iron I nearly pooped my pants!
It makes me so happy to think that people around the world are enjoying RTB! We've gotten fan emails from as far away as Great Britain, Germany and Holland! I hope I can do as good a job on RTB2!!
Thanks
P.S. No one has seen or heard from Adam ever since. I think he moved to Montana! I still have his teenage BB photographs that he never got back from me!
I got the DVD a while back and I have to tell you that it's extremely well done. Dave get's into some serious condition and totally smokes everyone. The journey itself is what made it so entertaining to watch. Anyone who's ever prepared for a show can definately relate and anyone who hasn't can get a sense of what it's like. Encore! We need a follow up documentary. How about the "road to the masters" to document Dave's preparation for the Master's Nationals?
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I got the DVD a while back and I have to tell you that it's extremely well done. Dave get's into some serious condition and totally smokes everyone. The journey itself is what made it so entertaining to watch. Anyone who's ever prepared for a show can definately relate and anyone who hasn't can get a sense of what it's like. Encore! We need a follow up documentary. How about the "road to the masters" to document Dave's preparation for the Master's Nationals?
That's exactly what I'm doing! We'll be at the Nationals in two weeks. Stay tuned!
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we are actually in the process of filming a sequel to "raising the bar" that follows up on all the people who were in the first dvd
Except for Adam I'm sure. :D
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PUMPING IRON nothing. Mike P. ought to be compared to Orson Welles. :)
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lookin awesome Dave, phenomenal conditioning, the only weak points i see are the waist is big but you know that, the calves need more size but the shape and detail is good and the arms could stand to be bigger but like i said you look awesome.
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I'm gonna go as far as saying Raising the Bar is the modern-day film of Pumping Iron. Hey Dave, try to hide someone's shirt backstage at the Masters. Might give ya a psychological edge. :P
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Except for Adam I'm sure. :D
LOL! Yes, except for Adam.
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I'm gonna go as far as saying Raising the Bar is the modern-day film of Pumping Iron. Hey Dave, try to hide someone's shirt backstage at the Masters. Might give ya a psychological edge. :P
Ha haaaa! Vic you've watched PI too many times! No, Dave can't be the bad guy of RTB2. I have to get someone else to his HIS shirt!
But seriously, with all the BB videos out there of every competitor imaginable, you mean to tell me that no one has shown the day to day stuff like we did?? I don't watch those vids so I don't know, but I find it hard to believe. It's one of the most interesting aspects of the sport if you ask me.
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lookin awesome Dave, phenomenal conditioning, the only weak points i see are the waist is big but you know that, the calves need more size but the shape and detail is good and the arms could stand to be bigger but like i said you look awesome.
thanks, sarcasm. i agree 100% with all of that. i guess i will forever be a work in progress. lol!
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I'm gonna go as far as saying Raising the Bar is the modern-day film of Pumping Iron. Hey Dave, try to hide someone's shirt backstage at the Masters. Might give ya a psychological edge. :P
shirt!??! naaa. thats already been done. IM gonna hide someones trunks!!!
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thanks, sarcasm. i agree 100% with all of that. i guess i will forever be a work in progress. lol!
everyone is, you've got awesome thickness and conditioning, are you related to the Steve Pulcinella who used to be featured in Milo magazine?
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with all the BB videos out there of every competitor imaginable, you mean to tell me that no one has shown the day to day stuff like we did??
Well, I will say not as well as you did. 8)
shirt!??! naaa. thats already been done. IM gonna hide someones trunks!!!
There ya go. 8)
Hey, Dave, you and Jenn still together? You still training with Victor. Oh wait, do we have to wait untill the sequel for these and other burning questions? ;D
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All this talk about Raising the Bar makes me wanna pop it in the player again. Yo, Arvilla, when ya get the video in the mail and watch it let me know what ya thought of it.
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everyone is, you've got awesome thickness and conditioning, are you related to the Steve Pulcinella who used to be featured in Milo magazine?
Yes, Steve is our cousin. He may be appearing briefly in RTB2. We shot a workout with him and Dave at Steve's Iron Sport Gym. Iron Sport is a cool place. It is unique in our area in that it is geared toward strength training and they have all sorts of weird equipment, from Atlas Stones to giant truck tires!
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Mike, it's true that other films of competitors explore their lives outside of the gym & deal with lifestyle issues. But none of them were made by the guy's brother. I feel like you've developed that "stay hungry" feeling that drew you into the metaphysics of training & competition in a way that hadn't happened before on film. You had perfect subjects in Dave & Jenn & your parents, the 2004 NPC Delaware & Eastern shows, & the east coast BB demimonde. But much of what was excellent in the film was simply what you yourself captured. That's what I was trying to get at in my review.
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Well, I will say not as well as you did. 8)There ya go. 8)
Hey, Dave, you and Jenn still together? You still training with Victor. Oh wait, do we have to wait untill the sequel for these and other burning questions? ;D
ha! gonna have to wait, vic!
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All this talk about Raising the Bar makes me wanna pop it in the player again. Yo, Arvilla, when ya get the video in the mail and watch it let me know what ya thought of it.
OK will do!
(thanks for recommending it BTW)
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Mike, it's true that other films of competitors explore their lives outside of the gym & deal with lifestyle issues. But none of them were made by the guy's brother. I feel like you've developed that "stay hungry" feeling that drew you into the metaphysics of training & competition in a way that hadn't happened before on film. You had perfect subjects in Dave & Jenn & your parents, the 2004 NPC Delaware & Eastern shows, & the east coast BB demimonde. But much of what was excellent in the film was simply what you yourself captured. That's what I was trying to get at in my review.
You review was very insightful and made me realize things about my doc that I didn't even know were there! I was very lucky with my subject matter and with the dramatic events as they unfolded, but there was also a certain amount of naivete on my part as I went into this. Combine that with my perspective as Dave's brother and maybe that's what gave RTB its unique flair. Whatever it was, I hope I can recapture some of that for RTB2.
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Dave, Looking shredded as usual. I can't believe your eatting 4000 cal. 4000 cals... I eat that in the off season. This is why, you will last longer in sport than I will. Dude, i rewrote my diet yesterday, 7/9/06 to try to pull the remaining pounds off guess what my caloirie count was. Lets, put this way you probally eat more in two meals than I eat all day. I have a metabolism like a bitch.... no doubt. Train hard, TG
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Dave, Looking shredded as usual. I can't believe your eatting 4000 cal. 4000 cals... I eat that in the off season. This is why, you will last longer in sport than I will. Dude, i rewrote my diet yesterday, 7/9/06 to try to pull the remaining pounds off guess what my caloirie count was. Lets, put this way you probally eat more in two meals than I eat all day. I have a metabolism like a bitch.... no doubt. Train hard, TG
tommy, i mean this, bro. if you ever pull it all together (lose all the fat, drop all the water, retain all the mass in the process) you are a pro!!!! youve come close a few times, my friend.
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tommy, i mean this, bro. if you ever pull it all together (lose all the fat, drop all the water, retain all the mass in the process) you are a pro!!!! youve come close a few times, my friend.
tommy, this is dave p. i agree with that ( that was al k, by the way). you looked huge when i saw you the other day. conditioning is the key, always remember that. good luck in the usa's,tommy. ok, gotta go. gotta take in a few thousand calories real quick.
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Good luck to you Dave! You are my pick to win your class & the entire show. What a hottie.......just stay focused, k? Hey, btw, is your hair dryer packed? ;)
What's up Tommy Gunn? :)
Jade
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Good luck to you Dave! You are my pick to win your class & the entire show. What a hottie.......just stay focused, k? Hey, btw, is your hair dryer packed? ;)
What's up Tommy Gunn? :)
Jade
hair dryer peopke actually do that?
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We're in the final countdown days for the Masters contest. A week from tonight, we'll know how Dave did. I will be there to cheer him on.
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Good luck to you Dave! You are my pick to win your class & the entire show. What a hottie.......just stay focused, k? Hey, btw, is your hair dryer packed? ;)
What's up Tommy Gunn? :)
Jade
jade!! great to hear from you again!! thanks for the encouragement. i woke up this morning and looked at myself and said "i can definitely say that ive done the best job im capable of" so theres a victory already! the rest is up to the judges. lol!!
the haidryer is packed and set on "hot hot hot"!!!
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We're in the final countdown days for the Masters contest. A week from tonight, we'll know how Dave did. I will be there to cheer him on.
mike, youve been a great source of encouragement and support and i thank you for that and look forward to meeting you this weekend....see ya!
ps. had a nightmare about cutri's legs last night!!! theyre freaky!! lol!
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Dave ....(Mike Arvilla here)
i ordered your DVD off of Guy Grundys site about a week ago....any clue when ill be getting it?
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Dave ....(Mike Arvilla here)
i ordered your DVD off of Guy Grundys site about a week ago....any clue when ill be getting it?
hey, mike. i really couldnt tell you, but i do know that one of the people that guy trains is fighting this weekend and hes most likely tied up with that. ive been waiting for him to return an email of mine for about a week now. lol!! i would say to email him at his site www.fitnetusa.com and see what he responds. i dont know what a normal turnaround time is for him sending out the dvd's.
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hey, mike. i really couldnt tell you, but i do know that one of the people that guy trains is fighting this weekend and hes most likely tied up with that. ive been waiting for him to return an email of mine for about a week now. lol!! i would say to email him at his site www.fitnetusa.com and see what he responds. i dont know what a normal turnaround time is for him sending out the dvd's.
ok bro..................... .thanks
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ok bro..................... .thanks
absolutely, mike. let me know how you liked it after seeing it.
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Dave ....(Mike Arvilla here)
i ordered your DVD off of Guy Grundys site about a week ago....any clue when ill be getting it?
Yo, Mike. I've ordered a DVD from Guy's site before a while back. I wanna say it took roughly a week to get to my home so I'm thinking by tomorrow you should get it.