Muscle Beach - Venice Beach Muscle Classic Memorial Day

[Coach is Back!]

I didn't go but this was posted of my old training partner and friend Doug Brignole who at 53 has some crazy conditioning. This blows me away...

[njflex]

I didn't go but this was posted of my old training partner and friend Doug Brignole who at 53 has some crazy conditioning. This blows me away...

FUK YEAH ABS AND CHEST CONDITIONING LOOK AWESOME,HE WAS GREAT AAU DAYS ,TALL ZANE/GREAT POSER,GUY WHO HELPED ME COMPETE WAS FROM 80/90'S SAME TYPE BUILD AND A MASTER PRO NOW HE RESEMBLES HIM FACIALLY AS WELL.

[liberty]

This recent? He looks a lot better here than he did at the 2011 Masters Nationals

[musclecenter]

This recent? He looks a lot better here than he did at the 2011 Masters Nationals

pic from yesterday

[liberty]

Looks great....Had great lines back in the day too !

[Coach is Back!]

One thing about Doug is, he always has came in shredded.

[Mr. MB]

Coach we obviously know each other from another life. I was one of Doug's first members in Pasadena. Knew him well as he raised money for the gym. My late wife kept him employed thru friends during that period. Ran into him at the 2011 NPC Masters where 2 things happened. 1. He was not in shape like in above pic. 2. NPC punished him for his AAU connection as they always do. Being a high placer in AAU shows I knew better and did some NPC shows prior to Pittsburgh. Doug can go back this July and do great as long as he hurries and jumps into a west coast NPC Masters show first.

[wes]

Met Doug a couple of years ago at the Masters Nationals ,helluva` nice guy,and looked great.

We talked about Jeff King and the old days and I still keep in touch with him here and there.

Joe,you either know or trained with some awesome bodybuilders my friend.

You were pretty awesome too......still are! 

NO HOMO

[Parker]

Looks great....Had great lines back in the day too !

now that's bodybuilding.

[Coach is Back!]

Coach we obviously know each other from another life. I was one of Doug's first members in Pasadena. Knew him well as he raised money for the gym. My late wife kept him employed thru friends during that period. Ran into him at the 2011 NPC Masters where 2 things happened. 1. He was not in shape like in above pic. 2. NPC punished him for his AAU connection as they always do. Being a high placer in AAU shows I knew better and did some NPC shows prior to Pittsburgh. Doug can go back this July and do great as long as he hurries and jumps into a west coast NPC Masters show first.

Do you mean his gym that was down on Arroyo Pkwy? I also believe it was around 2011 that he made his comeback to competitive bodybuilding. You're not by any chance a Chiropractor are you?

[Coach is Back!]

Met Doug a couple of years ago at the Masters Nationals ,helluva` nice guy,and looked great.

We talked about Jeff King and the old days and I still keep in touch with him here and there.

Joe,you either know or trained with some awesome bodybuilders my friend.

You were pretty awesome too......still are! 

NO HOMO

Thanks Wes, I feel like I grew up in a great time in that era of bodybuilding. I have some great memories.

[wild willie]

I didn't go but this was posted of my old training partner and friend Doug Brignole who at 53 has some crazy conditioning. This blows me away...

DAMN......INSANE CONDITIONING!!

[LittleJ]

Great shape on this fella but way too many freaks at Venice.  I once seen a woman with all her fingers and toes bent all the way back. Strange place

[funk51]

  one of doug's covers.

[njflex]

one of doug's covers.

THAT PIC IS SICK.TALL ZANE..CROSSED WITH SHREDDED 88 DEMEY..

[bigmc]

one of doug's covers.

awesome

[wolfrittner]

Met Doug a couple of years ago at the Masters Nationals ,helluva` nice guy,and looked great.

We talked about Jeff King and the old days and I still keep in touch with him here and there.

Joe,you either know or trained with some awesome bodybuilders my friend.

You were pretty awesome too......still are! 

NO HOMO

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[Mr. MB]

Do you mean his gym that was down on Arroyo Pkwy? I also believe it was around 2011 that he made his comeback to competitive bodybuilding. You're not by any chance a Chiropractor are you?

His gym on Green and Delacy then later down on the Pkwy. Not a DC. A big rig truck salesman. I was competing during that period. Won the Muscle Beach twice in the Masters and took a second against the youngsters.

[Coach is Back!]

His gym on Green and Delacy then later down on the Pkwy. Not a DC. A big rig truck salesman. I was competing during that period. Won the Muscle Beach twice in the Masters and took a second against the youngsters.

Did you by any chance train at Pearl's during the mid-late 70's? Just trying to see if we might have known each other.

[The Ugly]

I didn't go but this was posted of my old training partner and friend Doug Brignole who at 53 has some crazy conditioning. This blows me away...

Shit, he's 53?

Time fucking flies, Joe. I remember when he still had the gym in Pas.

[Mr. MB]

Did you by any chance train at Pearl's during the mid-late 70's? Just trying to see if we might have known each other.

No....joined Pearl's on Green early 1980. Became good friends with Harry and ended up being his WO partner for a few years when he moved over to Montrose.  Trained with Bill a few times incl. Solo. Just heard today Harry has moved to Oregon. Perhaps he and Bill are close again.

[Coach is Back!]

No....joined Pearl's on Green early 1980. Became good friends with Harry and ended up being his WO partner for a few years when he moved over to Montrose.  Trained with Bill a few times incl. Solo. Just heard today Harry has moved to Oregon. Perhaps he and Bill are close again.

If you knew Solo ElFaizy then we probably knew each other.