Blast from past

[esplendido]

2005.....

Esplendido on left (with hair and FAT face), Lou Ferrigno, back middle, Roger Bir on right (worked out with Golden Era boys at Gold's), and Ronnie Barrett squeezed front, center (Owner of Barrett Manufacturing, maker of the Barrett .50 cal sniper rifle used by Special Forces)

[esplendido]

Me and Lou a few years back.

[BigJD69]

Me and Vince Taylor

[esplendido]

Me and Gunz (Mrs. esplendido) before she turned from figure to bbing

[Bryan Hildebrand]

nice. did the Mrs charge you for the pic like Louie did? LOL!
shes smokin hot you know?

[esplendido]

nice. did the Mrs charge you for the pic like Louie did? LOL!
shes smokin hot you know?

Poor Lou. Can't make a buck without getting a bad rap for it....LOL. No, I didn't pay for those picks. The Mrs. charged me my life for that shot (day after wedding)!!!

And she IS smokin' hot. I keep telling her that and she keeps denying it (but I get compensated all the same ).

[gman]

Awesome pics,

You look like you could be related to me.

You are blessed with a beautiful wife, and even better, she is into bodybuilding with you.

[Gunz]

nice. did the Mrs charge you for the pic like Louie did? LOL!
shes smokin hot you know?

Yeah, he sold his soul to the "devil"!!!
And thanks for the compliment. Who doesn't look great on their wedding day?

[hulkenpower]

me and Arnold 1991

[SCRUBS]

Thanks for sharing the great pics.

Esplendido, what a transformation!

[dougie]

Boy Esp. you were pretty chunky at one time!

[esplendido]

Boy Esp. you were pretty chunky at one time!

You only know the half of it!

[The Thinker]

So what's your story Esplendito? You obviously have been around the sport for decades and know all the whose who.

[esplendido]

My story is spread out over threads here and on MD....but the short version is: started BBing in 1975 and quit altogether in 1990. 14 years later, I started again with a 285lb, fat, out of shape physique. I had 16" arms, 48" chest and 42" waist.
I currently weigh 285lbs with 20 1/2" arms, 56" chest, and 38" waist. I'm 6'-4" and have competed 4 times in the last 2 years.

I was an AAU national physique judge in the 80's, judging the Mr. America, Universe, and several state and regional level shows each year. I was the highest rated national judge for 2 years in 1989-90. I promoted shows in the 80's, too.

My best placing in my first go-round was 2nd in the AAU Jr. USA tall class in 1986.

I won the 50-over in the Central Classic BBing Championship in '07

I have several Golden Era bber's as friends and stay in touch with them.

I will compete again this August in the North American BBing Championships

Hope that helps......

[SonOfPluto]

My story is spread out over threads here and on MD....but the short version is: started BBing in 1975 and quit altogether in 1990. 14 years later, I started again with a 285lb, fat, out of shape physique. I had 16" arms, 48" chest and 42" waist.
I currently weigh 285lbs with 20 1/2" arms, 56" chest, and 38" waist. I'm 6'-4" and have competed 4 times in the last 2 years.

I was an AAU national physique judge in the 80's, judging the Mr. America, Universe, and several state and regional level shows each year. I was the highest rated national judge for 2 years in 1989-90. I promoted shows in the 80's, too.

My best placing in my first go-round was 2nd in the AAU Jr. USA tall class in 1986.

I won the 50-over in the Central Classic BBing Championship in '07

I have several Golden Era bber's as friends and stay in touch with them.

I will compete again this August in the North American BBing Championships

Hope that helps......

You're one of the few competiting bodybuilders that is actually honest about his waist size..