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Giacomo MarcheseBodybuilding - PlantBuilt Co-Founder
Giacomo Marchese

Current City: Brooklyn, NY

Age: 45

Division: Team Manager / Head Captain (Men's Bodybuilding at PlantBuilt 2026, 2027, or 2028. TBD)

Years as a Vegan: 21

Why you became a vegan: Started for health reasons and it stuck as a lifestyle. Being vegan to me personally means leaving less of a footprint on this earth, while making compassionate choices. Doing as little harm as possible while here and respecting all sentient life. Other living creatures are not mine to exploit, abuse, or kill for consumption.

Favorite foods/meals: Dark green leafy veggies, homemade vegan chicken, berries, oats, pizza, breakfast and anything from the dessert tray at Veggie Galaxy (Boston, MA)!

Favorite exercises: Side lateral raises, every back exercise that ever existed. I want wings!

Competition Highlights:

2022 (Cranston, RI) OCB Battle of the Godz

  • 3rd Place Masters
  • 5th Place Open

2022 (Seabrook, NH) OCB Granite State Open

  • 3rd Place Masters
  • 3rd Place Open

2022 (Worcester, MA) - Monster Mash

  • 4th Place Masters
  • 1st Place Open

2022 (Atlantic City, NJ) - Mr. America

  • 3rd Place Masters
  • 3rd Place Open

2022 (New Haven, MA) INBF Natural Autumn Explosion

  • 1st Place Masters
  • 3rd place Open

2022 (Plymouth, MA) INBF South Shore Natural

  • 2nd place Masters
  • 2nd place Open

2017 Northeast Regional Championships

  • 82kg, 9th place
  • (Squat 418lb, Bench 253lb, Deadlift 501lb)

2017 USPA TX Open2nd place

  • 82kg, 1st place
  • (Squat 424lb, Bench 265lb, Deadlift 534lb)
  • 28/28 all white lights

2017 USPA CT Spring Classic

  • 82kg, 2nd place
  • (Squat 418lb, Bench 259lb, Deadlift 518lb)

2016 USAPL Newport RI Open

  • 82kg, 6th place
  • (Squat 402lb, Bench 265lb, Deadlift 485lb)

2016 USAPL MA&RI State Championships

  • 82kg, 19th place
  • (Squat 391lb, Bench 270lb, Deadlift 468lb)

2015 OCB (Biddeford, ME) Maine Event

  • TBA

2015 OCB (Burlington, NJ) Battle for the Belt

  • 1st place

2015 OCB (Newburyport, MA) Yankee Classic

  • 4th place

2015 NFF (Austin, TX) Naturally Fit Games

  • 2nd place

2014 INBF (Austin, TX) Naturally Fit Games

  • 4th place

2013 INBF (Austin, TX) NFSS Super Show

  • 3rd place

2009 INBA (Clackamas, OR) INBA Northwestern USA

  • 2nd place

2009 INBF (Phoenix, AZ) Best of the West Championships

  • 6th place

2002 INBF (Brooklyn, NY) All Natural Bodybuilding Fitness Explosion

  • 1st place