012- A Conversation With the Legend Rich Gaspari

Muscle Intelligence

Ben Pakulski

Expert, Ben, 40, Pakulski, Alternative Health, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Intelligence, Biohacking, Mi, Intelligent, Mi40, Nutrition, Diet, Hormones, Muscle, Exercise

4.8 • 745 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Coming at you from the Arnold Classic! Ben sits down with the legend who is Rich Gaspari. In this episode we discuss Rich's unparalleled work ethic, the rise, fall and resurrection of his massive supplement company Gaspari Nutrition, and how the sport of bodybuilding has changed from the time he competed until now.

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Time Stamps

From filing for bankruptcy to building a $100 million dollar supplement company, Rich bares all and details his humble beginnings. [3:33]
He shares the ‘mythical’ stories of his training coming up in the sport of bodybuilding. [5:40]
Rich explains the concept of overtraining and how it helped or hindered him. [14:26]
How did he eat back in the day and how does he eat today? [17:00]
Has the evolution of science helped guys or crippled them? [19:07]
What are some crazy things he did back in the day that made him question what he was doing? [21:45]
What is the best frequency used for training body parts? [25:55]
Why, in his opinion, don’t bodybuilders get as conditioned? [27:00]
How different were the drugs used back then? Are bodybuilders using more now? [28:48]
Who is his biggest inspiration? [30:13]
What was the transition out of bodybuilding like for him? Struggles faced?
A death by 1,000 cuts: What was the turning point with Gaspari Nutrition? [39:58]
What was it like mentally for him to go from a $100 million dollar company to bankrupt? [42:10]
What is the 10/20 year future look like for Gaspari Nutrition? [44:05]
What are some of the lessons he has acquired over the last 20 years from building a $200 million dollar brand? [48:40]
What is Rich Gaspari doing in 25 years? [54:50]

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Rich Gaspari (@richgaspari) • Instagram

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0:00.0	We talk about work ethic. I did a lot of drop sets. I would go very heavy. When I trained for shows, I'd have to be. Hey, what's up, everybody?
0:44.3	This is the muscle intelligence podcast.
0:46.4	I am your host, Ben Bikolsky.
0:48.1	Today, I'm going to sit down with a legend of the bodybuilding game.
0:51.7	One of the guys who literally was a pioneer in our sport,
0:56.6	all the way back to the late 1970s and all through the 80s,
1:00.0	Rich Gisperry was a champion in the bodybuilding sport, you know,
1:03.9	played second in the Mr. Olympia numerous times behind the great Lee Haney.
1:09.1	He won the first ever Arnold Classic. I think it was 1988
1:13.3	and literally is an icon in the sport. He's now gone on to create his own supplement company,
1:19.5	which you may have heard of, sponsored athletes like Flex Lewis, Hittata Yamagishi, Iris Kyle,
1:24.7	Citha LaFrançois, some amazing athletes over his tenure at the top of the sport.
1:30.8	Now, it's just got a really interesting story, right?
1:33.2	He was one of the first guys to ever come to the sport.
1:35.4	He became a champion very, very young.
1:37.4	He was early as 19.
1:39.1	He won the junior nationals, 21.
1:40.8	He got his pro card.
1:42.3	22, he was competing in the Mr. Olympia ended up finishing third.
1:46.0	He tells me all about that stuff, how he trained, what his mistakes were, what he would do differently now if he were competing.
1:53.0	Some really interesting insights and ultimately how they ate back then.
1:56.0	And you know, some people say that the bodybuilders of the 70s, 80s, and 90s are better than the bodyblowers of today.
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