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892: Rich Gaspari

892: Rich Gaspari

FromMind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth


892: Rich Gaspari

FromMind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

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Length:
97 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin interview Rich Gaspari, bodybuilding legend and founder of Gaspari Nutrition, an innovator in the supplement industry. Rich built Gaspari Nutrition to a $100 million company, lost it and is now back at the helm. Hear this and other fascinating stories in this podcast.  The evolution of fitness conventions. (5:34) Bringing conditioning to another level…Rich details his pursuit into bodybuilding. (6:55) Did he believe to get to the next level you had to take supplements? (13:23) What was the response from his level of conditioning? (18:17) Why did he decide to make a comeback after an injury? (19:51) From bodybuilding legend to founder of Gaspari Nutrition, how he became an innovator in the supplement industry. (24:28) At what point did he realize he was doing something great? (27:34) From the basement to $100 million dollar company. The grind in the beginning of Gaspari Nutrition. (32:08) How did he pick the growth hormones he sold in the beginning? (37:00) It’s all about the mouth feel…how he changed the game in the protein market. (43:39) What was the scaling process like as his company grew? (46:20) How did the change in marketing affecting his business? (47:30) From building Gaspari Nutrition to a $100 million dollar company, to filing for bankruptcy: How he gained the reins back to the company he built. (50:46) What does he think of the market now since getting control back? (56:47) His take on facade supplement companies. (1:00:45) Do any other brands impress him? (1:04:00) What emerging trends excite him? (1:06:35) How the most important sale is the 2nd sale. (1:12:10) What are his thoughts on Amazon entering the supplement market? (1:15:15) Does he feel like an uncaged lion since getting control of his company back? (1:19:24) What was the most memorable moment in his bodybuilding career? Business career? (1:23:15) What are his top physiques in bodybuilding? (1:26:55) Does he believe the drug culture is affecting the current crop of bodybuilders? (1:28:19) Featured Guest/People Mentioned: Rich Gaspari (@richgaspari)  Instagram Gaspari Nutrition Dorian Yates (@thedorianyates)  Instagram Lee "Hercules" Haney (@lee_haney_official)  Instagram Ronnie Coleman (@ronniecoleman8)  Instagram Flex Wheeler ® | Official (@officialflexwheeler)  Instagram Links/Products Mentioned: SR Hawaiian Classic Steroids Detected In Dietary Tablets - Washington Post Bodybuilding & Weight Loss Supplements Online - Legion Mind Pump Episode 855: Flex Wheeler
Released:
Nov 1, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode