Rich Gaspari - "Gaspari" the Documentary

Rich Gaspari, 1989 Arnold Classic Champion and 3x Mr. Olympia runner-up, joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to talk about a new documentary about his life called "Gaspari". Rich also talks about bodybuilders turning pro today and how hard it was to get a pro card in the 1980's, recovering from his recent neck surgery, the importance of Bodybuilding History, his relationship with Joe Weider and the reality of getting older. At the end of the Podcast, host John Hansen reads the article "The Knee in the Back that made Gaspari Rich" written by Jeff Everson for the December, 1985 issue of Flex Magazine. (Time Stamps below)

 

Time Stamps:

4:00 - The passing of Jim Lorimer

8:35 - RIP Eric the Trainer

11:00 - The NPC Nationals

12:20 - Bodybuilding Seminar in January

13:15 - Arnold Amateur canceled

14:05 - Pumping Iron the book re-released

16:17 - Beginning of Rich Gaspari interview

17:17 - The Olympia in December

19:17 - The 1982 NPC Nationals

22:00 - The difficulty of getting a pro card in the 1980's

34:30 - Moses Maldonado

35:32 - Phil Williams

39:10 - "Gaspari" the documentary

45:12 - Canceling the Arnold Amateur

47:10 - Remembering Jim Lorimer

49:30 - Recovering from neck surgery

53:20 - Spreading the advice of fitness

56:50 - Pumping Iron the book re-release

58:15 - The importance of Bodybuilding History

1:00:00 - The legacy of Bill Pearl

1:08:55 - Doing what you love

1:11:15 - The Big 6-0 is around the corner

1:14:30 - The Bodybuilding magazines and Rick Wayne

1:15:30 - Rich's relationship with Joe Weider

1:29:00 - John Hansen reads the article "The Knee in the Back that made Gaspari Rich" written by Jeff Everson for the December, 1985 issue of Flex Magazine.

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