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Rich Gaspari was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on May 16, 1963 and has proven himself as a very successful professional bodybuilder that dominated bodybuilding during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 2004 Gaspari was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame.

Gaspari started his own supplement company called Gaspari Nutrition which started in 2001 and has some very popular products like "IntraPro", "SuperPump250" and "SizeOn" all of which continue to be sold to many bodybuilders that want to gain muscle.

Gaspari is the only bodybuilder in history to be a runner up three times in the professional world championships of Mr. Olympia. He always seemed to place in the top ten and has been placed 4th, 5th and 10th in other Mr. Olympia competitions that he has entered between 1980 and 1995.

Rich Gaspari Workout

Gaspari always believed that the only way to gain muscle was to train to failure and although he did not believe in taking his reps too low he strongly believed that gaining muscle means going to the max. The workout below is what Gaspari would use to get his best results.

Day 1: Chest/Abs Incline Dumbbell Press 4 sets of 8-10 reps Incline Dumbbell Flyes 4 sets of 8-10 reps Decline Dumbbell Flyes 4 sets of 8-10 reps Superset: Dumbbell Bench Press 4 sets of 8-10 reps Butterfly 4 sets of 8-10 reps Crunches 4 sets of 25-30 reps Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise 4 sets of 25-30 reps Jogging-Treadmill 25-30 min interval cardio

Day 2: Back/Calves Barbell Deadlift 4 sets of 8-10 reps Chin-Up Chin-Up 4 sets of 8-10 reps Superset: Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown< 4 sets of 8-10 reps Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Pullover 4 sets of 8-10 reps Superset: Low Pulley Row To Neck 4 sets of 8-10 reps Lying T-Bar Row 4 sets of 8-10 reps Superset: Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row 4 sets of 8-10 reps Seated Cable Rows 4 sets of 8-10 reps Standing Calf Raises 5 sets of 15 reps Seated Calf Raise 5 sets of 15 reps Jogging-Treadmill 25-30 min interval cardio

Day 3: Legs Lying Leg Curls 5 sets of 10-12 reps Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift 4 sets of 10-12 reps Leg Extensions 5 sets of 10-12 reps double drop set on last set Hack Squat 3 sets of 15 reps triple drop set on last set Superset: Barbell Squat 3 sets of 15-20 reps Dumbbell Lunges 3 sets of 15-20 reps Jogging-Treadmill 25-30 min interval cardio

Day 4: Shoulders/Abs Barbell Shoulder Press 4 sets of 8-12 reps Triset: Seated Side Lateral Raise 4 sets of 10-12 reps Arnold Dumbbell Press 4 sets of 10-12 rep
Standing Dumbbell Upright Row 4 sets of 10-12 reps One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise 3 sets of 12-15 reps Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise 4 sets of 12-15 reps The Back Barbell Shrug Behind 4 sets of 12-15 reps Oblique Crunches 4 sets of 30 reps Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise 4 sets of 25 reps Jogging-Treadmill 25-30 min interval cardio

Day 5: Biceps/Triceps Superset: Incline Dumbbell Curl 4 sets of 10 reps Triceps Pushdown - Rope Attachment 4 sets of 10 reps Superset: Barbell Curl 4 sets of 10 reps Standing Dumbbell Triceps Extension 4 sets of 10 reps Superset: Preacher Curl 4 sets of 10 reps Front Raise And Pullover with Press 4 sets of 10 reps Superset: Concentration Curls 4 sets of 10 reps One-Legged Cable Kickback 4 sets of 10 reps Jogging-Treadmill 25-30 min interval cardio

Days 6 and 7: Rest

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