Rich Gaspari embarked on his bodybuilding journey in the early 80s. The former Arnold Classic winner, often enlightens the community with his precious wealth of wisdom. Likewise, he recently took to his Instagram to highlight the impeding effects of starving disguised as diet. Several training programs and coaches persuade their athletes to consume minimally while leveling up their drill intensity. 

Therefore, it caught Gaspari’s attention and he strived to shed light on the matter. He warned his followers of misguidance and couldn’t stress enough about eating a healthy amount.

Richard Gaspari refutes the widely believed concept of dieting

As per the social media update, the 59-year-old icon addressed the issue with a brief video and an elaborate caption. “The biggest thing is that if you want to grow muscle, you have to eat,” he said. Gaspari further iterated that there are no alternatives to growing except eating “the right type of foods.” Thus, the 3x Mr. Olympia runner-up wrote in his caption, “Beware of misguided trainers and Prep coaches. They will more so hurt you than help you in getting into shape.” 

He also claimed, “There is a huge problem with starving themselves and messing up their metabolism.” Gaspari’s revelations were quite contrary to popular belief. Moreover, he took a specific instance of women indulging themselves in such unhealthy diets to grow lean or gain muscles. He added, “I see a lot of people, especially women that are on these diets, eating 800-900 cal a day, 30-50 grams of carb, starving themselves, lifting super heavy.” 

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Interestingly, he highlighted a consequential phenomenon of the practice, skinny fat. Apparently, excessive exercise with little nutrition curses the body’s metabolism resulting in muscle burn and fat retention. Hence, Gaspari revealed, “When u eat more efficiently, macronutrients..and you give yourself a healthy diet…5-6 meals a day, you’re feeding your body to be able to know that if it does have fat then it’s gonna release fat and retain muscle.” He asserted that a good coach will teach one to eat the right way. By the same token, he recently pointed out bold speculations on modern bodybuilding practices. 

Richard Gaspari makes bold claims 

Talking to John Romano on their YouTube channel, Dragon Slayer Media in January, Gaspari shared his viewpoint on new-age bodybuilders. After initial praise for Nick Walker’s physique, the 5’9” athlete disclosed, “I think there is something to say how guys are training and depending on drugs more than the quality of training. That needs to come back. It seems like training is lost.”

Furthermore, Gaspari stated that such insane proportions are a result of “drugs and other things.” His debatable conjectures insinuated that even if steroid usage was prevalent during his time, it has alarmingly heightened today. What is your stance on the matter? Would you agree to disagree? Let us know in the comments. 

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