Rich Gaspari - Lifetime Achievement Award Video

[Ron]

Very cool and well done video of Rich Gaspari, as people talk about Rich receiving his award. 

Rich Gaspari, winner of the first ever Arnold Classic in 1989 was awarded with the 2013 Arnold Schwarzenegger Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Anniversary of the event in Columbus, OH.

[Danjo]

Congrats to Gaspari.

[NotSure]

Very cool and well done video of Rich Gaspari, as people talk about Rich receiving his award.  

Rich Gaspari, winner of the first ever Arnold Classic in 1989 was awarded with the 2013 Arnold Schwarzenegger Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Anniversary of the event in Columbus, OH.

And what exactly did he achieve?

[Ron]

Rich getting the award on stage

[Ron]

And what exactly did he achieve?

Hmm.. first ever winner of the Arnold Classic contest. Still around 25+ years later with a successful line of supplements, and doing well.  In the stigmatism that all bodybuilder fare poorly, he is one that has done very well.  In the bodybuilding industry, he achieved well.  Congrats.

[ukjeff]

He made Lee Haney look great.

[Kahn.N.Singh]

Hi, Ron,

Minor issue.

I saw that you described this year's AC as celebrating its 25th anniversay. You've probably seen this description all over the place, and took it upon good faith. For instance, venues like musculardevelopment.com, flexonline, bodybuilding.com, and npcnewsonline (see below*) announced the 2013 Arnold Classic as celebrating its 25th anniversary. However, wasn't 2013 really its 25th event and 24th anniversary

Gaspari won the first one in the 1989 inaugural event. Hence, the 1990 AC was its first anniversary, not its second. The 2013 AC was its 24th anniversary.

Again, it's a minor editorial issue, but you can understand how an industry that struggles against the perception that its practitioners are daft would want to get something as simple as this right (not to mention that Phil Heath's remark in the video starting at about 2:23, "what Rich did on stage transgressed into his business," is an embarrassing malapropism -- perhaps he meant to say 'transitioned' or 'progressed' -- I don't blame Heath as much as the video's editors).

*25th Anniversary?
http://www.musculardevelopment.com/contests/2013-arnold-classic/5187-arnold-classic-celebrates-25th-anniversary.html#.UVcRVhyG3AM

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2013-arnold-classic-25th-anniversary.html

http://www.flexonline.com/ifbb/2013-arnold-classic/arnold-classic-25th-anniversary

http://npcnewsonline.com/2013-arnold-classic-bikini-international-results-galleries/51553/

[Ron]

Really? So how come there are 25 winners... but yes, you can say it is the 25th annual Arnold Classic event instead if the 24th anniversary of the event...

Arnold Classic Winners
1989: Rich Gaspari
1990: Mike Ashley
1991: Shawn Ray
1992: Vince Taylor
1993: Flex Wheeler
1994: Kevin Levrone
1995: Michael Francois
1996: Kevin Levrone
1997: Flex Wheeler
1998: Flex Wheeler
1999: Nasser El Sonbaty
2000: Flex Wheeler
2001: Ronnie Coleman
2002: Jay Cutler
2003: Jay Cutler
2004: Jay Cutler
2005: Dexter Jackson
2006: Dexter Jackson
2007: Victor Martinez
2008: Dexter Jackson
2009: Kai Greene
2010: Kai Greene
2011: Branch Warren
2012: Branch Warren
2013: Dexter Jackson

[Kahn.N.Singh]

Really? So how come there are 25 winners... hence the 25th anniversary of the Arnold Classic...

Arnold Classic Winners
1989: Rich Gaspari
1990: Mike Ashley
1991: Shawn Ray
1992: Vince Taylor
1993: Flex Wheeler
1994: Kevin Levrone
1995: Michael Francois
1996: Kevin Levrone
1997: Flex Wheeler
1998: Flex Wheeler
1999: Nasser El Sonbaty
2000: Flex Wheeler
2001: Ronnie Coleman
2002: Jay Cutler
2003: Jay Cutler
2004: Jay Cutler
2005: Dexter Jackson
2006: Dexter Jackson
2007: Victor Martinez
2008: Dexter Jackson
2009: Kai Greene
2010: Kai Greene
2011: Branch Warren
2012: Branch Warren
2013: Dexter Jackson

If I'm not mistaken, because Gaspari won the inaugural event, which doesn't count as an anniversary (which marks a past event on a particular day). Mike Ashley won the event on its 1st anniversary in 1990.

[Kahn.N.Singh]

Moreover, the term 'anniversary' is being used loosely (which is fine given the context of celebrating the perennial staging of the AC).

Here's a definition: "An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anniversary

[yates fan]

gaspari was always driven,and very dedicated congrats to him!

[RJ DRIVER]

Hey Ron as a man of the supplement world, what would you say is the best for lean muscle mass gains?  Gasparis stuff used to be great back in the day, not so much anymore.

[Skeletor]

7:20

"Unveiled never before seen striated glutes"
That might explain the award..

[hipolito mejia]

If I'm not mistaken, because Gaspari won the inaugural event, which doesn't count as an anniversary (which marks a past event on a particular day). Mike Ashley won the event on its 1st anniversary in 1990.

Exactly, I don't know how people never get it.