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Whatever It Takes Mentality Explained

THE 5% MENTALITY APPLIES TO ANYONE WHO IS WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO REACH THEIR GOALS. IT IS TRUE FOR BASICALLY ANYTHING IN LIFE, NOT ONLY BODYBUILDING.

Rich Piana: We Are All In This Together!

“WE GET ENOUGH NEGATIVITY FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE DON’T NEED IT FROM WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY.” What I like to tell everyone is, remember, we are all in this together. This is the fitness industr...

Half Effort VS Full Effort

“I WANT TO TALK ABOUT 50% EFFORT AS OPPOSED TO 100% EFFORT.” Ok, here’s an example of what I’m talking about. Let's say there’s a bodybuilder that eats 4,000 calories a day. He works out for an ...

Being Successful In Life

“BEING SUCCESSFUL. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN BEING SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE IS THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.” There’s a lot of people trying to decide what they want to do with their lives. Do ...

Passion Replaces Motivation

“PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME, HEY, RICH, WHAT KEEPS YOU MOTIVATED TO GO TO THE GYM DAY AFTER DAY?” What gives you the drive? What gives you the motivation to just keep pushing forward and wanting...

Rich Piana Business Motivation for 5 Percenters

“HEY, WHAT'S UP, EVERYONE? I'M HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE 5% MINDSET.” For me, bodybuilding is a small part of my life. To me it has more to do with business success. It’s about be...

Welcome To OUR World: Training Motivation

Welcome To OUR World. The world of the 5%ERS. Smoke, sirens, screaming, weights clanking, all of this is what you hear when you have a gym full of 5%ERS and Rich Piana. Well, it’s better to show yo...

Are You Bodybuilding For YOU or THEM?

So, why do you do it?! Be honest with yourself. Are you doing this for yourself or are you trying to impress the judges? Stop. Sit down. Ask yourself, "what do I want to look like?". Once you fig...