The Journey

Ricardo Vargas

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In this podcast, I will record my journey to becoming successful in the business world, starting from literally day 0 until I make it. You will listen to raw experiences, the good, the bad, and the ugly. I wish the great minds of our times did this as they were coming up, so I hope to do that here. Thank you for investing your time and I hope you enjoy!

5d ago · Video

The Pain You Feel Now vs The Joy That's Coming | Training Arc

1 AM. Can't sleep. Gym bag in hand. What happens when you can't shut your brain off? You show up. You train. You think out loud. This is a 2 AM back and triceps session with no script, no plan, just reps, rest timers, and the kind of thoughts you only say when nobody else is around. Ricardo walks through a new training split, breaks down the GRND tracker app in real time, and opens up about the difference between being stubborn and being stuck. He talks about higher lows and lower highs. About the people who had everything and lost it. About being 22, divorced, running a business he's selling, and trying to figure out what actually matters when the noise dies down. He covers the trap of letting one success define you, why rock bottom teaches faster than winning ever will, and why sometimes the best thing you can do for someone is let them get up on their own. There's talk about money, women, and the version of himself that used to think church was performative. About the tattoo on his arm that says Romans 8:18 and why he looks at it when things get heavy. About God being first, not second. About choosing faith instead of having it chosen for you. And why the pain you're in right now is nothing compared to what's coming. No guest. No polish. Just a guy, a barbell, and the truth he's working through in real time. If you've ever trained alone at 2 AM because your head wouldn't stop spinning, this one's for you. 00:00:00 Can't Sleep, So We Train 00:04:30 New Split Breakdown & Why I Changed It 00:09:00 Unilateral Lat Pulldowns & Tracking in the GRND App 00:14:00 Why Logging the Machine Brand Actually Matters 00:18:30 Tricep Pushdowns & Breaking the Speed Habit 00:23:00 T Bar Rows & Shoulder Blade Squeezes 00:28:00 Higher Lows, Lower Highs & Not Letting Success Define You 00:34:00 The Guy Who Lost Everything 00:38:30 Being Stubborn in the Right Areas 00:43:00 Dumbbell Rows & The Tattoo That Keeps Me Going 00:48:00 Overhead Tricep Extensions & Filming at 2 AM 00:52:30 Posing Room Breakdown & Progress Check 00:56:00 Post Credit Scene: God, Money, Women & Finding Faith 01:04:00 Why I Used to Judge People at Church 01:08:30 Train Hard, Eat Right, Pray to God ───────────────────────────── https://freshsupps.com Code:RICO GRND Tracker App: https://grnd.ricoxjourney.com/login FIND ME EVERYWHERE 📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@thericardovargas 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/ricardovargas174 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/andre3w_i16 🎵 TikTok → tiktok.com/@r.vargas174 🐦 Twitter/X → twitter.com/ricardov174 🧵 Threads → threads.net/@ricardovargas174 🎙️ Podcast → The Journey on Apple Podcasts
Aug 22 · Video

$40 Day Passes and Final Mission | NYC Road Trip Pt 2

Four hours from home, three weeks of planning, and one delivery that didn't show up on time. What happens to a plan when the one piece you can't replace fails three hours before you need it? This is the day we found out — the Summit One Vanderbilt mission, the after-action report, a $40-a-day Manhattan gym, and Brooklyn on a day when the whole city decided to be outside. Day 2 of the New York trip. No script, no second take. Execute, finish the job. Chapters 00:00:00 What Was The Real Reason We Drove Four Hours? 00:00:30 Who's Asking Who At Summit One Vanderbilt? 00:01:07 Why Did The Flowers Never Show Up? 00:01:43 Did We Actually Pull It Off? 00:01:49 The Host Meet-Up 00:02:35 Is New York Worth Hating? 00:02:51 After Action Report — Was He Nervous? 00:05:36 Is A $40-A-Day Gym Actually Worth It? 00:09:10 Why Do Gyms Get The Posing Room So Wrong? 00:10:44 What's Waiting For Us In Brooklyn? 00:11:13 Does Doctor P Really Taste Like Strawberry And Cream? 00:12:53 Can You Ever Turn Down New York? 00:17:56 Who Is Kev Shrimp Elite? 00:19:23 What Happens When Marquis Signs His First Shirt? 00:20:28 What Was Vicky's Favorite Part? ───────────────────────────── https://freshsupps.com Code:RICO GRND Tracker App: https://grnd.ricoxjourney.com/login FIND ME EVERYWHERE 📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@thericardovargas 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/ricardovargas174 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/andre3w_i16 🎵 TikTok → tiktok.com/@r.vargas174 🐦 Twitter/X → twitter.com/ricardov174 🧵 Threads → threads.net/@ricardovargas174 🎙️ Podcast → The Journey on Apple Podcasts
Aug 19 · Video

The LONG Drive & Side Quests | NYC Road Trip Pt 1

Ricardo and Marquise hit the road from Baltimore to New York City with one primary mission: help their boy ask out his girl. What starts as a straightforward road trip turns into a comedy of errors, miscommunication, and side quests that test their patience and their commitment to the brotherhood. They stop in Delaware for gas station beef jerky taste tests and energy drinks, argue about bed sheets in an underground Airbnb that looks like a prison cell, feast on Jamaican jerk chicken in Queens, and discover Hummus Fit — the meal prep spot that might've just changed their lives. Marquise tries beef jerky for the first time. They take four trains across Manhattan hunting for one specific Gymshark shirt that doesn't exist. They stand in Times Square where the Avengers Tower was filmed. And they drop some real talk about why going to the gym isn't as scary as you think. But the real reason they're here? A side mission three weeks in the making. Flowers. A rooftop. Summit One Vanderbilt. A thousand feet in the air with see through floors. A yes or no question that could change everything. The plan was foolproof. 100% success rate. Until the flowers didn't show up. Then the backup plan kicked in. Then chaos. Then elevator doors opening into the clouds. This is part one. The setup. The grind. The journey before the moment. If you've ever done something crazy for your boys, you'll get it. 00:00:00 Road Trip Begins: Baltimore to NYC 00:03:34 Delaware Pit Stop & Travel Snacks 00:07:02 The Real Reason We're Going to NYC 00:12:56 Arriving at the Underground Airbnb 00:14:50 Jamaican Jerk Chicken Feast 00:15:51 The Great Bed Sheet Struggle 00:19:09 Next Morning: Hummus Fit Run 00:20:58 Manhattan Mission: Gymshark Hunt 00:25:31 Times Square & Avengers Tower Moment 00:32:38 Gym Advice: Just Do It 00:36:40 The Side Mission Begins 00:41:57 Summit One Vanderbilt: Epic Failure 00:42:53 Mission Update: We're In 00:45:00 The Big Moment ───────────────────────────── https://freshsupps.com Code:RICO GRND Tracker App: https://grnd.ricoxjourney.com/login FIND ME EVERYWHERE 📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@thericardovargas 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/ricardovargas174 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/andre3w_i16 🎵 TikTok → tiktok.com/@r.vargas174 🐦 Twitter/X → twitter.com/ricardov174 🧵 Threads → threads.net/@ricardovargas174 🎙️ Podcast → The Journey on Apple Podcasts ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Aug 6 · Video

Every Road Leads Back to God

Ricardo was 130 pounds, running marathons, and feeling like a rag doll. Andrew was spamming 100 push-ups a day during quarantine, trying to build something out of nothing. This week on The Journey Podcast, Ricardo and Andrew from GRND CO break down the physical side of transformation — not the highlight reel, but the real grind behind building a body that can carry the weight of your purpose. They get into what it actually takes to go from skinny or stuck to strong and disciplined. Andrew talks about how soccer and muscle couldn't coexist until he learned balance. Ricardo opens up about body dysmorphia, binge eating to fill a void, and the marathon mile where he begged God not to let him stop. They cover the mental traps that keep you stuck, why all roads lead back to God, and how your physical discipline is a direct reflection of how much you respect yourself, your future, and your Creator. This isn't about six-packs or biceps. It's about the deeper truth: your body is not your own. God gave it to you. What you do with it matters. If you're building something, this episode will remind you why the physical pillar is non-negotiable. ───────────────────────────── https://freshsupps.com Code:RICO GRND Tracker App: https://grnd.ricoxjourney.com/login FIND ME EVERYWHERE 📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@thericardovargas 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/ricardovargas174 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/andre3w_i16 🎵 TikTok → tiktok.com/@r.vargas174 🐦 Twitter/X → twitter.com/ricardov174 🧵 Threads → threads.net/@ricardovargas174 🎙️ Podcast → The Journey on Apple Podcasts ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Jul 10 · Video

The Day God Took Everything We Treasured | Brutal Honesty

Andrew had a first-division pro soccer offer in Colombia. He turned it down to follow God. Ricardo was crying on his couch on a Saturday night after exhausting every option — money, girls, gym, grinding harder. The next morning he walked into church and the weight came off his shoulders. This week on The Journey Podcast, Ricardo and Andrew from GRND CO get raw about the spiritual side of becoming a man. No crystals, no self-help fluff — just two young men talking about what it actually took to find God after years of running from Him. They cover Andrew's year playing pro soccer in Bolivia, the seeds their moms planted, baby baptism vs. believer's baptism, why God takes what you idolize, and why more young men are seeking faith right now. 00:00:00 Intro & Episode Setup 00:03:15 Spirituality vs. Self-Help — What We Actually Mean 00:06:45 Bolivia — Professional Soccer & Losing Himself 00:14:00 The Moment Andrew Reached Out 00:19:00 Getting Close to God Means Facing Your Ego 00:25:00 Crying in Church — The Switch That Flipped 00:30:30 The Endless Treadmill of Goals Without God 00:34:30 Church Is the Cable, God Is the Power Source 00:41:00 God Is a Little Jealous — Idolizing the Wrong Things 00:48:30 Opposition on the Walk — Friends, Family & Planting Seeds 00:50:30 Announcements — Grind Tracker App & Coaching ───────────────────────────── https://freshsupps.com Code:RICO GRND Tracker App: https://grnd.ricoxjourney.com/login FIND ME EVERYWHERE 📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@thericardovargas 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/ricardovargas174 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/andre3w_i16 🎵 TikTok → tiktok.com/@r.vargas174 🐦 Twitter/X → twitter.com/ricardov174 🧵 Threads → threads.net/@ricardovargas174 🎙️ Podcast → The Journey on Apple Podcasts ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Jun 23 · Video

Why Rock Bottom Is a Privilege (Not a Curse) - GRND CO

Ricardo and Andrew from the Grind Collective sit down for the rawest conversation yet. Andrew opens up about losing himself inside his soccer identity — the fame, the clout, the pro-level talent — and how it led to drugs, depression, and crying himself to sleep every night. His mom catching him was the turning point. Ricardo shares how heartbreak kept him in bed for two months, how Googling 'top paying jobs' at 17 led him to entrepreneurship, and why rock bottom is actually a privilege. They break down the four pillars every young man needs, confront ego culture head-on, and announce the upcoming GRND CO program. This isn't motivational fluff — it's two young men telling the truth about what it takes to become the kind of man worth being. 00:00:00 Intro & Bloopers 00:03:00 Hard Times Create Hard Men 00:07:30 The YouTube Rabbit Hole & Starting a Real Business 00:10:30 Revenge Fuel Becomes Self-Expression 00:16:00 Rock Bottom — Drugs, Low Self-Esteem & Mom's Intervention 00:22:00 Leaving Soccer & Getting Close to God 00:28:00 Health as the Mandatory First Pillar 00:33:30 The Easy Path — Drugs, Women, Gambling vs. Doing the Hard Thing 00:38:30 You Don't Own Your Body — God Put You Here 00:42:00 Making Men Again — The Mission Behind GRND CO ───────────────────────────── https://freshsupps.com/ code:RICO FIND ME EVERYWHERE 📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@thericardovargas 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/ricardovargas174 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/andre3w_i16 🎵 TikTok → tiktok.com/@r.vargas174 🐦 Twitter/X → twitter.com/ricardov174 🧵 Threads → threads.net/@ricardovargas174 🎙️ Podcast → The Journey on Apple Podcasts ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Jun 17 · Video

Pizza Doesn't Feed Your Soul (& Here's What Actually Does) - GRND CO

Ricardo and Andrew are two twenty-somethings launching GRND Collective — a faith-driven fitness coaching brand built on the idea that physical, mental, and spiritual transformation are inseparable. What happens when two guys who taught themselves everything about fitness realize the real problem isn't workouts — it's that an entire generation of men are broken from the inside out? This conversation starts with a police encounter during a failed video intro and ends with a raw confession about cheese balls, rag-doll moments, and why pizza might be destroying your soul. They break down how they're structuring their coaching program around different client goals, why they refuse to yell at a dad trying to lose weight like he's a bodybuilder, the generational cycle of bad nutrition nobody talks about, and why Andrew says there's no saving this generation of men without God. 00:00:00 Why Did the Police Shut Down Our Intro? 00:03:30 Why Did We Decide to Start This? 00:05:30 When Did Andrew First Step Foot in the Gym? 00:08:00 Could Soccer and Muscle Coexist? 00:11:00 How Did Finding God Change Everything? 00:13:30 Was Ricardo Really a Rag Doll? 00:16:00 Does Information Overload Kill Progress? 00:19:00 Why Are Skinny People Counting Calories? 00:22:00 Does Pizza Actually Feed Your Soul? 00:26:00 Who Taught You What to Eat Growing Up? 00:29:00 Is Being Unhealthy at 28 100% Your Fault? 00:32:00 What Does Finding God Change About Your Lifestyle? 00:35:00 Are the Men of Our Generation Chopped? 00:37:00 Do People Treat You Differently Based on Looks? 00:39:00 Should You Yell at Someone Who Ate Pizza? 00:41:00 Can You Earn Your Pizza Slice? 00:43:30 What Is GRND CO Really About? ───────────────────────────── https://freshsupps.com/ code:RICO FIND ME EVERYWHERE 📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@thericardovargas 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/ricardovargas174 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/andre3w_i16 🎵 TikTok → tiktok.com/@r.vargas174 🐦 Twitter/X → twitter.com/ricardov174 🧵 Threads → threads.net/@ricardovargas174 🎙️ Podcast → The Journey on Apple Podcasts ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
May 22 · Video

I Stopped Being That Guy | The Real Reason Why

This isn’t really about business. It’s about identity. Who you are when nobody’s watching—and what it costs to change. Mark Siles discusses insecurity, past immaturity, discipline, and the “anchor” habits that have kept him moving forward. Watch to the end for the real question underneath all of it: are you chasing freedom… or responsibility? Subscribe if you’re building your life the hard way—on purpose. Chapters 00:00:00 The Goal: Be Proud Of Yourself 00:04:57 Why The Gym Became His Anchor 00:09:46 Almost Insane Self-Belief 00:13:13 Moving Out: Freedom Vs Responsibility ───────────────────────────── FIND ME EVERYWHERE 📺 YouTube → youtube.com/@thericardovargas 📸 Instagram → instagram.com/ricardovargas174 🎵 TikTok → tiktok.com/@r.vargas174 🐦 Twitter/X → twitter.com/ricardov174 🧵 Threads → threads.net/@ricardovargas174 🎙️ Podcast → The Journey on Apple Podcasts ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

In this podcast, I will record my journey to becoming successful in the business world, starting from literally day 0 until I make it. You will listen to raw experiences, the good, the bad, and the ugly. I wish the great minds of our times did this as they were coming up, so I hope to do that here. Thank you for investing your time and I hope you enjoy!

Creator

Ricardo Vargas
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

87
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Copyright 2026 Ricardo Vargas
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