@nickbarefitness Failed Ranger School, Had $0 in the Bank & Built a 7-Figure Business
About this video
Nick Bare, founder of a seven-figure supplement company, discusses his journey through military service and entrepreneurship with host Mike Ritland. Bare recounts spending 140+ days at Ranger School after multiple failures, launching his supplement business in 2012 while in Army ROTC, and the early struggles of making only $20,000 in the first three years. He shares his scariest business moment when his bank accounts were frozen while stationed in South Korea, his current morning routine including ice baths, and how his upbringing on a Pennsylvania dairy farm and military family shaped his work ethic and discipline.
Key takeaways
- Bare describes his time at Ranger School, particularly the second attempt through the mountains phase, as the most miserable period of his life, spending over 140 days total on what is normally a 61-day course
- Bare’s business started slowly, generating only $20,000 in the first three years despite his initial prediction of making a million dollars in year one, and he and his brother didn’t take a salary from the business for five years after starting it
- Bare explains that his morning ice bath routine at 34-35 degrees serves both as a mental discipline exercise and physical recovery tool, though he avoids it immediately post-workout to allow for muscle adaptation
- Bare credits his upbringing around his farming family and military relatives for establishing high standards of discipline and work ethic that formed the baseline for his current approach to business and fitness
Episode details: published June 13, 2026 · 10.1K views · 21:25 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.
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