The Arnold is a invitational. the competitors submit to be invited by their own choice. If it wasn't worth it to them, I'm assuming they wouldn't want to be there.
Thats fine but theres an expo with something like a 100,000 people walking thru it all weekend and all the 7th place guy gets is $2,000 for all of his hard work.
7th in the world isnt too bad. Id think it would be worth more then what a middle class american makes in 2 weeks.
Honetly Bob, how many bodybuilders are making a decent living ( six figures ) from bodybuilding only. Not hustling, g4p, videos, etc etc.
Because to me if your not Branch, Phil, Jay, and maybe a few other people your not more then making a middle class living at best yet your face is plastered all over magazines, videos, websites, posters etc.
Just doesnt seem right.