Not to most bodybuilders. In fact, not to most people. Remember that study that came out that said an average household cannot afford a new car which in most cases will run you $300/month?
$2,500 a month for hgh and gear translates into 30 grand a year. That's about a 40 grand a year annual salary before taxes. The average yearly salary in the US, a rich country, is just over 50 grand a year.
Ya but all I am saying is bodybuilders at the pro level, live for bodybuilding and bodybuilding only, it is a very selfish road. So you can not look at it as some gym rat that spends 300 bucks a month on gear. Some pros make 40 grand and easily drop half of that (20 grand) into their body cause they have hope and think it will pay off one day, most of them are delusional and consider it as an investment.
Take me for example, I was 25 years old when I won an overall show here in Ontario and I was delusional and excited and actually wanted to turn pro one day, I was a roofer and a personal trainer making 40 grand a year. After deciding to either go all out on bodybuilding or putting it in the back burner I decided to squash it and thank God I did, now I own my own roofing business and can compete and can afford to spend whatever i want on my body if necessary including 2500 a month comfortably but I won`t because I learned not to be stupid but boy was I close to making a mistake back then.
Point being is most pros are dumb and don`t think things through, they do whatever it takes to reach the next level, they are stubborn and don`t learn, very few can pull it off and come out on top