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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: HowDog on January 15, 2006, 10:14:32 PM
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With the dangers of being on stage to be compeititve, Why do it! The bottom line is that you will end up walking the earth looking like the average meathead i.e. Yates, Wheeler and Levrone.
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I can't think of a reason :-\!
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who knows, i once had plans on trying to become a pro, but knocked some sence into myself and thought it would not be worth it to put myself through that. my life is worth more than competing and being "pro" huge.
muscle
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With the dangers of being on stage to be compeititve, Why do it! The bottom line is that you will end up walking the earth looking like the average meathead i.e. Yates, Wheeler and Levrone.
Guess I wanna look like a 'meathead' then? ::)
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I think a lot of people armed with killer workouts and knowledge think that they can do it, but all the possible health problems is too scary and to end up walking around with people saying your half the man you used to be is too much to handle.
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Because they have really good health benefits and pension?
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I can't think of a reason :-\!
I'm just happy to have a build that stands out in a crowd...
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So a trophy is worth the risk?? By the way I am very happy in my life no envy or hating, I am just wondering what drives someone to do all that risk and little reward.
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So a trophy is worth the risk?? By the way I am very happy in my life no envy or hating, I am just wondering what drives someone to do all that risk and little reward.
many people spend their lifetime working a job that just keeps them at the poverty line. :-\
People do lots of things with high risk and little reward.
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I hear you 240. I know a lot of guys getting sick and man, once you are ill and need a transplant or something like that, there is no turning back.
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With the dangers of being on stage to be compeititve, Why do it! The bottom line is that you will end up walking the earth looking like the average meathead i.e. Yates, Wheeler and Levrone.
I think, that some of these guys, believe that being a champion bodybuilder means something. They do it for the spotlight, and also because, even though bodybuilding doesn't pay much, it still pays more than most of the regular jobs they would otherwise qualify to do. While there are educated pros, like Milos, Shawn, Nasser, etc, most pros are as dumb as a bag of rocks and would have a hard time earning a decent living, without bodybuilding. So there.
SUCKMYMUSCLE
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i think with most of these pro's is thats all they know how to do. BodyBuilding is what they do best. Would you rather a guy like Palumbo being a doctor...
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Hell yeah dr palumbo that wud be some funny shit! didnt he drop out of a med degree to focus on his bloated physique?
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can u imagine,,,your going in for surgery...the nurses put the gas mask on you,,you start falling into a deep sleep slowly,,but before you do,,in comes Dr. Palumbo,,,surgical kinife in one hand,,,protein drink in the other,,i would have the nurses up my dose of gas immediatley
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I'm gonna get flamed to hell for this but oh well here goes. I think the reason some guys become pro's or want to become pro's is because they have nothing else worthwhle going on in life, it's their way to stand out and shine. Even if it means being # 167 on the list of top pro's, it's still something. Anyone agree/disagree ?
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Well the top guys do make good money. Ronnie, Jay, Dennis, Dexter, Darrem etc.
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Well... Look at the Big_D thread on the Pic board. Only Priest is holding his own when being compared to that bloke IMO. Probably because he's a food lover as well.
So what's the point of becoming a pro when there still is guys like that around?
YIP
Zack
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They do it for the same reasons pretty much all athletes and people into sports worldwide do it - to challenge themselves, to see how far they can go, to compare and compete with others, to try to reach the highest level. They do it because they're not satisfied being nobodies, they're not comfortable being some average joe. And I guess if you don't have that will, drive and dream of achievement, you will never understand.
Then there's of course the possibility of making money, to do something you're good at and enjoy for a living and who wouldn't want to do that?
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I'm gonna get flamed to hell for this but oh well here goes. I think the reason some guys become pro's or want to become pro's is because they have nothing else worthwhle going on in life, it's their way to stand out and shine. Even if it means being # 167 on the list of top pro's, it's still something. Anyone agree/disagree ?
to a degree i agree
it might even be simpler than that.
take a dude with low self esteem
massage their ego into believing it to be not harmful, everlasting and rewarding.
and BAM
they're hooked.
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With any job comes risks, perhaps bodybuilding there is more risk involved. How many people on these boards can actually say that they are getting paid for what they love? (Besides Grant Michaels...who!???)
No different than athletes in Football, Baseball etc trying to be the best. Some succeed where others fail.
Most pros have the satisfaction of saying this. Ok so these people may not make millions but still...
Just think how rich 240 would be if he got paid for writing on this board.....
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With the dangers of being on stage to be compeititve, Why do it! The bottom line is that you will end up walking the earth looking like the average meathead i.e. Yates, Wheeler and Levrone.
that's why am not
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gee I don't know maybe they actually enjoy doing it ::)
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Why would someone sky dive? Why become a Nascar driver? Drag racer? Climb a mountain? Hell why not just sit home and watch tv? Alot of things have dangers involved but if it's something you love doing then why not strive to be the best at it. I compete and would like to be pro just so I can say I made it to the top level of my chosen sport. I won't freak if I don't make it and it's not my top priority in life either but it would still be great if I did get there. Life is short as it is so live it how you want instead of questioning others for choosing how they live their lives.
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because you love to bodybuild and compete
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because you love anal.
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I actually was a decent friend of a National level competitor a couople of years back and asked him why he wanted to be a pro. He said (and I am in no way exagerating this), "Because that's where the big money is..." He is yet to turn pro, so I assume he still is not rich.
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Reality is wrong, Dreamz r for real ;)
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I was thining about this and honestly, there is no reason anyone would want to get into competitive bodybuilding at the pro level. Ronnie has set the bar at the limit of human genetics and current drugs. In BFTO 2000 Cutler (at this time he was not Gutler) talks about how he got into bodybuilding for the healthy lifestyle he wanted to live. In 2000, Cutler did look healthy. This was probably before his use of GH/IGF/SLIN. But, in order to compete he had to complete become a drug experiment. Who wants that?
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yeah but as long as their is people who have aspirations to get as big as they can no matter what and they'll do whatever it takes they will be the ones to beat out the guys that don't wanna do that to their bodies
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Is anybody afraid of the legal consequences of having these drugs?
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There are undoubtably some good reasons why being a pro would be fun.
Nobody is saying that they want to but I can understand why someone would. Its a unique lifestyle and you might risk dying for it but you burn bright for those years you are a pro.
Everybody knows by now that its a dangerous lifestyle too but we're all trying to feed our ego some way and it should come as no suprise that some people become pro's to do so.
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With the dangers of being on stage to be compeititve, Why do it! The bottom line is that you will end up walking the earth looking like the average meathead i.e. Yates, Wheeler and Levrone.
Because like everybody in a "sport" they want to be the best.
Your last sentence is complete bullshit. Why is there so much hate on past bodybuilders because they quit the lifstyle... They where living is 24/7. I can understand they quit with it after they stop competing.You think guys that won the olimpics 10 years ago stil run the 100 meter like the top guys do ?? Or that o top swimmer wont get fat one he stops training and eating shit ?? When you stop training stop the lifestyle everybody goes back to "normal" There is not one sport once you quit everything training/eating/living/ you be just as good as you was when you where doing al those things.
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Is anybody afraid of the legal consequences of having these drugs?
lol not until they arrest you !
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if you have to ask the question you will never understand.....
all people have goals in life... becoming a pro bodybuilder is a legitmate goal....
why do people spend years in college, then law school only then to work endless hours at a job they do not like giving up everything to become a "partner" or to climb the "corporate ladder".....
you can look at alot of people's goals or what they consider important and think :
that is a waste of time.....
to each his own
>:(
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Well the life as a professional bodybuilder is not for everyone, you can always chose what millions of people worldwide have - a life in front of the TV, stuffing yourself with fast food, gulp it down with a six pack of beer and finish it off with a cigarette! ::)
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Well the life as a professional bodybuilder is not for everyone, you can always chose what millions of people worldwide have - a life in front of the TV, stuffing yourself with fast food, gulp it down with a six pack of beer and finish it off with a cigarette! ::)
lol yeah or sitting at a cafe on a greek island sipping an iced latte enjoying the beach scenery
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Why is there so much hate on past bodybuilders because they quit the lifstyle...
I think that the backlash comes from the fact that most pros do not tell it like it is. They practically dismiss the role that drugs play in creating their cartoon-like physiques. They swear that they have unbelievable genetics (and, yes, some do) and that they have an incredible work ethic (and, yes, some do) and that they have the heart of a lion . . . . and that drugs play a very very small part in their monster development.
Then when they're suddenly retired (and "off') and they've shrunk down to average meathead size, it's because . . . "oh, he's only eating one meal a day now" and "why in the world would he ever step inside a gym again?" Sure, caloric consumption and training intensity & consistency will decline once retired from competition, but can anybody seriously deny that all of the "stuff" that many of these guys took was largely responsible for giving them their super human look?
If more pros came clean about the role of drugs in professional bodybuilding, then the haters would lose their ammunition.
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It's not a point of being a hater and I think alot of people are misinterpreting the origin of the thread. I admire all the bb's they are amazing athletes and the sacrifices they make to the top can only be done by very few. It just seems that the sport has become about bullshit. I am 30 now and all the top guys (well most of them) that I saw growing up are now sick, dead, or in jail. So much for being positive and living a healthy lifestyle. I guess I am dissillusioned about the sport.
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It's not a point of being a hater . . .
If you're replying to my post that's directly above your's, I meant to put "haters" in quotation marks. You're right, the way the professional iron game is being played inevitably leads to disillusionment.
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. I am 30 now and all the top guys (well most of them) that I saw growing up are now sick, dead, or in jail. So much for being positive and living a healthy lifestyle. I guess I am dissillusioned about the sport.
Which ones are you refering to?
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Bluto, I am refering to (know get ready) Momo, Flex, Don Long, Mike Francis, Tom Prince, Paul Demayo, Craig Titus (but not a fan of his), Ron love, Sonny Schmidt (lung cancer), I sure there is more. It is just a bummer that they guys are not around anymore in the bb scene.
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It's not a point of being a hater and I think alot of people are misinterpreting the origin of the thread. I admire all the bb's they are amazing athletes and the sacrifices they make to the top can only be done by very few. It just seems that the sport has become about bullshit. I am 30 now and all the top guys (well most of them) that I saw growing up are now sick, dead, or in jail. So much for being positive and living a healthy lifestyle. I guess I am dissillusioned about the sport.
You are dissilusioned on bodybuilding in general. Bodybuilding is not healthy ! Overfeeding with callories is not healty. Training heavy til failure is not healty for you joints. Competing naturel of not is not healty. Extreme low fat % is not healty. Bulking up cutting down and bulking up again is not healthy.
If you wanne be healty eat 3 times a day a "healthy" meal eat 200 cals under your needs. train 3 times a week with some cardio en light full body workouts. Wil you get big nope wil you be healty yes.
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A lot of sports is not healthy on the top levels, and I think the number of bodybuilders with health problems is exaggerated.
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A lot of sports is not healthy on the top levels, and I think the number of bodybuilders with health problems is exaggerated.
How are they exaggerated......you don't think its as bad as they say bluto?
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To screw as many fitness and physique chicks as possible.
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How are they exaggerated......you don't think its as bad as they say bluto?
well i wouldn't really recommend the lifestyle of a professional bodybuilder, there's obviously plenty of bad things that can happen at that level, it's not very healthy to carry that kinda weight around, even if the side effects of steroids a lot of the time are exaggerated there's still plenty of risks involved with it (can get you in trouble with the law, affect people on a mental level, making people cross the line to regular, hard drugs etc) but that being said i don't find a large number of bodybuilders dying, going to jail etc. most of the people from the 70's, 80's, 90's and 00 are still around from what i can tell.
that being said, there's been a few bodybuilders in recent years as we know that had some major health problems and we can only hope others pay attention and do not go down the same road.
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well i wouldn't really recommend the lifestyle of a professional bodybuilder, there's obviously plenty of bad things that can happen at that level, it's not very healthy to carry that kinda weight around, even if the side effects of steroids a lot of the time are exaggerated there's still plenty of risks involved with it (can get you in trouble with the law, affect people on a mental level, making people cross the line to regular, hard drugs etc) but that being said i don't find a large number of bodybuilders dying, going to jail etc. most of the people from the 70's, 80's, 90's and 00 are still around from what i can tell.
that being said, there's been a few bodybuilders in recent years as we know that had some major health problems and we can only hope others pay attention and do not go down the same road.
Good luck!!
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cuz mabey if i grow some muscle, i can take off my shirt at a club and get compliments from all the guys.....
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Top tier ifbb pros are very under paid!
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The desire to become a pro is something that is hard to explain to someone who doesn't want it. I guess its because they love it and want to better it in some way. They want to make a difference and they believe bodybuilding us their way to do so
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No more than a pipedream for most anyway.
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...The bottom line is that you will end up walking the earth looking like the average meathead i.e. Yates, Wheeler and Levrone.
??? WTF ??? Yeah, because those three you mentioned look like the "average meathead".... I would kill to walk around everyday looking like this:
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??? WTF ??? Yeah, because those three you mentioned look like the "average meathead".... I would kill to walk around everyday looking like this:
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The perfect look.