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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: King Shizzo on April 17, 2014, 02:11:36 AM
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Becoming a pro allows you to be paid for placing in the contests you enter. But all of us know that 95% of pros make almost nothing (if not lose money) competing.
Companies have already proved that they will sponsor non pros if they are marketable. Most pros survive off of guest posings, signings, and sponsors. You can do all of those things as a non pro.
So what's the point? Only 2 contests (Arnold, Olympia) pay any decent money right? And that is only if you place top 5.
It's a shame that you make the least amount of money actually doing battle on the stage.
Whats the point of even becoming a pro. (You have to pay for a pro card too :D)
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I also look at guys like Palumbo and Ohearn for examples. Sure Dave wanted his pro card badly, but these two guys have made far more cash than most pros will ever make.
It's about marketing these days. Not a laminated card in your wallet.
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Your mom gives free anal to pro's.
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Personal accomplishment and recognition will be motivating factors in turning pro. Whether it adds anything to marketability is certainly a good question. Having that Ifbb pro next to your name still shows you are ranked amongst the elite so sure it will open up more opportunities.
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Personal accomplishment....
Accomplishment that relies 100% on drugs. The drugs are illegal and very unhealthy for: prostate, liver, kidneys, heart, skin, tendons, hair
So the wanna-be pro has to be willing to live in a constant state of denial and be a compulsive liar. They also have to be willing to have health issues
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I just dont like the term "pro" when it comes to bodybuilding.
Pros in sports whether it be baseball, football, basketball, bowling, tennis etc...
have to have exceptional skill. Bodybuilding does not require a skill.
They should not be labeled as "pros" anymore.
Tier 1 bodybuilders would be more applicable.
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Your mom gives free anal to pro's.
:D
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free supps, hot chicks, free entry to cinema and theatre
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I just dont like the term "pro" when it comes to bodybuilding.
Pros in sports whether it be baseball, football, basketball, bowling, tennis etc...
have to have exceptional skill. Bodybuilding does not require a skill.
They should not be labeled as "pros" anymore.
Tier 1 bodybuilders would be more applicable.
:D
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I just dont like the term "pro" when it comes to bodybuilding.
Pros in sports whether it be baseball, football, basketball, bowling, tennis etc...
have to have exceptional skill. Bodybuilding does not require a skill.
They should not be labeled as "pros" anymore.
Tier 1 bodybuilders would be more applicable.
I never liked the moniker of pro being bestowed on a bodybuilder. What is worse is when they are referred to as athletes. All of this is done in an effort to legitimize what is in essence a beauty pageant.