How Much Does A "Professional Powerlifter" make?

[Wiggs]

i dont see why a man should be paid to stuff his face with cheeseburgers and lift a bunch of heavy metal objects  

if you break things down to a basic form.

Why should a man be paid to throw a plastic ball through a hoop?
Etc...

[benchmstr]

if you break things down to a basic form.

Why should a man be paid to throw a plastic ball through a hoop?Etc...

what sport is this?

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[Wiggs]

what sport is this?

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basketball

[Chick]

basketball

Rubber bro...rubber

[benchmstr]

basketball

plastic ball?

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[Hulkotron]

The NBA ball is made of leather, except for that weird synthetic ball they had for like half a year.

[BB]

Does anybody know about how much a professional powerlifter makes?  What do the contests pay out for prize money?  How much would I have to bench to get involved?

Most of the top level meets are only a few grand in total prize money. For instance, a guy winning a decent sized show might only bring home a grand or two, many times only a few hundred.

Go here: www.powerliftingwatch.co m and look at the totals in various classes and the contests. There is NOOOOOOOOOOOOO money in powerlifting:).

[BB]

ALL sports are "drugged out"...

The IOC has stringent testing, Olympic lifters are not exempt from the test, which makes your point pretty much moot...

How is it moot? My whole point is that the IOC has enough trouble justifying keep such drugged out fringe sports like Olympic Lifting in the Olympics to the public and having to keep up the testing. Olympic Lifting isn't a big crowd drawing sport(it hasn't been in a longtime), neither will Powerlifting. So why would they risk public scrutiny by allowing in a such a thing?

[Chick]

How is it moot? My whole point is that the IOC has enough trouble justifying keep such drugged out fringe sports like Olympic Lifting in the Olympics to the public and having to keep up the testing. Olympic Lifting isn't a big crowd drawing sport(it hasn't been in a longtime), neither will Powerlifting. So why would they risk public scrutiny by allowing in a such a thing?

It's moot because ALL the Olympic sports have to abide by (and pass) the IOC testing...so there is no "risk" anymore than any other sport...you either pass or you dont.  Plenty of other athletes in just about every sport have failed the test.....

[Devon97]

i see that you do not posses the ability to comprehend what i am saying.....

go back and read my post...if you dont understand it, call your mommy into your room to help you...hope this helps

bench

lol nice try.

I's still not the same 

[benchmstr]

lol nice try.

I's still not the same 

never said it was....i said its just a different format....

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[#1 Klaus fan]

if you break things down to a basic form.

Why should a man be paid to throw a plastic ball through a hoop?
Etc...

When you think about it, very few jobs are really "productive" anymore. Farmers, builders, lumber jacks, those guys who dig up ore and stuff...these are quite rare. And the only ones I consider "true jobs". They bring money in. With other jobs you just have money that switches owners.

[bigbadwolfe]

We dont make shit!!! The top events pay a couple Grand if lucky. The Big show back a few years ago was the WPO events at the Arnold and hell you were lucky to get your prize money from Kidder. He still owes lots of back prize money that folks will never see. I took 2nd place at the Arnold Bench Bash in 2007 and made 600 bucks. The term "Professional" is VERY LOOSELY thrown around. I cant name one top pro in full power or bench that does not work a 9 to 5 job.

BUT alot of guys do have full supplement deals and get all there supps and most opf there travel expenses paid. Chris from AtLarge treated me very very well helping with alot of my expenses and covered all my supps for the 3 yrs I was at thetop of the sport. Just no money padding the pockets to make a living off it.

[MadeYaMelt]

Not sure how much they make, but it's clearly not enough to buy a piece of cardio equipment...   

[bigbadwolfe]

Not sure how much they make, but it's clearly not enough to buy a piece of cardio equipment...   

The hell its not I got a kick ass precor elip sitting in my computer room

[Pecs]

its all powerlifting...just a different format...

.....you wouldnt say boxers werent fighting because they werent using BJJ would you?

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google/wiki it

[ManBearPig...]

i'm fucking terrible at basketball.

[El Diablo Blanco]

Depends how much steroids they sell.

[jon cole]

Yeah, cause they certainly werent using any drugs back in 1977....

"too many" is not "any"

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[HUGEPECS]

I bet they make millions of dollars

[The_Punisher]

if anything, Pro powerlifters should have make enough money for a living with the sport. shit, it is more qualified to be a sport than being on stage flexing from left to right.

[funk51]

I heard a female at the gym talking about her husband who she referred to as a "professional powerlifter".  It mad me start thinking...How much can a pro powerlifter possibly make?

bearly enough to pay for the gear necessary to be competetive.

[Thin Lizzy]

if anything, Pro powerlifters should have make enough money for a living with the sport. shit, it is more qualified to be a sport than being on stage flexing from left to right.

It all about arses in the seats. Basketball, Baseball & Football draw a crowd; therefore, the players make money.

BJJ would certainly qualify as a sport, but this is the biggest event in the states and look at the stands: