Has The Economy Affected Your Bodybuilding Lifestyle?

[Mark Kerr]

With the rising cost of food, protein and gas, have you had to make adjustments to your lifestyle? To eat properly and paying for supplements can easily cost one person $500.00 per month. Two pounds of protein is up $10.00 from last year.

[bodybuilder1234]

Here in the UK people are apparently spending up to 50% more on groceries than years past.

[kyomu]

If you want to really get big, you must earn good money regardless of natural or drug user

[Mark Kerr]

If you want to really get big, you must earn good money regardless of natural or drug user

I agree.

[Deicide]

This really is quite a serious issue; being able to afford supplements. 

[dr.chimps]

Yup. Throws my Kondratieff Wave training right off kilter.

[Deicide]

Yup. Throws my Kondratieff Wave training right off kilter.

I often wonder what would happen if I no longer had the money to afford supplements. Maybe it is psychological but I need my protein powder. 

[XFACTOR]

Good topic and some great replies.

I'd say as a student in university and upon getting my MBA, I was skinny and weak.  Ate twice maybe three times a day due to lack of funds and time constraints.  Now having an executive role with a mid size software company making a good living I am able to focus a bit more on bodybuilding.  A very expensive hobby/lifestyle when done correctly.  My personal economy is fine as we are a global software company, therefore I can still progress.

[Deicide]

Good topic and some great replies.

I'd say as a student in university and upon getting my MBA, I was skinny and weak.  Ate twice maybe three times a day due to lack of funds and time constraints.  Now having an executive role with a mid size software company making a good living I am able to focus a bit more on bodybuilding.  A very expensive hobby/lifestyle when done correctly.  My personal economy is fine as we are a global software company, therefore I can still progress.

This seems to be the case...

I would like to see someone who disagrees with that; I would welcome that. It would give me hope.

[ToxicAvenger]

this economy for bbers is a gay mans wet dream!

[XFACTOR]

This seems to be the case...

I would like to see someone who disagrees with that; I would welcome that. It would give me hope.

I don't think it's even debatable?  I remember being in university (I was very broke) and looking at jacked dudes, wishing so bad that I could look better.  I had to choose though, good grades and waiting tables, or factory job and start working out.

[dr.chimps]

This seems to be the case...

I would like to see someone who disagrees with that; I would welcome that. It would give me hope.

Well, think of it less as a financial investment than one in your future good health. God knows, you could be blowing all that cash on a drug habit...there's not a great rate of return in that. 

[XFACTOR]

Well, think of it less as a financial investment than one in your future good health. God knows, you could be blowing all that cash on a drug habit...there's not a great rate of return in that. 

Great analogy.  So many peers and colleagues of mine constantly say things to me like, "You are so obsessed with working out and diet" My response " Hey it's better than smoking crack".

[Deicide]

Well, think of it less as a financial investment than one in your future good health. God knows, you could be blowing all that cash on a drug habit...there's not a great rate of return in that. 

In economic terms I view it all as a sunk cost. It's like the electricity bill. It needs to be paid for. At the moment things are still ok but come the end of July I will go from good income to zero income...then set up costs in a new place, etc...

What would be the consequence if all the protein one had access to were canned tuna though? I wonder...

Otherwise I wholly agree with you Dr.

[Method101]

tuna and chicken is still cheap, man up and get off wellfare. Any legal supplement apart from vitamins and amino acids is a total fucking waste of money and your an idiot for buying them.

[Mark Kerr]

Even "enhancements" have gone up over the last year, thanks to Bush. I think if inflation continues, it's going to become very difficult to have this type of lifestyle.

[Deicide]

tuna and chicken is still cheap, man up and get off wellfare. Any legal supplement apart from vitamins and amino acids is a total fucking waste of money and your an idiot for buying them.

What on earth are you talking about? Welfare? I have never been on welfare. I don't even live in the USA.   And I was only talking about aminos, protein powder and vitamins.  

[Zaphod]

Even "enhancements" have gone up over the last year, thanks to Bush. I think if inflation continues, it's going to become very difficult to have this type of lifestyle.

If you think roids have gone up you should see the price of body glitter and mens thongs! 

Can I hear a "Cha-ching" anyone?

[Method101]

What on earth are you talking about? Welfare? I have never been on welfare. I don't even live in the USA.   And I was only talking about aminos, protein powder and vitamins.  

Aminos+Vitamins are cheap unless your somone on welfare and protein powder is a waste of money.

[Mark Kerr]

tuna and chicken is still cheap, man up and get off wellfare. Any legal supplement apart from vitamins and amino acids is a total fucking waste of money and your an idiot for buying them.

Well genius, if want to put on size you need to eat alot more than chicken and tuna.

[CalvinH]

I've had to lower my g4pay rates

[mass 04]

I stopped gluing diamonds to my posing trunks.

[Method101]

Well genius, if want to put on size you need to eat alot more than chicken and tuna.

no you fucking dont.

Tuna/Chicken/Eggs
Oats/Rice
Water

if you can afford that gtfo

[Mark Kerr]

no you fucking dont.

Tuna/Chicken/Eggs
Oats/Rice
Water

if you can afford that gtfo

You have business posting here, son.

[DOGGCRAPP]

I often wonder what would happen if I no longer had the money to afford supplements. Maybe it is psychological but I need my protein powder. 

I gave over 2000 dollars of protein powder back to my good customers last month, shipped to them on my dollar too. I do this every single month. http://www.intensemuscle.com/30412-discount-codes-april-2008-protein-winnings.html  The record so far is one guy won 56lbs of protein for himself in one month and I know one guy got over 250lbs of protein from us in a years time. Its very easy and alot of these guys are on this list every single month and I pay their monthly protein bill for them. (or waxy maize if they want that instead). I feel its the right thing to do to take care of my good customers and I have no problem paying for their monthly protein intake. You can either email my operations manager Carl@trueprotein.com for the rules or read the rules in the stickies at I.M. http://www.intensemuscle.com/5891-trueprotein-com-will-take-care-your-monthly-protein-powder-intake-read-post-68-a.html

and then contact Carl@trueprotein.com

And if this doesnt interest you at all, no problem there either.....just trying to help out guys who want/need some help. There is a good article in Time this week about why food prices are skyrocketing and its not going to get any better any time soon.