How long does a pro Bodybuilder's career typically last?

[Tom Cruise]

5, 10, or 15 years?

[Schmoe Patrol]

depends on 2 things, first how long your body can handle the massive amount of steroids you need to compete and second how long you can stand doing the G4P

[mass 04]

I like your work so far Schmoe Patrol.

[Tom Cruise]

depends on 2 things, first how long your body can handle the massive amount of steroids you need to compete and second how long you can stand doing the G4P

I'm sure not every bb does g4p right?

[wavelength]

I'm sure not every bb does g4p right?

Not if schmoe patrol keeps them schmoes in check.

[Schmoe Patrol]

not all but most do, there are different levels of G4P though, some are G4P like Flex by only doing gay parties and others like Will Harris will do it all

but you also need to remember pro bodybuilding is very political and sometimes G4P = Gay 4 placings, Joe Gold was Shawn Rays Schmoe when Shawn first broke in at a very young age, helped his chances in the nationals a lot

[Tom Cruise]

Most turn pro at nationals or usa's and never end up having much of a pro career.  A year or two later, they drop off the face of the Earth.

Interesting any idea's why?

[Bluto]

9 years 2 months 7 days

[Tom Cruise]

not all but most do, there are different levels of G4P though, some are G4P like Flex by only doing gay parties and others like Will Harris will do it all

but you also need to remember pro bodybuilding is very political and sometimes G4P = Gay 4 placings, Joe Gold was Shawn Rays Schmoe when Shawn first broke in at a very young age, helped his chances in the nationals a lot

Really? Things that make you go hmmmmm!

[Schmoe Patrol]

like i said body cant handle the excessive amount of roids or they cant lower themselves to do the G4P

[Tom Cruise]

like i said body cant handle the excessive amount of roids or they cant lower themselves to do the G4P

Ok.

[Chick]

There are a number of factors which determin the longevity of a pro bodybuilder.

First and formost, would be success. Winning or making money from the sport, is essential to continued interest and participation as placings fall off/ contracts arent offered/ so goes the lengh of career.

Finances would be next on the list, as bodybuilding is not cheap...and eventually, paying the bills takes priority.

Third would be maturity/ priority in life...as the pro gets older, family and future become more of a reality and a decision has to be made to regroup and move on.

[Schmoe Patrol]

and the only way for him to win a pro contest would be for his friends to create one for him to win

[Chick]

Translation:  If a guy doesn't turn pro until he's almost 40 because it took him 20 years to win his card, he really won't have that many years as an active pro. 

I turned pro at 34 at the 2000 USA

I was on the National scene for 13 years, not 20...

what have YOU done?

[spinnis]

There are a number of factors which determin the longevity of a pro bodybuilder.

First and formost, would be success. Winning or making money from the sport, is essential to continued interest and participation as placings fall off/ contracts arent offered/ so goes the lengh of career.

Finances would be next on the list, as bodybuilding is not cheap...and eventually, paying the bills takes priority.

Third would be maturity/ priority in life...as the pro gets older, family and future become more of a reality and a decision has to be made to regroup and move on.

You lasted a long time even without success didn't you? 

[io856]

what have YOU done?

Chick, thats mean you know he has never stepped on stage   

[johnnynoname]

this thread makes me think of dave palumbo and how deep into body dysmorphia disorder how will go into just to get closer to getting his pro card

[wavelength]

I turned pro at 34 at the 2000 USA

I was on the National scene for 13 years, not 20...

what have YOU done?

Amazing feat chick, no doubt. Must have been hard psychologically to stay in the game that long. Especially when some of the guys you started out with got their pro card already. I think most people would have quit. That's what I call willpower.

[El_Pajero]

starts usually at 20 years old till death. so give or or take 20/25 years

[MONSTER_TRICEPS]

starts usually at 20 years old till death. so give or or take 20/25 years

 

[Chick]

You lasted a long time even without success didn't you? 

Success can be found in many differnt ways in the pro BB business...some win shows, others got into the supplement business (Gerard Dente), others have made movies/ commercials/ etc...like Rick Valente, Roland Kickenger,etc...while others have made a nice living without ever having achieved a pro card (Mike O'Hearn, Barbarian Brothers,Dave Palumbo, etc....

Winning shows is not necessarily a golden ticket to long term success, and in many cases, has been the comple opposite...

[johnnynoname]

Success can be found in many differnt ways in the pro BB business...some win shows, others got into the supplement business (Gerard Dente), others have made movies/ commercials/ etc...like Rick Valente, Roland Kickenger,etc...while others have made a nice living without ever having achieved a pro card (Mike O'Hearn, Barbarian Brothers,Dave Palumbo, etc....

Winning shows is not necessarily a golden ticket to long term success, and in many cases, has been the comple opposite...

plus, chick actually has a "marketable" look that can is more "acceptable" to mainstream audiences

look at things through a casting director's eyes- who do you choose
a) some dude with a shaved head, tattoos up the "ying yang" and mysterious acne
or
b) Bob

not a hard choice to make





btw, ^^EPIC asskissing of GB competitor

[Chick]

plus, chick actually has a "marketable" look that can is more "acceptable" to mainstream audiences

look at things through a casting director's eyes- who do you choose
a) some dude with a shaved head, tattoos up the "ying yang" and mysterious acne
or
b) Bob

not a hard choice to make





btw, ^^EPIC asskissing of GB competitor

Appreciate that....

The key is to not be a one trick pony....if the only thing you can bring to the table is winning shows...then you better be one of those select few 99.9% of the pros that can make a living from just that....for all the others, simple being a "good" pro aint going to cut it for very long....

[Chick]

Did I mention your name in my post?


Why is it always about you, Bob? 

Did I mention yours?

[QuakerOats]

I turned pro at 34 at the 2000 USA

I was on the National scene for 13 years, not 20...

what have YOU done?

he claims to be a seven figure a year earning, 200 pound shredded titan yet he won't even post a picture of his arm let alone his whole body because his job is to "high profile".