I see many of them on a daily basis; living the full blown 'lifestyle', weights and 'meals' (haha oh brother) comes first, rarely have a career and even if he does comes sloppy second, living paycheck to paycheck, absolutely no savings whatsoever other than the money he piled for his "next cycle"... no kids and usually with a desperate ugly older women , sponsoring his selfishness and submitted to his lifestyle (could she do better?)
Have you ever stopped for a second and thought about what you could do with all that time spent trying to 'make it? And even if you make it, what's the prospect? Is it sustainable? Enough to build a financial future?
What happens when you hit 40 and realize you have neither a career nor the "body" you so insecurely which you had wrapped yourself into 
? Go back the "school" for the 4th time?
I'm 30yo, have both a career and partner in a successful consulting business. I have a Master's degree in Computer Science. I love bodybuilding but it's just a fucking hobby, not a "lifestyle".... when work pops up, "lifting weights" takes the backseat in a heartbeat...
I love how the "no pain no gain all sacrifice for my goal" of 80's early 90's has "inspired" many; I specifically like how they blindly and stupidly live by it without weighting the pros and cons...
I agree somewhat. Are they happy, If "living the lifestyle" makes them happy, why comment? Are you happy?
I met one inmate that was huge and shredded, and about 40 yrs old, but looked 30. the man was a happy as a wolf in a slaughterhouse, yet he was just arrested for missing a court date. And chances are he ain't rich neither. But he was laughing and joking. Happier than I seen a lot of people who make 6 figures.
Now, I if they are like , "Bro, I can't make payments on my house, my car's been repo'd, so now I gotta find a way to get to the gym, bro, can I get ride till next week?"
Then I can see what you are talking about. Dude has his priorities out of order, and therefore the lifestyle needs to take a backseat to real life.
