Steve Blechman is cheap !!

[Matt C]

The problem with bodybuilding is there is only a few top guys making money...Thats why its a sports that is going to be dead soon.They cancelled the Iron Man pro, because they didn't sell enough tickets.
At least my company does what ever we can to help athletes.We pay them to travel, we pay them to appear, we pay them if you use them in an brochure.
Steve needs to pay people for photo shoots, and for photos.
Plus you got companies like Optimum Nutrition who only endorses George Farah and a couple of other people.You got Bsn who only Sponsors a Trey, Brandon and Ronnie.VPX, only endorses Brandon Ray, and 2 other people.
These big companies, can endorse more athletes, but they don't.
I give props to Muscle-Tech, because they sponsor alot of pro bodybuilders.If it wasn't for them half of the pro bodybuilders wouldn't be getting anything.
I also think that if you win Nationals or the USA, the overall winner should win $25,000.
This way it would bring in more guys, and the guy who wins and take that money and start a career.
Or the guy who wins gets a $100,000 contract with a big company like VPX OR BSN.For one year.
My point is the reason bodybuilding, isn't doing well is not many companies are endorsing athletes, so guys dont want to be pro bodybuilders.Unless you win the Mr Olympia your lucky to get $1000 if you do a pro show, and place out of the top 5.
If you win  the smaller pro shows the winer gets as little as $10,000.
Most guys spend more then that on food and drugs in 12 weeks in they are a good pro
In the NFL even a guy who sits on the Bench makes I think a minimum of $450,000 a year.
Mr Olympia, I think is only $100,000.

The difference is that bodybuilders generate very little money.  What benefit is there to pay a pro a $100,000 contract for a pro card win when he only generates the company $50,000?  It is no different than throwing money in the garbage.

As for football players making a minimum of $450,000, that is a steal for a team owner who makes $1 million that year as a result of having that player on his team.

Do you see the difference?

[240 is Back]

it is what it is.

If it was any different, the numbers would quickly jump right up to meet the worth of these guys' contributions.

There is no monopoly in BBing.

[Steve Namat]

The difference is that bodybuilders generate very little money.  What benefit is there to pay a pro a $100,000 contract for a pro card win when he only generates the company $50,000?  It is no different than throwing money in the garbage.

As for football players making a minimum of $450,000, that is a steal for a team owner who makes $1 million that year as a result of having that player on his team.

Do you see the difference?

Trey doesn't deserve the sponsorship...but anyway do you think that Brewer only generates the BSN $50,000 per year...? 

[christinafitness]

There are a lot of illusions in bodybuilding.
It's probably wrong to blame Blechman for not paying more.
All the magazines suffer and don't make that much money anymore.
It's the economy and the fact that the internet replaces the mags.
Few photographers actually pay and fewer pay well.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Trey doesn't deserve the sponsorship...but anyway do you think that Brewer only generates the BSN $50,000 per year...? 

You have no business criticizing Trey Brewer's sponsorship with BSN or MD.  He's obviously doing something right like maybe not talking shit about other athletes in the industry like you're doing.

And you wonder why you don't have a contract for???  You need to realize that an IFBB pro card won't get you very far.  If you start conducting yourself in a more professional manner then your phone might ring more often

[Matt C]

Trey doesn't deserve the sponsorship...but anyway do you think that Brewer only generates the BSN $50,000 per year...? 

If Trey is generating BSN $500,0000 then another company like MuscleTech would come along and offer him an even larger contract so that they could make that money instead.

In the free market with free competition, bodybuilders will be paid as much as the market will allow, it's the same as any other industry.  It's just that bodybuilding and bodybuilders generate next to nothing in terms of revenue.  Sorry to break it to you.

[mwbbuilder]

Trey doesn't deserve the sponsorship...but anyway do you think that Brewer only generates the BSN $50,000 per year...? 

That's why bodybuilders are poor.

There's no such thing as "deserve."
You get what you can get and you don't get what you can't get. It's that simple.

What do you think this is? Grade school?

[Matt C]

That's why bodybuilders are poor.

There's no such thing as "deserve."
You get what you can get and you don't get what you can't get. It's that simple.

What do you think this is? Grade school?

I don't get the mentality of some people, not just Steve or GetItOnNY but a lot of people who think that they are owed a living for some reason.

Why would Steve pay bodybuilders for photoshoots when they are willing to do it for free?  If a construction company came agreed to an offer of receiving $0 payment for renovating your house, why would you pay them?

[kiwiol]

Joe, everyone agrees with you but we're all trying to tell you that Robert agreed to do the shoot on his own accord and that he should make the decision on his career choices and speak for himself.  Its not your place to speak on his behalf and ultimately you're hurting his changes to make some money.

He's his own man, he's not your property, you're not his manager.  Robert Burnekia is big enough errr massively huge enough to make his own decisions in life and you should be happy for him but stay in the far far background.  You don't see Oscar or Hany doing this and neither should you

If Trey is generating BSN $500,0000 then another company like MuscleTech would come along and offer him an even larger contract so that they could make that money instead.

In the free market with free competition, bodybuilders will be paid as much as the market will allow, it's the same as any other industry.  It's just that bodybuilding and bodybuilders generate next to nothing in terms of revenue.  Sorry to break it to you.

On the money.

[lax]

That's why bodybuilders are poor.

There's no such thing as "deserve."
You get what you can get and you don't get what you can't get. It's that simple.

What do you think this is? Grade school?

one of the smartest statements I have ever seen on here regarding to 'deserve'

correct
get that enablement/deserve mentality out of the head
you deserve to wake up each day
that is about it
after that
it is all up to you as an individual to get what you can out of the world

[Quickerblade]

[BayGBM]

I don't get the mentality of some people, not just Steve or GetItOnNY but a lot of people who think that they are owed a living for some reason.

Why would Steve pay bodybuilders for photoshoots when they are willing to do it for free?  If a construction company came agreed to an offer of receiving $0 payment for renovating your house, why would you pay them?

QFT