Author Topic: What do "Pro Bodybuilders" do when they are washed up/dropped by the industry?  (Read 14928 times)

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I know these guys can always fall back on "guest-posing" for schleps for a few years, pimping their autograph or other nefarious acts, but once a guy is dropped by Weider, he's pretty much done.  Which leads to the question:

If all you know if using drugs, sleeping, eating and posing in speedos for a living, what do you do when that's taken away because you're dropped like a hot potato for the "next big thing".......?

-  "Personal Train" for life?
-  Sell your "Pro-Card" and other "Bodybuilding Memorabilia" on EBay?
-  Pose with "Will Work For Test" signs at freeway exits?
-  Let your companion pay the bills while you continue to "chase the dream"....?
-  Suck up and get a real job and realize people weren't meant to make a living off of taking drugs, working out, sleeping and eating?
-  Become a "Crusader" against the way things are, mimicking Mentzer?
-  Use clorox to supplement previous income allotted for monthly hair highlights?
-  Become an MMA Fighter (if you've already been a "bodybuilder" then being an MMA fighter would cover all the bases in the circle of life for your average meathead)?
-  Beg the NPC to let you come back to retain some relevance?
-  Tell children /little meatheads to not become what you were?

What to do in life when you obtain your dream and find out your dream doesn't want you.  Damn that must hurt......

I'm pretty sure Peter Putnam is just going to mooch off his wife until she gets dropped too or divorces him.  Whichever one comes first.

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I wasn't trying to go there in specific but that example sure sticks out.....

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They become unrecognizable.  :-[

Ian Harrison




HOLY SHIT!!  :o :o
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HOLY SHIT!!  :o :o

If I didn't tell you that was Ian would you have recognized him?  ???



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Bay,

I guess those guys have to sell trunks while the sun shines.

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A lot of these guys have brains as well as brawn.

Kevin English has a degree in chemical engineering, Evan Centopani has an accounting degree, Kris Dim has a PHD in physics, Melvin Anthony has a high school diploma... etc.

90% of the pro's have a skill/education to fall back on.

That's Great but when these guys decide to "fall back on" their degree, they are considered entry level in their field. And when it comes down to it, Companies would rather hire a 22 yr old entry level grad than someone that got their degree, 10 yrs ago and is 30 something....

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Bay,

I guess those guys have to sell trunks while the sun shines.

Yes, they do... because once they deflate... it's all over!  :'(

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A lot of these guys have brains as well as brawn.

Kevin English has a degree in chemical engineering, Evan Centopani has an accounting degree, Kris Dim has a PHD in physics, Melvin Anthony has a high school diploma... etc.

90% of the pro's have a skill/education to fall back on.
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Bull shit.

More like 90% DON"T have any education to fall back on.

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yup, because everyone here on Getbig has at minimum a Masters, has a linear career path right to the corner office and is going retire comfortably at 50.

Who knew that people that frequent a BBing website were far more successful than the average person   fucking douches

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Hold grudges and talk about how they were effed over. Then sign onto bbing message boards with obscure handles and talk about who is using what.

Host parties, then set luxury vehicles on fire with bodies in the trunk.

Have kids that resemble them (One is a Myth, his son a Legend to Be), but throw fits at a father and son photo shoot.

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Send 'fans' the occasional e-mail so they repeatedly post about how some judge screwed them over in '94 or find a reason to post an old pic or reference said has-been every thread.

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yup, because everyone here on Getbig has at minimum a Masters, has a linear career path right to the corner office and is going retire comfortably at 50.

Who knew that people that frequent a BBing website were far more successful than the average person   fucking douches

Shoot the messenger if you must, but the OP has posed a relevant and worthwhile question for a BB message board.  The truth is BB is a short ride; we all know about the ones who flame out in illness, death, jail (Francois, Muntzer, Titus, etc.), but BB stages are filled with guys who are still out there… somewhere… doing something.  What are they doing?  How are they doing?  Getting to the BB stage requires serious dedication and follow through.  Have some of these guys been able to execute their lives off stage as well?  Do they still train years later?  What do they look like now?  What kind of company do they keep?  Etc.  These and similar questions are behind the OP and it’s something people are interested in.

The OP also points out something that is too often forgotten by competitors or left unsaid: the industry is using them to make a lot of money—and paying them very little in return..  Why would a young wannabe sign up for this (ego? vanity?) and do they ever stop to think about how short the ride is and what they will do once it’s over?  Ego and vanity don't often lead to a secure future.

There are a lot of silly and, I would argue, unwelcome threads posted here but more than any other that I can easily recall this is one young competitors should be reading and thinking about. ::)

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I know these guys can always fall back on "guest-posing" for schleps for a few years, pimping their autograph or other nefarious acts, but once a guy is dropped by Weider, he's pretty much done.  Which leads to the question:

If all you know if using drugs, sleeping, eating and posing in speedos for a living, what do you do when that's taken away because you're dropped like a hot potato for the "next big thing".......?

-  "Personal Train" for life?
-  Sell your "Pro-Card" and other "Bodybuilding Memorabilia" on EBay?
-  Pose with "Will Work For Test" signs at freeway exits?
-  Let your companion pay the bills while you continue to "chase the dream"....?
-  Suck up and get a real job and realize people weren't meant to make a living off of taking drugs, working out, sleeping and eating?
-  Become a "Crusader" against the way things are, mimicking Mentzer?
-  Use clorox to supplement previous income allotted for monthly hair highlights?
-  Become an MMA Fighter (if you've already been a "bodybuilder" then being an MMA fighter would cover all the bases in the circle of life for your average meathead)?
-  Beg the NPC to let you come back to retain some relevance?
-  Tell children /little meatheads to not become what you were?

What to do in life when you obtain your dream and find out your dream doesn't want you.  Damn that must hurt......



"They work as actors, or become politicians"!!! ;)

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Well, the way YOU worded it Bay....it is a legit question.

The OP pretty much had his mind made up that they all go nowhere and wind up miserable.

I would imagine it runs the gamut from guys doing great, to guys that are fucked up.....just like the rest of us

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gaspari,labrada,haney all seem ok .

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Two of you can name 6 people well known or doing well financially and no one sees the problem. :)

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...keep saying that they are going to do the Mr. Olympia, meanwhile their body looks like they were a piece of chocolate left in the car window when it was 100+ degrees outside.

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I'm sure many live off the interest from the contest money they made. ;)

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They get a Kidney Transplant!

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Some have made a tidy income in the selling soiled thongs market.

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They become unrecognizable.  :-[

Ian Harrison




oh shit, if it wasn't for the second pic, I would have not recognized Ian at all. him and Jean pierre Fux was my favorite guys. Wow, he aged like none other.

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Comicon booth.

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A lot of these guys have brains as well as brawn.

Kevin English has a degree in chemical engineering, Evan Centopani has an accounting degree, Kris Dim has a PHD in physics, Melvin Anthony has a high school diploma... etc.

90% of the pro's have a skill/education to fall back on.
Melvin Anthony has a high school diploma.......lololololo lolol    Hey dont short change him.  He went to nail school too

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Melvin Anthony has a high school diploma.......lololololo lolol    Hey dont short change him.  He went to nail school too
nah i think it was a diploma in christianity or some bullshit like that. Shawn Ray got that too lol!