While that's true...it runs much deeper than that. In the old days, there wasn't much incentive money wise...so almost everyone did it for the love of the game and a title...over the years, the opportunities to actually make a living from the sport has become a reality, and for many, this has provided the blueprint to try and asend the top as soon as possible...often by using faster methods.
in the " old days" there was a unwritten rule about advancing to bigger shows where by you needed to progress up the ladder by actually WINNING. Local, state, regional, jr. Nat, national....I remember Paul DeMayo going back to the Jr. nationals 3-4 times because he felt if he couldn't win the overall, then he wasn't prepared to be at the National Level...very smart and very realistic at the same time.
Trey Brewer comes to mind as a kid who had a great start, and some good promise....but a contract too soon and a program made for a 10 year veteran, not a rank amateur...insured that he would never reach that potential and faded out into obscurity in record time....sad. I'll never forget seeing Trey sitting at a table at a National show with a stack of 8X10's to autograph...when the only title he had was the NPC Excalibur...a LOCAL show...here he was signing autographs like a superstar, when in reality, he couldn't have placed in the top 10 at the show he was sitting at!
This isn't meant to disrespect Tre in any way, he was and is a good kid...but he was managed completly wrong and thrown to the wolves with delusions of grandeur...
times have changed...some for the better, some...not so much. Some of the competitors need to realize that jus because you qualified to compete nationally, doesn't mean you SHOULD compete nationally...
This post is 100% spot on.
This is why I still appreciate Robert's input on the state of professional bodybuilding. He knows the truth and can be a true beacon for these upcoming bodybuilders.
Some of you question Bob's motives and think that he is a company man, but fuck that noise (as a well respected homosexual on this forum would often say), because if it came down to your family's well being and your stupid reputation on an online forum, you too would pick the well being of your wife/husband and kids.
Bob is probably in a much better place now, where he is more capable of speaking the truth without the contractual limitations that could lead to potential monetary repercussions.
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