Author Topic: What are the average earnings of an IFBB pro versus their expenses? (Read 20387 times)

slate · « **Reply #25 on:** July 31, 2012, 10:27:23 AM »

Quote from: Vince G, CSN MFT on July 31, 2012, 08:43:39 AM

I have a template form letter for emailing manufacturers....I basically tell them that I absolutely love their products and I would buy more of it if it was less expensive.....
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99% of the time, they will email back a non expiring coupon which I print and make about 30 or 40 copies of them on my printer so that I can keep using it. I use that most of the time because I can get the stuff I want and I can save them to my coupon folder. I don't clip too often unless I decide to get the Sunday Paper. I then use them at places that have double or triple coupon day.....sometimes I actually end up getting stuff for free

hell Vince you need to keep that shit to yourself, it makes you look bad.

Powerlift66 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 31, 2012, 10:46:46 AM »

Quote from: G_Thang on July 31, 2012, 08:44:22 AM

Looks good to me.

Ok Vince, what's the deal on $50 a month for groceries? It's running me $300 a mth in Cal.

$300 a month = good deal...

$800.00 a month (family of 4) plus go out at least once a week... (another $400.00 a month)..

damn..

Vince G, CSN MFT · « **Reply #27 on:** July 31, 2012, 11:15:13 AM »

Quote from: slate on July 31, 2012, 10:27:23 AM

hell Vince you need to keep that shit to yourself, it makes you look bad.

Why does it make me look bad and why should I care??? Its a great way to save a ton of money on food. Manufacturers are going to make a profit so why not use social engineering to get a discount

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #28 on:** July 31, 2012, 11:17:12 AM »

Quote from: Stark on July 31, 2012, 08:28:27 AM

lol I feed a family of three including myself with 400 Euros

I thought you were some big shot manager...

slate · « **Reply #29 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:18:59 PM »

Quote from: Vince gaveG, CSN MFT on July 31, 2012, 11:15:13 AM

Why does it make me look bad and why should I care??? Its a great way to save a ton of money on food. Manufacturers are going to make a profit so why not use social engineering to get a discount

you don't want people to think you are poor. DA is going to use this against on his next show (because he just read this :-) )

Tito24 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:21:37 PM »

i once had a roommate who was an ifbb pro so one day he told me he did some extra things to get money, i asked what kinda things, yes blowing the dicks from the judges, i said dude wtf?, he said, i can do some extra things for you too bro.
i moved out the next to my cousins house, a mans gotta eat but hey thats just wrong

240 is Back · « **Reply #31 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:22:59 PM »

They get their protein free from sponsors. That covers their anabolic needs. Their homes are usually 3000 sq feet and pretty expensive.

But they make great money. Average pro salary is 200 to 300k. It's down, as the economy is down. But they're still doing fine.

BayGBM · « **Reply #32 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:23:44 PM »

Quote from: Tito24 on July 31, 2012, 12:21:37 PM

i once had a roommate who was an ifbb pro so one day he told me he did some extra things to get money, i asked what kinda things, yes blowing the dicks from the judges, i said dude wtf?, he said, i can do some extra things for you too bro.
i moved out the next to my cousins house, a mans gotta eat but hey thats just wrong

I am very qualified to be an IFBB judge! Where do I sign up?

Tito24 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:26:09 PM »

well hes already dead, he collapsed into his swimming pool not so long ago

bradistani · « **Reply #34 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:40:36 PM »

Quote from: OneMoreRep on July 31, 2012, 08:03:09 AM

How much does a professional bodybuilder spend monthly on:

Food
Drugs
Rent (including utilities)
Health insurance
Trainer fees
Nutritionist/steroid guru fees

Once we have a total number for monthly expenses based off of these 6 variables, how does that translate into yearly amount of money spent?

Also, how much does the average IFBB pro make yearly? By average, I mean anyone that is not in the top 10 of the Olympia, as clearly these are the top 10 guys amidst hundreds of competing/current IFBB pros.

After we find the difference between what these average pros make yearly and their yearly expenditures, can we possibly ascertain whether or not it is truly worth it?

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food - they can half their food bill (maybe more) if you can get sponsored by a local butcher or supermarket perhaps.
drugs - a little dealing on the side or perks of hooking people up can reduce that total too.
rent - halved with their missus
who the fuck oays for a trainer these days

g4p is grossly over exaggerated , imo

slate · « **Reply #35 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:42:43 PM »

Quote from: Tito24 on July 31, 2012, 12:26:09 PM

well hes already dead, he collapsed into his swimming pool not so long ago

Bay has just died
you shared with a guy famous for his huge man breasts!!

too bad he accidentally slipped
there was so much life left in that big man

Vince G, CSN MFT · « **Reply #36 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:43:30 PM »

Quote from: slate on July 31, 2012, 12:18:59 PM

you don't want people to think you are poor. DA is going to use this against on his next show (because he just read this :-) )

I'm not poor because I'm frugal with my money...besides you have to have someone listening in order to have a radio show....

Tito24 · « **Reply #37 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:45:50 PM »

Quote from: slate on July 31, 2012, 12:42:43 PM

Bay has just died
you shared with a guy famous for his huge man breasts!!

too bad he accidentally slipped
there was so much life left in that big man

yes great athlete he will be missed. pose in peace.

Nails · « **Reply #38 on:** July 31, 2012, 12:48:34 PM »

lets not forget the 10,000 8x10 glossy photos they use to self promote and hand over to chinese restaurants and laundry mats for cheap discounts so that they can hang over the cash register

Dr Dutch · « **Reply #39 on:** July 31, 2012, 01:53:28 PM »

Quote from: Tito24 on July 31, 2012, 12:21:37 PM

i once had a roommate who was an ifbb pro so one day he told me he did some extra things to get money, i asked what kinda things, yes blowing the dicks from the judges, i said dude wtf?, he said, i can do some extra things for you too bro.
i moved out the next to my cousins house, a mans gotta eat but hey thats just wrong

Good for you. You knew you could reach the top following your own strength...

OneMoreRep · « **Reply #40 on:** July 31, 2012, 01:59:25 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on July 31, 2012, 12:22:59 PM

They get their protein free from sponsors. That covers their anabolic needs. Their homes are usually 3000 sq feet and pretty expensive.

But they make great money. Average pro salary is 200 to 300k. It's down, as the economy is down. But they're still doing fine.

240,

The AVERAGE pro does not make 200-300K.

I know this for a fact. Maybe one of the top 5 guys can claim to make that much, but even the guys from 6-10 at the olympia stage don't make that much.

Both Weider and MD contracts are worth low figures (50K at most for weider) and supplement companies aren't paying these guys 6-figures, unless you are Mr. Olympia or a top 5 Olympian.

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P.S. I probably completely missed the sarcasm intended through your post, but just in case..

King Shizzo · « **Reply #41 on:** July 31, 2012, 04:17:05 PM »

Whatever it is, it is not enough. Unless they have a business or a full time job. I guess it all depends on what you are willing to do for money.

Nails · « **Reply #42 on:** July 31, 2012, 04:19:55 PM »

$:-\$ $:-\$ $:-\$

el numero uno · « **Reply #43 on:** July 31, 2012, 05:04:44 PM »

Vince is a genius

The Scott · « **Reply #44 on:** July 31, 2012, 05:06:25 PM »

Whatever it is, it is not worth it.

It is a sad person, man or woman, that sells themselves to others. Sadder still are those that pay for sex, any kind of "sex".

Bodybuilders of today are nothing close to what they were in the days prior to drugs. Even as late as the 80s, men still resembled men and women could be counted upon to not only retain their femininity, but to celebrate it.

This is one pathetic pasttime, hobby, business or whatever people choose to call it. I call it selling out.

The body can only take so much before it rejects even itself. Look at Coleman. An amublatory pile of dung and for what? Eight Sandows and the immortality afforded by same? He's no Oak and will not be remembered in a hundred years, much less a thousand or more.

OneMoreRep · « **Reply #45 on:** July 31, 2012, 05:08:08 PM »

Quote from: Nails on July 31, 2012, 04:19:55 PM

Can you imagine inserting your penis into that tight anus and saying something he doesn't like? He could very well rip your shaft right off your crotch.

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Steve Namat · « **Reply #46 on:** July 31, 2012, 05:17:43 PM »

Quote from: Vince G, CSN MFT on July 31, 2012, 08:25:53 AM

Food-$1000 to 2k a month
Drugs-$250-$1250 a month
Rent (including utilities)
Health insurance -
Trainer fees - None (Usually a training partner at most)
Nutritionist/steroid guru fees - Shelby Starnes charges 1000 for a 16 week prep which is a bargain...Kai Greene's former guru raped him for all it was worth.

About right...

On high level, drugs should be much more tho.

The worst investment u can ever make.

The Scott · « **Reply #47 on:** July 31, 2012, 05:19:43 PM »

Quote from: OneMoreRep on July 31, 2012, 05:08:08 PM

Can you imagine inserting your penis into that tight anus and saying something he doesn't like? He could very well rip your shaft right off your crotch.

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I know your question was not directed at me, but all the same, I shall answer it.

Nope. No how, no way. My imagination does not run that way and never will.

As to angering such a trollop as this one, I seriously doubt anything short of denying this sexual simian his payment for services rendered would anger him. He is in a word, stupid.

Given what I know of you, I suspect your questional was quasi-rhetorical my friend. A mutual friend of our's once told me thus -

It is not that you, nor I, nor any of us find doing wrong somehow beneath us, but instead strive to rise above such things. To do what is right and in doing so set an example for not only others to follow but ourselves to remember.

All the best to you, sir.

OneMoreRep · « **Reply #48 on:** July 31, 2012, 05:37:06 PM »

Quote from: The Scott on July 31, 2012, 05:19:43 PM

It is not that you, nor I, nor any of us find doing wrong somehow beneath us, but instead strive to rise above such things. To do what is right and in doing so set an example for not only others to follow but ourselves to remember.

Indeed, that does sound like him.

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Vince G, CSN MFT · « **Reply #49 on:** July 31, 2012, 06:38:56 PM »

Quote from: Steve Namat on July 31, 2012, 05:17:43 PM

About right...

On high level, drugs should be much more tho.

The worst investment u can ever make.

I made a rolling estimate from off season to contest prep.....but I suppose the number could be much higher depending on the athlete