So many people have thier own lines - who doesn't have a supplement line???????

[judochoke]

wtf. why didn't i make my own supplement line. now C.T. fletcher has his own line. boston lloyd, kai green. dusty handjob went from iforce to mutation. what the fuck am i supposed to do with all the iforce stuff i bought now? dusty said it was the best,
now he says mutation is the best. im confused

[Nether Animal]

Guy Cisternino even has an unknown supplement line of peace (Centurion Labz).

[Kwon_2]

wtf. why didn't i make my own supplement line. now C.T. fletcher has his own line. boston loylld, kai green. dusty hand job went from iforce to mutation. what the fuck am i supposed to do with all the iforce stuff i bought now? dusty said it was the best,
now he says mutation is the best. im confused

Rusty Handjob = Hany Rambod?

[Thin Lizzy]

There's not a whole lot of money to be made from competing in Bodybuilding contests. So, other than G4P, selling fart powder is about the only way to make money from bbing.

[Nirvana]

I believe Pavol Jablonicky doesn't. Or at least that's what I've heard.

[Coffeed]

Oldest trick in the book!

Sell false dreams to naive youngsters!

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

wtf. why didn't i make my own supplement line. now C.T. fletcher has his own line. boston loylld, kai green. dusty hand job went from iforce to mutation. what the fuck am i supposed to do with all the iforce stuff i bought now? dusty said it was the best,
now he says mutation is the best. im confused

Its a quick, cheap and easy way to make money.....buy vitamins and supplements wholesale and bag and label the stuff. 

[Fortress]

It's become BEYOND a fuckin' joke.

As another says, the industry is nothing beyond fart powder. 

[The Wizard of Truth]

Its a quick, cheap and easy way to make money.....buy vitamins and supplements wholesale and bag and label the stuff. 

How come you're poor so?

[Nails]

There is the Sith Lord Line , and then , their is the shit line of bodybuilding supplements

[Lustral]

Worked well for Gaspari... and he used to be the biggest of them all.

The companies make big mark ups from what they buy in, competitor makes small royaly probably based on their marketability. Then competitor whores out product range claiming ridiculous gains to make peanuts.

[Azure]

What is the longevity of these lines? They don't even sell lean dessert anymore and that used to be very popular. I use quest protein from time to time for sugar cravings.

I wonder do they make money really fast while these guys are hot and then cash out

Also how lucrative is this stuff like the supps and clothing lines?  These guys are selling this stuff from their houses

[wes]

I think I`m one of the few who dosen`t have my own line of snakeoil. 

[Lustral]

What is the longevity of these lines? They don't even sell lean dessert anymore and that used to be very popular. I use quest protein from time to time for sugar cravings.

I wonder do they make money really fast while these guys are hot and then cash out

Also how lucrative is this stuff like the supps and clothing lines?  These guys are selling this stuff from their houses

I stopped taking protein supps 2 years ago and have looked better since. They added VAT (value added tax) to it of 23% (from 0%) so I stopped buying out of principle. Not needed if you can prepare meals ahead of time and don't mind eating cold chicken/pork and rice.

Anyway, Yates, Labrada and Gaspari were main names. Then came Coleman and all hell broke loose. Thinning the field so less margin for all. If they had brains they'd diversify to a less tapped out area in the sport. Be the best/best value smartphone arm strap or whatever but you aren't adding value by putting Random Pro series protein on a shelf beside Optimum Nutrition or other giants.

[Azure]

I stopped taking protein supps 2 years ago and have looked better since. They added VAT (value added tax) to it of 23% (from 0%) so I stopped buying out of principle. Not needed if you can prepare meals ahead of time and don't mind eating cold chicken/pork and rice.

Anyway, Yates, Labrada and Gaspari were main names. Then came Coleman and all hell broke loose. Thinning the field so less margin for all. If they had brains they'd diversify to a less tapped out area in the sport. Be the best/best value smartphone arm strap or whatever but you aren't adding value by putting Random Pro series protein on a shelf beside Optimum Nutrition or other giants.

I hear you. I stopped using protein powders and look and feel better. Do you know I've had a young guy argue that protein powder is better than whole foods. I guess The marketing really works on them.

I agree. I don't think supplements are lucrative long term. It's so saturated and played out. Plus they took all the good stuff aka stuff that worked off the market

[HTexan]

i'm about to start one
1.) I'm going to buy some cheap shit from costco.
2.) Add a shitload of sugar maltodextrin.
2.)Then print out some labels with a schmoetastic bber on it.
3.) sell for triple the price.

Going to start a kickstarter, who is with me?

 

[oldtimer1]

I like how some whey proteins claim to be better than a competitor's brand when they both buy their whey from the same source. 

[OB1]

i'm about to start one
1.) I'm going to buy some cheap shit from costco.
2.) Add a shitload of sugar maltodextrin.
23.)Then print out some labels with a schmoetastic bber on it.
34.) sell for triple 20x the price.

Going to start a kickstarter, who is with me?

 

Fixed.

[Azure]

I like how some whey proteins claim to be better than a competitor's brand when they both buy their whey from the same source. 

What about pharmaceutical grade? Do they still use that lie about being tested at the same place as pharmaceuticals?

[SquidVicious]

The funniest part is that no one who makes and sells supplements actually uses supplements whether it's bodybuilders or businessmen. That's the definition of snake oil.

[Lustral]

I hear you. I stopped using protein powders and look and feel better. Do you know I've had a young guy argue that protein powder is better than whole foods. I guess The marketing really works on them.

I agree. I don't think supplements are lucrative long term. It's so saturated and played out. Plus they took all the good stuff aka stuff that worked off the market

It is less, retail, to get 10ml test than 2.23kg whey protein (5lbs). I wonder which gives more gains?

A member posted before how whey used to be sold as excess crap from cheese making for £3/50lb sack way back when. Milk quotas have been done away with in EU (Ireland provides a massive amount of international dairy market) yet whey prices remain same?

I used to sell supplements, started a business in 2005. However, I could never (morally) sell overpriced or crap products (take Gakic for example - I would talk people out of buying it). It's a low margin business, everything is when the supply of raw materials is cheap and ever ready. Look at oil now for an example. Yet I doubt the price of protein has dropped in shops as milk prices go through the floor (<25c/litre) - how and why would some   no name bber make money in such a collusional and low margin business when they have such low brand recognition? Answer: they don't.

[Nails]

Yup,  i  can never recall Evan Centaponi taking any universal products in any of the videos he ever posted

[HTexan]

Fixed.

touche

[Lustral]

One of the early adopters of SEO which will eventually become the number one cause of death of bodybuilders. Foreign substances in body = overworked immune systems = systemic organ breakdown. See silicone leaks in breast implants.

Any evidence for this? Just curious cos SEO should have nothing that would "alarm" immune system if sterile. Injecting bacteriostatic water wouldn't kill you.

I'd be more of the opinion that using SEO means you're tapped out on juice so already a walking disaster.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

How come you're poor so?

Who the fuck are you??