Which brings me to another thought:
I own a small supplement company (AtLarge Nutrition, LLC). If every person on this site who buys supplements were to support my company via purchasing from us and getting their contacts (friends and family) to do so I could begin to make a difference in bodybuilding.
Let me be clear, I do not consider myself to be a great man but I am someone with integrity and a love for FAIR competition. Much like I have already begun to do with powerlifting if my company were to grow due to bodybuilding I would pour money back into the sport. Like most of you who are reading this I very much dislike the problems that abound in the sport now. There is no need to rehash it all here; you know what the problems are.
Think of it this way, the ad budgets for some of the bigger supplement companies would be more than sufficient to start a new federation that was nicely funded.
As I have stated in the powerlifting world my goal is to build my company to the point where I can give back to the sports that support it and create a better strength sports world. I have never said this publicly, buy my ultimate goal would be to grow my company to Weider-like proportions and create new professional bodybuilding and powerlifting federations that were run free of political b.s. and the other unprofessional problems that are so manifest in strength sports today.
Why do I want to do this? Practically from the day I first started training I loved strength sports of all types and the more I have gotten to know about the inner workings of said sport I have felt really compelled to try to make a difference. When I see a bodybuilder get ill and have no way to pay his/her medical bills or when I see a powerlifter or bodybuilder have to hold a grueling full-time job while simultaneously being a top-tier athlete in their respective sport I cannot help but think what a travesty that is. These athletes and their sports help to generate supplement and gear (powerlifting gear) companies millions of dollars yet they don't have a pot to piss in. BAD DEAL!
Frankly, I feel a bit silly typing this as I am essentially outlining my dream/goal but I think it is important to let others know. WHERE YOU SPEND YOUR DOLLARS DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE SPORTS YOU LOVE. IF YOU WANT TO BUILD TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW SUPPORT MY COMPANY.
Spam maybe, but this is how I TRULY feel and I feel compelled to say it now.