How much $$ do the top bodybuildrrs spend on their physiques each month?

[HowieW]

I was curious what the avg top guy has for $$$ expenses to build/maintain a top level physique these days? I am NOT trying to prey into specific drug or private  lifestyle issues, but was curious if any RELIABLE source could give me a ballpark monthly figure for : legal supplements, food, drugs, and other expenses that are required. Thanks, I was just curious. Plus, I would enjoy hearing some reliable info on any new kind of popular drug stacks out there these days, grams of protein per day, legal supplements that most use, etc. I have not been in the loop lately and wanted to get some info on this just for the hell of it.    Thanks!

[benchthis]

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[benjamin pearson]

I was curious what the avg top guy has for $$$ expenses to build/maintain a top level physique these days? I am NOT trying to prey into specific drug or private  lifestyle issues, but was curious if any RELIABLE source could give me a ballpark monthly figure for : legal supplements, food, drugs, and other expenses that are required. Thanks, I was just curious. Plus, I would enjoy hearing some reliable info on any new kind of popular drug stacks out there these days, grams of protein per day, legal supplements that most use, etc. I have not been in the loop lately and wanted to get some info on this just for the hell of it.    Thanks!

About as much as you spend on 40 dates with underage girls

[Blockhead]

I was curious what the avg top guy has for $$$ expenses to build/maintain a top level physique these days? I am NOT trying to prey into specific drug or private  lifestyle issues, but was curious if any RELIABLE source could give me a ballpark monthly figure for : legal supplements, food, drugs, and other expenses that are required. Thanks, I was just curious. Plus, I would enjoy hearing some reliable info on any new kind of popular drug stacks out there these days, grams of protein per day, legal supplements that most use, etc. I have not been in the loop lately and wanted to get some info on this just for the hell of it.    Thanks!

Not as much as one would be inclined to believe. Most TOP level amateurs and IFBB Pros have most things that we find we need to buy HANDED to them. That or they know how to network themselves to the point of acquiring things for 'cost'.

 Gear? The savvy ones have a Doc writing scripts for them. The rest SLING gear and subsidize their own cycles. Make no bones about it...majority BB's, especially the ones on TOP sling gear. That fact cannot be argued with. 'gh15' will attest to that.

 Supplements?  If they dont have a sponsor then they probably dont spend anything on supps. The TOP NPC guys I know and talk to don't even use a protein powder. It's a safe assumption to say that the 'newbs' or the 'fanboys' who don't compete know MORE about supplements than most top NPC guys or Pros. They dont use it or pay attention to it. They might know the basics or supplements from 5-10 yrs ago if anything. It is because they are now at a level where to keep up with the trends in supplementation is obsolete.

 Food?  That might be the only thing they buy. Then again...LOTS of IFBB BB's have wives who WORK and/or naive star struck girlfriends w/ low self esteem who handle that. Shopping/cooking etc...

 I come to find out that guys who BB recreationally just short of competing spend more cash on the 'lifestyle' than guys who been in the game a while and competing at a respectable level.

 Has to do w/ networks and connections.  

 My last example. The guy who finally wants to run a dbol/deca cycle. Newbie. Just finished his last jug of 'anatorp70' and finally figure it out...will spend $120-$150 for 100 5mg dbol tabs and $175 on a 10ml bottle of deca. $5 for each dart.

 Someone who's been in the game a long time and sling gear like 99.9% of BB's do...buys 100 5mg dbol tabs for $40 and the deca for $60 and get darts for free.

  Get it?

[maxxmuscle]

I find it hard to believe guys spending $40 - $50 k  to get ready for a contest.I remember a post by Tom Prince saying he spent a total of around $1500 for his gear for his Olympia Prep.$150 for 100 dbols.Damn,im glad i dont live in the USA! Even $40 is expensive.You are right in what you say though.The price of some of these "Pro Hormone" products is crazy.Cheaper to do a real cycle.I would imagine the most expensive aspect of prep is the Grocery Bill.Most of the top guys will have good hookups from overseas for gear ect.

[Blockhead]

TheBlockHead makes good points.  He is right: once you get a lot of networks, you can get TONS of free stuff.

Example:

TheBlockHead - do you think you can get Pride Nutrition to send me some free samples for review purposes?

I absolutely without a doubt can make that happen for you and I can speak for them to say they would be HAPPY to and I bet they throw in a few t-shirts and hats for you. E-mail me a LIST of what products you want from them and I'll get it done for you pronto!


 Keep in mind when Mikey MAZZ was competing...everything was done in snail-mail and before the internet...networking was harder and so were establsihing global connections.

[affy]

exactly 45,405.94 a month

[NarcissisticDeity]

I read in Muscle Mag International where Paul Dillett was lamenting to Johnny Fitness how he spent " $15 K " preparing for the Olympia and he was angry about his placing

[Blockhead]

I find it hard to believe guys spending $40 - $50 k  to get ready for a contest.I remember a post by Tom Prince saying he spent a total of around $1500 for his gear for his Olympia Prep.$150 for 100 dbols.Damn,im glad i dont live in the USA! Even $40 is expensive.You are right in what you say though.The price of some of these "Pro Hormone" products is crazy.Cheaper to do a real cycle.I would imagine the most expensive aspect of prep is the Grocery Bill.Most of the top guys will have good hookups from overseas for gear ect.

Exactly! It comes down to marketing, and networking. Flex Wheeler once said in his glory days of competing...people would SEND him and GIVE him all the gear he ever wanted from 'dealers/suppliers' as a token of good will and for some to feel like they are a part of a winning team.

 No PROS use supplements. Supps are for the newbs. Most of them get their gym memberships waived as the gym manager tend to like them their as a buisness 'attraction' and lots of them fuck the tanning salon front desk girl so that covers their tanning expenses.

 Groceries they leave to their ol' ladies along with RENT so whatever they make for hustling gear, G4P and bouncing at clubs or if they have a sponsor(legit) takes care of the rest.

[gh15]

I was curious what the avg top guy has for $$$ expenses to build/maintain a top level physique these days? I am NOT trying to prey into specific drug or private  lifestyle issues, but was curious if any RELIABLE source could give me a ballpark monthly figure for : legal supplements, food, drugs, and other expenses that are required. Thanks, I was just curious. Plus, I would enjoy hearing some reliable info on any new kind of popular drug stacks out there these days, grams of protein per day, legal supplements that most use, etc. I have not been in the loop lately and wanted to get some info on this just for the hell of it.    Thanks!

last month i spend on myself ~3k,,not including loved ones,,then again steroidland is my addy so you do the math

[The Heckler]

last month i spend on myself ~3k,,not including loved ones,,

of course you did 

[GoneAway]

I've heard about 10-15 K a month preparing for a show. No idea on offseason.

[trab]

I swear I read somewhere Cutler spends > $30K yr on JUST FOOD!

Flex wrote most top pros get tons of juice just handed to them. Wouldn't surprise.

[250Ben250]

I talked to Art Atwood once a couple months out from a show where the top prize was $10k (Ironman?). He said he was passing on the show because after taxes and contest prep 1st prize would barely have him taking home a grand or so. I would guess that's around $6-7K for roughly 3 months of prep...

[TooPowerful4u]

Such bs.... figure this... (im going to go WAY overboard, just to make a point)

Make it 100 bucks a bottle (its not that much)
You cant possibly use more than 2 bottles of test per month, and thats high balling it.
Throw in 2 bottles of 2 more anabolics each.
Now add an oral for about 300 bucks.
2 GH kits is about 10iu per day ($600)
Bottle of IGF = $200

TOTAL: $1400

Your figures are rediculous

[Alex23]

I was just reading an old Musclemag I bought at the Musclemag booth at the Arnold (one of the Lee P covers they were selling) and Mike Matarazzo said that he knew two pros who spent $40,000 - $50,000 preparing for the Arnold Classic. 

You're an obsessed little man reading to many magazines..

[gh15]

Such bs.... figure this... (im going to go WAY overboard, just to make a point)

Make it 100 bucks a bottle (its not that much)
You cant possibly use more than 2 bottles of test per month, and thats high balling it.
Throw in 2 bottles of 2 more anabolics each.
Now add an oral for about 300 bucks.
2 GH kits is about 10iu per day ($600)
Bottle of IGF = $200

TOTAL: $1400

Your figures are rediculous

not quite my friend,,

many of us use amp of test 250 a day or in your language 1 cc/ml every single day,,not all SOME,,then you got the growth and i seriously dont know any pro ANY ONE who uses jintropin,,we use ely lilly my friend or seros or the equivilant american made,,now this doesnt include all the anti estrogen and anti everything that we use inorder for our skin to look so good,,that doesnt include all the care and stuff around the hormones,,

the bill is a lot larger than 2k for the average pro,,,it is as i said in another post somewhere between 5-15k every couple months,,

infact for the amatuer bodybuilder the bill is larger than 2k if doing nationals and planning on placing 1-5

[kh300]

not quite my friend,,

many of us use amp of test 250 a day or in your language 1 cc/ml every single day,,not all SOME,,then you got the growth and i seriously dont know any pro ANY ONE who uses jintropin,,we use ely lilly my friend or seros or the equivilant american made,,now this doesnt include all the anti estrogen and anti everything that we use inorder for our skin to look so good,,that doesnt include all the care and stuff around the hormones,,

the bill is a lot larger than 2k for the average pro,,,it is as i said in another post somewhere between 5-15k every couple months,,

infact for the amatuer bodybuilder the bill is larger than 2k if doing nationals and planning on placing 1-5

i would imagine a top amature would be spending more then a pro. from trying to get the extra edge to get the pro card

[Swole0565]

Who cares what they spend?  I'm more interested in what do they make AFTER expenses?  Any ideas?

[ribonucleic]

Don't forget to factor in the cost of their Flex magazine subscription.

You know... so they can stay on the cutting edge of advances in nutrition and so on.

[HowieW]

aaaaaaaahhhhh to think I felt that a serious look at the cost issue would be possible here.
Oh well, No complains, it was my fault for trying to start a serious thread in here. What ashame that this great forum has degraded to little more than an azzclown fest.

[EL Mariachi]

A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS