trainer, you've got to be the dumbest person on this board. if you're a GOOD bodybuilder, then you have a fucking sponsor, so you don't have to pay for ANY gear. i don't pay a fucking dime, i also have a supplement sponsor so i get free protein, bcaa, pre-wo, etc. All i pay for is food, organization membership, hotel, and entry fee to the shows. WOW, you obviously don't know how to market yourself and neither do those whom you're referring to. In this game, you have to be smart and make yourself marketable, hence the reason why cutler, coleman, heath, etc all make the amount of money that they do.