There are excuses/reasons bbers should take a break or know when to shut it down.

[Curt James]

Is telling you to kiss my ass negative. Nope cuz that would be a treat.

This is most definitely positive telling my iron warriors to put their health first. And to know the difference between minor and major health alarms.

[Ironguru]

ultimately it comes down to what a person wants but for me i would take a step back for any of the following without a second thought

1) damaging relationships with loved ones because of bodybuilding
2) if bodybuilding ever got in the way of my other more important financial responsibilities
3)any serious health issue or borderline one for that matter

I agree 100% with what you said, I feel there are way too many guys in this sport who "live the lifestyle" no matter what the cost. Most of the time, these are young guys and they're trying to hark back to the 70s and 80s era where you had guys who all they did was bodybuilding and lived the lifestyle, muscle beach, the original venice golds and world gym etc.

The thing that I learned is that you need to make sure you're financially well-off to even pursue this in the first place. It's an expensive sport as I'm sure most of us know and a lot of times, it's out of your own pocket and you need to think about that first and see where you see yourself going with it. Competing only makes it even more expensive.

You need to be financially in a good spot, period

[Maniacal]

Is telling you to kiss my ass negative. Nope cuz that would be a treat.

This is most definitely positive telling my iron warriors to put their health first. And to know the difference between minor and major health alarms.

Based upon the manner in which you flaunt your ass around, I'd imagine venturing anywhere near it would be far more troubling for my health than several grams of gear.

[Pitbull9]

Based upon the manner in which you flaunt your ass around, I'd imagine venturing anywhere near it would be far more troubling for my health than several grams of gear.

HA!

[Carolyn Bryant]

Do you advise your clients to take anabolics or any other drugs that could cause long term damage?

You are ridiculous. I run posing clinics not contest prep.

[Carolyn Bryant]

Based upon the manner in which you flaunt your ass around, I'd imagine venturing anywhere near it would be far more troubling for my health than several grams of gear.

Indeed you are correct.

[Carolyn Bryant]

ultimately it comes down to what a person wants but for me i would take a step back for any of the following without a second thought

1) damaging relationships with loved ones because of bodybuilding
2) if bodybuilding ever got in the way of my other more important financial responsibilities
3)any serious health issue or borderline one for that matter

This is all I'm trying to say and I don't think it's said enough.

On another note, I heard a 20-something year old kid who won a show this past weekend had terrible gyno. This disturbs me.

[Carolyn Bryant]

My bad. Perhaps I should have been nicer and told him to inject 400 ius of potassium instead. Lol

[Carolyn Bryant]

Do you advise your clients to take anabolics or any other drugs that could cause long term damage?

Since you brought it up, most certainly if my clients share any retarded cycles they are doing I don't hesitate to switch roles and speak to them as a medical professional.

[HTW]

You are ridiculous. I run posing clinics not contest prep.

So you write your clients prescriptions , since you are a doctor ? Your talking about long term health and making proper decisions in life.. I'm assuming your a medical doctor, psychiatrist , guru, posing coach etc...

[BrickHead]

As a natural, this hobby has been quite inexpensive for me.

Let's see the bills:
Food: 150 bucks a week (which could be even cheaper if I needed it to be)
Protein powder (not used much): 30 to 40 bucks every two or more weeks
Gym membership: 30 to 50 bucks a month, depending on where I've gone

I don't count stuff like chalk, belts, wraps because they last for a very long time.

I believe what makes it so damn expensive is the drug bill and the lack of money from a real, full time, stable job, a lack that would make everything SEEM or FEEL expensive.

But then there's the conundrum. Many jobs don't allow for one to scurry away into an office every two hours to eat and chug shakes every two hours or to always come and go as they please. And then there's that pesky alarm clock that one might have to wake up to with less than eight hours of beauty sleep each night and sometimes some extra time needed to stay at work which can sometimes have one missing workouts. I can only imagine how many less zombie-like workouts I could have had if it weren't for this pesky thing called work.

[Professor X]

Possibly, but what are the chances of a young kid looking up to someone, either a Pro BBer, or some "internet celebrity" and then actually reproducing the results? Look at the percentages of people who want to pursue any type of artistic field (acting, singing etc), and the amount of them who achieve their goals. I know that as a parent, if my kid wanted to pursue anything in a similar vein, I'd be a bit concerned about their future financial situation.

S

I'm sorry...are you making the point that since very few become successful that no one should try?

MOST people won't ever do anything that isn't very average.

If you want to make sure you never succeed...then don't try.


I am glad I never thought of things in my life that way. I was one of the few from my neighborhood to not go to jail or be dead by now. I should have done like everyone else.

[Professor X]

As a natural,

Aren't you on HRT?

If so, then you are not "natural".

[BrickHead]

Aren't you on HRT?

If so, then you are not "natural".

It is natural considering my T levels are in the normal ranges of a regular functioning male: 300 to 1200 ng/dl. So I have no added benefit from MEDICATION used with CLINICAL doses. This gives me no advantage over a natural.

[Professor X]

It is natural considering my T levels are in the normal ranges of a regular functioning male: 300 to 1200 ng/dl. So I have no added benefit from MEDICATION.

Natural means no testosterone added to your system from outside sources or hormonal influence.

You aren't natural....and seriously, you didn't add your own drug bill into your previously stated finances...which is strange since you mentioned drug prices for other bodybuilders.

How much is your own drug bill?