Wanna go pro?

[BabyBeast05]

This board has so many great looking competitors, I was wondering how many of you guys/gals have serious aspirations of turning pro? My main goal is to win my weight class at either Nationals (in which case I would earn a pro card) or the USA's, but with the new 202 pound weight class in the IFBB I would LOVE to compete on the pro stage in that new weight class. How many of you guys/gals have the same goal in mind?

 

[BuffD]

Would like to but I won't be devastated if I don't. I would like to at least be a top 5 guy at the USA's and Nats. Got top 6 at NA's so ya never know

 

[M21SL]

I think as awesome as it would be to train for a living and get paid for it, I personally would not want to be a pro, nor do I think I have the genetics for it anyways (doesnt mean i let myself slack). I dont think I would ever want bbing to be my livlihood and whole life, I would prefer it to be a hobby and something that allows me to release stress from life and just kind of allow me to be in my own goal-setting progress-making world. I also feel that when I have a serious gf or wife, and possibly a family I would definitely put all this stuff on the backburner so to speak. I dont think I could put something like this in front of a serious gf, wife, kid, family, friends, etc. and I'm not saying pro's do that, but I think it would be harder to do so if bodybuilding was your livlihood.

Dont get me wrong, I dont use this as an excuse to take it easy with diet, training etc. I will keep training and eating like I want to be a pro until a certain point in my life where I think other aspects will be more important. No doubt I admire all the pros for all their consistency and dedication to the sport, and the fact that they are able to achieve what so many people strive for throughout their lives. Baby beast, from the looks of it you have freaky genetics man, and I respect and admire your goals, and definitely think you can achieve them with the hard work it looks like youve been putting into all this.

 

[abolish the weak]

nah, I know I dont have the genetics for one, but it's too damn expensive. It cost enough just to do local shows, let alone come into a show at a shredded 275 lbs. Yeah, the 202 lb class sounds nice, but lets face it the Olympia is the size game

 

[mrshoulders]

Have competed before and will again maybe this August...Love the BBing lifestyle but am hesitant about the politics of the pro arena..Seems unfair to a point...The ones who should win don't and that to me is questionable....

 

[abolish the weak]

Have competed before and will again maybe this August...Love the BBing lifestyle but am hesitant about the politics of the pro arena..Seems unfair to a point...The ones who should win don't and that to me is questionable....

Of course, at that level the guys who win are the ones who promote the sport the best and help sell the most supps since everybody is in bed with everybody now in the sport. This is one of the primary reasons that Joe Weider hated Mike Mentzer and his heavy duty training. Mentzers heavy duty training worked, did not overtrain bodybuilders, and therefore they stopped buying as many bullshit supplements. Mike Mentzer was not a poster boy for cell tech, but his philosophies worked for a lot of people

 

[BabyBeast05]

Would like to but I won't be devastated if I don't. I would like to at least be a top 5 guy at the USA's and Nats. Got top 6 at NA's so ya never know

Aren't you doing the USA's this year? Best of luck to ya, I'm sure you'll do some damage!

I think as awesome as it would be to train for a living and get paid for it, I personally would not want to be a pro, nor do I think I have the genetics for it anyways (doesnt mean i let myself slack). I dont think I would ever want bbing to be my livlihood and whole life, I would prefer it to be a hobby and something that allows me to release stress from life and just kind of allow me to be in my own goal-setting progress-making world. I also feel that when I have a serious gf or wife, and possibly a family I would definitely put all this stuff on the backburner so to speak. I dont think I could put something like this in front of a serious gf, wife, kid, family, friends, etc. and I'm not saying pro's do that, but I think it would be harder to do so if bodybuilding was your livlihood.

Dont get me wrong, I dont use this as an excuse to take it easy with diet, training etc. I will keep training and eating like I want to be a pro until a certain point in my life where I think other aspects will be more important. No doubt I admire all the pros for all their consistency and dedication to the sport, and the fact that they are able to achieve what so many people strive for throughout their lives. Baby beast, from the looks of it you have freaky genetics man, and I respect and admire your goals, and definitely think you can achieve them with the hard work it looks like youve been putting into all this.

Thanks for the kind words bro! I sure hope I can accomplish those goals. I'd be incredibly happy with being a top national level competitor, but once you get there you always want more.

 

[BuffD]

Aren't you doing the USA's this year? Best of luck to ya, I'm sure you'll do some damage!

Yep. Hopefully you are right. Thanks man.

 

[W8killa]

Now way I could be a pro but I respect those that try. My goal is the Mr. Florida or the maybe the southern states for my weight class.

 

[edge250]

no

 

[TooPowerful4u]

Yep. Hopefully you are right. Thanks man.

You know Damn well you are one of the favorites to take the HWT class this yr lol.

 

[edge250]

made me think of something interesting. when i was backstage laying on the floor the year i did collegiate nationals mike matarazzo was talking to all the teen competitors. he told them if they did not turn pro by the 4 or 5th show they did not have the genetics to be a pro and to leave the sport and find a new hobby. at the time i thought it was pretty harsh to give young guys advice like that but as i look back no words could ever ring more true.

 

[b-boy]

i like to set realistic goals for myself, so a top 5 finish at nationals is my goal, if a pro card should happen to come "so be it" if it doesn't "so be it"... my life will continue on in the same manner no matter the outcome!

 

[phoenix13]

I do. I train with it in mind, however, I will not ruin my health or cross the line I have drawn in the sand to get there. I'm not in the same boat as the guys though. Bigger is not better for the women. With girls like Kristy Hawkins, Lisa Bickels going pro & Britt Miller coming so close, I believe it is possible for myself in the years to come. I like the challenge of a big goal. Whether or not it happens is ultimately less important, though, than how I evolve as a person throughout the process.

 

[inoverdrive]

I just wanna stay healthy, maybe gain some quality muscle, drop some fat. But at 40 yrs old I have to many other responsibilities (family). But I do love a good hard core workout just like the next guy.

 

[Dusty Hanshaw]

To answer the initial question I will say that it is a goal of mine to obtain professional status, but if I do or don't nothing will change. What I mean by that is that I have no intentions of making BBing my life or my only means of making a living. I have been fortunate enough already to profit from BBing but I NEVER spend the money that I earn from bodybuilding. Rather I use it to invest/save/retire. No matter what happens with this sport I will never stop working because as a bodybuilder your shelf life is just to short not to mention I will most likely never be a top tier pro thus not make enough money to live the way I have grown accustom to let alone save for retirement etc.

Another thing that I did was give myself a time limit to achieve my goal of turning pro and if I don't get there in time then I will move on with no regrets. Unlike a lot of guys on this board I am not good enough to compete on the national level yet so it will be over a year before I give it a shot but I hope that when I do people will feel that I am ready and am in the mix.

 

[BuffD]

You know Damn well you are one of the favorites to take the HWT class this yr lol.

Yeah I'm sure I'm the talk of Vegas LOL.

 

[BabyBeast05]

I do dream of becoming a pro but I also understand that only some people can achieve this level. I'm only 20 so I have years ahead of me to see where my genetics can take me, but with all the compliments and nice words I've been receiving from the members here about how much potential I have it kinda makes me dream big. I really just want to be a top national level competitor by 25.

 

[b-boy]

ha the funny thing is before i even started competing i was obsessed with going pro, now that i have been competing, i just enjoy the challenge of improving each year. I was obessed with being a pro bodybuilder, ha now i could give a rats ass less, no matter what i do in bodybuilding i will never quit my swing shift job, i got too much invested in my future and retirement to quit now, and how many pro bodybuilders do you know working 12 hour swing shift...LOL yea not many huh? I am a very competitive person and if i get a pro card i want to be a good pro, not get lost forever in the shuffle, so honestly i can't see me really going all the way with the pro thing, hell i don't know, but i do know that i aint ever quitting my job, so bodybuilding will only get so much of my time, the majority is family, my pets, and work, not a lot of time to devote to bodybuilding on the next level.

 

[Dangkolo]

ha the funny thing is before i even started competing i was obsessed with going pro, now that i have been competing, i just enjoy the challenge of improving each year. I was obessed with being a pro bodybuilder, ha now i could give a rats ass less, no matter what i do in bodybuilding i will never quit my swing shift job, i got too much invested in my future and retirement to quit now, and how many pro bodybuilders do you know working 12 hour swing shift...LOL yea not many huh? I am a very competitive person and if i get a pro card i want to be a good pro, not get lost forever in the shuffle, so honestly i can't see me really going all the way with the pro thing, hell i don't know, but i do know that i aint ever quitting my job, so bodybuilding will only get so much of my time, the majority is family, my pets, and work, not a lot of time to devote to bodybuilding on the next level.

Amen bruddah! Love my swing shift, benefits and retirement...........