Is there any money in Powerlifting

kjthesaint · 08-31-2007, 10:22 AM

I want to know if there is any money in power lifting? Because I love to lift as heavy as I can. That would be a great job.

Kiknskreem · 08-31-2007, 10:39 AM

About $1.37.

JustinStephan89 · 08-31-2007, 11:34 AM

yea maybe like 36 cents a day if your good....

jackedfibraz · 08-31-2007, 12:17 PM

powerlifting is **** for pay

only way to get money is endoresements

bodybuilders get more....

either way its a **** way to make a living IMO

very competitive and even if you only just get beaten, you still wont make much money

knowles.ja · 08-31-2007, 12:20 PM

Bout a half cup.

mochi · 08-31-2007, 12:20 PM

i think even the best of the best pl'ers have to do other things to live

JustinStephan89 · 08-31-2007, 12:54 PM

It would be sweet to be an ifbb pro like Jonnie J and still powerlift at a high level and make the fat cash like im sure he does.

WowWeakForum · 08-31-2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kjthesaint

I want to know if there is any money in power lifting? Because I love to lift as heavy as I can. That would be a great job.

not as much money as there is in ice curling but way more than underwater badminton

power44 · 08-31-2007, 01:10 PM

I know that Gene Rychlak only powerlifts and puts on meets for the IPA. In his podcast interview on powerliftingwatch.com he states that he makes enough money from endorsments to be a full time powerlifter. Also many elite powerlifters become personal trainers and make a great living off of it because of their lifting stats and experience. Think about it, if you Ryan Kennelly was a trainer at your gym... would you hire him?

MISSINGLINK · 08-31-2007, 01:32 PM

Dave Tate, Jim Wendler, Louie Simmons, Mark Rippetoe, Bill Starr, other guys at EliteFTS.com. Do a search on these guys and see how much they make or what they are doing to make money by lifting.

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StrongInChrist · 08-31-2007, 01:37 PM

Its like anything else. You have to be a good marketer. Sponsors are how you will make money and you need two things to get sponsors: Incredible lifts, and great marketing techniques. People wanna know you can SELL their products at meets, not just don a bench shirt for them. You pretty much have to sell yourself to your sponsors which can be very challenging because if you have more than one you have to represent each of them equally.

That being said..........no

CE Rayner · 08-31-2007, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjthesaint

I want to know if there is any money in power lifting? Because I love to lift as heavy as I can. That would be a great job.

A lot of ppl make money from powerlifting:

Restaurants
Gas Stations
Gear Vendors
Hotels

Bodysteele · 08-31-2007, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MISSINGLINK

Dave Tate, Jim Wendler, Louie Simmons, Mark Rippetoe, Bill Starr, other guys at EliteFTS.com. Do a search on these guys and see how much they make or what they are doing to make money by lifting.

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Well Bill Starr was my cousins S&C coach at Johns Hopkins when he was an All American Lax player there so.....

I dont think it was a volunteer type gig...not a poor school and they have some great programs outside the big fball/bball type sports for instance they won the NC in Lax this year and 2 yrs ago I believe....

Hard to say he made his money from PLing when in reality he was a fulll time coach at a D1 institution and coordinated all the SC programs there from what I heard...plus sold books...plus had seminars and stuff.