How is (pro) bodybuilding doing economically lately?

[Duckenheimer]

Going up or down or what?

[ElMariachi]

Well the pro bodybuilding industry is strongly connected to the dietary supplements industry and the dietary supplements industry is on the verged of getting raped(no lube) by the FDA.....so.....not so good.

[jjdrum06]

that and the IFBB had to cancel a bunch of shows this year. everyone is getting spanked by the economy

[stottie]

only ones doing good are guys like jay and dexter and basiclaly the muscle tech guys for say. i rember seeing that thing on kai how he struggled to buy food and all. thats before he won the arnold. im sure ronnnie is prolly set for life.

[UCFBuilder]

^^^ forgot about branch..he is doing extremely well for himself since he has a bunch of other business ventures....I assume most IFBB pros are smart enough to understand that bodybuilding should not be their only source of income...if they do..they will fail at life(srs)

[TortureMaster]

Unfortunately BB has no future the way it is. It is based on PEDs and your government is destroying the breeding ground for it. The more they make it difficult to get gear, the worse it will be for BB sport. Also the media is very helpful and giving gear bad rep and spread lies (it is created for that )

[Duckenheimer]

Originally Posted by stottie

only ones doing good are guys like jay and dexter and basiclaly the muscle tech guys for say. i rember seeing that thing on kai how he struggled to buy food and all. thats before he won the arnold. im sure ronnnie is prolly set for life.

Originally Posted by UCFBuilder

^^^ forgot about branch..he is doing extremely well for himself since he has a bunch of other business ventures....I assume most IFBB pros are smart enough to understand that bodybuilding should not be their only source of income...if they do..they will fail at life(srs)

Not individual bodybuilders personal financial situations, but the sports shrinkage/growth as a whole.

[Xscorpio]

now jay has won, it might do some good........love it or hate it, he is a great ambassador for BB and of course Ronnie C

[UCFBuilder]

Originally Posted by TortureMaster

Unfortunately BB has no future the way it is. It is based on PEDs and your government is destroying the breeding ground for it. The more they make it difficult to get gear, the worse it will be for BB sport. Also the media is very helpful and giving gear bad rep and spread lies (it is created for that )

The worse it will be for the IFBB/ NPC maybe...if it gets near impossible to get gear..the natural world WILL get more coverage..and overtime people will start to enjoy watching those types of physiques...hell the general population likes the natural physique more so than the IFBB physique anyway....maybe banning steroids all together is what the sport needs??..it may be able to go more commercial if people realize that u dont need drugs to attain a bodybuilders physique..just an opinion of course..but i do truly believe it would be better for the sport

[ElMariachi]

Originally Posted by UCFBuilder

The worse it will be for the IFBB/ NPC maybe...if it gets near impossible to get gear..the natural world WILL get more coverage..and overtime people will start to enjoy watching those types of physiques...hell the general population likes the natural physique more so than the IFBB physique anyway....maybe banning steroids all together is what the sport needs??..it may be able to go more commercial if people realize that u dont need drugs to attain a bodybuilders physique..just an opinion of course..but i do truly believe it would be better for the sport

Someone somewhere will always be able to get the drugs. Hell I don't doubt that there are guys out there who synthesize their own. More than a few folks with advanced degrees in chemistry out there, not that you need one really.