Becoming a Pro Bodybuilder

Millions of people around the world lift weights regularly and tons of teens want to get huge to impress the girls at the beach, so imagine how many people want to become a bodybuilder or think of becoming a bodybuilder, loads!  So is it competitive?  Yes, very, and is there a lot of money in it when you are a pro, some, but still a lot of Pro’s struggle and it is only the very top few that make a great living out of it as it is not a mainstream sport.

Unless you have incredible genetics, that means narrow hips, wide shoulders and thick legs you are unlikely to make it, although some have in the past like Frank Zane, it is very very hard.  Look at bodybuilding magazines and compare yourself to people in the same weight and age categories as you and see how you compare.  Even if you beat them and become number one of most shows you will still struggle to pay the bills, you need to be right at the top to make a good living.  Look at Kai Greene for example one of the top 10 bodybuilders in the world, he still finds it hard to find enough money to eat.

Don’t give up everything to become a pro bodybuilder, if you give up college and you don’t make it as a bodybuilder what do you have to fall back on, the only jobs available will be bouncer work or removals.

Enter contests and see how you stack up against the competition, speak to pro bodybuilders and ask them what they think of your chances to become a pro is, thats what I did.  When I seriously wanted to go all the way I asked a Pro to look at my physique and tell me what he thought my chances were.

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