The Cost of Body Building

Read this today:

"Do you have $10000 to spend every 2 months on pharm grade HGH
Can you mentally stand running 200mg of tren ace a day
Do u have a doc on call?
Do u know how to use insulin after every meal?
...going pro will more than likely force you to use insulin, if you want to compete with the other big boys."
(excuse my summary, I've never taken minutes in my life!)

I also saw that Lee Priest has pretty much had it with the whole pro card story and is asking if anyone wants his old cards as momorabilia. And the reason he's pissed is because it costs $275 a year for it!

So with these factors in mind, I was just wondering what it cost the big boys in SA to keep at that level? Anyone got any ideas? I was shocked at the amounts mentioned above! And yes, that's dollars!

Is it cheaper here?

Well it all depends how much money you want to throw at it. I'm about to do my first bodybuilding show at this year's IFBB novices and my trainer is advising me on all the things I need in my cycle and it's currently costing me about R3k - R4k per month, and if I'm not mistaken pre-contest is usually a lot more expensive than your usual bulking and out of season cycles. When you add growth hormone to your list then things get really expensive, and the limit is pretty much what your wallet can take. Personally, I think spend the money on the usual stuff and leave the growth for when you've got money to burn. You'll get most of the gains you need from the usual test, deca, etc.

Ya bodybuilding is expensive and you really don't make money unless your top guys in the sport and also rolling the dice on your health