So you want to be a professional bodybuilder?

Another thing you want to consider when making a serious run for the pro ranks is that experience counts. Enroll in small, local contests to get a feel for how the game is played! You will need many competition preparations just to figure out how your body will react to dieting and the stress associated with the competition itself. Posing is another area where experience is priceless. No matter how many times you rehearse your routine in front of the mirror at home, you’ll need to be on stage to truly know how it is. Last but not least, you’ll have to learn to master the less glamorous details, such as getting the right posing trunks, shaving your body (!), tanning evenly (white armpits is a classic novice mistake) and oiling yourself up.

With a few local competitions under your belt, it’s time for you to re-evaluate your goal. Did you win? Did you finish dead last? Did people cheer when you hit a most-muscular, or did they laugh and throw things at you? If it’s the latter, you should definitely keep your day job and forget the pro ranks. And even if you won, you’ll have to ask yourself if it’s really what you want to do for a living. If you chose to go for it, you’ll have to take it all the way with all it entails, so you better be prepared mentally if you are to succeed.

Now, if you have the genetics, you have done well in the local competitions, and you are prepared to do all it takes to become a pro, you have another struggle to face: How do you make a name for yourself, so that you get the all-important face time you need to get the callouts in the serious competitions? Connections, connections, connections. Schmooze. Get noted (in a positive way). But most important of all, you’ll have to let your physique speak for itself.

In conclusion, it’s hard. Only a small handful of people get a pro card each year, and most of THEM never rise to fame and glory. If you honestly believe you can make it, by all means, give it a shot. But, for your own sake:
1.Get a solid education to fall back on, no matter how optimistic you are!
2.Do not compromise with your health. It’s just not worth it!

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